"The Prince"

[anthyroserain]

No: HPFGUIDX 133566

Prof. Mori wrote:
> > Anyone intrigued by this reading?  Not just the 
obvious "Severus", but other symbolisms 
> (Lions) and names (Albinus) seem to leap off the page.  I'd be 
interested in another 
> perspective.  That Rowling, she's just sneaky enough to have 
planted > clues like this from all sorts of classical references...

Princess Sara wrote:
> I have that passage highlighted in my copy of The Prince! :o) And 
I would not be at all
> surprised to find out she had indeed read 
Machiavelli...Machiavelli also mentions an evil
> "Lucius" quite a bit. ;o)

anthyroserain:

This is a wonderful comment and connection, and I'm surprised more 
people aren't discussing it, because it's become TREMENDOUSLY 
relevant now that we've discovered that the Half-Blood Prince is 
Snape. Someone asked if the title just signified that "Prince" was 
Snape's mom's maiden name. I think it's much more than that, and I 
think this is it. The Prince isn't just Snape's name, it's who he 
is: he's Machiavelli's Prince as exemplified by Severus. I think 
this gives us great insight into his motives and personality. 

I'm of the opinion that Snape is definitely on the good side, and a 
decent person deep down, but that doesn't mean he's not ambitious 
and self-serving as well...

- anthyroserain
who notes that Irma Pince is an anagram for "I am Prince"