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Snape's character has been widely acclaimed by readers and critics. Rowling described him as "a gift of a character" [1] whose story she had known since the first book. Elizabeth Hand of The Washington Post explained that Snape's life "is the most heartbreaking, surprising and satisfying of all of Rowling's achievements". [2]
Nettleship in his youth. John Lawrence Nettleship (1 August 1939 – 12 March 2011) was a British schoolteacher who taught chemistry at Wyedean School, Gloucestershire.His pupils there included J. K. Rowling, and he has been stated to be a major inspiration for the character of Severus Snape in Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels.
Voldemort offers Lily the chance to step aside before he kills Harry because of Snape's request to spare Lily's life, but Lily refuses and Voldemort kills her. [29] The result of her selfless act of love manifests itself two ways: when Voldemort attempted to kill Harry with the Killing Curse the spell backfired, rendering Voldemort non-corporeal.
Severus Snape was one of the most beloved fictional characters in book and movie history. Done. In the beginning of both the books and subsequently the movies, you probably thought of him as a ...
The house of Severus Snape is located on a fictional Muggle street called Spinner's End. [11] The street first appears in Half-Blood Prince when Snape is visited by Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. In Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that Snape lived on Spinner's End as a child, and that Lily Potter and Petunia Dursley lived in the same ...
Severus Snape is characterised as a person of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. In the first novel of the series, Snape is a teacher who is hostile from the start toward Harry and is built up to be the primary antagonist until the final chapters.
I lived in NYC for three years and visited many of the spots featured in "Home Alone 2." Scenes from the 1992 movie look similar to NYC today. Some places, though, closed or never existed.
Director Chris Columbus revealed what the parents of Macaulay Culkin's Kevin did for work in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. ... the real-life house has new owners. The home, situated ...