Was Snape really trying to hurt Harry in the first Quidditch match what was he trying to do?

The big twist in Sorcerer’s Stone is that it was Snape trying to stop Squirrel from getting the stone. He tries to keep Quirrell’s hex on Harry during the Quidditch match from working even though Harry thinks it’s Snape trying to hex him at the time.

Why does Snape jinx Harry’s broom?

In 1991–1992 school year, Severus Snape used this counter-curse to counteract Quirinus Quirrell’s broom jinx on Harry Potter’s broomstick during a game of Quidditch.

What was the conversation between Snape and Quirrell?

He sees/hears Snape and Quirrell in a furious discussion. Snape mentions the Stone and asks Quirrell if he’s figured out how to get to it. They argue. Snape accuses Quirrell of disloyalty and leaves, and Quirrell seems shocked.

What does Snape mean when he says hide them all?

While Dumbledore found it repulsive that Snape had asked Voldemort to spare Lily but not Harry or James Potter, he was apparently satisfied that Snape was sincere when he said “Hide them all, then … Keep her—them—safe. Please.” In return, Snape promised to do “anything” to help keep them safe.

Did James Potter save Snape?

At great risk to his own life, James saved Severus from certain death at the claws of the Remus in werewolf form, but Snape adamantly refused to believe that his old rival would have done him a favour, believing that James had only saved him in order to avoid expulsion, and despised being in his debt.

Why did Snape save Harry Potter from Quirrell?

In muttering his countercurse at the Quidditch pitch and saving Harry, Snape shows that either he already suspected and was under orders to stop Quirrell OR he was simply doing it because of his obligation to protect Harry from his promises to Dumbledore and because James saved him once, or for Lily’s memory.

Why does Severus Snape hate James Potter so much?

It makes for a perfect portrayal. Severus Snape made it his lifelong duty to protect Harry Potter out of his undying love for his late mother, but projected his hatred of James Potter onto Harry as a way of keeping it a secret.

What stops Snape from Jinxing Harry Potter?

She puts a stop to it by setting Snape’s cloak on fire, ceasing the jinx and allowing Harry to continue with the game. This is another red herring, as the (literally) two-faced Quirinus Quirrell later reveals to Harry Potter that it was he who was jinxing the broom and Professor Snape was attempting to save Harry Potter with a counter-spell.

How did Snape fall in love with Lily Potter?

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Severus Snape’s memories reveal that he fell in love with Harry’s mother Lily at a young age, even before they both attended Hogwarts. He grew bitter upon learning that Lily preferred James Potter, a man who publicly ridiculed and humiliated him as a student, over him.