Was Snape loyal to Dumbledore or Voldemort?

Snape's loyalty to Voldemort was never as deep as his loyalty to Lily. Since Snape was always primarily on Lily's side, Voldemort's ambitions to harm Lily drew a line in the sand that Snape could not cross. He would certainly never return his loyalty to the one that murdered Lily.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Was Snape ever truly loyal to Voldemort?

With tremendous difficulty, Snape prevented Lord Voldemort from learning the truth about his loyalties. Despite the opinions of most others including Harry during his early life, Albus Dumbledore trusted Snape for reasons that were kept between them both until their deaths.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Who was Snape truly loyal to?

Severus Snape was loyal to Lily Potter, and the loyalty he gave to Albus Dumbledore was far from being deserved.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mugglenet.com


Was Snape working for Dumbledore or Voldemort?

Despite his attraction to the Dark Arts and Voldemort's ideology of wizard supremacy, Snape's love for Muggle-born Lily Evans, Harry's mother, eventually compelled him to defect from the Death Eaters. He then became a double agent for Albus Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Did Dumbledore fully trust Snape?

With the return of his Death Eaters at the end of Book Four, Voldemort declared that Snape had left their ranks forever. Conversely, Dumbledore went on declaring his undying trust in Snape. So Dumbledore was no more wrong than was Voldemort.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mugglenet.com


Why Didn't Voldemort Question Snape's LOYALTY in the Philosopher's Stone? - Harry Potter Explained



Why did Voldemort trust Snape so much?

Voldemort trusts Snape because he's good at his job as a double spy and as an Occlumens. Voldemort is so conceited that he probably just doesn't expect Snape could be a better Occlumens than he is a Legilimens.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Why didn't Voldemort reveal himself to Snape?

He was afraid that if he revealed himself to Snape, Snape might turn him over to Dumbledore and/or the Ministry and Voldy wouldn't be able to defend himself given his weakened state.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Why did James Potter bully Snape?

James and Snape had a strong rivalry throughout their time at Hogwarts. To Remus and Sirius, the reason this rivalry began was due to Snape's jealousy over James' talent at Quidditch and his popularity, as well as Snape's interest in the Dark Arts, which James despised.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Did Voldemort ever know Snape was a spy?

He didn't know. There is no evidence to show that Voldemort ever knew Snape had betrayed him by revealing his plans to Dumbledore; on the contrary, there is a fair amount of circumstantial evidence to indicate that he didn't.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Did Snape know Harry was a Horcrux?

Nothing about Harry being a Horcrux, or Nagini being a Horcrux, or Voldemort having Horcruxes at all. Snape did not know and Dumbledore tried to phrase everything the way it would not specify the kind of magic.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Did Snape respect Harry in the end?

I have always felt that, eventually, Snape came to care for Harry, at least slightly, whereas my mom always felt that he only protected him because of his love for Lily.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Did Snape betray Voldemort?

Following Lily's murder Snape changes his loyalty from Voldemort to Dumbledore, not because he has renounced the Dark Arts but in a quest for revenge for the murder of the woman he loved—a very strong motivation for a change of allegiance.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hp-lexicon.org


Did Snape love Harry?

Snape according to J.K. Rowling did have some affections towards harry if it was as strong as love we do not know, but he did start protecting harry only for lily's sake but by the end truly came to like and admire harry.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Did Dumbledore know Snape was a double agent?

Technically everybody on both sides knew that Snape was a double agent. But nobody knew for sure which side he was on, apart from Dumbledore.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Does Dumbledore like Snape?

He calls Snape to him while he is at his most vulnerable, while he has exposed himself to a tremendously powerful curse out of temptation. We see Dumbledore's appreciation of Snape when he says," You have done very well Severus.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Is Severus Snape evil or good?

Snape is evil: He's a Death Eater, he has a longstanding grudge against Harry's father, he's been nothing but nasty to the boy since his arrival, and he's generally an unpleasant fellow to be around.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on today.com


Who did Voldemort trust the most?

Voldemort admired intelligence, and Snape was one of the best-read wizards around. He advised Voldemort on many matters and became one of his most trusted allies. Snape was also extremely loyal to Voldemort-- up until Lily Evan's life was at risk.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


What did Snape give Voldemort?

In order to preserve his position as a trusted Death Eater, Severus Snape was forced to tell Voldemort the true date at which the Order planned to move Harry.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Did James forgive Snape?

No. There is nothing written about James ever apologizing to Snape for his bullying and harassment.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on quora.com


What was the Marauders nickname for Snape?

The Marauders were all members of Gryffindor House and greatly despised their Slytherin enemy, Severus Snape. It was discovered in Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts that James and Sirius often bullied Snape (calling him 'Snivellus' and using humiliating spells on him), while Peter cheered them on.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


What did the Marauders call Snape?

When Sirius complains about boredom, James spies one of their favorite targets, Severus Snape, sitting alone and decides to start a confrontation with him. Shouting out their favorite nickname for Snape – “Snivellus” – James disarms him with “Expelliarmus,” and uses the Impediment Jinx to make him fall down.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hp-lexicon.org


Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Did Voldemort know Snape was half blood?

Pretty sure Voldemort would have known all the names of the pure blood families and the name "Snape" isn't among them, 'cause Snape got it from his muggle father.. Even if he did, I think that Voldemort turned a blind eye to half-blood Death Eaters, considering that he was a half-blood himself.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


Why can't Harry use Avada Kedavra?

When the Dark Lord used Avada Kedavra for the final time in the Harry Potter series, the spell deflected as a result of Harry's ownership of the Elder wand, killing Voldemort with his own signature spell. Following Voldemort's demise, the Unforgivable Curses were strictly deemed illegal by the Ministry of Magic.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com
Next question
Can an introvert be a cheater?