Severus Snape, the cold and intimidating teacher who seemed to hate Harry. He is also suspicious, secretive and enigmatic- no one knows where his loyalties lie.
However, the 6th book ‘The Half Blood Prince’ reveals the heart wrenching back story of Professor Severus Snape. He is abused at home and a misfit at school, his only solace is his the girl he loves and adores with all his heart-Lily. Sadly, he falls in love with James Potter, also Snape’s bully. Heartbroken, Severus takes an interest in the Dark Arts but still never stops loving Lily and when she dies his arms he makes a promise to protect her son.
We see the suffering of his broken heart as he held Lily’s corpse in his hands. How he struggled to like Harry because he was the physical embodiment of James, but at the same time was motivated because being able to look at Lily’s eyes through Harry kept her living memory alive. We see his pain as he killed Dumbledore, somebody who he loved and respected, for saving Harry and Draco’s soul, to mercy kill an agonizing old man doomed to a painful death, and to silence the reigning doubts .Severus Snape’s sacrifice to die saving Harry was perhaps one of the most powerful ones in the series besides Lily’s. He didn’t do it for glory, or even Harry. He did it for Lily and his eternal promise of love.
Harry Potter is a series that defined an entire generation and love is the key driver that is deeply rooted inside the core of the magical world of Harry Potter. It is described as something so powerful that when spoken in terms of magic by its characters, considered as old magic. A kind of magic so powerful, it even breaks the deadliest curses. Lily’s sacrifice is at the heart of all seven books and the reason the all powerful Voldemort almost died, and this is heavily reflected on Snape and the narrative elements throughout. The final tribute to Snape is given by Harry Potter himself, who names his son Albus Severus, after the bravest men he knew.