Her parents and her children and her beaming at ronald for having won the nobel peace prize due to his single handed bridging of the social gap between the magical. What would severus snape have seen in the mirror erised. The mirror of erised was the twelfth chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone. The mirror of erised is a mystical mirror discovered by harry in an abandoned classroom in philosophers stone. Upon looking into it, harry saw his late parents, lily and james potter. Snape was aslo one of the people who visited the mirror of erised. He walked straight for the mirror, stopping abruptly in front of it. Digital painting inspired by the arnolfini portrait. What would severus snape see if he looked into the mirror of. The mind is a complex and many layered thing, potter or at least, most minds are.
On one hand, i feel like snape would of seen himself and lily as he loved lily and always wanted to be with her he would of always seen her in the mirror of erised as being with her would be the one thing he would desire the most and who can blame him. Alan rickman and geraldine somerville as severus snape and lily evanspotter. When snape saw lily in the mirror of erised in order of the phoenix, harry goes to snape for occlumency lessons. Its nearly the holidays and the school had festive decorations being put up.
The single saddest object in the history of literature. I think he actually felt alone and in a way envious that james had so many friends. Facts about harry potter that you didnt know snape and. Severus snape s thoughts and reactions as he looks in the mirror of erised. While this is a virtuous wish, and demonstrates the power of the love that a family can provide to a child who has never really had it, the chapter goes on to demonstrate how the desire for something unattainable can be. However, when he explains this to harry, he calls it the ability to extract feelings and memories from another persons mind and takes exception to harrys characterization of this ability as. The three boys didnt trust themselves to speak on the manner without cursing something in t. Lily potter nee evans and severus snape were childhood friends who both attended hogwats school of witchcraft and wizardry together. I published this on another site, but liked it enough that i wanted to put it one some others. On the train during their first year, lily and severus ran into james.
Casting actors in their early 20s would look strange in that role, standing next to their 11year old son, so older actors were cast. The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. To george weasley every mirror is the mirror of erised. In harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the mirror of erised is said to be the ultimate protection against the impure of heart who desire to obtain the stone only for their own desires however, the mirror itself is not stored in dumbledores forbidden thirdfloor corridor until practically the end of the book.
What do you think these harry potter characters would see. Snape tells lily that she is a witch severus was the first person to tell lily that she was a witch, and he. The lake frozen solid and the weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. If severus snape were to look into the mirror of erised, i think he would see himself, with lily by his side.
Lily was born to a muggle family and grew up with her sister, petunia, not far from spinners end in. I have always wondered what snape might see when he looks at the mirror of erised so i wrote this story. Lily and james as seen by harry in the mirror of erised. The mirror is one of those magical artefacts that seems to have been created in a spirit of fun whether innocent or malevolent is a matter of opinion, because while it is much more revealing than a normal mirror, it is interesting rather than useful. The mirror of erised, as dumbledore explains later in the chapter, shows the harrys deepest desireto be with his family. What do you think snape saw in the mirror of erised. Companion piece to the chapter the mirror of erised in the philosopherssorcerers stone.
Lily potter is the mother of harry potter, who shared with harry the most striking aspect of her appearance, her brilliant green, almondshaped eyes op28. Of course i never wouldve wanted lily to marry a man she didnt truly love, but my heart still aches for snape. You wanted to know about snape, she sucked in a huge breath and said so here it goes. His deepest desire would be him being worthy of lily s love, because ever since the fight they had in their fifth year, severus wasnt worthy of her love. Couldnt the harry potter books have been better if severus snape had been a good. We assume that snape could see thestrals, given his participation in both the great wizarding wars, but given the presence of. Harry and ron sign up to stay at school during the break and hermione gives them he task of continuing their research. The couple that never was, and severus snape and lily evanspotter. He wanted to always be there for her, protecting her from the horrible things in the world. Think of it as the scene between harry witnessing snape confronting quirrell and him showing ron the mirror of erised like in the movie.
Death day dungeon when snape saw lily in the mirror of erised. Remus lupins boggart, as we know, is the full moon, and if he looked into the mirror. Jk rowling herself playing harrys mother lily in the mirror of erised scenes. What snape would of seen in the mirror of erised when he was a child. Was the sorcerers stone already in the mirror of erised. Snape and the mirror of erised, a harry potter fanfic. Filch found snape at the classroom to the mirror of erised. The mirror of erised, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. The insolent boy finally arrived, taking it upon himself to enter directly after knocking instead of waiting for his explicit permission.
Lily attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from 19711978. Severus snape stormed into the room, his robes billowing behind him. On it is inscribed erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi. Many had wasted away in front of the mirror not knowing if what they saw was possible. What would severus snape see if he looked into the mirror.
The other reason lily and james are older is that they have to look like harrys parents. Snape said sharply, the image of lily waving from the mirror still fresh in. Snape hated petunia because she bullied lily, and he hated james because he loved lily too. The mirror of erised was an ancient mirror that showed the viewer the deepest desire of their hearts. If snape looked into the mirror of erised yahoo answers. What did ron weasley see in the mirror of erised answers. And in the mirror of erised he would probably james and lily alive again. Details you missed the first time you read harry potter readers. The few owls that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver post had to be nursed back to health by. Draco malfoy discovers the mirror of erised in the room of requirement, what he sees in the mirror reminds him of why he can never be a true death eater. That future book was harry potter and the deathly hallows.
When mirrored and correctly spaced, this reads i show not your face but your hearts desire. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is the last installment in the harry potter series and the culmination of the fight between the hogwarts crew and the dark lord. She was the only one who spoke for almost a solid half hour. The mirror of erised was created before the end of the nineteenth century. Instead, it appears to be collecting dust in an unused classroom at least five. They first appear to harry in the mirror of erised in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, when hes 11 years old. Lily nodded as she took the book, checked her spot, then closed it and eyed her son briefly before saying im keeping my promise son. The mirror of erised is a magical mirror, which, according to albus dumbledore, shows. What would severus snape see if he looked into the mirror of erised. Harry potter and the deathly hallows by nesskain on deviantart a bunch of fanarts i did a while ago, harry potter was my childhood and still love reading the books. One morning in middecember, hogwarts found itself covered in several feet of snow. How did lily potter shape the character of severus snape.
Albus dumbledore once managed to put the philosophers stone in the mirror using an enchantment, and put the mirror in the final section of the underground chambers. Were still not over snapes death in the last harry potter book. The mirror snape gently kissed lily and the real snape s. Snape stood, concealed in the shadows of his office, turning the labels on his glass jars and their disturbing contents so that they all faced outward while he waited. If snape ever looked into the mirror, i dont believe he would see himself together with lily, i know most people think that, but the way i see it, severus really only ever wanted lily to like him, and be happy. Youll never sway me, snape loved harry the mirror of erised. In the mirror of erised snape sees lily potter harry potter lily potter, harry potter. And for filch to know where snape would be, snape must have been visiting that mirror every night. Digital painting inspired snape and lily, mirror of erised. In the chapter the princes tale in harry potter and the deathly hallows, we got to see the real snape, and more of lily.
The mirror of erised harry potter books wikia fandom. Harry being dead or something because harry is like his family. Whilst searching for a student out of bed one christmas night snape discovers the mirror of erised and sees the woman he loves. Lily evans potterseverus snape 6 harry potterseverus snape 5 include additional tags. But rowling is using the victorian language of the flowers to express snapes regret over lilys death. He would see himself as minister of magic, married to lilly, with no kids. Ever since he laid eyes on her playing with her sister on the swings, he was in love. The mirror of erised is a magnificent mirror, as high as a classroom ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet. Harry, ron and hermione search for anything about who nicolas flamel was, but fail and begin to lose hope. Harry potter and the philosophers stone foreshadowing. Did severus snape see lily evans in the mirror of erised in the books. Sometimes i forget that harry potter is just a fictional book, and my heart breaks for snape. Lets assume snape has looked in the mirror of erised probable, since it was used to hide the sorcerers stone lets assume that snape saw lily potter in the mirror because lets face it, his entire motivation is lily heres the theory. Severus snape would see himself with lily evans in the mirror of erised.
Lily was the only woman severus ever loved, and his. Snape loved harry, i feel like he tried to take on the role of protector because he couldnt save them before, he couldnt save lily. She learned of her magical nature as a child, after severus snape recognised her as such and told her of the existence of magic. It is unknown if severus snape has ever seen that mirror or what he saw inside it but it is likely that it had something to. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by any invader. Snapes mirror of erised harry potter characters, harry. He even caught harry once, he was talking to hs mom and dad. This story covers the time in between in snape s pov.
I think he would see himself with lily and with a son and possibly james and them as his best mates. The mirror of erised offered clues about its purpose. Read the mirror of erised from the story sarah lily snape by thatlittlepotterhead its showtime with 1,426 reads. As erised reversed is desire, it is the mirror of desire. Lily potter alive and well, reaching to grasp the hand of her oldest friend. I always wondered if dumbledore had to constantly hide the mirror to keep snape from finding it and driving himself insane with grief snape and the mirror of erised. What would hermione granger see in the mirror of erised. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 18 alternate universe canon divergence 18. The inscription carved around the top read erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi, which is i show not your face but your hearts desire written backwards that is, in what is called mirror writing.
The reason why he settled for being a teacher is because the death of lilly stripped his will to live. In book 5, snape is revealed to be a skilled legilimens, which happens to be the sort of mindreading harry mentioned all the way back in this book. Lily and james potter in the mirror of erised with harry looking at it gathering all the harry potters fanart. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
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