Did Snape torture anyone?

Rowling stated (after the series was finished) that Snape never killed anyone, but that’s really a very dubious statement.

Did the Death Eaters 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.

Who did Snape hate the most?

5 His Targeted Hatred of Neville Longbottom Perhaps the worst thing Snape did over the course of the novels was torment Neville. Snape seemed to truly love hating the boy, and doing everything he could to make him miserable.

Was Severus Snape a Death Eater?

It’s well known that Severus Snape was, in one way or another, a Death Eater since he was at Hogwarts. He hung out with the likes of Avery and Mulciber who became well known Death Eaters, he joined Voldemort right after he left Hogwarts, and he basically became Voldemort’s right hand man until the very end.

How long was Snape a Death Eater before Voldemort?

We know that he was a Death Eater for around 3 years before Voldemort fell; Lily and James died at 21 and they were the same age as Snape, so it would have been 3 years since they left Hogwarts. Then after Voldemort came back in book 4, Snape would have been a Death Eater again for around 3 years.

Why did Lily Potter break off her friendship with Snape?

When Lily break off her friendship she expresses that Snape has CHOSEN his side, and this is true. Snape CHOSE to identify with the Death Eaters and want to become one. He claims to love and care for his “best friend” and yet he is joining a movement of people who attack people like her.

What’s the big deal about Snape killing Dumbledore?

Snape killed Dumbledore and this is a huge big deal that we can’t just exclude. It shows his ability to commit the action, motivations and altruism aside. Why this is important and telling goes back to Goblet of Fire, to a bit of information given out by Mad-Eye Moody (Barty Crouch Jr).