Severus, whose father was neglectful and possibly even violent, began to identify with his mothers family and created a secret nickname from his mothers maiden name, calling himself the halfblood prince. The halfblood princes secondhand potions book mugglenet. Were we all so shocked to learn that severus snape was the halfblood prince that we missed some very important clues about his advanced. Why was the identity of the halfblood prince important to the story. See more of severus snape the half blood prince on facebook. The students return to school, and dumbledore announces that snape will be teaching defense against the dark arts, much to harrys surprise. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the halfblood prince pdf download free ebooks. Moments before dumbledore is murdered, dumbledore freezes harry, presumably to prevent him from stopping snape. Jul 16, 2005 harry potter and the half blood prince is a fantasy novel written by british author j. He was the head of slytherin house in hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and the schools potions teacher. A walk inside snapes memories transformed him in harrys mind from sniping potions master to the bravest man he ever knew.
See more ideas about severus snape, harry potter and alan rickman severus snape. Snape was then revealed to be the halfblood prince to harry, who was incredibly shocked that the man he hated had basically helped him throughout the school years. Why did snape leave his halfblood prince potions book in the. Alan rickmans snape letters reveal a new side of the half. Prompt 20 asked for a fic focused around the halfblood princes book and harrys reaction to it.
Severus snape in harry potter and the halfblood prince shmoop. Harry is instantly suspicious of draco, whom he believes to be a death eater, just like his father. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of book 6 lies in her subtle. During his lifetime, severus snape was potions master 19811996, defence against the dark arts professor 19961997, and headmaster 19971998 of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry which he attended as a student from 1971 until 1978.
Snape s nickname for himself was the half blood prince, and so he signed this nickname along the bottom of the back cover of the book. The first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was first published by bloomsbury in 1997, with an initial printrun of 500 copies in hardback, 300 of which were distributed to libraries. He tells harry this as harry tries to stop him from fleeing hogwarts after murdering dumbledore. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the harry potter series. This article is about the character nicknamed the halfblood prince. Harry potter and the halfblood princepage 2 ebook online read. He was therefore, a half blood with the maternal surname of prince. Harry potter and the deathly hallows james, snape, and sirius have an. The character of severus snape in harry potter and the half. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. When severus snape was in school at hogwarts, he obtained his potions book, a copy of advanced potion making, signing it with his own signature and selfmade nickname, the halfblood prince.
Severus snape 9 january 1960 2 may 1998 was a halfblood wizard wellknown for being a double spy in the second wizarding war. On what occasion had the current muggle prime minister not been visited by the minister of magic. During the confrontation, snape reveals himself as the eponymous halfblood prince being the halfblood son of muggle tobias snape and pureblood eileen prince. When harry has his first potions lesson with professor slughorn and first receives the half blood prince s book, professor slughorn says that only one student besides harry has ever brewed a good enough potion to earn the prize of felix felicis. I deduced that this student must have been the prince himself, severus snape, due to harrys. Author lorrie kim uses multiple sources beyond the rowling books and includes quotes extensively from the series for an intensive analysis of, to my mind, rowlings most interesting character severus. Snape poured out three glasses of bloodred wine and handed two of them to the. Luckily, one last person does care for the young slytherin. In the second chapter of harry potter and the halfblood prince, bellatrix. Snapes father was muggle and his mother was a magical woman. The halfblood princes version of an elixir to induce euphoria included the unorthodox addition of a sprig of peppermint that, according to slughorn, would tend to counterbalance the occasional sideeffects of excessive singing and nosetweaking not behaviours you can imagine snape wishing to encourage. A personallyannotated copy of advanced potionmaking belonged to severus snape while he attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The mother of snape was called as eileen prince and his father was tobias snape.
While others cry into shoulders after the final battle harry needs to get away and fetching snape s body is something to do. Rowling, and her wonderful imagination for gifting us with the harry potter books. Severus snape was born 9 january, 1960 to eileen prince, a pureblood witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a halfblood wizard. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, chapter 31 the. This book is the property of the halfblood prince severus snapes signature in the book. That was a part of the reason sirius picked on him. Why is professor severus snape called the half blood prince. Harry receives a used potions textbook that once belonged to someone named the half blood prince. Snape first appears in harry potter and the philosophers stone, shortly after harry. Snapes family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels.
Advanced potionmaking is jan, 2020 a personallyannotated copy of advanced potionmaking belonged to severus snape while he attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. This is rare for a death eater, as remarked in the last book, though voldemort himself also had a muggle father. Already walking a tightrope between two masters, severus snape feigns ignorance while making his own plans. And in harry potter and the halfblood prince, at first glance, youll find its rather similar in both the book and the film. Originally making his debut in the series as the false main antagonist of philosophers stone, he eventually went on to become an antagonistic major. Peter pettigrew is chewing at the walls where no one can see. Rickman also wrote a note, called inside snape s head, about his work on 2009s the half blood prince and hinted at frustrations with director david yates.
Severus snapes dying words to harry potter, right after giving him his memories. Snape passes through the school gates and disapparates with draco in tow at the book s end. Harry potterseverus snape works archive of our own. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of harry potter and the half blood prince by j. Professor severus snape january 9, 1960 may 2, 1998, also known as the half blood prince, is an antihero from the harry potter series. This is the story of the halfblood prince who went from an unwanted slytherin to the third coming of merlin. Although the book originally belonged to eileen prince, snape s mother, snape was the only one who wrote in it. Icon heroes harry potter and the half blood prince collectible, 8. Severus snapes mother, eileen prince, a witch, married a muggle, tobias snape. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is the sixth and penultimate book in the harry potter series, published july 16, 2005 the ministry has finally accepted that voldemort is back, but that doesnt really make the situation any better.
When severus left hogwarts, he fell in league with the death eaters. Although harry potter and the halfblood prince features a pointed scene in which. Harry receives a used potions textbook that once belonged to someone named the halfblood prince. Lily evans potterseverus snape works archive of our own. Mar 24, 2020 i can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. Jul 26, 2018 a darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, harry potter and the halfblood prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of rowling onto the adult literary scene. Snape was portrayed as if he was very happy to be called as half blood prince. Severus, whose father was neglectful and possibly even violent, began to identify with his mothers family and created a secret nickname from his mothers maiden name, calling himself the half blood prince.
That snapes mothers surname was prince, and that he is a halfblood, hints broadly at the title characters identity in the sixth book, harry potter and the halfblood prince. Severus snape wants to help his friend lily evans, and this means bearding his prince grandfather and asking if there is a way to boost petunia into being magical. In the film adaptation of harry potter and the halfblood prince. Severus snape was born 9 january, 1951 to eileen prince, a pure blood witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a half blood wizard.
Granger points out that the sibilance of severus snape makes the reader think of a snake, and the crafty, mistrustful snape has many snakelike qualities. Snape instead assures harry all is well before going on to murder dumbledore. Snape gazed for a moment at dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face. Severus snape, also known as the halfblood prince, is a major character of the harry potter franchise. Severus snape 9 january 1960 2 may 1998 was a half blood wizard wellknown for being a double spy in the second wizarding war. The spells he invented, having written them down in the margins. Severus snapes copy of advanced potionmaking harry potter. Snape named himself as half blood prince and nobody attempted to name him as such. Severus snape is not a trusted enough death eater to pass on crucial information, and dumbledore still doubts snape s loyalty. Who owned the half blood princes book before severus. Severus snape is one of the fictional characters in the harry porter series written by j. He was in love with lily evans, and he sacrifised his life for her.
Snape was found to have an idea of dissociating himself from his family name. When comparing a book and a film, or something similar, the first thing one thinks about is obviously the plot. As harry spends much time trying to uncover who this character is, prematurely revealing his identity would constitute a plot spoiler. Snape appears as a thin man with sallow skin, long greasy black hair, a hooked nose and black eyes. Severus snape reveals himself as the halfblood prince in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape. A definitive reading is a must read for general fans as well as those of us who have a snape centric love of the harry potter series. Advanced potionmaking is a potions textbook used by hogwarts for n. Snape answers in kind, looking down at harry with hatred for using his own spells against him, just as james did for snape is the half blood prince. We have to admit that we didnt see this one coming, but severus snape is indeed the half blood prince.
The princes tale professor snape is dead on voldemorts orders, and harry saw it all. A few relevant passages from halfblood prince and deathly hallows. Book 6 lets us get to know voldemort inside and out. Probably snape did not like his father as his father used to frighten his mother. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. Severus snape potterpedia, the harry potter wiki fandom. Prince is adopting him, so hell be severus prince, but mrs. Severus snape, also known as the half blood prince, is a major character of the harry potter franchise. The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape. Tiberius had given severus enough muggle money to outfit himself in reasonable style, which severus did in marks and spencer, being good quality without being pretentious. Severus snapes copy of advanced potionmaking in 2020. A jet of green light shot from the end of snapes wand and hit dumbledore squarely in the chest. Hermione granger and draco malfoy have been hiding a secret for the past five years. By visiting memories to learn about voldemorts family, birth, childhood, and adolescence, we witness several pivotal points in his life that transform tom riddle into lord. Among harry potter fans, one subject is quickly overtaking religion and politics as a taboo topic for. Moments before dumbledore is murdered, dumbledore freezes harry. Snapes role in the fourth novel, harry potter and the goblet of fire, is not. Well, harry potter and the halfblood prince is the book for you.
Halfblood princes book potterpedia, the harry potter wiki. With their help, they not only change severuss fate but also the worlds. In the margins of this book, he wrote down many spells that he made himself, along with alteration to potion recipies for much better effect. This fic focuses on the book, harrys reaction to it, severus reaction to that, and the various difficulties of moving on after a war has ended. Many at hogwarts have reason to fear severus snape, a reformed death eater now. Harry potter and the halfblood prince snape scenes.
Which of the following is an antidote for most poisons. Snape didnt come from a very rich family and hence had used hand me down books. He was a former death eater in the first wizarding war who abandoned voldemort when lily potter and her family were the target of murder. Snape easily overpowers harry by reading his mind and predicting his opponents moves, using them against him he only directly struck out once, at the climax of the duel, after revealing himself as the eponymous half blood prince being the half blood son of muggle tobias snape and pure blood eileen prince. Severus snape in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Set during protagonist harry potters sixth year at hogwarts, the novel explores the past of harrys nemesis, lord voldemort, and harrys preparations for the final battle against. Severuss book later fell into the hands of harry potter in september 1996.
Professor severus snape was a half blood wizard who was the son of the witch eileen snape and tobias snape. From the time harry got his hand on the halfblood princes book, there were speculations among the trioharry, ron and hermione whom the book belonged to. With this logic, he named himself half blood prince. Harry bent low to retrieve the book and, as he did so, he saw something scribbled along the. Although harry potter and the halfblood prince features a pointed scene in which snape makes an unbreakable vow to narcissa malfoy, promising to protect draco and take over his dark duties, if necessary, there are still signs that point to snapes allegiance to dumbledore. Why didnt snape keep or secure his copy of advanced potion.
Demibobemi demi and i will be reading the entire book. Harry potter and the halfblood prince literature tv tropes. T level potions classes and authored by libatius borage. Why did severus snape discard his copy of advanced potion making on the. Harry potter and the halfblood prince upon finding out snape was the owner of. One of his parents was wizard and the other is not. Jan, 2010 harry potter and the halfblood prince snape scenes. Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at dumbledore.
Severus snape was born 9 january, 1960 to eileen prince, a pure blood witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a half blood wizard. Snape himself tells dumbledore in the prince s tale that draco no longer looks up. Severus snapes copy of advanced potionmaking harry potter wiki. Severus snape might have been a master of occlumency, but his own mind was so impenetrable to us readers it can. Though its draco doesnt feel all that close to snape by book 6, as shown in half blood prince, even regarding snape as a usurper whos trying to take lucius former position in the hierarchy. It is unclear how many of his peers, or even fellow death eaters later in life, knew of or used. Snape was a half blood, therefore the half blood part, and the prince part was from his witch mother, eileen prince, therefore the prince part, and his name, snape, is from his not wizard father, tobias snape. Severus snape, also known as the half blood prince, is a major character in the harry potter franchise. Joining the train with the evans girls, sev, now adopted prince, makes friends with 4 boys and antagonises a prefect called malfoy. He was a double agent between dumbledores and voldemorts warring sides.
In addition, snape had jotted down the various spells and curses hed invented, several of which became widely known in the wizarding community. Harry, ron and hermione, the main trio, go to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their sixth year. Trelawney makes a new prophecy about a mysterious half blood prince, and dumbledore struggles to find out who its about. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Something brought them together during sixth year and then the war ripped them apart. It was a rather strained atmosphere in the snape household. May 29, 2018 the man who had played severus snape, whatever elite daily. The dark arts are many, varied, everchanging, and eternal. Alan rickmans snape letters reveal a new side of the halfblood prince. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is the sixth book in the harry potter series. The harry potter and the half blood prince quotes below are all either spoken by severus snape or refer to severus snape. Dec 01, 2017 harry potter and the half blood prince chapter one.
Severus snapes copy of advanced potionmaking harry. Snapes nickname for himself was the halfblood prince, and so he signed this nickname along the bottom of the back cover of the book. Why there was a different defense against the dark arts professor every year. Snape instantly knew that harry had his book after the accidental attack.
We take a closer look at the chapter from deathly hallows that changed everything. Nov 19, 2018 when harry is coincidentally given snapes old potions textbook in harry potter and the halfblood prince, he finds notes written throughout the book that improve upon the potions in it. A walk inside snape s memories transformed him in harrys mind from sniping potions master to the bravest man he ever knew. Harry potter and the half blood prince summary supersummary. Snape was born to eileen prince, a witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a halfblood hence the name, halfblood prince.