有沒有可能從頭到尾石內卜才是真正的英雄？
What if Snape was actually the real hero all along?
曾經有個巫師名叫賽佛勒斯・石內卜。他身形高瘦，黑而油膩的頭髮像窗簾般掛在他的臉旁。他是一位混血巫師，生長在一個不開心的家庭裡，唯一的慰藉是他的兒時朋友，一位叫莉莉・伊凡的女巫。
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.
石內卜深愛著莉莉：在霍格華茲的歲月裡；在她嫁給另一位巫師——詹姆・波特時；在他身為食死人時；還有在她被佛地魔王謀殺後很久很久...
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.
在莉莉死後，傷心欲絕的石內卜接下了霍格華茲魔藥學教授的職位（在鄧不利多的保護下），並且開始他的秘密任務：保護莉莉唯一留下的——她的兒子，一個有著他媽媽眼睛的男孩。
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.
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與神秘的魔法石
Severus Snape and the Philosopher's Stone
仍然，那不代表他必須喜歡那傢伙，令人惱火地長得像他的爸爸（就是在學校裡欺負石內卜的人）詹姆・波特。
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，石內卜有任務在身。在哈利一年級時，鄧不利多和石內卜懷疑他們的同事，黑魔法防禦術的奎若教授，在試著偷走一個藏在霍格華茲裡珍貴的魔法物品：魔法石。
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.
因著他的聰明，石內卜很快地看穿奎若的計畫，包括放山怪到地窖裡，還有在魁地奇比賽中詛咒哈利・波特的掃帚。當然，石內卜勇敢地和奎若對質，但最終，在石內卜過程中被放火燒的幫助下，哈利和他的兩個朋友得到了所有功勞。太迷人了！
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.
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與消失的密室
Severus Snape and the Chamber of Secrets
雖然對石內卜來說這是安靜的一年，但他的卓越教學巧妙的引導妙麗和哈利發現兩樣在他們這一年最重要的事：變身水和繳械咒。不像某些巫師，他並不會在每一年試圖讓自己成為注意力的中心。
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.
（這裡是在說洛哈和哈利嗎？ＸＤ）
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與阿茲卡班的逃犯
Severus Snape and the Prisoner of Azkaban
這故事是我們的英雄必須面對在他過去的惡棍：天狼星・布萊克、雷木思・路平、彼得・佩迪魯和詹姆・波特——在石內卜少年時期霸凌他的人，並且其中一人正好娶了他一生的摯愛莉莉。
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.
這個不受歡迎的重聚開始於波特的老朋友雷木思・路平擔任了石內卜的夢想工作，黑魔法防禦術教師。身為一位魔藥學專家，石內卜好心的幫助路平——一個狼人。當然，當他必須幫路平代課時，他有可能不小心的教了他的班級如何辨別狼人，但那完全是個意外。
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.
同時，天狼星・布萊克從阿茲卡班逃脫並且在追殺哈利・波特。無法忘記在霍格華茲的那幾年，在天狼星來到學校時，石內卜沒有浪費任何時間的試著追捕天狼星歸案。直到學期結束前，石內卜終於在尖叫屋抓到他。那時他被魔法部長康尼留斯・夫子像英雄般稱讚，並答應他會被正式的獎賞。梅林的勳章！在預言家日報的專題報導！終於，好事們找上了賽佛勒斯！（這句可以怎麼翻呢？？？）
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. 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!
在這之後還有一些事情發生，但那些事情並不怎麼有趣。
Some other stuff happened after that but it wasn’t really that interesting.
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與火盃的考驗
Severus Snape and the Goblet of Fire
當霍格華茲在慶祝三巫鬥法大賽重新回歸的同時，石內卜還有更重要的事情要做。
As Hogwarts celebrated the return of the Triwizard Tournament, Snape had bigger fish to fry.
過去當食死人的日子回來糾纏他，並且他的黑魔標記——一個和黑魔王連結的魔法印記——變得越來越明顯。他最深的恐懼在後來被證實了，三巫鬥法大賽無意中成為他舊主人佛地魔王回來的掩護。
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.
亂世出英雄，這英雄就是石內卜。在鄧不利多的要求下，石內卜執行了一個危險、機密的任務來結束這個故事——再次加入食死人的行列，並且成為雙面間諜。
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.
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與鳳凰會的密令
Severus Snape and the Order of the Phoenix
鄧不利多交給石內卜另一個任務，這可能是石內卜一直以來最大的一個任務：和哈利・波特相處。好啦，其實是去教哈利・波特鎖心術，一個能防禦你的心思不被別人入侵的精緻藝術，特別是不被佛地魔王入侵。這是個很難精熟的魔法，並且需要極大的思想控制力。他可能，可以這麼說，是在教一隻黏巴蟲跳踢踏舞。
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.
遠遠比沒有作用還來得糟，事實上，這是很詭異、無禮的偷竊——那種有人趁你不在房間時把頭伸進你的儲思盆的偷竊。誰會這麼做呀？
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?!
雖然如此，他在這一年救了哈利好幾次：給桃樂絲・恩不里居假的吐真劑；當她要求更多的時候撒謊說已經用完了；傳遞哈利說天狼星被捕的訊息給鳳凰會；還有因此推論出他可能走進了在魔法部的陷阱。儘管他做了這麼多，大家還是覺得他是最糟糕的。
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.
賽佛勒斯。石內卜與混血王子的背叛
Severus Snape and the Half-Blood Prince
阿不思・鄧不利多命在旦夕，剛從摧毀其中一個佛地魔王分靈體的任務中回來，那是一個戒指，詛咒了他，並且判了他死刑。在震驚和悲慟中，石內卜不情願地答應幫助鄧不利多完成他最後的計畫，甚至幫助阿不思延長了短暫的生命。在照顧鄧不利多的同時，佛地魔王指派了石內卜的一位學生，跩哥・馬份，去暗殺鄧不利多；鄧不利多要求石內卜代替馬份做這件事，並且在他離開後照顧霍格華茲。
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.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.
同時，波特又再一次挖出石內卜過去的事情——找到石內卜曾用過的舊魔藥學課本，用他的綽號「混血王子」在上面寫字還有創造咒語。但石內卜沒有時間去深入這件事情。
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.
這年的後半，鄧不利多揭露了哈利其實是一個分靈體，這代表最後他必須得死。現在，十分肯定的，石內卜並不是哈利的頭號粉絲，但這不代表他曾經停止愛著莉莉。鄧不利多對於石內卜似乎在乎這個男孩感到驚訝。魔杖一揮，石內卜製造了一個護法——莉莉的護法，一隻母鹿。「一直如此。」石內卜說。
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.
最終，石內卜履行了他的職責，殺了他最親近的同盟，他最親愛的朋友，並讓自己在他企圖去保護的人眼中成為了殺人犯。賽佛勒斯就是這種男人：一個英雄如此英勇以至於他把自己塑造成一個罪犯——只要這代表他做了對的事。
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.
Severus Snape and the Deathly Hallows
賽佛勒斯・石內卜與死神的聖物
被困在佛地魔的圈子裡，石內卜定意遵行鄧不利多的遺願，一直表現得像忠於黑魔王。
Locked in Voldemort’s circle, Snape set to work following Dumbledore’s final wishes, all the while appearing loyal to the Dark Lord.
他被任命為霍格華茲的校長，在那裡他偷偷的維持他和鄧不利多的誓言——保護他的學生——特別在有一對食死人卡羅兄妹當副校長時。儘管他的任務如此危險，儘管被大部分的巫師世界所厭惡，石內卜抓住那能讓他繼續走下去的事：莉莉兒子的安全。他甚至派他的護法引導哈利・波特到附近的湖中找到葛來分多的寶劍（一個已知可摧毀分靈體的物品）。
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.
幾個月過後，波特回到霍格華茲完成最後的戰爭——在善與惡間、在霍格華茲師生及佛地魔王的黑暗勢力間，石內卜被其他老師逐出霍格華茲，他們完全不知道石內卜的好意。
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.
石內卜回到黑魔王身邊，但有點不對勁。佛地魔的表現很奇怪，不理解為什麼接骨木魔杖不順服他。石內卜試著向他保證那不是真的，但佛地魔相信石內卜是鄧不利多前魔杖的主人，因為他是殺了他的人。石內卜聽出了其中的意義，但不夠快——佛地魔的蛇納吉尼已經開始攻擊他，毒牙進入他的脖子，留下致命的傷口。
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.
在他將死的時刻，石內卜做了最後一件英勇的舉動。他完成他的任務，就是他對鄧不利多的誓言，把一些記憶交給哈利（石內卜不知道他躲在附近）；那些記憶不但讓那男孩能夠打敗佛地魔，還讓他從那雙眼睛中得到救贖，那雙他一直以來唯一想保護的男孩的眼睛，就是莉莉的眼睛，最後一次與他對望。
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.
在這對望下，賽佛勒斯・石內卜離開了。
And with that, Severus Snape slipped away.
後記 Epilogue
賽佛勒斯・石內卜死亡時是個英雄，但他死亡時也明白幾乎沒有任何人知道這件事。然而，19年後，年紀比較大，也更有智慧的哈利會和他的小兒子阿不思・賽佛勒斯・波特解釋，他的名字是為了紀念兩位偉大的霍格華茲校長而命名的，並告訴他賽佛勒斯・石內卜是「我認識最勇敢的人」。他的精神將會永遠活在莉莉・波特的家族中。
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.
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