Was Severus Snape a Death Eater?

“Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater. However, he rejoined our side before Lord Voldemort’s downfall and turned spy for us, at great personal risk. He is now no more a Death Eater than I am.” (GoF:30 “The Penseive”) Severus Snape saved people when he could.

How did Snape risk his life to save Harry Potter?

If anyone has a talent for getting themselves into trouble over and over, it’s Harry James Potter — and Snape risks his life by continuously trying to help and save him. After all, if Voldemort found out… Dumbledore’s death is heartbreaking. When Draco Malfoy can’t bring himself to do the deed, Snape is the one to step up and finish the job off.

Did Snape deserve to die?

No, Snape did not deserve death. Though dying as Snape did, in service to defeating Voldemort and helping to protect Harry (despite his own bitter hatred of Harry) was an act of redemption, both in a literary sense, and perhaps a moral sense.

Did Severus Snape really betray Lily Potter?

No. As other answers have already pointed out, Severus Snape did not betray Lily Potter. The only way it could be considered a betrayal to Lily was if he knew Voldemort would interpret the prophecy to mean Lily and her family. Even then, it would be more like an emotional betrayal than a true one.

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 was Snape a Slytherin?

Snape was also a Slytherin and many of the Death Eaters were also Slytherin. Snape’s love of Lilly Potter and his actually natural kind and loving nature caused him to turn to Dumbledore to protect her from Voldemort.

Did Snape know more curses than half the kids?

“Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in seventh year, and he was part of a gang of Slytherins who nearly-all turned out to be Death Eaters.” ( Sirius to Harry Potter and Ron Weasley)