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{{Infobox film
| name           = Severus Snape and the Marauders
| image          = File:Severus Snape and the Marauders.jpg
| alt            = Severus Snape and the Marauders
| caption        = Official Release Poster
| director       = Justin Zagri
| producer       = Liana Minassian
| writer         = Justin Zagri
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Morgana Ignis]]
* Garrett Schweighauser
* Kevin Allen
* Paul Stanko
* Zachary David
* Dani Jae
}}
| music          = Alexander Arntzen
| cinematography = John Hafner
| editing        = Justin Zagri
| studio         = Broad Strokes
| distributor    = [[New Line Cinema]]
| released       = {{film date|2016|3|1}}
| runtime        = 23 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
 
 
}}
'''''Severus Snape and the Marauders''''' is a 2016 American [[short film]] written by director Justin Zagri, based on ''[[Harry Potter]]'' characters by [[J. K. Rowling]]. It officially premiered<ref name="Harry Potter Fan Film">{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmsntGGjxiw/ | title = Severus Snape and the Marauders| work = youtube.com| date = March 2016}}</ref> on March 1, 2016, at the [[YouTube]] channel Broad Strokes Productions.<ref name="Broad Strokes">{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh9oISfvaQw3clITyi0rzJw/ | title = Broad Strokes Productions| work = youtube.com}}</ref> The [[fan film]] caught the attention of [[BuzzFeed]],<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite web| url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alivelez/severus-snape-and-the-marauders | title = This Harry Potter Fan Film Is The Prequel We All Need And Deserve | work = buzzfeed.com| date = 24 March 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web | url=http://ew.com/article/2016/03/24/fan-made-harry-potter-prequel/ | title=Harry Potter prequel: Fan-made video surfaces | work=ew.com | access-date=2017-01-24 | archive-date=2022-01-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118215120/https://ew.com/article/2016/03/24/fan-made-harry-potter-prequel/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref name="Time">{{cite web| url=https://time.com/4271941/watch-harry-potter-prequel/ | title = This Fan-Made Harry Potter Prequel Is Stunning | work = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date = 25 March 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Elite Daily]]'',<ref name="Elite Daily">{{cite web| url=http://elitedaily.com/entertainment/fan-made-harry-potter-prequel/1434408/ | title = This Fan Made His Own 'Harry Potter' Prequel And It's Absolutely Incredible | work = elitedaily.com| date = 25 March 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Business Insider]]'',<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web| url=http://www.businessinsider.com/fan-made-harry-potter-prequel-2016-3/ | title = This fan-made Harry Potter movie has surprisingly convincing special effects | work = businessinsider.com}}</ref> ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'',<ref name="The Huffington Post">{{cite web| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-harry-potter-prequel-breathes-new-life-into-james-potter-and-severus-snapes-backstory_us_56f55c45e4b0143a9b48072c/ | title = This 'Harry Potter' Prequel Breathes New Life Into James Potter And Severus Snape's Backstory | work = huffingtonpost.com| date = 25 March 2016 }}</ref>
''[[IGN]]'',<ref name="IGN">{{cite web| url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/24/cool-harry-potter-fan-film-is-a-severus-snape-prequel | title = COOL HARRY POTTER FAN FILM IS A SEVERUS SNAPE PREQUEL | work = ign.com| date = 24 March 2016 }}</ref>
''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'',<ref name="Seventeen">{{cite web| url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/news/a39141/this-fan-made-harry-potter-movie-about-young-snape-and-the-marauders-is-the-hp-prequel-we-deserve/ | title = This Fan-Made "Harry Potter" Prequel About the End of Lily Potter and Snape's Friendship is Heartbreaking | work = seventeen.com| date = 25 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Moviepilot]],<ref name="Movie Pilot">{{cite web | url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/3384856/ | title=Fan-Made Short 'Severus Snape and The Marauders' Will Show the Pre-Potter World We've All Been Waiting For | work=moviepilot.com | access-date=2017-01-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513223558/http://moviepilot.com/posts/3384856 | archive-date=2016-05-13 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[MTV]],<ref name="MTV">{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2799256/harry-potter-prequel-severus-snape-marauders/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014942/http://www.mtv.com/news/2799256/harry-potter-prequel-severus-snape-marauders/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 26, 2016 | title = Severus Snape and the Marauders is The Harry Potter Prequel You've Been Waiting For | work = MTV}}</ref> [[BBC America]],<ref name="BBC America">{{cite web| url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/07/watch-harry-potter-fan-film-severus-snape-and-the-marauders | title = WATCH: Harry Potter Fan Film 'Severus Snape and the Marauders' | work = bbcamerica.com}}</ref> [[PopSugar]],<ref name="PopSugar">{{cite web| url=http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Harry-Potter-Marauders-Fan-Film-40442413 | title = FINALLY! There's a Harry Potter Movie About Snape and the Marauders' | work = popsugar.com| date = 4 March 2016 }}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'',<ref name="The Independent">{{cite web| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-potter-fan-movie-to-tell-story-of-severus-snape-before-the-boy-wizard-was-born-10399615.html | title = Harry Potter fan movie to tell story of Severus Snape before the boy wizard was born' | work = independent.co.uk| date = 19 July 2015 }}</ref> and ''[[Dan Abrams#The Mary Sue|The Mary Sue]]''.<ref name="The Mary Sue">{{cite web| url=http://www.themarysue.com/severus-snape-and-the-marauders-watch/ | title = Half-Hour Severus Snape and the Marauders Fan Film Shows the Wizarding World on the Brink of War' | work = themarysue.com| date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Plot==
[[Severus Snape]] is enjoying a drink in a Muggle pub when a stranger, whose face is covered, joins him. The stranger asks Snape about his story, which he then tells.

Some time before, the Marauders – [[James Potter (character)|James Potter]], [[Remus Lupin]], [[Sirius Black]] and [[Peter Pettigrew (character)|Peter Pettigrew]] – were in the same bar celebrating their graduation from Hogwarts. Upon seeing Snape, James challenges him to a duel. Before they all [[Magic in Harry Potter#Apparition and disapparition|disapparate]] elsewhere, [[Lily Evans]] sees them.

They appear in a forest at night, and James and Snape start dueling. However, Snape eventually becomes victorious, so Remus, Sirius, and (pressured by James) Peter join the fight, and they all produce the Fiendfyre spell, creating a big, four headed fire monster, with each head being their animal form. Snape disapparates to elsewhere in the forest, and Remus, Sirius and James do too, while Peter joins them on foot.

Using [[Legilimency]], Snape predicts their next attack. However, the Marauders attack him at the same time, eventually having him cornered. Snape, remembering their bullying throughout the years, and Lily, rebounds the spells, applies the [[Cruciatus Curse]] to Sirius, and Sectumsempra to Remus. Snape attempts to curse Peter, but he takes on his rat form and escapes. Snape approaches James and attempts to kill him, but Lily apparates before him, demanding an explanation. Snape apologizes for calling her a Mudblood (seen in a flashback in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''). Lily tells Snape that she will forgive him if he changes and stops being with Dark wizards, such as [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]. Lily disapparates with James, Remus, and Sirius.

Returning to the first scene at the pub, the stranger tells Snape that he knows how it feels to be subjugated and feared for one's talents. He then asks Snape to join his ranks. Snape demands to know who the stranger is. The stranger replies, "[[Lord Voldemort|You-Know-Who]]."

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Morgana Ignis]] as [[Severus Snape]]
* [[Garrett Schweighauser]] as [[James Potter (character)|James Potter]]
* Kevin Allen as [[Sirius Black]]
* Paul Stanko as [[Remus Lupin]]
* Zachary David as [[Peter Pettigrew (character)|Peter Pettigrew]]
* Dani Jae as [[Lily Evans]]
* Clayton Nemrow as [[Voldemort]]
{{div col end}}

== ''The Great Wizarding War'' ==
After the success of the fan film, the Broad Strokes team starting working on a follow-up to ''Severus Snape and the Marauders'', a 12-part audio drama called ''The Great Wizarding War'' written by Justin Zagri and Garrett Schweighauser. The audio adventure started in late 2019 with the same actors reprised their roles as the Marauders, Lily and Snape. ''The Great Wizarding War'' started the adventure just after the events of the fan film, and chronicles early days of the first war between the [[Order of the Phoenix (fictional organization)|Order of the Phoenix]] and the [[Death Eaters]]. The final episodes were uploaded to YouTube on March 2, 2022.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official website|http://snapemaraudersfilm.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|id=tt4677426}}

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