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During the confrontation, Snape also revealed himself to be the "Half-Blood Prince" (being the son of Tobias Snape, a Muggle, and Eileen Prince, a pure-blood). Harry was unable to stop Snape before the latter passed through the school gates and Disapparated .
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Jul 27, 2021 · The Half-Blood Prince is none other than Severus Snape, the very own Hogwarts Professor, mostly hated or feared by his students. He alone chose this nickname that he kept secret – he combined his blood status and his mother’s maiden name Prince in order to find a new identity.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth novel in the Harry Potter series, and takes place during Harry Potter's sixth year at the wizard school Hogwarts.
- J. K Rowling
- 2005
Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince"). This is rare for a Death Eater, as remarked in the last book, though Voldemort himself also had a Muggle father.
- The Other Minister. "The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister." — Rufus Scrimgeour, to the Muggle Prime Minister. The Muggle Prime Minister receives a notice that Cornelius Fudge is to meet him.
- Spinner's End. "Do you really think that the Dark Lord has not asked me each and every one of those questions? And do you really think that, had I not been able to give satisfactory answers, I would be sitting here talking to you?
- Will and Won't. ""It is a long time since my last visit... I must say, your agapanthus are flourishing. " — Dumbledore, to the Dursleys. Albus Dumbledore comes to visit Harry Potter at 4 Privet Drive to take him to The Burrow, where he would spend the rest of his summer holidays.
- Horace Slughorn. "He seemed remarkably unabashed for a man who had just been discovered pretending to be an armchair." — Description of Horace Slughorn.
Jul 20, 2023 · It’s revealed that the Half-Blood Prince was a nickname which Snape coined for himself whilst at Hogwarts. The title pays tribute to the wizard’s blood status. Like Harry, Snape was a Half-Blood.
Jul 22, 2024 · Severus Snape's nickname, the Half-Blood Prince, was a clever description of his half-blood lineage. Snape chose the name as a tribute to his mother and to distance himself from his muggle father, drawing an interesting parallel between this character and Lord Voldemort.
