Snape's biggest fear/Person coming to magic late in life

[Jen Reese]

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Lasplx:
> I don't post here very often as I never really see much need with
> so many great theories and ideas being thrown around but I don't
> believe I have seen the subject of Snape's biggest fear mentioned
> since HBP in detail, so I thought I would share my theory. I 
> believe that Snape's biggest fear is people using his own magic
> against him.
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> Notice how Snape didn't get all that angry when Harry tried to use 
> Sectumsempra but the minute he went to utter the spell James
> Potter had used against him, Snape lost it. It was too close to
> what Jk Rowling calls Snape's worst memory. 

Jen: Maybe his greatest rage rather than greatest fear? He never 
appears fearful in any of these scenes. He could be covering his 
fear with rage, but I thought the whole point of a boggart 
experience is that it renders you helpless in the face of fear.

Even Dumbledore was literally brought to his knees drinking that 
potion and facing what I believe was his greatest fear. JKR 
indicates we see his greatest fear in Book 6 and that scene seems 
the most likely moment.

The only time we've ever seen Snape appear vulnerable was when Harry 
used Voldemort's name during Occlumency. When he unconciously 
touched his Dark Mark while muttering about LV's power. His greatest 
fear is being discovered by Voldemort and facing his wrath. He would 
be the only person (we know of) who successfully fooled Voldemort 
for many years. Hoo-boy, wouldn't want to face the rage LV would 
feel about being made the fool.

Jen