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The Prince's Tale
How much is the betting that Severus Snape isn't really dead?
For such an intricate character, I really do think that he isn't actually dead. He had to have been saved in some way. It's too straightforward. Snape just can't die like that.
This was the chapter that made me cry. Truly. "Always."
Keli about 1 year ago
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D: Snape is dead like Sirius is dead.
Excelsis Alambra about 1 year agoI noticed that in the entire series, death is handled as a very sudden thing, that I almost didn't believe. Like Sirius, and Dumbledore, and Moody, and whichever one of the twins who died. I kept expecting them to reappear. A lot of the deaths seemed pretty random, especially in the last book. Maybe just the fact that the books have so much magic in it, that you kind of hope there is a magic that will keep people from being dead. But besides Harry, no one who was supposed to be dead turned up alive again. I imagine that there's a message there, that not even magic can overpower death.
He served his purpose in the book - the biggest series-long mystery, of whether he was a good guy or a bad guy, is revealed. And he died being a good guy. And tragic characters often meet with tragic ends. I was surprised that he died the way he did, but looking back on it, it shouldn't have been totally unexpected.
Geoff Maxson about 1 year agoVery true... Death is always very sudden in her books. When a character dies, I have to read that passage a couple of times, to be sure I didn't miss anything.
Emma about 1 year agoThe message is indeed that magic doesn't solve anything. The large amount of sudden/random deaths (in the last book) shows -to me anyway- how pointless a war is. How many brave (Dobby), young (Colin Creevy!) are lost for 'the greater good'.
I think Snape's death is, ultimatly, the saddest death. He gave up his life to save the child of the person he loved the most in the world, no matter how much he hated the father.
As always love is the answer, problem, cause and solution at the same time...
He's dead! Even if he wasn't dead, when would he turn up again? There are no books left, she won't write any more and that's the way it's supposed to be. There is a point in him dying.
Death is always straightforward, I'm afraid...
I cried really hard when he died too...
Emma about 1 year agoDeath plays a huge roll in the books and yes they are always sudden, but I think Rowling had a definate reason for making them so final. She has said herself that the Mirror of Erised chapter in book 1 was written after her mother died and the point of that chapter was that no matter how much time you spend wishing a person that was dead was back with you, it's impossible and you'd waste your life if you sat around crying about it. The point is that after each death, life goes on. After Lily, James, Sirius, after Dumbledore, after Moody, Hedwig, Snape, Fred, Lupin, Tonks, etc., life goes on. The key element is that they are always remembered and celebrated. Harry named his son Albus Severus after Dumbledore and Snape. Teddy Lupin became apart of Harry's family. It's a beautiful thing that Rowling did with her books to use death as a celebration of life.
Emily Lease about 1 year agohE IS DEAD.,, accept it.. but he did not die in vain... he died but Harry knew the truth, where Snape's loyalties lie, and how much he loved Lily Evans. He even anted t give up his life just to save the woman he loved. For me, he was one big hero.
Kiesha about 1 year agoI completely agree, well said ^_^
Marisol Cepeda about 1 year agoI want to believe that he isn't dead, but I tried to believe that about Sirius, as well. It didn't really do much good, though. I think he's really gone. But he didn't die in vain, that's true. I feel bad for him, about Lilly. It's so sad!
Makenzie about 1 year agoHe is dead and itd to be faced!!!
Anonymous User about 1 year agoit took me so long to actually accept sirius' death.. i was even wondering if he was gonna reappear int he sixth book! :( and then dumbledore died and thats when i realized death is always final
Facebook User about 1 year agoI kept hoping that dumbledore would come back, and severus too. I really wish he hadn't died so painfully, though.
Amy about 1 year agoSnape's death was by far the saddest death in the series. He was my least favourite from the begining I was shocked as to how his charactor turned out to be. Like most had commented death indeed did come when you least expected them in the books. But then again its also the same in reality. I also feel that Snape's death in the series was necessary, but I wish Voldermort knew Snape's loyalty was with the good guys other than with him. That way it would've been a heroic death from Snape's part, but it's not exactly so since Voldermort killed him thinking that it would be an advantage for his victory. Snape defenetely was the bravest though.
Nazrath about 1 year agobravo!
Rachita about 1 year agoi think this is one of the most worthwhile posts i have read...
death truly is a celebration of life...
it makes u value and appreciate what u have got....and more so...when u have got ...
well said emily..
Thanks. =)
Emily Lease about 1 year agoI agree that Snape's death was by far the saddest death in the series. Especially since Snape, in his dying moment, told Harry to look at him. Harry had Lily's eyes. He wanted to look into the eyes of the woman he loved in his dying moment.
I am wondering why you feel that his death was necessary though?
I also want to point out that although Voldemort didn't know where Snape's loyalties lied before he died, Harry did tell Voldermort that Snape was on his side from the moment that Voldermot killed his mother, Lily Evans. So in the end, Voldermot knew that Snape had betrayed him.
Another thing that makes me love, and mourn Snape is that aside from Dumbledore and Voldermort, Snape was the most powerful wizard. He was in school when he created in own, better potions, his own spells and by the end he could fly just like Voldermort. But unlike Dumblebore and Voldermort, he never sought power, he was happy to save a kid that he porbably didn't even like that much simply because he loved his mother.
Facebook User about 1 year agoThank you for pointing that out is is so true; (all of it but i mainly am talking about the last thought); snape was pretty talened-one of the youngest teachers to work at hogwarts, but he he wasted that talent to look after the boy he hated because of his love for lily..he was powerful enough to foo; the dark lord for years and such-occlumency and all...
Caitlin about 1 year agoi wish he didn't have to die.
Its straightforwardness really is interesting. I mean, Snape's death could not be any more straightforward if you tried. Not only that, but the voyeuristic quality of his death - you almost feel as though the snake biting him is a private act, and even more so when he speaks to Harry - makes it probably the most shocking death in the entire series.
Glenn about 1 year agoBut Rowling is smart in that she plays on the reader's reaction, when Dumbledore later says to Harry, 'Do not pity the dead. Pity the living and, above all, those who live without love.' (I have that quote memorised...I think it's a very cool quote).
Pity was the main reaction I felt to Snape's death. But, in the end, his death is a celebration, as someone already said. Snape knew the risks in protecting Harry. He had seen enough as a Death Eater to imagine the endless and varied ways Voldemort could kill him. But it's a snake that does him in.
So while it's arbitrary and unfair, it's ultimately a testament to Snape's consciousness of his own actions. He goes from living his life with closed eyes to having them utterly, painfully open. He passes all of this on to Harry. So while his life ends in pain and suddenness, I saw it as a celebration of the human spirit. Self-sacrifice, with a large order of penitence, would have to a hallmark of that, I think.
I had seen the snape being good thing the whole series, i mean how could you not. In the movies even when for instance, Harry and Ron are talking in his class and he smacks them, it's not like a slap out of malice but more like a playful, stfu kind of hit. The morale of the series was definetly like someone above me said, in particular the mirror of erised, that when someone dies, the proper way to honor them is not to mourn the death, but to celebrate their life.
Nathan about 1 year agoyou are right. When the truth comes out that Snape is the half blood prince, you really know he is highly talented. However, his protection for Harry did show at the beginning of the book. In Sorcerer's Stone, he performed a counter-jinx to prevent Harry falling from the bloom and hid Harry from Voldemont. In Prisoner of Azkaban, he didn't know Sirius was innocennt, so standed in front of Harry, Ron, and Hermione to protect them. Even in Half-blood prince, he just ran away with Draco but did cast a spell at Harry. Moreover, I did believe he showed his love towards Lily. When he taught Harry Occlumency, he did say something like your eyes look like your mom... The loyality, love, death of Snape is the most moving part over the books, he sacrificed his life and glory all for a woman he loved from childhood and the son she sacrificed her life to protect.
Facebook User about 1 year agoHe likes and dislikes Potter as he is the one Lily died for and he is James' son, but yet Lily's son with Lily's eyes.
I think Harry tells the truth not only to tell Voldemont that he is he underestimates the power of love, but also gives credit to Snape and Dumbledore in front of the other. Just One question that Snape seems didn't have picture on the headmaster office. Otherwise, Harry may be able to thank you personally and Snape's fate will not be that tragic.
I really like the part depicting Snape cried and took the page bearing Lily's signature " Lots of love, Lily", and the end " look... at... me" the green eyes found the black... so moving.