「Always」——紀念偉大的教授西弗勒斯·斯內普

（標題系統不能修改，請大家海涵。）西弗勒斯·斯內普是英國奇幻小說《哈利·波特》系列中的主要人物之一，霍格沃茨魔法學校校長，斯萊特林學院院長。

Rowling confirms that the name Snape comes from the north Yorkshire village of Snape, near the border wall in Hadrian, and is called Snape. There is also a castle called Snape In the village.

羅琳證實「斯內普」這個姓氏來源於北約克郡的一個位於哈德良邊牆附近的村莊，名為Snape。村中還有一座名為Snape的城堡。英國北部還有另一個名為Snape的村莊。

Professor Snape is a master of the dark Arts who, using Occlumency, can trick the world's most perfect legilimency from Lord Voldemort. He had fought off both McGonagall and Flitwick and had come out unscathed (and probably not with full strength).

斯內普教授的能力出類拔萃，他精通黑魔法，使用大腦封閉術時可以騙過來自伏地魔的世界上最完美的攝神取念。他曾與麥格教授和弗利維兩人對戰而立於不敗之地，並全身而退（而且極可能沒有出全力）。

In brewing potions, he improved many potions in advanced Potion-Making under the half-Blood Prince's name and was the youngest potion-maker to date. And he invented a lot of very practical charms such as sectumsempra, leyicorpus. etc. (Some of them are dark magic, of course.)

在熬製魔藥方面，他以混血王子留名的《高級魔藥製作》一書中改良了許多魔藥製備方法，是至今為止最年輕的魔藥大師。而且他發明了許多十分實用的魔咒例如神鋒無影、倒掛金鐘等。（當然它們有些屬於黑魔法）

He loved Lily Evans all his life and was willing to bear all the misunderstandings and silently protect Lily Evans' son. Ms Rowling was once asked if Lily had ever had romantic feelings for Snape. "Of course, Lily would even have fallen in love with Snape if he hadn't been addicted to the Dark Arts."

他一生深愛莉莉·伊萬斯，甘願承受所有人的誤解，默默保護莉莉·伊萬斯的兒子。羅琳女士曾被問及莉莉對斯內普是否有過戀愛般的情愫。「當然，如果不是斯內普沉迷於黑魔法，莉莉甚至會愛上他。」

"Maybe if you go back in time, he won't be a Death Eater, but he's very ambitious. He wants a strong organisation. He wants Lily to study the Dark Arts, too." Rowling also said the two would get together "if Snape doesn't like the dark Arts that much. Not with the people Lily hates."

「或許回到過去再做選擇，他不會成為食死徒，但是他很有野心，他嚮往強大的組織。他想要莉莉也學習黑魔法。」，羅琳女士也表示兩人在一起「前提是如果斯內普不那麼喜歡黑魔法。不和那些莉莉討厭的人在一起。」

More than once in Snape's Potions class, he had embarrassed Harry and his friends. Not only that, but during the Quidditch match, Hermione finds out that Snape, head of Slytherin House, has cursed Harry (Quirrell, it turns out, is trying to save Harry by countercursing him).

在斯內普的魔藥課上，他不止一次給哈利和他的朋友們難堪。不僅如此，在魁地奇比賽上，赫敏發現，身為斯萊特林學院院長的斯內普，居然對哈利下咒（事後證明是奇洛搗鬼，斯內普是在念反咒救哈利）。

Severus Snape, at the last moment of his life, had finally shed his lifelong pretense. Whether you agree with him or not, whether you like him or not, Snape is always the Snape who says, "Always." He had protected Malfoy's soul by killing him at Dumbledore's request; He becomes Hogwarts's last line of defense against Voldemort; He had to face the death of his colleague who could not help him.

西弗勒斯·斯內普在他生命的最後一刻，終於卸下了一生的偽裝。不管你是否認同他，不管你是否喜歡他，但斯內普始終是說出「永遠都是這樣」的斯內普。他應鄧布利多的請求殺了他，保護了馬爾福的靈魂；他成了霍格沃茨在伏地魔面前的最後一道防線；他不得不面對無力救助的同事的死亡。

He gives Voldemort irrelevant information to gain his trust and prevent Hogwarts from falling into the hands of death Eaters; He tried to protect every student, but he was killed by Nagini's fangs; One of his last words「Look at me」「You have your mother's eyes」 bore witness to his unexpressed but unchanging love for life.

他給伏地魔無關緊要的信息以取得他的信任，避免霍格沃茨全部落入食死徒的掌控；他儘量保護每一個學生，自己卻喪命在納吉尼的毒牙下；他彌留之際的一句「看著我」「你的眼睛就像你媽媽的一樣」，見證了他從未表白卻一生不變的愛戀。

He was gone in Harry's eyes, and he would not be alone in heaven. Harry told his second son, Albus Severus, nineteen years later, "He (Severus Snape) was the bravest man I ever met."

他在哈利的目光中離去，他在天堂也不會寂寞。哈利在十九年後親口對其次子阿不思·西弗勒斯說：「他（西弗勒斯·斯內普）是我見過的最勇敢的人。」

Everyone has memories they don't want to recall, and Snape is no exception. What was his most painful experience? Who made him have such a memory? Perhaps when you have finished reading all the books, you will understand Snape's choices and his actions, both good and evil.

每個人都有自己不願回憶的往事，斯內普也不例外。他最痛苦的經歷是什麼？又是誰讓他擁有了這樣一段回憶？或許等你看完所有的書之後，你也會理解斯內普的選擇，和他亦正亦邪的作為。

西弗勒斯·斯內普的飾演者Alan Rickman（艾倫·裡克曼）於2016年1月14日因癌症逝世，享年69歲。他是一位偉大的演員，我們永遠懷念他。

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