We see him die. but did he really?
Firstly was he the type of character that would work next to a bloody huge venomous snake and NOT enusure his immunity to the venom?
Secondly, His body wasn't mentioned at the very end with other peoples.
Thridly, and most importantly, he was headmaster. when dumbledore died his portrait had replaced armando dippet's directly behind the headmasters chair in his office. When harry returns to the headmasters office after snapes supposed death, snapes portrait wasnt mentioned at all, and dumbledores was still directly behind the headmasters chair.
What do the potterites think?
2007-07-24 00:10:37 · 10 answers · asked by isildurs_babe 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The point about nagini's poison being powerful is true but it is curable. Mr weasley was cured after her attck in OOTP. and Snape was a skilled potion master and could easily have built up an immunity or produced an antidote.
The point about Snape being a 'puppet' headmaster is mute, he clearly did what he could to protect his students - this is mentioned by dumbledore in his memories. He only gave detention with hagrid as punishment to the rebel D.A members. he protected them from the carrows.
Plus his password for the heads office was 'dumbledore'. The DE's couldnt have known that which makes me think he was in control fully as headmaster at the school.
2007-07-24 01:08:06 · update #1
XXX yasmine XXX
But Nagini wasn't a small basilisk she was a horcrux but still just a snake. Her venom was curable, mr weasley was cured.
2007-07-24 01:32:54 · update #2
Isa, Nobody puts a frame up, it does it itself and in HBP dumbledore's portrait went up immediatley.
Man, i know I'm in denial but its better than grief :(
2007-07-24 12:21:35 · update #3
Snape is my favorite character and I've always believed he was good, especially after the clues in HBP. When his portrait wasn't mentioned, I hoped that perhaps somehow he didn't really die. But maybe Rowling felt that by not having Harry and Snape talk, it made the revelation of Harry's son's name more poignant.
I still would have appreciated hearing from Snape one more time, a mention of his portrait would have given me more closure. The ending was satisfying in every other way.
2007-07-26 04:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by katiebabyzmom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any question as to whether he really died.
1. Clearly, he felt that Voldermort was not going to kill him, but aside, when Voldermort decided someone was going to die, there is not much that can be done. I am betting that Nagini had some pretty intense powers in his venom that would made it nearly impossible to cure (after all, Voldermort wouldn't want his death eaters to be able to carry some simple potion to cure them -- then they wouldn't be as terrified of him...)
2. That is because Snape died in the Shrieking Shack -- Harry wasn't able to take his body back (for many reasons), just the memories. Voldermort was certainly not going to remove his body.
3. I think this may owe to the fact that Snape was headmaster, but only as a "puppet" position. He never really had control over the school nor was he meant to. Voldermort gave intense powers to the Carrows and Snape was not meant have control as Dumbledore did. Further, Snape was still working for Dumbledore, essentially, while in the post, which perhaps precludes the portrait.
My only remaining question is that if Harry's cloak was perfect and infallible, then how could Mad Eye Moody see through it with his magic eye?
2007-07-24 07:26:29 · answer #2 · answered by Adlai44 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Even if Snape could have saved himself, whats to say he would.? Everyone has a time to die and maybe he felt that was his. He had already done his job (protecting harry, voldy spy, memory giver) and maybe he just wanted to relax now, and see lily again? If nagini was like a small basalisk the only cure was phoenix tears, and i dont think he had any on hand...
RIP Professor Snape x
2007-07-24 08:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by x yasmine x 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spoilers--
You raise a really good point about Snape's portrait being missing at the end--I don't know what the significance of that is.
But I think Snape is dead. He gives up his memories to Harry, and is insistent that Harry have them. He also really wants to look in Harry's eyes, because they are so like Lily's, the love of his life. He knows he's dying and something that reminds him of her is the last thing he wants to see as he leaves this life.
2007-07-24 07:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Yogini108 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would be delighted if you were right. But unfortunately I do think he is dead. I to noticed that there is no portrait, but I think that it was because there wasn't enough time to put it there, cause I sincerely had expected for Harry to say something like "Thank You" to his portrait after all Snape took care of him willingly or unwillingly
2007-07-24 19:12:01 · answer #5 · answered by Izzie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
*Spoiler alert*
I think that you've got a good point about the snake venom. It seems unlikely Snape wouldn't protect himself against this.
I think that JK didn't think that mentioning what happened to his body or his portrait was that important. She doesn't include important details like how Lupin and Tonks die. I guess she just thinks it's not as important as Harry's story.
2007-07-24 07:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by Velouria 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good point, but I think that he definitely died. It would make the fact that Harry named his son after him at the end so much more poignant.
2007-07-24 10:52:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was just an oversight on her behalf.
If she wrote any more about Harry, it would just
be riding the cash wagon into the ground.
The story is well and truely finished.
2007-07-24 07:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by bluegirl6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The author became the richest woman in the country of England.
2007-07-24 07:18:27 · answer #9 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What a great book it would be if he was not dead!
2007-07-27 16:55:50 · answer #10 · answered by mike&rach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋