Severus Snape — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Character Profile

About Severus Snape

A complex Potions Master and double agent whose hidden loyalties and tragic past shape the series' climax.

Severus Snape — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Potion mastery, Occlumency, Dark arts, Spell invention, Double agent tactics

• Strength: 7.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 6.5/10
• 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

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

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) — character page
• 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 Facts

Played by

Alan Rickman

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Severus Snape — Conflict Secret Protector — Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

  An apparent adversary who is revealed to be Harry's hidden guardian.

  Snape outwardly opposes Harry in the final film, but his dying memory proves he protected Harry all along out of love for Lily until Voldemort killed...

• Severus Snape — Alliance Double Agent Recruiter — Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)

  A secret partnership dedicated to protecting Harry and ultimately defeating Voldemort.

  Snape's memory shows that he worked as a double agent for Dumbledore after Lily's death and that Dumbledore, dying, planned for Snape to kill him.

• Severus Snape — Power Deceived Master — Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes)

  Voldemort believes he controls Snape but unknowingly destroys his own most loyal double agent.

  Voldemort tells Snape the Elder Wand cannot serve him until Snape dies, then orders Nagini to kill him in the Shrieking Shack.

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