Severus Snape — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Character Profile

About Severus Snape

Complex Potions Master and double agent whose deep love for Lily Potter drives his covert protection of Harry.

Severus Snape — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Potion mastery, Occlumency, Dark Arts, Legilimency, Stealth & espionage

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Order of the Phoenix
• Death Eater
• Slytherin
• Hogwarts
• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Severus Snape

Education

Hogwarts

Occupation

double agent, school teacher, spy

First Appearance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Manner of Death

Homicide

Nationality

British

Severus Snape's Known Relations

• Tobias Snape — Father
• Eileen Prince — Mother
• Hogwarts — Employer
• Albus Dumbledore — Significant person
• Lily Potter — Significant person
• Order of the Phoenix — Member of
• Death Eater — Member of
• Slytherin — Member of
• Lord Voldemort — Enemy
• James Potter — Enemy

Severus Snape appears in 8 titles

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Alan Rickman

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (10)

• Severus Snape — related — Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)
• Severus Snape — related — Petunia Dursley (Fiona Shaw)
• Severus Snape — related — Sirius Black (Gary Oldman)
• Severus Snape — related — Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith)
• Severus Snape — related — Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)
• Severus Snape — related — Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)
• Severus Snape — related — Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson)
• Severus Snape — Professional Senior Colleagues — Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)

  Dumbledore and Snape operate within the Hogwarts authority structure.

  Both Dumbledore and Snape are Hogwarts professors involved in the response to the Sirius Black crisis. Snape later exposes Lupin's condition, affectin...

• Severus Snape — Conflict Adversaries — Remus Lupin (David Thewlis)

  Snape's disclosure directly undermines Lupin's position.

  Snape exposes Lupin's condition as a werewolf, after which Lupin resigns from Hogwarts.

• Severus Snape — Conflict Hostile Teacher And Student — Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

  Snape's authority is associated with tension in Harry's school environment.

  Snape is a Hogwarts professor during Harry's year, and his exposure of Lupin's condition contributes to the loss of Harry's Defense Against the Dark A...

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