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Lord Voldemort
Formerly the Potionsmaster at Hogwarts; a greasy, cruel man who hates Harry in particular. Dumbledore trusted Snape, even though Snape was once a Death Eater, and Harry begins the novel believing that Dumbledore was wrong to trust Snape—Snape killed Dumbledore months before and reaffirmed his loyalty to Voldemort. Voldemort places Snape in charge of Hogwarts and, as far as Harry can tell, Snape allows horrific things to happen to students under his watch. Voldemort murders Snape during the final battle at Hogwarts, believing that Snape is the true master of the Elder Wand and thus needs to die in order for Voldemort to master the wand. Harry witnesses this, collects Snape's memories in the moments before Snape dies, and, in viewing them, learns the truth about Snape. Snape had been in love with Harry’s mother Lily, since they were children who grew up near each other, and he got involved with the Death Eaters in his youth. However, when he discovered that Voldemort intended to kill Lily, he sought Dumbledore's help to protect her and agreed to help Dumbledore in return. Snape then became a double agent who was ultimately loyal to Dumbledore. Though Snape's hatred for Harry was genuine, he hated Harry mostly because Harry resembles James, with whom Snape had a long-running schoolboy feud. Snape agreed to kill Dumbledore and was aghast when Dumbledore finally revealed that Harry is a Horcrux and needs to die, though he is more upset because he still loves Lily than because he's come to care for Harry. Like Harry, Dumbledore kept Snape in the dark about a number of things throughout their partnership, but Snape continued to secretly implement Dumbledore's plan even after Dumbledore's death. Harry recognizes Snape's bravery and sacrifice by naming his middle son Albus Severus after both Dumbledore and Snape.
Severus Snape Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Severus Snape or refer to Severus Snape. 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:
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Chapter Sixteen
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Indeed, as Phineas Nigellus talked about Snape's crackdown, Harry experienced a split second of madness when he imagined simply going back to school to join the destabilization of Snape's regime: being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
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Dumbledore had warned him against telling anyone but Ron and Hermione about the Horcruxes. Secrets and lies, that's how we grew up, and Albus...he was a natural...Was he turning into Dumbledore, keeping his secrets clutched to his chest, afraid to trust? But Dumbledore had trusted Snape, and where had that led? To murder at the top of the highest tower...
"All right," he said quietly to the other two.
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Chapter Thirty-Three
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"And are you tempted to join him?"
"No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur and Roger's retreating figures. "I am not such a coward."
"No," agreed Dumbledore. "You are a braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon..."
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Severus Snape Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Severus Snape or refer to Severus Snape. 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:
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Chapter Sixteen
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Indeed, as Phineas Nigellus talked about Snape's crackdown, Harry experienced a split second of madness when he imagined simply going back to school to join the destabilization of Snape's regime: being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
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Dumbledore had warned him against telling anyone but Ron and Hermione about the Horcruxes. Secrets and lies, that's how we grew up, and Albus...he was a natural...Was he turning into Dumbledore, keeping his secrets clutched to his chest, afraid to trust? But Dumbledore had trusted Snape, and where had that led? To murder at the top of the highest tower...
"All right," he said quietly to the other two.
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Chapter Thirty-Three
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"And are you tempted to join him?"
"No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur and Roger's retreating figures. "I am not such a coward."
"No," agreed Dumbledore. "You are a braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon..."
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