Professor Snape had to be considered lucky.
In the past, being tortured to death by the Cruciatus Curse, one of the Three Unforgivable Curses, would have been an irreversible outcome.
Dead was dead. Even if Anton's theory held that this wasn't truly death, to every Wizard, it amounted to the same thing.
The simplest way for Anton to wake Professor Snape would be to kill him outright and then perform the Resurrection Ritual.
But that method didn't seem quite right.
The reason was the rose that had bloomed on Snape's soul.
It was a qualitative change in his soul, so extraordinary and so brilliantly colorful.
An indescribable vitality had blossomed from what had once been a dark, lifeless soul, swaying gently and giving off a faint fragrance.
If Anton revived him according to the Life Existence he had collected before, using the characteristics of Professor Snape's former life, then Professor Snape would be losing out terribly.
Unless he had no other choice, Anton didn't want to use that method.
At a time like this, he needed to rely on the method Neville had developed to treat the Cruciatus Curse.
Twisting Cage Charm. (Chapter 607)
Twisting the Mind would release the heart that had imprisoned itself, while the Ray of Sunshine Charm would shelter the soul and show it the way.
But Neville's parents had desperately wanted to wake up, because Neville, whom they had missed so dearly, was waiting for them in the real world. As for Snape...
Anton gently pressed his Wand to Professor Snape's chest. Electric sparks flickered constantly in his azure eye as he slowly sank into the depths of Snape's soul.
He passed through a mist of every color and followed a Forest Path forged from silver light. At once, the view brightened.
It was sunlight