CFC: Wizarding War Heroes Special Edition

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Wizarding War Heroes

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Severus Snape

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Severus Snape, born 9th January 1960. Appointed youngest ever Head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1981.

A former Death Eater, Professor Snape was sensationally acquitted of all charges against him by the Wizengamot after the direct intercession of revered double Order of Merlin honouree Albus Dumbledore shortly after the end of the First Wizarding War. From 1991 onwards protected Boy-Who-Lived (twice) Harry Potter against various nefarious attempts of the (then) weakened Dark 'Lord' Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) to destroy him.

Resumed his Death Eater role on 24th June 1995 after the infamous return to power of megalomaniac supreme, Riddle, whom he continued to dupe for a further three years in his secret role as a double agent for the iconic Order of the Phoenix, the secret organisation formed by Albus Dumbledore to fight against Riddle's evil rise to power.

Risked life and limb to convince 'Barking' Lord Voldemort that he had remained loyal to him. Further established himself within Riddle's inner circle by supplying aforementioned narcissist with 'intelligence' on Chosen One Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Professor Snape cemented his position as Riddle's most trusted servant after the apparent murder of Supreme Mugwump Albus Dumbledore, an act he committed unwillingly at the personal request of Dumbledore in order to fool Riddle and his notorious gang of Death Eaters into believing his supreme loyalty to their nefarious cause.

After manipulating Riddle into appointing him as Headmaster of Hogwarts in September of 1997, Professor Snape strove to protect the students of Hogwarts against the highly dangerous Death Eater teachers Alecto and Amycus Carrow, and secretly aided Harry Potter in his quest to destroy Riddle's infamous Horcruxes while simultaneously maintaining the façade of devotion to his deranged 'master'.

Savaged on Riddle's command by the Dark wizard's pet snake and living Horcrux, Nagini, in the Shrieking Shack during the Battle of Hogwarts, Professor Snape tragically died before he was able to witness the fruits of his long and difficult labours: the final and ultimate destruction of Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Awarded Order of Merlin First Class (posthumous) for his exemplary efforts during the First and Second Wizarding Wars, Professor Snape's body is interred in the same tomb as his long-time friend and great ally, Albus Dumbledore.

Attained great (if posthumous) acclaim in the Wizarding community for several ground-breaking Potions papers he had written during his tenure at Hogwarts, which were first unearthed from his ruined office after the Battle of Hogwarts itself; the most notable of which contains the amazing Anti-Lupin(e) Formula; a potion designed to actively repel werewolves by temporarily transforming the would-be victim into a humongous flesh-eating flea.

Subject of the best-selling books Severus Snape: Closet Gryffindor? by Quincy 'Quickfire' MacGilligan and The Nose Knows: An Olfactory Guide to Potions Mastery by Basil Crapper. The late Professor's covert spying methods have been adopted (in part) by the Ministry of Magic's newly formed State Amalgamated Reconnaissance Centre And Serious Threat Intelligence Corps, popularly known as Ghastly Interrogation Tacticians (S.A.R.C.A.S.T.I.C. G.I.T.s).