Severus Snape

Severus Snape, also known as Half-Blood Prince, Sev, Slytherus, Snivellus, Snivelly and The Potions Master, is a character from the Harry Potter series.
== Charactah Account ==
Snape is Hogwarts' resident sadist teacher, as well as the head of Slytherin house. While he's liked by his Slytherin students and respected by his Hogwarts colleagues, Severus Snape is personally unpopular with the rest of the student body.
Right from Book 1 and his first appearance, the Potions Master of Hogwarts develops an irrational grudge on Harry Potter and other Gryffindor students for reasons that Harry and his friends do not understand at the time, and this leads to much distrust, dislike, and antagonism from both sides with Harry and his friends often finding themselves doubting his true loyalties, motives, and alignment. We learn however this grudge stems from his heated rivalry with James Potter, Harry's dad.
Snape's motives and true allegiance remain mysterious and murky until near the very end of the final book. As Dumbledore tells Harry, the reasons why he trusts Professor Snape is a matter between the two of them.
== Appearance ==
=== Literature ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
=== Movies ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
=== Video Games ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
* Harry Potter for Kinect
* Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
* LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
* LEGO Dimensions
* LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
* LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
== Trivia ==
* Severus means "stern" in Latin, and is the root of the English word "severe". It was a Roman cognomen, common to members of the Severan dynasty of Emperors, including one notorious for his harsh persecution of the early Christians.
* J. K. Rowling has said that she took the surname Snape from an English village in Suffolk. There is also a village called "Snape" in Yorkshire, which was rebuilt by the aforementioned emperor, Septimus Severus. Snape is also an English verb meaning "to be hard upon, rebuke, snub", derived from the Old Norse "sneypa", "to outrage, dishonour, disgrace".
** Interestingly J.K. Rowling used to live in Clapham Junction at the time of her starting to write the first book. Opposite Clapham Junction station is a road named Severus Road, though it is unknown if this is simply a coincidence.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Severus Snape at Harry Potter Wiki
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