Why did Harry name his child after Snape?

Harry Potter named his son after the character Professor Severus Snape in tribute to him dying for “for Harry out of love for Lily [Potter],”JK Rowling revealed on Friday.
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Why did Harry not name his son after Remus?

HP fans speculated why Harry did not name one of his children after Lupin. It was because he wanted to leave the name for Teddy to use for his own son. Well, Rowling confirmed it on her Twitter.
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Why did Harry name his daughter after Luna?

She was named in honour of her late paternal grandmother, Lily Potter, and her middle name came from her parents' good friend Luna Lovegood. Lily began her education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2019 along with her cousin, Hugo Granger-Weasley, and was sorted into Gryffindor House.
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How did J.K. Rowling come up with the name Severus Snape?

“Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham,” she wrote. “Much later – post-publication – I revisited the area & suddenly realised THIS was why 'Severus' had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape.”
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Why does Dumbledore's hand turn black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Why Did Harry Potter Call His Children Like That?



Did Voldemort know Snape was a spy?

Voldemort in turn knew the first half of the prophecy from Snape. He knew from his own knowledge of the wizarding world and his spies (presumably) that the prophecy could refer to either the Potters or the Longbottoms, and he knew from Snape that Dumbledore knew this too (if not more).
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Did Alan Rickman like Harry?

Alan Rickman was losing interest in Harry Potter, but JK Rowling lured him back by revealing Snape's secret | Entertainment News,The Indian Express.
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Why is Severus the Half Blood Prince?

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.
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What is Snape's middle name?

Severus is his middle name.
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Is Lily Luna Potter in Ravenclaw?

Lily Luna Potter (September 1, 2008-Present) is a Half-blood Witch born to Harry and Ginny Potter (née Weasley). From 2019 to 2026 she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw.
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Who did James Sirius Potter marry?

He is the husband to Mavis Longbottom, and the father to her children, Maverick and Jasper Potter.
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Who did Albus Severus Potter marry?

Adelena Potter (Wife) Albus and Adelena first meet during the Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony and got married during the pairs sixth year at Hogwarts.
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What happened to Lily Potters parents?

James and Lily Potter were a married couple and the parents of the famous Harry Potter. They were both Gryffindor students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and members of the Order of the Phoenix. They were both murdered by Lord Voldemort on Hallowe'en in 1981, while trying to protect their infant son.
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Who raised Teddy Lupin?

Teddy was raised by his maternal grandmother Andromeda, with help from his godfather. He began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2009. During his time at Hogwarts Teddy was Sorted into Hufflepuff House and in his seventh year was appointed Head Boy. He was also the boyfriend of Victoire Weasley.
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Was Harry's dad a bully?

All Potter fans know the story: Harry glimpses Snape's “Worst Memory” in fifth year and discovers that his father was not the great guy that any orphaned child would prefer to envision. His dad was a horrible bully who tormented fellow classmates and had a towering ego to match.
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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.
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Why did Snape call Lily a Mudblood?

In the heat of the moment, Snape lost control and called Lily the forbidden word. He was embarrassed. He called her a mud-blood by accident because he was frustrated that lily did not like his closest friends.
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What did Harry put in Ron's mouth?

On March 1, 1997, Ron Weasley was poisoned when he drank some oak-matured mead that was intended for Professor Dumbledore. Harry, remembering the above mentioned incident in Potions class, quickly found the bezoar he had given Professor Slughorn and shoved it down Ron's throat, saving his life.
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Who else auditioned for Snape?

As the story goes, J.K. Rowling's first and only choice to play the role of Severus Snape was Alan Rickman. Before she got her way, the producers offered the role to Tim Roth, who in turn turned it down to star in Planet Of The Apes.
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Who replaced Alan Rickman in Harry Potter?

He was replaced by Michael Gambon, who portrayed Dumbledore in the final six films. It was recently announced that a 20th-anniversary special titled Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts will debut on HBO Max on Jan. 1, 2022.
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Was Alan Rickman shy?

I realized that he has to get in that zone when he's on the set. When I finally met him away from the job, he was a lovely guy. I don't know that he shows that to everyone, though. I think Alan is also shy — painfully shy, in fact — and he believes his craft should have an element of mystery to it.
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Why did Snape join Voldemort again?

Having an abusive, muggle father would also have shaped Snape's opinion of muggles from an early age. This was an area that Snape would actually empathize with Voldemort, who also had negative experiences with muggles, thus rallying Snape to his cause.
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Why does Snape have Gryffindor sword?

Upon discovering where Harry and his friends were camping out, Dumbledore's portrait instructed Snape to give Harry the real sword without Harry knowing that it was Snape, in case Voldemort found out through Legilimency on Harry. It also needed to be recovered "under conditions of need and valour".
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Why did Snape put the sword in a lake?

Why did Snape have to place Gryffindor's Sword in a lake? It was cold enough for ice to form, and so Harry's life was in risk (from hypothermia).
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