Of all the characters in the Harry Potter universe, Severus Snape may be the most intriguing. He starts off as a cruel professor, one who makes the Boy Who Lived's time at Hogwarts miserable from the start. He then murders Albus Dumbledore, in a twist that left fans reeling. But, by the end, it was revealed he was a good guy and a character with immeasurable depth and intrigue, so much so he probably deserves a standalone book (one day).

在《哈利·波特》的所有角色中，西弗勒斯·斯内普可能是最吸引人的。他从一开始便以一个冷峻的形象示人，让我们“大难不死的男孩”在霍格沃茨的生活痛苦不堪。之后，他“谋杀”了阿不思·邓布利多，这也是让书粉们非常不安的节点。但是最后，真相水落石出，斯内普是一个好人，而且是一个有着不可估量的深度和吸引力的角色，以至于他很值得一本属于他的专注。

The movies did a good job with Snape, with the late Alan Rickman shining in the role. But not every piece of information about the Potions Master made it onto the big screen.

电影在斯内普的角色处理上做得很好，由Alan Rickman出演了角色。但是，并不是有关魔药大师的每条信息都被显示在大屏幕上。

01

He Was King Of The Dark Arts At School

他是学校的黑魔法之王

In The Order of the Phoenix movie, fans get a glimpse into Snape's past. Harry uses a shield charm on his professor and sees a moment where his father James and close friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew all gang up on the future Potions Master, humiliating him by dangling him from his ankles. James even proposes removing Snape's trousers, just for extra insult.

在“ 凤凰社”电影中，粉丝可以窥见斯内普的过去。哈利对他的教授使用了盔甲护身咒，看到了斯内普回忆中的一瞬，那时哈利的父亲詹姆斯和他的密友小天狼星布莱克，莱姆斯·卢平和彼得·佩蒂格鲁都对未来的魔药大师大加指责，从脚踝把他吊起来羞辱。詹姆斯甚至建议扒掉斯内普的裤子，只是为了进一步羞辱取乐。

But Sirius, in The Goblet of Fire book, delves a little deeper. He claims that Snape, as a student, knew more Dark Arts spells than anybody else at the school, hence why they were so ruthless towards him. That said, it still doesn't excuse the bullying and it's no surprise that Snape found himself cozying up to Lord Voldemort once he leaves the castle behind.

但是小天狼星在《火焰杯》一书的所言让我们对此事了解的更多了一些。他说，斯内普作为一名学生，对黑魔法的了解比在学校其他任何人都多，因此他们才对他如此无情。话虽如此，这仍然不能成为欺凌行为的借口。在这种情况下，斯内普离开城堡后总会追随伏地魔也就不足为奇了。

02

James Saved Snape's Life

詹姆斯救过斯内普一命

James, Sirius, Remus and Peter nicknamed themselves 'The Marauders.' Somewhat bafflingly, The Prisoner of Azkaban movie doesn't touch too much on this. But the book of the same name does and, in it, it's revealed that James actually saved Snape's life during their time at Hogwarts.

詹姆斯，小天狼星，雷木斯和彼得自称“掠夺者”。令人困惑的是，《阿兹卡班的囚徒》电影对这一块并没有触及太多。但是书中却触及了，并且其中还透露出实际上詹姆斯在霍格沃茨期间拯救了斯内普的性命。

Sirius tricked Snape into trying to enter the Whomping Willow, where he encountered Lupin transformed into a werewolf. When James gets wind of this, he then intervenes and saves his Slytherin rival from a horrible fate. This is to save his own skin more than anything but it's good of him, nonetheless.

小天狼星诱使斯内普进入打人柳，在那里他遇到了变成狼人的卢平。当詹姆斯得到风声，他干预其中并把他的斯莱特林死敌从可怕的命运中救出。这是为了保住自己的小命，但是他做得很好。

03

Snape Overheard The Prophecy

斯内普偷听了预言

The Prophecy is another thing that the movie doesn't delve too deep into. Once again, however, the details are greater in the source material than they are on the big screen.

预言是另一件电影没有深入探讨的事情。但原著中的细节还是比大屏幕上的细节极致。

Harry finds out in The Half-Blood Prince novel that Snape overheard the prophecy being created during his younger years. He eavesdropped on Professor Dumbledore's job interview with Sybill Trelawney at the Hog's Head, but was then caught by Aberforth Dumbledore, who chucked him out. Snape relayed what he'd heard to Voldemort, who then decided to go after Harry and his parents. Had he stayed around and heard the full thing, the Dark Lord could have tried to wipe out Neville Longbottom instead.

哈利在混血王子的日记中发现，斯内普在他年轻的时候无意中听到了这个预言。他偷听了邓布利多教授在猪头酒吧和西比尔·特里劳妮的面谈，但是后来被阿波佛·邓不利多发现了，他被赶了出去。斯内普把他听到的话告诉了伏地魔，伏地魔随后决定去找哈利和他的父母。如果他当初能留下来听完整个故事，黑魔王试图消灭可能就是纳威·隆巴顿了。

04

Snape Forced Lupin To Resign

斯内普迫使卢平辞职

Lupin is the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Harry has during his time at Hogwarts. He's kind, teaches him how to deal with Dementors, and offers him a good insight into what his father was like, given that they were both close friends during their time at the castle. Unfortunately, fans of The Prisoner of Azkaban see him resign - with little reason why.