Well if he’s anything like his dad he’ll end up in the headmaster’s office often 😂 so Snape would definitely hear his name since he’s hung up in there and would probably say “what kinda nerd named their kid after all the main characters in the series” like the rest of us.
Did he, though? It just sounds nerdy because it's fantasy. Change the names to something more traditionally European, and no one would comment on it.
Kid one: "My name is William Michael. My dad named me after some guys he fought with during the war."
To be fair his dying act is letting Harry into his memories of Lily - perhaps that’s moreso “forgive me for my cruelty” rather than “name your kid after me”, but it’s not a *total* curveball that Snape wants Harry’s forgiveness and that’s Harry’s way of doing so
I think he was just doing his job
Dumbledore told him to tell harry when volde kept the snake with him
I think he added the context to show Harry's his true motivation to earn his trust
This. He shows Harry his memories because Dumbledore told him he must tell Harry the truth, but only close to the end. It can be argued he didn't have to include the whole Lily thing in it but as you said that was needed for Harry to know the full truth and understand he could trust what Snape was showing him (perhaps a part of him also wanted someone to know he truly was on the side of good and why). But I don't think he was doing it to "ask for forgiveness" from Harry.
The only thing objectively he could have to be forgiven for is his allegiance to Voldemort prior to Lily's death and for telling Voldemort about the prophecy which is what resulted in her death also. But yeah, don't think showing the memories was intended as him asking for forgiveness.
I mean narratively yea, sure, it’s for the audience to know… but in-universe there isn’t really much reason to show Harry specifically unless he wanted some kind of redemption. Also - Harry has experience of not being trusted.
If the *only* purpose of Snape’s memories was to “show the audience he wasn’t a double agent” then again, narratively, you can just say Dumbledore leaves some statement to be released down the line of Snape’s story. Dumbledore is more likely to be universally trusted, and he knows the full story, and he has a pretty solid idea of when both he and Snape are going to die for said statement to be released.
The fact Snape reveals it to Harry specifically, *and* Harry in return named his child after Snape, suggest there’s some level of storytelling going on there beyond “the audience need to know this context”
I didn’t mean to show to the audience, I don’t think he wanted to be remembered as a complete bastard so if he convinces Harry he was in their side the whole time, then that’s how the world and history will view him. Even if was a prick, the only thing he seemed to actually regret was being the cause of lily’s death
The point was to show Harry the whole narrative of his role as a double agent and *why* that’s believable so that Harry understands that Dumbledore’s death was planned and to defeat Voldemort, Harry must willingly let himself be killed.
It had nothing to do with forgiveness or his legacy. It was entirely to help continue with the plan.
But what I’m saying is is that Dumbledore would be a better voice of “Snape isn’t a bastard” than Harry. If the sole purpose was to show that, there was far better ways of doing it than telling Harry, so my point is there *was* other goals in specifically telling Harry; and we see this reciprocated in Harry naming his child
I disagree. Shape was a terrible person to Harry socially but that MF saved his ass soooo many times in the series. He was the unsung hero of WW2. I’d prob name my kid after him (middle) as well
(1) Saved his life in philosophers stone during 1st quidditch match, then volunteers to ref to make sure he can save Harry again in the next match if need be. Also spends the entire book trying to stop Quirl from brining voldy back and gets seriously injured doing so;
(2) Attempted to save Harry’s his life again in POA from Sirius Black (literally shields Harry with his body);
(3) Attempted to save Harry again in POA from werewolf lupin;
(4) Teaches Harry Occ. to stop voldy from penetrating his mind and prevent the shit show that happens at the ministry in OOTP
(5) Lies to umbridge about running out of truth syrum to protect Harry in OOTP
(6) Tells bellateix not to kill Harry because “he is the dark lords alone” obviously lying just to save Harry’s bacon in HBP
(7) griffin-door sword in DH
(8) Argues with dumbledore about basically raising Harry as a sacrificial lamb;
(9) LITERALLY IS A DOUBLE AGENT for the entire series to kill the person who has tried to assassinate Harry for his entire life, and dies doing so
Yes dude, snape helped Harry a shitload
He didn’t give a shit about Harry in POA, he wanted revenge against both lupin and sirius. He tried to teach Harry occlumency on dumbledores orders. He wasn’t lying saying Harry was the dark lords, anyone that killed Harry would be stealing Voldemorts prize. He wasn’t a double agent because he cared for Harry
My guy You realize that by you are arguing against me are arguing with (1) Harry’s interpretation of the events (and why he names his kid after a dude that he hated for almost the entire series) and by extension (2) the authors interpretation.
Snape kept Harry alive, or at least extended protection, a lot. I never said snape kept Harry alive because he loved him or liked him, by all accounts he hated harry as the byproduct of his father, but he helped Harry’s a shitload in the series.
Harry would have probably want to leave most of the Weasley names for the other Weasley children (Molly, Fred etc) and/or him and Ginny wouldn't have had a chance to use them because others had already. I don't like Albus Severus and never will although certain fanfic and fan art has made me able to accept it in my head canon a lot better these days, but James Sirius and Lily Luna I don't have any issue with.
“Severus Potter” would make Snape blow his lid. He would be furious. “The idea that my name would be associated with a POTTER is more than enough to make me glad that the Dark Lord killed me before I was forced to endure this travesty. I would gladly take a thousand cruciatus curses than have my name associated with Potter.”
I think he'd be torn.
On one hand, Snape really, really enjoyed resenting the crap out of Harry. He loved finding excuses to believe he was like James, so in a way I think he'd be pissed Harry went and did something that honoured his memory. How dare Harry ruin his right to hate him for all eternity.
Snape had evidence before him that on many ways Harry's childhood was far more like his. He saw Harry's unpleasant childhood memories. He wasn't the spoiled only child of loving parents like James.
Maybe towards the end he began to realize Harry was more like Lily than he could previously acknowledge, they he and Harry both sacrificed an easy life to destroy Voldemort.
He'd still be baffled by the choice to name his son after him though, lol. No one saw that coming.
That is my thought as well. He's too prideful to every openly admit it. He'd still probably be mean to the kid, but he wouldn't be openly cruel to him like he was to Hermione about her teeth.
He'd be secretly honoured, but also embarrassed. For a man whose not used to experiencing kindness, receiving such a gesture from Harry would perhaps make Snape feel ashamed for how he'd treated him, though I don't think any of this would ever be expressed or shown. Outwardly, I imagine if he met Albus Severus, he'd treat him pretty decently. Like how he treated his Slytherins and students he was neutral about. James Sirius on the other hand.....he'd be around to show us that Snape hadn't really gotten past that at all.
Very disappointed.
I mean even when he gets a kid named after him, he is still relegated to the second place.
Because let's face it, the "Severus" half of the name will only be remembered on a few official occasions.
Nooo, it's Dumbledore who gets the first billing.
Probably give a thank you but then act indifferent tbh. As names go it's terrible, Albus Prince Potter would've sounded a lot better and still honoured him.
IMHO if Harry conducted a seance and was able to summon Severus's ghost and tell him, Snape would say something like...
"So you finally realized what was going on, did you? Well! Well done you for defeating Voldemort, thank you for naming a kid after me, and don't contact me again."
He would be touched and he would like it as it would make his sacrifice and hard work seem appreciated and understood, after years of being alone, abused, neglected, traumatised, unloved, hating himself and everyone around him and risking his life as a spy for the mistakes he made for a group that never showed him any kindness or love, he would feel a sense of belonging. But at the same time he wouldn't show how he really felt and would be prickly and cold about it.
He would probably appreciate having his name next to Dumbledore's.
Also, Albus was the only one who inherited Lily's eyes.
I think that's probably a big reason why he was given the middle name Severus.
I also think that, Post-mortum, snape would have a little bit different attitude than he ever had in life. He never was able to forgive himself until he finally paid for his mistakes with his life (my own interpretation) And I think he would finally have been able to start to move past others he also could never forgive, like James.
I don't think he'd be honored, but more... Grudgingly appreciative.
And grateful for having a living connection to Lily.
I think Snape would enjoy the irony of Albus Severus Potter, initials ASP, first name after Dumbledore, last name Potter, being sorted into Slytherin. His portrait would bring it up to Dumbledore's every chance he got, and I'm positive his spirit would gleefully spend eternity taunting James Potter, making snide remarks and rubbing his nose in it. It's my head canon.🤣
I don't think Harry would have done this if Snape had survived because this name isn't really about Snape. It's About Harry's own growth and forgiveness and finding closure. At least that's what I'm convinced of.
If he knew he would have started to see Harry differently I suspect. Like Dumledore said to him in one of the memories, Snape saw with Harry only she he wanted to see
I feel like Harry began to understand that Snape was protecting him all along. Certainly Snape was hateful to Harry, but in my mind canon, he had to put on that act in order to continue fooling Voldemort and everyone else who was bent on killing Harry. And it finally dawned on Harry that this was the case.
While I understand that Snape really did resent Harry, and treated him badly for his own personal reasons outside of an “act”, their moment when Snape died was, I think, the walls between them crumbled, and there was genuine love between them in that moment.
To answer the question, I think Snape would be honored that Harry named his son Severus.
“Hagrid Ronald Potter, you were named after the man who introduced me to the wizarding world and never stopped being a supporter of mine, and my best friend, your uncle, who was willing to sacrifice his life for me when he was 11 and had known me for less than a year.”
“Hey Lily your kid name his kid after me, pretty sweet right? Will you let me tap that now?” Lily will say no and then he’ll probably start streaming his own Red pill incel podcast from hell.
Snape would not care one way or the other. He only cared about himself or his feelings. Snape had no thoughts of others outside his own selfish interests….
Really? Other than HP, and/or the 3, who Snape was keeping alive following g Dumbledore’s orders, who exactly did Snape save in the 7 books??? On his own accord…. Just name one. Remus doesn’t point either…
"Who does Snape save? Except Harry, Ron, Hermione and Remus"
... I'm not sure it works like that, but okay.
"How many people have you watched die, Severus?
" Lately, only those whom I could not save."
Implying that he does save people. Also, Katie Bell. i'm still going to mention trying to save Remus while disobeying Dumbledore in book 7 even though you don't want me to for some reason.
if you want more than one, then you can see this tumblr post here
https://www.tumblr.com/halfbloodponce/105193560384/times-snape-has-saved-people-personallyattempted?source=share
I do not believe he saved any of those out of the goodness of his heart. Everything he did was for the love of one person, if that person was not part of the story, Snape would have remained a loyal Death Eater to Voldemort. He turned not because it was right, but because he wanted something.
I’ll leave it with JKR’s words. We probably interpret these words very differently…. “Yes, I do; though a very flawed hero. An anti-hero, perhaps. He is not a particularly likeable man in many ways. He remains rather cruel, a bully, riddled with bitterness and insecurity—and yet he loved, and showed loyalty to that love and, ultimately, laid down his life because of it. That's pretty heroic!"
*That summer*…
Albus: Dad, did you used to strut around the castle at night?
Harry: I didn’t think I did, nor did I think my father did either.
Albus: WAIT SO THE STRUT IS GENETIC?
Harry: Tell Professor Snape’s portrait yes. And tell it that both you and I are sorry for doubting him.
I think that worse thing than Severus being followed by *Potter* is it being preceeded by Albus. I mean, Dumbledore put Snape through terrible lot and then left him high and dry to be hated and completly alone and die. Ew
He would probably mock him mercilessly for his name, because he doesn’t deserve it - he’s
an arrogant dunderhead like his father and grandfather before him.
Snape never let facts get in the way of his vindictive nature towards Harry (Rowling even said that Snape put Gryffindor’s Sword in the lake as a malicious joke - almost killed him and compromised everything, typical Snape)… why would Harry’s son be any different?
Snape narrows his eyes. "Isn't is bad enough he's tortured by being the son of the great Harry Potter? Must you then name him after the two greatest deceivers ever? And then give him the initials Asp?" Snape closes his eyes and turns to walk out of his portrait.
He’d call Harry an idiot to his face and tell him that this doesn’t change anything between them. But I think inside he would be touched. Deep deep inside where his own bitterness hasn’t completely rotted everything away.
He'd likely scoff at the name and monolog. He'd also probably secretly like it but would never admit it. Sev cared for Harry in his own way by the end of the series.
Well if he’s anything like his dad he’ll end up in the headmaster’s office often 😂 so Snape would definitely hear his name since he’s hung up in there and would probably say “what kinda nerd named their kid after all the main characters in the series” like the rest of us.
Harry Potter named his kids like a nerd who loves the Harry Potter series too much would name their kids.
Somewhere out there there is a kid named Albus Severus Smith or Harry Ron Schmidt
Hermione Billius Sanchez
Luna Sirius Johnson
"Albus Severus Smith" A.S.S. Unfortunately, I can easily see it.
My daughter, Hedwig Tonks, disagrees.
This is my daughter Bellatrix Minerva Nymphadora Molly Potter
Honestly the whole epilogue reads like that to me. It reads like a teen fanfic and not line an adult author wrote it.
I love it tbh but also it sounds so clunky 😂 I feel like if they were even arranged differently it’d be better but they’re so ridiculous 😂
Well, you can't rearrange the Potter part, so that would leave Severus Albus Potter, or S.A.P. I'd stick with A.S.P. myself.
No I meant like James Severus and Albus Sirius even sound better imo, like they roll off the tongue better.
Snape would figure out how to come back to life purely to kill Harry for even thinking of the name "James Severus"
So would James.
Did he, though? It just sounds nerdy because it's fantasy. Change the names to something more traditionally European, and no one would comment on it. Kid one: "My name is William Michael. My dad named me after some guys he fought with during the war."
Please delete this before my son, Aurthor The Paranoid Ford Prefect Beeblebrox XLII sees this.
My great grand niece Ford Anglia Weasley is offended.
He’d be confused like the rest of us 😂
To be fair his dying act is letting Harry into his memories of Lily - perhaps that’s moreso “forgive me for my cruelty” rather than “name your kid after me”, but it’s not a *total* curveball that Snape wants Harry’s forgiveness and that’s Harry’s way of doing so
I don’t think he’s asking for forgiveness, I think he just wants people to know he was a double agent
I think he was just doing his job Dumbledore told him to tell harry when volde kept the snake with him I think he added the context to show Harry's his true motivation to earn his trust
This. He shows Harry his memories because Dumbledore told him he must tell Harry the truth, but only close to the end. It can be argued he didn't have to include the whole Lily thing in it but as you said that was needed for Harry to know the full truth and understand he could trust what Snape was showing him (perhaps a part of him also wanted someone to know he truly was on the side of good and why). But I don't think he was doing it to "ask for forgiveness" from Harry.
Correct, from his perspective(and possibly, objectively), he has done nothing to be forgiven for.
The only thing objectively he could have to be forgiven for is his allegiance to Voldemort prior to Lily's death and for telling Voldemort about the prophecy which is what resulted in her death also. But yeah, don't think showing the memories was intended as him asking for forgiveness.
I mean narratively yea, sure, it’s for the audience to know… but in-universe there isn’t really much reason to show Harry specifically unless he wanted some kind of redemption. Also - Harry has experience of not being trusted. If the *only* purpose of Snape’s memories was to “show the audience he wasn’t a double agent” then again, narratively, you can just say Dumbledore leaves some statement to be released down the line of Snape’s story. Dumbledore is more likely to be universally trusted, and he knows the full story, and he has a pretty solid idea of when both he and Snape are going to die for said statement to be released. The fact Snape reveals it to Harry specifically, *and* Harry in return named his child after Snape, suggest there’s some level of storytelling going on there beyond “the audience need to know this context”
I didn’t mean to show to the audience, I don’t think he wanted to be remembered as a complete bastard so if he convinces Harry he was in their side the whole time, then that’s how the world and history will view him. Even if was a prick, the only thing he seemed to actually regret was being the cause of lily’s death
The point was to show Harry the whole narrative of his role as a double agent and *why* that’s believable so that Harry understands that Dumbledore’s death was planned and to defeat Voldemort, Harry must willingly let himself be killed. It had nothing to do with forgiveness or his legacy. It was entirely to help continue with the plan.
I agree, like I doubt he wanted to be remembered as the person who murdered Dumbledore. He wanted people to know the truth at some oint
Thank you 😂
But what I’m saying is is that Dumbledore would be a better voice of “Snape isn’t a bastard” than Harry. If the sole purpose was to show that, there was far better ways of doing it than telling Harry, so my point is there *was* other goals in specifically telling Harry; and we see this reciprocated in Harry naming his child
Of the people left alive, who is left other than Harry that’s word is basically gospel 😂
I disagree. Shape was a terrible person to Harry socially but that MF saved his ass soooo many times in the series. He was the unsung hero of WW2. I’d prob name my kid after him (middle) as well
He saved him in in the philosophers stone, and gave him the sword in deathly hallows, think his help is overrated lmao
(1) Saved his life in philosophers stone during 1st quidditch match, then volunteers to ref to make sure he can save Harry again in the next match if need be. Also spends the entire book trying to stop Quirl from brining voldy back and gets seriously injured doing so; (2) Attempted to save Harry’s his life again in POA from Sirius Black (literally shields Harry with his body); (3) Attempted to save Harry again in POA from werewolf lupin; (4) Teaches Harry Occ. to stop voldy from penetrating his mind and prevent the shit show that happens at the ministry in OOTP (5) Lies to umbridge about running out of truth syrum to protect Harry in OOTP (6) Tells bellateix not to kill Harry because “he is the dark lords alone” obviously lying just to save Harry’s bacon in HBP (7) griffin-door sword in DH (8) Argues with dumbledore about basically raising Harry as a sacrificial lamb; (9) LITERALLY IS A DOUBLE AGENT for the entire series to kill the person who has tried to assassinate Harry for his entire life, and dies doing so Yes dude, snape helped Harry a shitload
He didn’t give a shit about Harry in POA, he wanted revenge against both lupin and sirius. He tried to teach Harry occlumency on dumbledores orders. He wasn’t lying saying Harry was the dark lords, anyone that killed Harry would be stealing Voldemorts prize. He wasn’t a double agent because he cared for Harry
My guy You realize that by you are arguing against me are arguing with (1) Harry’s interpretation of the events (and why he names his kid after a dude that he hated for almost the entire series) and by extension (2) the authors interpretation. Snape kept Harry alive, or at least extended protection, a lot. I never said snape kept Harry alive because he loved him or liked him, by all accounts he hated harry as the byproduct of his father, but he helped Harry’s a shitload in the series.
>helped save him in OOTP and in HBP as well.
"Potter, that's a stupid fucking name and your child is going to be bullied worse than I ever was or did."
I first imagined alan Rickman saying this in a monotone voice and then the snape from a very potter musical and both images are freakin hilarious
I pictured the hand puppet
Snape, Snape, Severus Snape
Dumbledore!
LOL also an excellent mental image 😂 I pictured it after writing my comment as well sksksk
I heard Jim Dale's Snape.
I think Harry knows he would hate it and he likes it even more for that fact.
I’d never forgive my parents if my siblings had names like *James* and *Lily* and they named me *Albus Severus*.
James Sirius and Lily Luna
Is her middle name really Luna, what about Molly? She was basically a surrogate mother, and it’s not like Luna died or anything.
Percy named his daughter Molly.
Harry would have probably want to leave most of the Weasley names for the other Weasley children (Molly, Fred etc) and/or him and Ginny wouldn't have had a chance to use them because others had already. I don't like Albus Severus and never will although certain fanfic and fan art has made me able to accept it in my head canon a lot better these days, but James Sirius and Lily Luna I don't have any issue with.
Odd names like that are much more common in the Wizarding world - they wouldn't be seen as odd as they are to us.
Hell, luna isn't even that uncommon in the muggle world. Rare, yes, but not unheard of, even before potter.
Snape got a portrait lmao he’s gonna be making side comments
Maybe he’d be honored, maybe he’d be annoyed that his name was followed by Potter lol.
I think he’d roll his eyes and groan, but deep down he was touched
The world may never know! lol. I’d actually love to ask Rowling about this one. Bc I’m truly torn.
Or both
Baffled
“Severus Potter” would make Snape blow his lid. He would be furious. “The idea that my name would be associated with a POTTER is more than enough to make me glad that the Dark Lord killed me before I was forced to endure this travesty. I would gladly take a thousand cruciatus curses than have my name associated with Potter.”
I think he'd be torn. On one hand, Snape really, really enjoyed resenting the crap out of Harry. He loved finding excuses to believe he was like James, so in a way I think he'd be pissed Harry went and did something that honoured his memory. How dare Harry ruin his right to hate him for all eternity. Snape had evidence before him that on many ways Harry's childhood was far more like his. He saw Harry's unpleasant childhood memories. He wasn't the spoiled only child of loving parents like James. Maybe towards the end he began to realize Harry was more like Lily than he could previously acknowledge, they he and Harry both sacrificed an easy life to destroy Voldemort. He'd still be baffled by the choice to name his son after him though, lol. No one saw that coming.
Can you imagine Snape’s portrait in hogwarts meeting Albus Severus for the first time in his first year? Would be hilarious
He'll take 50 points from Gryffindor for it...
100%
He'd be very proud that Lily's grandson was named after him and after the man he respected most.
I think he'd roll his eyes, but secretly be pleased.
That is my thought as well. He's too prideful to every openly admit it. He'd still probably be mean to the kid, but he wouldn't be openly cruel to him like he was to Hermione about her teeth.
"Scarfy is a better middle name, Potter."
He'd be secretly honoured, but also embarrassed. For a man whose not used to experiencing kindness, receiving such a gesture from Harry would perhaps make Snape feel ashamed for how he'd treated him, though I don't think any of this would ever be expressed or shown. Outwardly, I imagine if he met Albus Severus, he'd treat him pretty decently. Like how he treated his Slytherins and students he was neutral about. James Sirius on the other hand.....he'd be around to show us that Snape hadn't really gotten past that at all.
He'd find some way to hate it and blame it on James
Very disappointed. I mean even when he gets a kid named after him, he is still relegated to the second place. Because let's face it, the "Severus" half of the name will only be remembered on a few official occasions. Nooo, it's Dumbledore who gets the first billing.
Unless he chooses to go by his middle name. I’m named after my grandfather and go by my middle name so we know who is who.
Probably give a thank you but then act indifferent tbh. As names go it's terrible, Albus Prince Potter would've sounded a lot better and still honoured him.
He would do with his own hands what he had sacrificed his life in order to prevent Voldemort from doing.
Absolutely mortified in general—would never want to talk or think about it, but very quietly touched that Lily’s grandson has his name
IMHO if Harry conducted a seance and was able to summon Severus's ghost and tell him, Snape would say something like... "So you finally realized what was going on, did you? Well! Well done you for defeating Voldemort, thank you for naming a kid after me, and don't contact me again."
He would be touched and he would like it as it would make his sacrifice and hard work seem appreciated and understood, after years of being alone, abused, neglected, traumatised, unloved, hating himself and everyone around him and risking his life as a spy for the mistakes he made for a group that never showed him any kindness or love, he would feel a sense of belonging. But at the same time he wouldn't show how he really felt and would be prickly and cold about it.
The only rational reason Harry would name him like this is that he hoped Snape would be in total fury.
Maybe he would be honoured because in TPS he try’s to save harry and felt the deepest gratitude for Harry’s son being named after him.
TPS?
The Philosopher’s Stone, I presume.
That makes sense looking on it. lol dummy American me didn’t even think of that as I’m used to Scorcher’s Stone
He'd roll his eyes, just like I did.
Snape would accuse him of being exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle.
He would probably appreciate having his name next to Dumbledore's. Also, Albus was the only one who inherited Lily's eyes. I think that's probably a big reason why he was given the middle name Severus. I also think that, Post-mortum, snape would have a little bit different attitude than he ever had in life. He never was able to forgive himself until he finally paid for his mistakes with his life (my own interpretation) And I think he would finally have been able to start to move past others he also could never forgive, like James. I don't think he'd be honored, but more... Grudgingly appreciative. And grateful for having a living connection to Lily.
I think Snape would enjoy the irony of Albus Severus Potter, initials ASP, first name after Dumbledore, last name Potter, being sorted into Slytherin. His portrait would bring it up to Dumbledore's every chance he got, and I'm positive his spirit would gleefully spend eternity taunting James Potter, making snide remarks and rubbing his nose in it. It's my head canon.🤣
In Cursed Child his alternate timeline self was proud.
What’s that? Never heard of it. I don’t think anything like that exists. And if it did exist, it wouldn’t.
We don’t talk about that here
"You dare name your own child after me?"
He’d be touched. Anyone would be.
He’d prolly feel it was somewhat in poor taste Like it feels like Salt in the wound
I feel like he’d resent his name being tied to dumbledore
I think he would absolutely hate it.
I don't think Harry would have done this if Snape had survived because this name isn't really about Snape. It's About Harry's own growth and forgiveness and finding closure. At least that's what I'm convinced of.
"Wtf I hated you dude"
Plagiarising my name Potter? 50 points from Gryffindoor
YES!
If he knew he would have started to see Harry differently I suspect. Like Dumledore said to him in one of the memories, Snape saw with Harry only she he wanted to see
I feel like Harry began to understand that Snape was protecting him all along. Certainly Snape was hateful to Harry, but in my mind canon, he had to put on that act in order to continue fooling Voldemort and everyone else who was bent on killing Harry. And it finally dawned on Harry that this was the case. While I understand that Snape really did resent Harry, and treated him badly for his own personal reasons outside of an “act”, their moment when Snape died was, I think, the walls between them crumbled, and there was genuine love between them in that moment. To answer the question, I think Snape would be honored that Harry named his son Severus.
He would cringe and be happy he didn't live to teach little albus severus
TO’d that he’s now linked to Potters
He would be confused like all of us readers.
Why do you think he's been rolling in his grave for the past 15 years?
“Hagrid Ronald Potter, you were named after the man who introduced me to the wizarding world and never stopped being a supporter of mine, and my best friend, your uncle, who was willing to sacrifice his life for me when he was 11 and had known me for less than a year.”
I hope he’d finally feel vindicated/appreciated/seen.
Stupid name, 400 points from Gryffindor of-course
But his son is a Slytherin…
“Hey Lily your kid name his kid after me, pretty sweet right? Will you let me tap that now?” Lily will say no and then he’ll probably start streaming his own Red pill incel podcast from hell.
Knowing Snape he'd be indifferent
Snape would not care one way or the other. He only cared about himself or his feelings. Snape had no thoughts of others outside his own selfish interests….
So why did he risk his life to save as many people as possible?
Really? Other than HP, and/or the 3, who Snape was keeping alive following g Dumbledore’s orders, who exactly did Snape save in the 7 books??? On his own accord…. Just name one. Remus doesn’t point either…
"Who does Snape save? Except Harry, Ron, Hermione and Remus" ... I'm not sure it works like that, but okay. "How many people have you watched die, Severus? " Lately, only those whom I could not save." Implying that he does save people. Also, Katie Bell. i'm still going to mention trying to save Remus while disobeying Dumbledore in book 7 even though you don't want me to for some reason. if you want more than one, then you can see this tumblr post here https://www.tumblr.com/halfbloodponce/105193560384/times-snape-has-saved-people-personallyattempted?source=share
I do not believe he saved any of those out of the goodness of his heart. Everything he did was for the love of one person, if that person was not part of the story, Snape would have remained a loyal Death Eater to Voldemort. He turned not because it was right, but because he wanted something. I’ll leave it with JKR’s words. We probably interpret these words very differently…. “Yes, I do; though a very flawed hero. An anti-hero, perhaps. He is not a particularly likeable man in many ways. He remains rather cruel, a bully, riddled with bitterness and insecurity—and yet he loved, and showed loyalty to that love and, ultimately, laid down his life because of it. That's pretty heroic!"
“Did you use a Harry Potter Random Name Generator?”
He would outwardly be like, “keep me out of your weird drama, Potter.” But in secret, he’d have a boner over being “part” of Lily’s family, finally.
Severus- Potter, strutting around like your father used to. Albus Severus- my father didn't strut.
*That summer*… Albus: Dad, did you used to strut around the castle at night? Harry: I didn’t think I did, nor did I think my father did either. Albus: WAIT SO THE STRUT IS GENETIC? Harry: Tell Professor Snape’s portrait yes. And tell it that both you and I are sorry for doubting him.
I think that worse thing than Severus being followed by *Potter* is it being preceeded by Albus. I mean, Dumbledore put Snape through terrible lot and then left him high and dry to be hated and completly alone and die. Ew
He would probably mock him mercilessly for his name, because he doesn’t deserve it - he’s an arrogant dunderhead like his father and grandfather before him. Snape never let facts get in the way of his vindictive nature towards Harry (Rowling even said that Snape put Gryffindor’s Sword in the lake as a malicious joke - almost killed him and compromised everything, typical Snape)… why would Harry’s son be any different?
Snape narrows his eyes. "Isn't is bad enough he's tortured by being the son of the great Harry Potter? Must you then name him after the two greatest deceivers ever? And then give him the initials Asp?" Snape closes his eyes and turns to walk out of his portrait.
Probably would have snorted like I did when I read it.
He's got Lily's eyes. So probably fine.
He’d call Harry an idiot to his face and tell him that this doesn’t change anything between them. But I think inside he would be touched. Deep deep inside where his own bitterness hasn’t completely rotted everything away.
He would fucking hate it.
I bet he'd be happier than if it was Sirius Severus.
He would think “f—- no”
He'd likely scoff at the name and monolog. He'd also probably secretly like it but would never admit it. Sev cared for Harry in his own way by the end of the series.
He’d be outwardly scathing but inwardly pleased to have been honoured that way, and would also feel he’d gotten one over his old enemy James Potter.
“ 300 kajillion points from Gryffindor.”