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Prologue
Once there was a wizard called Severus Snape. He was tall and lanky,
and his black greasy hair hung like curtains around his face. He grew
up as a half-blood wizard in an unhappy family, but found solace in a
witch called Lily Evans, a childhood friend. Snape loved Lily deeply:
through their years at Hogwarts; through her marriage to another
wizard, James Potter; through his time as a Death Eater; and long
after her murder at the wand of Lord Voldemort. After her death, a
heartbroken Snape took up a position at Hogwarts as Potions Master
(under Dumbledore's protection), and began his secret mission to
keep safe the only thing that he had left of her: her son, a boy with his
mother's eyes.
Severus Snape and the Philosopher's
Stone
Still, that didn't mean that he had to like the guy, who looked
annoyingly like his father (and Snape’s school bully) James Potter.
Nonetheless, Snape had a job to do. During Harry’s first year,
Dumbledore and Snape suspected a fellow teacher, Defence Against
the Dark Arts' Professor Quirrell, of trying to steal a precious magical
object hidden within Hogwarts grounds: The Philosopher’s Stone.
Because he's clever, Snape saw through Quirrell's plans pretty
quickly, which involved setting trolls loose in the dungeon, and trying
to jinx Harry Potter’s broom during a Quidditch match. Snape, of
course, gallantly confronted Quirrell, but in the end, Harry and his
two friends got all the credit, with Snape getting set on fire in the
process. Charming.
Severus Snape and the Chamber of
Secrets
Although this was a quiet year for Snape, his excellent teaching
subtly led Hermione and Harry to discover two things that would
Epilogue
Severus Snape died a hero, but died knowing barely anyone knew it.
his young son Albus Severus Potter why he named him after two great
Hogwarts Headmasters, telling him that Severus Snape was 'the bravest
man I ever knew.’ His legacy in Lily Potter’s family lived on forever.