From the moment he first burst into the potions classroom and said “there will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations” Snape was cemented as an iconic character. These are the most famous and iconic lines by Snape, that people love to re-use in memes or just among friends.
The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by an invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter… or at least, most minds are…
12. Snape's Last Words. In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
The first thing Snape asks Harry is "Potter! What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" According to Victorian Flower Language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning 'My regrets follow you to the grave' and wormwood means 'absence' and also typically symbolised bitter sorrow.
It's a word that gained so much more clarity and tragedy after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows revealed that the nefarious Professor Severus Snape was actually serving a nobler cause: protecting Harry from Voldemort out of love for Snape's childhood friend Lily Evans.
This moment with Severus Snape, after he had cruelly called Hermione a 'insufferable know-it-all', was enough to tip Ron over the edge – but he was making a very fair point! 'That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger,' said Snape coolly.
Professor Snape is dead on Voldemort's orders, and Harry saw it all. In his dying moments, he told Harry to take his memories and look at him one last time. Voldemort's voice then sounded through the corridors, challenging Harry to meet him in the Forbidden Forest in an hour. This is the end.
He promised to protect Draco Malfoy from harm and guide him whilst he attempted to perform the task the Dark Lord had asked him to do: to kill Albus Dumbledore. Snape was actually a double agent working for Dumbledore, who requested Snape to kill him anyway to spare him of a painful and humiliating death.
The exact quote surrounding Snape's last words is, "Look...at... me" he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty.
Snape's unrequited love for Lily lead to his greatest fear coming true, a fact that wasn't revealed until The Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter's presence is a constant reminder that he didn't do enough to protect her.
Why Did Snape Call Himself the Half-Blood Prince? However, one might still wonder why, despite not being from royalty, Snape gave himself the "Prince" moniker. As previously mentioned, the maiden name of Snape's mother was Prince, so it was a tribute to her and a chance to distance himself from his father.
For the Potter uninitiated, “always” is how Snape explains to Dumbledore in the final book why his Patronus takes the same shape as the one belonging to his long-lost love: Harry Potter's mother, Lily. “But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously.
Sectumsempra was a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape that lacerates the target and causes severe haemorrhaging. Snape created it as a student of Hogwarts, with the intention of using it against his enemies, likely including the Marauders, and it became one of his specialities.
In the first movie the the scene of the troll you can see that snape has a bleeding leg, why? Snape was bitten by Fluffy the three headed dog. When Troll was released, he went to make sure that no one was after the stone as everyone was distracted by the troll.
Snape sneers “Mr. Potter… our new celebrity” in that iconic Alan Rickman voice, and then demands, “What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” We always just thought that he was barking out an impossible question to humble the famous Harry.
Weakness: His tendency to bully others
Other than the Slytherins, Snape bullied almost anyone, especially those he saw as weak or a threat to him.
In the final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Rowling reveals that Snape was acting on Dumbledore's orders and had protected Harry at school out of love for Harry's mother, Lily. “Snape died for Harry out of love for Lily,” Rowling said.
Those tears from Snape were because he had just been bitten by Nagano but he was also thinking about Lily and how he was going to be with her therefore, his tears were partially caused by his memories with Lily.
Severus Snape was Harry's most hated teacher and went to school with his parents. He's surrounded by mystery over whether he's on the side of the Order of the Phoenix or Lord Voldemort. JK Rowling tweeted: Snape died for Harry out of love for Lily. Harry paid him tribute in forgiveness and gratitude.
What's so special about Snape's tears? The tears given by Snape to Harry were a form of memories. Snape wanted Harry to witness his memories using the Pensieve to unearth the truth. The Pensieve was a magical, shallow basin, kept in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts.
So Snape was cruel, biased towards his house, and downright rude to his students: this we can't deny. Calling poor Hermione an 'insufferable know-it-all', for example, was pretty terrible.
Here we see that Snape consistently addresses Draco Malfoy as "Draco' even though this is a situation where he must be highly frustrated with him. In fact, it is almost as though he is talking to a younger family member of his.
“Yes,” she whispered quietly when he placed the ring on her ring finger of her left hand. Severus shifted his body when Hermione urged him; she wanted him closer to her. When he was level to her she kissed him to seal the vow of love they just promised to each other.