Snape's darker characteristics were clearly present in his childhood. When he catches Petunia eavesdropping on one of his ...

To this end, over on the Harry Potter Reddit page one fan recently pointed out a detail that makes Snape’s story, and in particular his unrequited love story with Lily, all the more tragic.

Snape's love for Lily fed his hatred for James, and meant he would stop at nothing ’ even arranging the murder of her child ’ to possess Lily.

Besides, Snape and Lily (even as good at charms as she was) would not have learned the Patronus charm until they were at least teenagers, and he had loved her long before that.

Harry Potter fans over on Reddit have made a “horrible realization” about Snape nearly 30 years later that has some seeing the character in a different light. Alongside Ron, Hermione ...

The films give the impression that Snape grew up alongside Lily and her sister, Petunia. Although both families did live in the fictional English town of Cokeworth, they resided in two different ...

Harry has known for approximately 10 minutes that Snape loved Lily and tried to protect Harry. Snape also abused him for six years, bullied his friends and classmates, and -- whether or not for ...

Snape also harbored an unrequited love for Harry’s mother, Lily. Snape was portrayed by the late Alan Rickman in the “Harry Potter” films. Should Essiedu ultimately accept the role, ...

Alan Rickman's diary entries, which span 25 years of his life, will be published as a book: Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, out next month ...