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Why did Snape tell Bellatrix about Dumbledore knowing he was returning to the Dark Lord?
Snape: By allowing Dumbledore to think that I was only returning to the Dark Lord’s side because I was ordered to,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
I am probably being a bit naive, as I'...
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Why was Snape so concerned with exams if he wanted to join the Death Eaters?
Snape is shown to be putting a great deal of effort into his exam in Order of the Phoenix. He's writing in answers up until the last minute. After the exam Snape is still reviewing his notes, ...
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Why did Snape claim that Tonks's Patronus looked weak?
Why did Snape claim that Tonks's Patronus looked weak in the 6th book? Did he know how she felt about Lupin? If so, how? Did he read her mind? And why did he say that given what his Patronus was?
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What makes the Whomping Willow so valuable to Snape?
At the start of Harry's second year, Harry and Ron arrived at Hogwarts in a flying Ford Anglia which crashed into the Whomping Willow.
Snape had several objections to this theatric arrival, his main ...
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How much did McGonagall know about Snape? [duplicate]
A follow-up question of What did Professor McGonagall know about the Order of the Phoenix?
It seems that before the Battle of Hogwarts, McGonagall faced Snape in a brief battle. Snape escapes as a ...
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Why did Snape give his loyalty to Dumbledore after Dumbledore failed to carry out his part of the deal?
When Snape learned that Lily Potter was in danger, he approached his enemy Dumbledore (remember, Snape was a Death Eater back then). In exchange for protecting Lily, Dumbledore asked for the loyalty ...
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Why did Snape become a Death Eater to begin with?
Snape was in love with a half-blood.
So why in the world would he become a death eater, and join a cult which desired to rule over, and indeed often kill, half-bloods and muggles?
Was this ever ...
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Why did Harry tell Snape's secret to everyone?
In the climax of the Battle of Hogwarts, when he duels the Dark Lord for the last time, Harry Potter explains to the Dark Lord that Professor Snape was in love with Lily Potter.
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Why did Snape want the Dark Arts job?
There's a lot of talk about why Snape was denied the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching job, but why did Snape want it in the first place?
He is shown to be very skilled at two branches of magic: ...
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