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|name = Eileen Snape (née Prince) |
|name = Eileen Snape (née Prince) |
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|born = c. [[1930]]<ref name="birthyear">Eileen's sixth-year Potions book was published "around" fifty years prior to [[1996]] ({{HBP|B|16}}). Assuming she purchased it new in [[1946]] and assuming she was sixteen at the time, she would have been born around [[1930]], although she may have bought a used copy or purchased it earlier.</ref>, [[Great Britain]] or [[Ireland]] |
|born = c. [[1930]]<ref name="birthyear">Eileen's sixth-year Potions book was published "around" fifty years prior to [[1996]] ({{HBP|B|16}}). Assuming she purchased it new in [[1946]] and assuming she was sixteen at the time, she would have been born around [[1930]], although she may have bought a used copy or purchased it earlier.</ref>, [[Great Britain]] or [[Ireland]] |
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| − | |blood = [[Pure-blood]]<ref name="blood">In {{HBP|B|30}}, Harry |
+ | |blood = [[Pure-blood]]<ref name="blood">In {{HBP|B|30}}, Harry stated that Eileen was a pure-blood twice, and in {{HBP|B|25}}, Hermione seemed to believe that the Princes were a wizarding family.</ref> {{c|possibly}} |
|marital = Married |
|marital = Married |
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|nationality = [[Great Britain|British]] |
|nationality = [[Great Britain|British]] |
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|title = *Captain of the [[Hogwarts Gobstones Team]]<ref name="HP25">{{HBP|B|25}}</ref> |
|title = *Captain of the [[Hogwarts Gobstones Team]]<ref name="HP25">{{HBP|B|25}}</ref> |
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| − | *President of the [[Hogwarts Gobstone Club]]<ref name="PM">{{ |
+ | *President of the [[Hogwarts Gobstone Club]]<ref name="PM">{{WW|gobstones}}</ref> |
|species = [[Human]]<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> |
|species = [[Human]]<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> |
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|gender = Female<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> |
|gender = Female<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> |
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|family = *[[Tobias Snape]] (husband) |
|family = *[[Tobias Snape]] (husband) |
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*[[Severus Snape]] (son) † |
*[[Severus Snape]] (son) † |
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| − | |house = [[Slytherin]]<ref name="house">{{HBP|B|4}} - Slughorn states that family members are usually Sorted into the same House. This may indicate that Eileen was Sorted into Slytherin. Additional supporting evidence is that Severus wanted to be in Slytherin before he even got to school, |
+ | |house = [[Slytherin]]<ref name="house">{{HBP|B|4}} - Slughorn states that family members are usually Sorted into the same House. This may indicate that Eileen was Sorted into Slytherin. Additional supporting evidence is that Severus wanted to be in Slytherin before he even got to school, possibly because his mother had been in Slytherin.</ref> {{c|possibly}} |
|loyalty = *[[Prince family]] |
|loyalty = *[[Prince family]] |
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The couple either neglected Severus, were too poor to care for him well, or both. His clothes were mismatched and did not fit properly. When he began his first year of school at Hogwarts, he changed into his uniform quickly after getting onto the [[Hogwarts Express]], apparently glad to be rid of his Muggle clothes. |
The couple either neglected Severus, were too poor to care for him well, or both. His clothes were mismatched and did not fit properly. When he began his first year of school at Hogwarts, he changed into his uniform quickly after getting onto the [[Hogwarts Express]], apparently glad to be rid of his Muggle clothes. |
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| − | Despite this, Severus was already talented with magic before he received his [[Hogwarts acceptance letter|Hogwarts letter]] in [[1971]]. In [[1995]], Sirius Black claimed that Severus knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the students in seventh year.<ref> |
+ | Despite this, Severus was already talented with magic before he received his [[Hogwarts acceptance letter|Hogwarts letter]] in [[1971]]. In [[1995]], Sirius Black claimed that Severus knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the students in seventh year.<ref>{{GOF|B|27}}</ref> It is possible that Eileen taught him these spells or that he taught himself from books she owned. |
On [[1 September]], [[1971]], Eileen accompanied Severus to [[Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters]] at [[King's Cross Station]] and watched him leave on the [[Hogwarts Express]].<ref name="DH33" /> Whatever Eileen's thoughts on the matter were, Severus was exhilarated to leave for Hogwarts.<ref name="DH33" /> |
On [[1 September]], [[1971]], Eileen accompanied Severus to [[Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters]] at [[King's Cross Station]] and watched him leave on the [[Hogwarts Express]].<ref name="DH33" /> Whatever Eileen's thoughts on the matter were, Severus was exhilarated to leave for Hogwarts.<ref name="DH33" /> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*At Hogwarts, her son Severus used her surname and his blood status to make his nickname of "the Half-Blood Prince". |
*At Hogwarts, her son Severus used her surname and his blood status to make his nickname of "the Half-Blood Prince". |
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| − | *There is a theory that [[Irma Pince]], the librarian during Harry Potter's years at Hogwarts, is actually Eileen in disguise. Pince's name is an anagram of "I am Prince" or "I'm a Prince". Her description matches that of Eileen's, having the same hooked nose and dark hair as Severus. Both she and Severus have snappy, stern personalities. She is a librarian and, incidentally, the sitting room in the Snape home contains many shelves of books (as seen by [[Narcissa Malfoy]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] during a visit in 1996). Eileen was willing to marry a non-magical man, Tobias, and Pince was rumoured to be involved with [[Argus Filch]], the [[Squib]] caretaker of Hogwarts. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 22:14, 2 November 2019
- Hermione Granger: " [...] there was a tiny announcement about Eileen Prince marrying a Muggle called Tobias Snape and then later an announcement saying that she'd given birth to a —"
- Harry Potter: "— murderer."
- — Hermione revealing Severus Snape's parentage[src]
Eileen Snape (née Prince) (born c. 1930) was a British witch, wife to the Muggle Tobias Snape and mother to Severus Snape.[7]
Biography
Early life
Eileen was born into the wizarding Prince family[7] in Great Britain, likely around 1930.[1]
She likely began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry around 1941.[1] Presumably, she was Sorted into Slytherin.[6] While at school, Eileen was captain of the school Gobstones team during her fifth year.[3] She was concurrently the President of the Hogwarts Gobstone Club.[4]
Adulthood
After graduating, Eileen met the Muggle Tobias Snape and married him.[7] They moved into a terraced house in Cokeworth on a street called Spinner's End. It was close to the mill and near a nasty-smelling, polluted river.[8]
Eileen's decision to marry Tobias may have resulted in her being disowned by her family — similar to Andromeda Tonks, who was disowned by her family after she married a Muggle-born man.
On 9 January, 1960, she gave birth to a son, Severus Snape.[7] Severus' childhood was plagued by the tumultuous, explosive atmosphere in the home, with his parents often fighting.[5] Tobias would shout at Eileen and may have been physically abusive as well.
The couple either neglected Severus, were too poor to care for him well, or both. His clothes were mismatched and did not fit properly. When he began his first year of school at Hogwarts, he changed into his uniform quickly after getting onto the Hogwarts Express, apparently glad to be rid of his Muggle clothes.
Despite this, Severus was already talented with magic before he received his Hogwarts letter in 1971. In 1995, Sirius Black claimed that Severus knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the students in seventh year.[9] It is possible that Eileen taught him these spells or that he taught himself from books she owned.
On 1 September, 1971, Eileen accompanied Severus to Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters at King's Cross Station and watched him leave on the Hogwarts Express.[8] Whatever Eileen's thoughts on the matter were, Severus was exhilarated to leave for Hogwarts.[8]
Later life
It is unknown what happened to Eileen after her son began Hogwarts. By 1996, Severus had taken over the house at Spinner's End.[10] She might have died, or perhaps she had moved out of her marital home at some point in the twenty-four years since.
Physical appearance
At age fifteen, Eileen was skinny and unattractive, looking simultaneously cross and sullen. She had heavy brows and a long, pallid face.[3] By 1971, not much had changed: Eileen was thin, hunched, sour-faced and sallow.[8]
Etymology
"Eileen" is from Celtic, English and Irish roots and has a long-standing history in each culture. In Irish, it is known as a variation of "Helen". It became a more popular name in the 19th century. It is rumoured to have roots in Latin, American, French and Greek cultures, however, such claims are not backed up with much evidence. Another variation of this name is Eileene which is most commonly used in Ireland.
Other versions of Eileen; "Aileen" (Scottish), "Eibhlin" (the original source for the name), "Eila" (Celtic variant of both "Eileen" and "Aileen"), "Eireen" (Norwegian variant of "Irene" or "Eileen"), "Eleanor" (a similarly-rooted name to "Eileen" in Irish).
Eileen's maiden name was Prince. Prince is a general term for a monarch or a member of a monarch's family, and is a hereditary title of some European royalty, likely alluding to the aristocratic status of pure-blood families in the wizarding world. The word is derived from the Latin princeps, meaning "a prime", which was one of the titles of the Roman Emperor, in which case it was generally translated as "First Citizen". The Prince is also the title of a famous political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli; an interesting point considering that the adjective derived from the author's surname, Machiavellian, is defined as "attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming and unscrupulous methods", which may allude to the ideal traits of Slytherin house.[11]
Behind the scenes
- At Hogwarts, her son Severus used her surname and his blood status to make his nickname of "the Half-Blood Prince".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eileen's sixth-year Potions book was published "around" fifty years prior to 1996 (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 16 (A Very Frosty Christmas)). Assuming she purchased it new in 1946 and assuming she was sixteen at the time, she would have been born around 1930, although she may have bought a used copy or purchased it earlier.
- ↑ In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb), Harry stated that Eileen was a pure-blood twice, and in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 25 (The Seer Overheard), Hermione seemed to believe that the Princes were a wizarding family.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 25 (The Seer Overheard) Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HP25" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Gobstones" at Wizarding World
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn) - Slughorn states that family members are usually Sorted into the same House. This may indicate that Eileen was Sorted into Slytherin. Additional supporting evidence is that Severus wanted to be in Slytherin before he even got to school, possibly because his mother had been in Slytherin.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 2 (Spinner's End)
- ↑ Wiktionary Definition: Machiavellian
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