【HP】pottermore：要是斯內普一直是一個真正的英雄？

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要是斯內普一直是一個真正的英雄？

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What if Snape

was actually the real hero all along?

要是斯內普一直是一個真正的英雄？

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Prologue

前言

Once there was a wizard called Severus Snape. He was tall and lanky, and his black greasy hair hung like curtains around his face. He grew up as a half-blood wizard in an unhappy family, but found solace in a witch called Lily Evans, a childhood friend.

曾經有一個名叫西弗勒斯·斯內普的巫師。他又瘦又高，他油膩的黑頭髮像帘子一樣掛在他的臉旁。他出生於一個不怎麼和諧的混血巫師家庭，但是在他童年夥伴莉莉·伊萬斯的身上得到了慰藉。

Snape loved Lily deeply: through their years at Hogwarts; through her marriage to another wizard, James Potter; through his time as a Death Eater; and long after her murder at the wand of Lord Voldemort.

在他們一起在霍格沃茨讀書時，在莉莉嫁給另一個叫詹姆斯·波特的巫師時，在他成為食死徒時，並且在莉莉死在伏地魔的魔杖下很久之後，他都從始至終地深深愛著莉莉。

After her death, a heartbroken Snape took up a position at Hogwarts as Potions Master (under Dumbledore"s protection), and began his secret mission to keep safe the only thing that he had left of her: her son, a boy with his mother"s eyes.

在莉莉死後，心碎的斯內普就開始在霍格沃茨執教魔藥學（在鄧布利多的保護下），並且開始執行他的秘密任務，保護莉莉在這個世上留給他的唯一一個東西——她的兒子，那個長著跟他母親一樣的眼睛的男孩。

Severus Snape

and the Philosopher"s Stone

西弗勒斯·斯內普與魔法石

Still, that didn"t mean that he had to like the guy, who looked annoyingly like his father (and Snape』s school bully) James Potter.

儘管如此，這並不代表他必須去喜歡那個像他父親——詹姆斯·波特（在學校欺凌斯內普的人）一樣惹人煩的傢伙。

Nonetheless, Snape had a job to do. During Harry』s first year, Dumbledore and Snape suspected a fellow teacher, Defence Against the Dark Arts" Professor Quirrell, of trying to steal a precious magical object hidden within Hogwarts grounds: The Philosopher』s Stone. Because he"s clever, Snape saw through Quirrell"s plans pretty quickly, which involved setting trolls loose in the dungeon, and trying to jinx Harry Potter』s broom during a Quidditch match. Snape, of course, gallantly confronted Quirrell, but in the end, Harry and his two friends got all the credit, with Snape getting set on fire in the process. Charming.

然而，斯內普有自己的事要做。在哈利的第一學年中，鄧布利多和斯內普懷疑教授黑魔法防禦術的奇洛教授試圖去偷取藏在霍格沃茨地下的珍貴寶物，魔法石。由於斯內普的機警，他很快就看穿了奇洛的計劃——在地牢把巨怪放出來，在哈利波特那次魁地奇球賽上對他的掃帚下咒。當然了，斯內普勇敢地與奇洛當面對峙。但是在最後，有著斯內普一直促使整個事件的發展，哈利和他的兩個好朋友得到了所有的榮譽。太有魅力了。

Severus Snape

and the Chamber of Secrets

西弗勒斯·斯內普與密室

Although this was a quiet year for Snape, his excellent teaching subtly led Hermione and Harry to discover two things that would prove paramount in their later years: Polyjuice Potion, and Expelliarmus. Unlike some wizards, he didn』t spend every year of Hogwarts trying to make himself the centre of attention.

儘管,這對斯內普來說是平靜的一年。但是他出色的教學巧妙地引導赫敏和哈利發現了兩件在他們後面的學年中發揮了極大作用的東西：復方湯劑和繳械咒。不像某些巫師，他沒有把每年的霍格沃茨時光花費在成為人們的關注焦點這件事上。

Severus Snape

and the Prisoner of Azkaban

西弗勒斯·斯內普與阿茲卡班的囚徒

This is the story where our hero had to confront the villains of his past: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and James Potter – the bullies of Snape"s youth, with one of them happening to be the man who married the love of his life Lily.

這是一個關於我們的英雄要去面對那些在他年少時欺負他的惡棍們的故事。他們是：小天狼星·布萊克，萊姆斯·盧平，小矮星·彼得以及詹姆斯·波特——他們其中一人將是他的摯愛莉莉未來的結婚對象。

The unwelcome reunion occured when Potter』s old friend Remus Lupin secured Snape』s dream job of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. As Potions master, Snape kindly helped out Lupin – a werewolf. Of course, when he had to take over Lupin』s lesson, he may have accidentally taught his class how to spot a werewolf, but that was a complete coincidence.

在波特的老朋友盧平·萊姆斯接手斯內普夢想的職業黑魔法防禦學教授時，這個不受歡迎的重逢就巧妙的開始了。作為魔葯大師，斯內普好心地幫助盧平（狼人）擺脫困境。當然，當他代為接替盧平的課時，他可能偶然地在他的課上教了他的學生，如何去識別一個狼人，但這純屬只是巧合。

Meanwhile, Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and is after Harry Potter. Not forgetting their years at Hogwarts, Snape wasted no time in trying to bring Black to justice when he came to the school.

與此同時，小天狼星·布萊克從阿茲卡班越獄，並且一直跟蹤哈利·波特。斯內普沒有忘記他們在霍格沃茨讀書的那些日子，在布萊克回到學校時，斯內普毫不猶豫地嘗試把他帶上法庭。

Towards the end of the year, Snape finally caught him in the Shrieking Shack. Once there Snape was hailed as a hero by Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, who promised that he would be duly rewarded. The Order of Merlin! A profile in the Daily Prophet! Finally, everything"s coming up Severus!

在這一年的最後，斯內普終於在尖叫棚屋抓住了小天狼星。魔法部部長康奈利·福吉到了那裡後，把斯內普當作英雄一樣致敬，也曾允諾過他會得到充分地獎勵。梅林爵士團勳章！預言家日報的頭條！最終，這些所有都給了西弗勒斯！

Some other stuff happened after that but it wasn』t really that interesting.

但在這之後發生的其他的事情就沒那麼有趣了。

Severus Snape

and the Goblet of Fire

西弗勒斯·斯內普與火焰杯

As Hogwarts celebrated the return of the Triwizard Tournament, Snape had bigger fish to fry.

當整個霍格沃茨都在歡慶三強爭霸賽的歸來時，斯內普有更重要的事要辦。

For his days of being a Death Eater were coming back to haunt him, and his Dark Mark – a magical stamp tied to the Dark Lord – was becoming more and more pronounced. His worst fears were confirmed later in the year when it was revealed that the Triwizard Tournament had inadvertently helped provide a cover the return of his old master, Lord Voldemort.

他那些作為食死徒的時光開始回來纏繞著他，並且他的食死標記——一個與黑魔頭緊緊相關的標誌——開始變得越來越明顯。在這一年的最後，最終發現三強爭霸賽其實是由於疏忽而提供了一個屏障，掩護了他的舊主人——伏地魔的歸來。這也證實了他最畏懼的事情最終還是到來了。

Cometh the hour, cometh the Severus. Upon Dumbledore"s request, Snape ended the story by embarking on a dangerous, top-secret mission: to once again join the Death Eaters, and become a double agent.

時期到來了，斯內普的使命也到來了。在鄧布利多的要求下，斯內普開始在危險之中，接手了最高機密的任務：就是再次加入食死徒，成為一個雙重間諜，這也終結了這個故事。

Severus Snape

and the Order of the Phoenix

西弗勒斯·斯內普與鳳凰社

Dumbledore assigned Snape yet another task, and it may have been Snape』s biggest mission yet: to hang out with Harry Potter. Alright, it was actually to teach Harry Potter Occlumency, the delicate art of defending your mind against intrusion – specifically, Lord Voldemort"s intrusion. It"s difficult magic to master, and requires an immense amount of mental control. He may as well have been teaching a flobberworm to tap dance.

鄧布利多給斯內普分配了另一個任務，可能是迄今為止斯內普最大的任務了：跟哈利波特約會。好吧好吧，其實就是教哈利波特大腦封閉術，一種保護你的大腦免遭入侵的精妙魔法——具體來說，免遭伏地魔的入侵。這種魔法很難掌控，對情感控制有極大的要求。基於此，他情願去教一隻弗洛伯毛蟲跳踢踏舞。

Far worse than being useless, however, is being a weird, impertinent sneak – the kind who sticks his head into your Pensieve when you"re out of the room. Who does that?!

比做一個無用的人更糟糕的事情就是做一個怪胎，一個可恥的偷窺者——當你不在的時候把頭探入你的冥想盆那種人，誰會這樣啊？！

Nonetheless, he aided Harry multiple times throughout the year: giving Dolores Umbridge fake Veritaserum; lying that he had run out of it when pressed for more; passing on Harry"s message about Sirus"s capture to the Order of the Phoenix; and therefore deducing that he had walked into a trap at the Ministry. Despite all his efforts, everyone still thought he was the worst.

儘管如此，他還是在這一年裡幫了哈利很多次：給了多洛雷斯·烏姆里奇假的吐真劑；撒謊說吐真劑已經用完了；把小天狼星被抓的消息傳遞給鳳凰社，又推斷出哈利進入了設在魔法部的圈套。他做了那麼多努力，所有人依然認為他是最壞的那個。

Severus Snape

and the Half-Blood Prince

西弗勒斯·斯內普與混血王子

Albus Dumbledore was dying, having just got back from a mission to destroy one of Lord Voldemort"s Horcruxes, a ring, which cursed him, and handed him his death sentence.

阿不思·鄧布利多快要死了，他剛剛完成摧毀伏地魔一個魂器的任務，戒指上的咒語害了他，判了他的死刑。

Shocked and saddened, Snape reluctantly agreed to help Dumbledore with one of his final plans, and even helps lengthen Albus』 short life. While juggling Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort had assigned one of Snape』s students, Draco Malfoy, to assassinate Dumbledore; Dumbledore ordered Snape to do the deed instead, and to look after Hogwarts after he"s gone.

震驚和悲痛之餘，斯內普還是不情願的答應幫助鄧布利多完成最後一個計劃，還儘力延長了阿不思所剩無幾的生命。伏地魔任命了斯內普的學生德拉科·馬爾福去刺殺鄧布利多，與此同時鄧布利多安排斯內普代替德拉科完成這個任務，並在他死後照看霍格沃茨。

Meanwhile, Potter was nosying around in Snape』s affairs once again – having found an old Potions book Snape used to write in and create spells under his nickname 『The Half-Blood Prince』. But Snape didn』t have time to get too deeply into that.

同時，波特又一次管起了斯內普的閑事——他找到了斯內普的舊魔葯課本，上面寫著他曾做下的筆記和創造的咒語，還有斯內普的綽號「混血王子」，但是這一次斯內普沒有時間去深究了。

Later in the year, Dumbledore revealed that Harry was in fact a Horcrux, meaning that he would eventually have to die. Now, as firmly established, Snape was not the greatest fan of Harry, but that doesn"t mean that he ever stopped loving Lily. Dumbledore was surprised that Snape seemed to care for the boy. With a swish of his wand, Snape conjures up a Patronus – Lily"s Patronus, a doe. "Always," says Snape.

那一年年末，鄧布利多終於說出了哈利其實是一個魂器，也就意味著他最終還是要死的。很確定的，斯內普不是哈利波特的粉絲，但這不等於他曾有一秒停止過愛著莉莉，他仍在意著這個孩子也讓鄧布利多非常吃驚。一揮魔杖，斯內普召喚出了守護神——莉莉的守護神，一隻母鹿。「永遠」，斯內普說道。

In the end, Snape performed his duty, killing his closest ally, his dearest friend, and branding himself as a murderer in the eyes of the people he sought to protect. For that was the sort of man Severus Snape was: a hero so heroic that he would cast himself as the villain – as long as it meant doing the right thing.

最後，斯內普完成了他的職責，親手殺了他最忠誠的盟友、他最親近的朋友，也讓他在那些他一直要保護的人眼裡成了一個兇手。西弗勒斯斯內普是如此偉大的一個英雄，只要他做的是正確的事情，他寧願去充當一個惡人。

Severus Snape

and the Deathly Hallows

西弗勒斯·斯內普與死亡聖器

Locked in Voldemort』s circle, Snape set to work following Dumbledore』s final wishes, all the while appearing loyal to the Dark Lord.

被困在伏地魔身邊，斯內普仍在認真完成鄧布利多的遺願，在黑魔王面前展現忠誠。

He was made Headmaster of Hogwarts, where he secretly upheld his vow to Dumbledore to protects its students – especially as a pair of rancid Death Eater siblings, the Carrows, had been made Deputy Headmasters. Yet despite the danger of his mission, and despite being hated by most of the wizarding world, Snape held on to the one thing that kept him going: the safety of Lily』s son. He even sent his Patronus to guide Harry Potter to the Sword of Gryffindor (a known Horcrux-killer) in a nearby lake.

他成了霍格沃茨的校長，在這裡他堅守著對鄧布利多的誓言，保護著這裡的學生——尤其是在讓人厭惡的食死徒卡羅姐妹成為副校長的時候。儘管他的任務如此危險，儘管他被大半個魔法世界的人恨著，斯內普靠著一件事情支撐了過來：莉莉的兒子的安全。他甚至把他的守護神派去引導哈利找到能毀滅魂器的格蘭芬多寶劍。

Months later, Potter returned to Hogwarts for one final battle – between good and evil, between the students and teachers of Hogwarts and the dark forces of Lord Voldemort. Still committed to his mission, Snape was cast out of Hogwarts by the other teachers, who were completely unaware of Snape』s good intentions.

幾個月後，波特返回霍格沃茨進行最後的一戰——正義與邪惡之間的一戰，霍格沃茨的教師和學生們與伏地魔的黑勢力之間的一戰。還在堅守著任務的斯內普被霍格沃茨的其他老師趕出了城堡，他們都完全不了解斯內普的好意啊。

Snape returned to the Dark Lord – but something was wrong. Voldemort was acting strangely, confused about why his Elder Wand would not obey him. Snape tried to reassure him that he was wrong, but Voldemort believed Snape to be the real master of Dumbledore"s former wand, as he was the man who killed him. Snape realised what this meant but wasn"t quick enough – Voldemort"s snake Nagini was already on him, biting down into his neck, leaving him fatally wounded.

斯內普回到了黑魔王身邊——但是事情不對了。伏地魔錶現的很怪，一直在琢磨為什麼他的老魔杖不服從於他，斯內普試著想讓伏地魔安心，然而伏地魔深信斯內普才是鄧布利多這支魔杖的真正主人，因為是他殺掉了鄧布利多。斯內普明白了他的意思，然而太晚了——伏地魔的大蛇納吉尼已經纏住了他，把獠牙深深插進了他的喉嚨，留下帶著致命的傷口的他等死。

Yet in his dying moments, Snape performed one last heroic act. He completed his mission, his vow to Dumbledore, by giving Harry (who, unknown to Snape, was hidden nearby) the memories that would not only allow the boy to defeat Voldemort, but redeem him in the eyes of a boy he only ever wanted to protect – in Lily』s eyes, who looked into his for one last time.

在彌留之際，斯內普完成了他最後一個英勇的行為，他把記憶交給了哈利，這些記憶不僅給了哈利打敗伏地魔的機會，也把真相展現在了這個他窮盡後半生都在保護的男孩的眼裡——莉莉的眼裡，那雙在最後一刻深深地凝望著他的眼。

And with that, Severus Snape slipped away.

就這樣，西弗勒斯·斯內普悄然逝去。

Epilogue

結語

Severus Snape died a hero, but died knowing barely anyone knew it. Nineteen years later, however, an older, wiser Harry would explain to his young son Albus Severus Potter why he named him after two great Hogwarts Headmasters, telling him that Severus Snape was "the bravest man I ever knew.』 His legacy in Lily Potter』s family lived on forever.

西弗勒斯·斯內普犧牲成仁，但犧牲之時他的事迹卻罕為人知。然而十九年後，一位更年長睿智的哈利會向他年少的兒子，阿不思.西弗勒斯.波特解釋為什麼會把這兩位偉大的霍格沃茨的校長的名字作為他的名字，告訴他西弗勒斯,斯內普是「我認識的最勇敢的人」。他的遺志將在莉莉.波特的家中永存後世

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