u/Direct_Childhood894

Snape's first words to harry.

"what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"

Victorian flower language: Asphodel= "my regrets follow you to the grave" wormwood= absence/bitterness

Translation: "I bitterly regret Lily's death" he's actually confessing on page 1

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u/Direct_Childhood894 — 4 days ago
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"what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"

Victorian flower language: Asphodel= "my regrets follow you to the grave" wormwood= absence/bitterness

Translation: "I bitterly regret Lily's death" he's actually confessing on page 1

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u/Direct_Childhood894 — 15 days ago