Why does it matter that Snape is the Half-Blood Prince?

Snape was a half-blood, born to a Muggle father named Tobias Snape and a witch mother named Eileen Prince. At some point during his school years, he decided to reject his father’s name entirely, giving himself the moniker “The Half-Blood Prince” with his mother’s maiden name instead.

Whats the big deal about the Half-Blood Prince?

The Half-Blood Prince is none other than Severus Snape, the very own Hogwarts Professor, mostly hated or feared by his students. He alone chose this nickname that he kept secret – he combined his blood status and his mother’s maiden name Prince in order to find a new identity.

Why didn’t Dumbledore tell Snape why he was killed?

Because Dumbledore asked him to. The reason he gave was because he was dying anyway, and wanted a clean death, rather than being tortured by Bellatrix; also to protect Draco from having to kill him. There were other reasons he didn’t mention to Snape, which were perhaps more important.

Why did Dumbledore ask Snape to kill Draco Malfoy?

According to Pottermore, Dumbledore was aware of his impending death from Marvolo Gaunt’s cursed ring and was also aware that Voldemort had recruited Draco Malfoy as an assassin. As a result, Dumbledore asked Snape to kill him because he knew that Draco would likely not succeed and maim his own soul in the attempt.

How did Snape become a double agent in Harry Potter?

As to how Snape became a double agent – it was after Voldemort had become determined to kill Harry as an infant, thus endangering his mother, Lily, whom Snape love since they were children. Snape begged Dumbledore to protect Lily (see the video below); however, Lily still died.

Does Dumbledore die in the Deathly Hallows?

The ending of book seven “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” revealed that Dumbledore was dying and that he had arranged that Snape would administer the final kill. Finally, when the time came for Snape to actually kill Dumbledore he hesitated, regardless of their previous agreement, so Dumbledore had to beg Severus to end his life.