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[[File:SeverusSnape.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Severus Snape]]]]
 
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'''Snape''' is the surname of a family with both [[Muggle]] and [[magic]]al members. In modern times, they resided in a house on [[Spinner's End]]. [[Mr. and Mrs. Evans]] and their daughters [[Petunia Evans|Petunia]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily]] lived nearby.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> The Snapes are related to the [[pure-blood]] [[Prince family]].
 
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|name=Snape family
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|blood=Muggle and magical
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|family members=*[[Tobias Snape|Tobias]]
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*[[Eileen Prince|Eileen]]
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*[[Severus Snape|Severus]]
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|status=Possibly extinct<ref>Severus died in 1998, his parents' fates are unknown.</ref>
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|related=[[Prince family]]
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|house=[[Slytherin]]
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|loyalty=*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]
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*[[Death Eaters]]
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*[[Order of the Phoenix]]
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}}
 
'''Snape''' is the surname of a family with both [[Muggle]] and [[magic]]al members. In modern times, they resided in a house on [[Spinner's End]]. [[Lily Evans's father|Mr.]] and [[Lily Evans's mother|Mrs. Evans]] and their daughters [[Petunia Dursley|Petunia]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily]] lived nearby.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> The Snapes are related to the [[pure-blood]] [[Prince family]].
   
Sometime before [[1960]], [[pure-blood]] witch [[Eileen Prince]] married [[Muggle]] [[Tobias Snape]]. They had one child, [[half-blood]] wizard [[Severus Snape]]. The marriage seemed to be unhappy, as they lived in near-destitution, frequently argued, and were neglectful of their son.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
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Sometime before [[1960s|1960]], [[pure-blood]] witch [[Eileen Prince]] married [[Muggle]] [[Tobias Snape]]. They had one child, [[half-blood]] wizard [[Severus Snape]]. The marriage seemed to be unhappy, as they lived in near-destitution, frequently argued, and were neglectful of their son.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
   
With Severus's death in [[1998]], the Snape family may have become extinct, as Severus had no siblings and no children of his own.
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With Severus's death in [[1998]], the Snape family may have become extinct, as Severus had no sibilings and no children of his own,.
   
 
==Family Members==
 
==Family Members==
 
*[[Eileen Prince|Eileen Snape née Prince]] — a [[pure-blood]] witch
 
*[[Eileen Prince|Eileen Snape née Prince]] — a [[pure-blood]] witch
*[[Severus Snape]] — a [[half-blood]] wizard, [[Potions]] professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], and member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], [[Death Eater]] (formerly)
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*[[Severus Snape]] — a [[half-blood]] wizard, [[Potion]]s and [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor and [[Headmaster]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] (formerly)
 
*[[Tobias Snape]] — a [[Muggle]]
 
*[[Tobias Snape]] — a [[Muggle]]
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
[[J.K. Rowling]] has said that she took the surname Snape from an English village<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/fall00-etoys.html 2000 Interview]</ref>, probably one in Yorkshire near Hadrian’s Wall. Snape is also an English verb meaning “to be hard upon, rebuke, snub”, derived from the Old Norse ''sneypa'', “to outrage, dishonour, disgrace”.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/snape “Snape” entry on Dictionary.com]</ref>
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[[J. K. Rowling]] has said that she took the surname Snape from an English village<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/fall00-etoys.html 2000 Interview]</ref>, probably one in Yorkshire near Hadrian’s Wall. Snape is also an English verb meaning “to be hard upon, rebuke, snub”, derived from the Old Norse ''sneypa'', “to outrage, dishonour, disgrace”.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/snape “Snape” entry on Dictionary.com]</ref>
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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[[fr:Famille Rogue]]
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[[pl:Rodzina Snape]]
 
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[[Category:Families]]
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[[Category:Wizard families]]
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[[Category:Snape family]]
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[[Category:Muggle families]]

Revision as of 11:01, 8 September 2013

Snape is the surname of a family with both Muggle and magical members. In modern times, they resided in a house on Spinner's End. Mr. and Mrs. Evans and their daughters Petunia and Lily lived nearby.[2] The Snapes are related to the pure-blood Prince family.

Sometime before 1960, pure-blood witch Eileen Prince married Muggle Tobias Snape. They had one child, half-blood wizard Severus Snape. The marriage seemed to be unhappy, as they lived in near-destitution, frequently argued, and were neglectful of their son.[3]

With Severus's death in 1998, the Snape family may have become extinct, as Severus had no sibilings and no children of his own,.

Family Members

Etymology

J. K. Rowling has said that she took the surname Snape from an English village[4], probably one in Yorkshire near Hadrian’s Wall. Snape is also an English verb meaning “to be hard upon, rebuke, snub”, derived from the Old Norse sneypa, “to outrage, dishonour, disgrace”.[5]

Notes and references