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Chapter 4040 [Snape]

Lily Evans is also a very good wizard. She is smart, kind-hearted, just and brave. She is good at spells, potions, etc. and is deeply appreciated by Professor Slughorn of Potions.

Therefore, although she was born a Muggle, she was still recruited by Slughorn into the Slug Club and was considered one of the most talented students.

She and Snape knew each other when they were very young and entered Hogwarts together. At the sorting ceremony, Snape was sorted into Slytherin and Lily Evans was sorted into Gryffindor.

It was 1971, when Voldemort was rising and wreaking havoc on the wizarding world. At that time, Voldemort advocated the concept of "pure blood supremacy" and discriminated against and suppressed Muggle-born wizards.

This concept was highly praised by many pure-blood and half-blood wizards, especially the students of Slytherin College, who admired it very much and even formed a small group to support Voldemort.

Snape was one of them. He was obsessed with the dark arts and occasionally bullied his Muggle-born classmates.

Lily Evans was also of Muggle origin and was kind-hearted. She couldn't stand what he did, so she drifted away from him and parted ways with him.

Later, Snape indirectly caused the death of Lily Evans, making an irreparable mistake that caused him to live in pain and regret for the rest of his life.

Xiang Nan had read the original Harry Potter novel and knew about Snape and Lily's past, so he was willing to help him complete this task. Moreover, he had long been yearning for the magnificent and fantastic magical world described in Harry Potter.

The mysterious magic spells, the bizarre magical creatures, the incredible magic props...each one is fascinating.

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Xiang Nan also thought that although the magical world of "Harry Potter" is full of dangers, such as the fatal Avada Kedavra, the mysterious blood curse, the all-devouring Fiendfyre, the terrifying Dementors, and the cold-blooded, cruel and overwhelming Voldemort, etc., the dangers are still within controllable range.

Because the power of wizards is overestimated. Xiang Nan has read the original Harry Potter series and knows that wizards were constantly suppressed by Muggles (ordinary people who cannot do magic) in the Middle Ages.

With the support of the Church, they launched a witch-hunting movement, burning anyone suspected of being a wizard at the stake or beheading them. Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost of Gryffindor, died in the witch-hunting movement in the 15th century.

The confrontation between Muggles and wizards continued until the 17th century. As wizards could not compete with Muggles, they had to sign the International Statute of Secrecy and go completely into hiding.

This shows that the overall combat power of the wizarding world is relatively weak and cannot compete with the Muggle army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to voluntarily retire and turn to underground activities.

Until the middle of the 17th century, no European country had an army of more than 50,000 soldiers. In comparison, with Xiang Nan's strength, he could easily defeat tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

Therefore, his combat power alone is almost comparable to the overall combat power of the wizarding world.

Of course, this is also because the combat power of most wizards is really poor.

The book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" mentions that even wizards working in the Ministry of Magic may not be able to cast a decent Shield Charm.

Moreover, the population of the wizarding world is limited. JK Rowling once revealed on the Harry Potter official website that there are only 3,000 wizards in the whole of England.

In the middle of the 17th century, the total population of Britain exceeded 7 million. Wars are fought for resources and potential, and population is precisely the most important resource.

Even if a wizard is very good at fighting, if he kills one thousand people, three thousand people will kill three million people, and the population of Britain will still be four million. In addition, during the witch hunt, the Muggles also had wizards to help them.

When a conflict arises between the wizarding world and the Muggle world, wizards of Muggle origin usually stand on the side of the Muggle world and choose to fight against the wizarding world.

Just like Hermione Granger, who came from a Muggle family, once the wizarding world and the Muggle world went to war, she would naturally stand with her Muggle parents.

Therefore, Xiang Nan knew that his combat power should not be overestimated, but it should not be underestimated either. In general, as long as he was careful enough, there shouldn't be any major problems.

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Xiang Nan then collected all the Harry Potter novels, movies, games, supplementary settings, etc., read them carefully, and tried his best to understand them.

He then officially took over Snape's mission.

A light gate appeared out of nowhere, and Xiang Nan stepped into it, "My name is Severus Snape, my mother is Irene Prince, she is a witch; my father is Tobias Snape, he is a Muggle.

I have shown an outstanding talent for magic since I was a child. My mother told me that when I am eleven years old, I will receive an admission letter from Hogwarts. Then I will be able to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am looking forward to this day coming soon..."

Xiang Nan was slightly startled, and smelled the smell of rotten wood. He opened his eyes and saw that he was hiding in a tree hole.

It turned out that Snape's parents had a bad relationship and they often quarreled over every little thing.

Snape's mother, Eileen Prince, was bad-tempered and ugly, while his father, Tobias Snape, was a Muggle who worked in a textile factory.

When they first met, Tobias Snape was a good man, responsible, courageous and attractive to Irene Prince.

But in the mid-1960s, England's textile industry was gradually replaced by the emerging world. Tobias's career was not going well due to factory cuts and layoffs. As a result, his temper became worse and worse, and he became cynical. He spent his days drinking, quarreling, and domestic violence against his wife and son.

So young Snape didn't want to stay at home, but he had nowhere else to go.

Because his mother, Eileen Prince, did not allow him to attend a Muggle primary school, but chose to teach her son magic at home, it was difficult for Snape to make friends with people his own age.

And they lived in Spinner's End, which was considered the slums of the town and was regarded as a "low-down place." It was similar to the black ghettos in the United States and the gypsy ghettos in Europe.

So no child was willing to be friends with Snape. So after he left home, he had nowhere else to go but to hide in a tree hole under an oak tree by the river.

Knowing this, Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh.

He finally understood why Snape always had a poker face, was gloomy, cold, aloof, and had such a strong hatred for Muggles. After all, no one would be cheerful if they had such a father.

Childhood trauma takes a lifetime to heal, and Snape is undoubtedly the best example.