A new actor is donning the robes of Professor Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter TV series. Ghanaian-British actor Paapa Essiedu, 35, has been cast in the role of the Hogwarts professor of Potions ...

The fact is that Snape is both hero and villain and everything in between. Many quotes from Severus Snape in the Harry Potter books reveal his pride, bitterness, and sour resentment, but they also ...

Severus Snape's Harry Potter Book Description Explained What Is Important About Snape's Appearance . When it comes to the Harry Potter books, where Snape originated as a character, the ...

Why did the boy wizard choose to honor Severus Snape -- a teacher who had been so mean to him? ... J.K. Rowling opens up on Snape of "Harry Potter" books. November 27, 2015 / 3:24 PM EST / AP ...

13 secrets about Severus Snape that 'Harry Potter' fans may not remember. ... In the book, we learn that James Potter and his friends were bullying Snape, and Lily came to his defense.

In the final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Rowling reveals that Snape was acting on Dumbledore’s orders and had protected Harry at school out of love for Harry’s mother, Lily.

But Snape's backstory was a secret motivation known by few outside of Rowling and Rickman up until the reveal in the seventh book and the eighth movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.