Why did Snape release a deer?

Snape uses his doe Patronus to show Dumbledore that he never fell out of love with Lily, his childhood best friend. Warner Bros. Snape's doe Patronus reveals his one true motivation throughout Harry's life: to protect the child of the woman he loved.
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Why does Snape send a deer to Harry?

Case study 2: Severus Snape

A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
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How did Snape know where to send the doe?

We learn later that the doe was Severus Snape's Patronus. Carefully examining the text shows that Hermione had her beaded bag open when she told Harry where they had stopped. Phineas Nigellus's portrait inside it overheard Hermione and reported that to Snape.
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Why do Severus and Lily share a Patronus?

The reason Severus Snape has the same patronus as Lily's is because he was deeply in love with her and the grief and guilt he felt after her death may have cause his patronus to change into a doe, or it already was a doe depending on when he first cast the spell.
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Was Snape's Patronus that saved Harry?

With Harry and Hermione despondent after the events in Godric's Hollow and Ron trying desperately to find his way back to them, it was Snape's Patronus – the Silver Doe that was somehow familiar to Harry, perhaps because it recalled his mother's own Patronus – that brought them back together.
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How Did Snape Find Harry and Hermione in the Forest of Dean? - Harry Potter Explained



What was Snape's big secret?

To readers and fans of the films, Snape's backstory—that he was protecting Harry from Voldemort out of his never-ending love for Harry's mother, Lily—was not known until the seventh book and eighth movie.
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What was Snape's last words to Harry?

12. Snape's Last Words. In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
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Why is Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

As for everyone's favourite child-bullying adult, Snape's Killing Curse was 'blue' due to the cyanish background of the film scene. It was actually green, but the camera and effects made a bluish overlay which overlapped the green spell.
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What was Sirius Black's Patronus?

The fifth year was boring for Sirius. Except for the fact that he had mastered the Patronus Charm, -his patronus was a black German Shepherd, and became an Animagi, -which was the same as his patronus, the fifth year wasn't very interesting.
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Why did the Elder Wand not belong to Snape?

This nuance was lost on Lord Voldemort, who wrongly assumed Severus Snape held the Elder Wand because he was Dumbledore's killer, when in reality Draco had disarmed Dumbledore before Snape arrived on the scene, making Malfoy the wand's true new owner.
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Why was Snape's spell a doe?

Artemis's sacred animal was a deer. In Potter, Snape's Patronus, a soul-guarding magic spell, takes the form of a deer—more specifically, a doe—as a symbol of his love for Lily, because hers was a doe as well.
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Did Snape's Patronus led Harry to the sword?

Yet despite the danger of his mission, and despite being hated by most of the wizarding world, Snape held on to the one thing that kept him going: the safety of Lily's son. He even sent his Patronus to guide Harry Potter to the sword of Gryffindor (a known Horcrux-killer) in a nearby lake.
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How did Snape know they were in the forest?

Phineas Nigellus's portrait inside it overheard Hermione and reported that to Snape. Snape thus knows that Harry and Hermione are in the Forest of Dean, though not exactly where; the Forest of Dean is a largish place, several wooded sections totaling about 40 square miles.
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Is the deer Harry Potters mom?

The Patronus of Harry's mother, Lily Evans, took the form of a doe. Lily is never seen casting a Patronus in the "Harry Potter" books or films, but Rowling has noted her ability to produce a corporeal doe Patronus on multiple occasions.
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What did Harry Potter see in Snape's tears?

Not just the usual teenage reprobates, but future supporters of the most powerful Dark wizard of all time. In these memories Harry saw Snape's frantic conferences with Dumbledore about the prophecy and how he begged for some way to keep Lily safe from Voldemort; and later, when her death made him wish for his own.
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What Patronus is the most powerful?

1 Albus Dumbledore's Phoenix

Unsurprisingly, Albus Dumbledore's Patronus is the strongest Patronus in the Harry Potter series. Dumbledore's Patronus takes on the form of a phoenix, and as such is the only known character with a magical creature for a Patronus.
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What is the rarest Patronus in Harry Potter?

1 Albatross

As the rarest Patronus in the Wizarding World possible, the Albatross represents an enormous bird that flies freely across any sea. This rare Patronus represents those who are simultaneously fearless, optimistic, happy-go-lucky, and ambitious.
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What is Bellatrix Lestrange's Patronus?

Evil, fear mongering death eater.
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Is Draco related to Sirius Black?

The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Draco is also Nymphadora Tonks' first cousin through their mothers.
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Does Harry use an unforgivable curse?

Harry makes use of two of the Unforgivable Curses in the books. Dueling with Bellatrix Lestrange, he attempts the Cruciatus curse, with limited results; Bellatrix says that he has to really hate someone to make the Unforgivable Curses work properly, righteous indignation isn't enough.
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Why didn't Harry use Avada Kedavra?

Though Harry encountered many opportunities that deemed Avada Kedavra necessary, the wizard never cast, or even considered casting, that particular spell. For one, he viewed the spell as an immoral practice commonly used by users of the Dark Arts.
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Who created Avada Kedavra?

History Of Avada Kedavra

The Killing Curse was created in the early Middle Ages by Dark witches and wizards. Primarily, the curse was used to quickly slay opponents during a duel.
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What was Fred Weasley's last words?

His last line is spoken to George.

In Fred's last film line, he responds to George's question about him being OK and says, "Yeah."
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What was Sirius Black's last words?

Sirius Black

"Come on, you can do better than that!"
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What were Dumbledores last words?

“The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.”
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