Severus Snape was the son of Eileen Prince , a witch [ 1 ] , and Tobias Snape , a Muggle [ 2 ] . He was born January 9, 1960 . It is implied that Severus was a loner, and a victim of abuse by his father Tobias. Because of his only partial wizard heritage, he secretly gave himself the nickname of " The Half-Blood Prince ", signifying that he was a half wizard through his mother's family, the Princes . harrypotter.wikia
