Snape, for those of you have been living under a toadstool and aren't familiar with him, is the baddie wizard in the Harry Potter series. He's the surly Potions Master, and his primary function is to look puckery and to simmer with barely-contained hatred everytime he sees Harry Potter. Sexy Snape is played in the film by Alan Rickman. Since I live with a horny Alan Rickman fan, I'm already aware that AR has a devoted following of trollops who would gladly give up a thumb in exchange for a night of lovin' at AR's house.
The ladies might like Alan Rickman, but the ladies have gone way past crazy over Snape. I can't understand it. Alan Rickman lust, yes, that's perfectly understandable. What is it about Snape that makes otherwise normal women shriek like schoolgirls? What makes a Snape Shrine such a potent erotic touchstone?
Fascinated by Snape Mania in a purely clinical way, mind you, I mean it's not like wizards turn me on, even sexy wizards who have really I've visited hundreds of Snape fansites. They're all pretty groovy, mainly because,well, it's about Snape and it's really weird. My favorites are the websites of the Truly Obsessed. These more devoted sites will have amazingly exhaustive picture galleries with hundreds of images: a still photo for each microsecond that Snape is onscreen.
Snape screaming at Harry. Snape glowering with general malice. Snape verbally abusing his students. Snape glowering AT Harry. Snape blinking. I'll understand myself a little bit more. I often find people misjudging or taking into account only what they see or what is said by other people, and they never bother to look, or think about, or understand what is inside the person and think that, maybe, there is a lot more to them.
When I try to draw Snape, I find it looks nothing like him physically but I've been told by others that it feels like Snape. I had to smile at seeing the list of characters that where listed as being Snape like, because they are all characters that I have very strong feeling for and have felt connected with for years. I was introduced to the Phantom of the Opera when I was five years old, Erik is someone I've held close to my heart all my life.
I'll never forget when I was fully dressed in the costume by the way I'm a girl and my mother said "my God you're beautiful" This was with the make up and everything.
It was like for a moment someone saw the real person behind the mask. I think Snape "people" 'want' to see the real person, the real soul. But I think we already seethe real person.
We don't have to lift up a mask to know that there is a lot more to him than people think. In a way I think it's hard for us to realize that we truly do see him, and trying to get others to see him.
For them to say "Wow that's who he is! What this report herself refers as schoolgirl crush:. These were all received before May 13th. Thank you all for your answers! I'm sorry it took so long to post them. But it's a long process! I've never dared utter the fact that I have this huge attraction to the character of Professor Snape!! I think he is the most fascinating character in the series. There is something very deep and mysterious about him that intrigues me so much.
He is definitely not all he appears to be on the surface. I hope that as J. Rowling continues her saga that she does Professor Snape justice and reveals what a truly deep and multifaceted character he is. Perhaps I like him so much because I feel I can relate to him on some level.
Oftentimes, circumstances force us to keep hidden many aspects of our true character and through no fault of our own, the outside world will misinterpret or mislabel us. Perhaps that is what speaks to so many of us. His wit and sarcasm indicate a brilliant, intelligent mind that is desperately trying to redirect people's attention away from himself I had heard that originally they were going to cast Tim Roth He possesses all the qualities The reason I like Snape is because he stays so cool,even when he's ready to rip someone's head off!
First of all - Alan Rickman is the most talented actor to ever cross stage or screen. While I don't exactly love him in a way that I would dream about marriage or anything I love to watch him act, and I have pictures of him in my room specifically George, Sheriff of Nottingham, and my personal favorite movie character of all time, Hans Gruber.
As for Snape - who doesn't love to see a devious, rotten person who can send chills down your spine with their smooth, sinister voice alone? I honestly started reading the Harry Potter books after watching Alan Rickman play the part. And it was his charisma and intelligent demeanor that really struck a chord in me. And it also kind of helps that Alan Rickman has such a powerful screen aura, able to capture the attention of the camera no matter what is happening during that scene.
One of the other things that attracted me to the Snape character is that I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and Severus Snape is very much like Sherlock Holmes. Lady Claudia: I agree!
See my Myth or Reality section for more info The moment I read all 4 books, I realized that a great deal of his characteristics would prove to be invaluable in the detective role. But, to be completely truthful, I believe Alan Rickman fleshed out Snape for us, to give him a 3-dimensional character we could relate to or at least map out in our minds. Most especially Rickman's enunciation and natural pauses in his lines that were delivered in such a way that helped me give the books a more realistic feel to the characters.
When he speaks, apart from moving his mouth, his face is entirely motionless and those eyes Interesting question I actually get asked a lot my friends think I'm just a bit odd. Out of all the characters, I like both Lupin and Snape the most for both the same reason. They strike me as the more realistically flawed and human characters presented in the four books to this point. Lupin, an individual who is seen by those around him as having a handicap, disability his werewolfism , struggles the best he can with his situation, never losing his pride, keeping his sense of humor and irony, but still willing to help others out, regardless of his feelings on the matter.
He is shown to keenly feel betrayal and show forgiveness, but is also the type of person willing to go beyond the pale to avenge a person or idea killing Pettigrew. He isn't afraid to take everything into his own hands and get the job done if needs be. He plays within the rules for the most part, but if and when necessary, is more than mentally capable to go outside them and will not hesitate to do so.
He has a hint of mischief buried deep down and struggles with many issues and problems, both trivial like the Marauders map staying in his keep but he gives it back to Harry later and serious revealing he's a werewolf and his suspicions of Sirius Black's methods of entering the school. His loyalty is flawed as well again convincing himself that Black was using Dark Magic when it was obvious Black was entering the castle through means Lupin no doubt knew of.
Lupin is good and evil, the perfect balance, much like most of humanity. Snape is the same way, but in the opposite fashion. He does not hesitate to use something to his advantage and would no doubt be the first to do so. He's vindictive, but grudgingly honest otherwise, Harry and the other Gryffindors would have never passed first year Potions , pays his debts and holds his grudges.
Snape more than any other character, Rowling has spent times writing descriptions of how he looks when he walks down a hall, how he spits when he's angry, how his eyes narrow when he thinks he's caught a student up to something, etc. Snape is a rule-follower, to the point of being unfair or biased, depending on which word you want to use. Catching students fighting in the hall favored Slytherin on that one as usual , playing Quidditch referee, or in the Potions classroom himself, Snape is a grudging upholder of "the law".
Emphasis on "grudging". Everything Snape does is grudgingly, except when he leaves the infirmary on Dumbledore's secret mission. He's determined, resolute and laughs martyred there. He's an innate teacher again VERY grudgingly and for proof look no further than the dueling scene in CoS: he could have easily done some very nasty hex or charm on Lockhart, but instead he utilized a very practical spell. Disarming an opponent is a very rudimentary and basic theory and Snape took the educational approach instead of the more satisfying approach of making Lockhart's life a living hell for a few moments.
Snape is the only teacher thus far shown to have "favorites". You see no other teacher giving bias for or against other students, even Hagrid who would no doubt love to. And it's glaringly obvious Snape favors Slytherin in class or in the hall. Favoritism is a very human trait.
He's got that Slytherin cunning and power thing goin' on. And, just the whole black theme makes him so It's easy. He's just not a bad guy. He's a very odd character, and while not a true protagonist though Potter and the gang may never realize that he is typically an obstacle for the main characters. It boils down to being a dark character. Everyone loves dark characters to a point. Snape a little more special though because everything dark about him can be explained or at least guessed upon with decent evidence.
He in turn respects Snape. That means a lot to anyone who's a fan of either or both. That shows his personality isn't all a charade put on to intimidate the students.
It makes you wonder though, as he spent most of his life friendless, as a D. I have faith that Snape will stay true to fighting against Voldemort, but about the other Death Eaters, were there any friendships made there? Or did they talk at all when they congregated? This is a big point. Since day one of Potter being at school, Gryffindor has become the powerhouse. There's easily some resentment there. Also there's plenty of times where he picks on Potter's vanity and desire to stay in the headlines I know that one's mentioned enough to be very obvious.
Also there's an opening for a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher every year. It looks like we're in for a 5th year running of his rejection for the job maybe Dumbledore just thinks there's no better potions master to be found Bitter also at the fact that the very same students that tormented him in his time are coming back to help play the role of heroes.
He's a teacher. He's probably just slightly more than McGonagall the most respected teacher, fear inspired or not. He's never horrifically cruel to the students as far as I'm concerned, though admittedly, I don't know if I could handle him as a teacher, heh. He's biased against the Gryffindors, but that's not surprising.
He messes with Potter because, like I said, he thinks Potter's an attention glutton. He messes with Granger because, like some teachers I know, he hates know-it-alls and of course she's Potter's friend. He messes with Weasley because, well he's always there with Potter and Granger. And of course there's poor Neville, to whom Snape's wrath is little more than another product of his own clumsiness. As to his harshness though He's got so many ties with all the different characters in the stories it's as if he knows more of the characters than Dumbledore sometimes that as they start to resurface I want to see how he acts with them.
Assuming he continues working with the Order of the Phoenix, he and Lucius Malfroy are going to have to run into each other at some point soon I imagine, and I can't wait for it. Will they butt heads? The Malfoy herd don't seem like ones to keep their mouths shut about something like And what will Lucius have to say to Draco over the summer about Snape?
Will Draco keep getting that fuzzy feeling in his heart whenever Snape's around? Spoiler of book5: Yes, he seems to because their relationship has not changed at all And vice versa I suppose. Same goes for Crabbe and Goyle I guess, but as their Draco's underlings is a lot less dramatic and would most likely only be brought up if it's just them agreeing with Draco. I'm not sure what it was about that, seeing Snape as a team player, or just seeing him getting down to business like a bad ass, but that stuck a chord with me too.
Very cool. I know it's a big point in this discussion, but it's absolutely true. Alan Rickman is awesome and always has been. And for those of you looking forward to this continuing awesome casting I have a feeling we'll soon see many Sirius websites with pictures from the movie pasted all over, as depicted by, that's right Cast for Sirius in PoA. If they can keep the casting on as high a level as they have with Rickman and Oldman there will be no need to worry about the quality of the movies ever falling off.
I will simply speak from the heart as opposed to the mind. I'm writing in response to question "Why do we like Snape". It's a great idea to let people express their opinions. And here's my small analysis: If we ignore the facts that people like him either because of his appearance connected with Alan Rickman mostly , or because he's "evil", when you look at his personality more properly, you can't say he's evil.
In fact, he's not. He's just unhappy and hurt, but he transforms these feelings into anger. They have the same experiences as he does, and sometimes feel sorry for him. Therefore they can relate to him, can understand what he's going through and why he's the way he is.
Now that's something for me, analysing his character. You can ask why he does things he does, what are his reasons and what is behind them. What makes him act "evil" if we believe he isn't in his deep inside? I think I won't be wrong if I say that most of us like solving riddles like this. And Snape's a big riddle for everyone, that is He seems to be complicated. Again, one new question.
Why's that? He has a powerful intellect. And knowledge means power. People are attracted to power,aren't they? He can detect evil even where the others don't see it. That's what we all want to have. This child that never got enough love, it's hurt and feels not loved, and what it does is that it transforms this sorrow into anger. We want to make this part of him better, to take care of it, to show that someone loves him. End of commented parts - I'll comment the posts above later!!
Coldness: I agree this is quite interesting in Snape! Why, why, why! Very true! Snape has so much mystery surrounding him that it captivates us! This fact is interesting: Snape-fans feel the school acts worst towards Snape than he does I think he feels pain from doing it in the sense that he doesn't know how to do differently!
Snape's distinguished. Alan Rickman's performance. Albus really trusts him. Why do I like Snape? I like him because he is a very intelligent, but also sarcastic I love sarcasm He is a person, that has a mysterious past, there are some riddles in his life, he is very intelligent, but always cold. We love cold people because we are not very sure what's the matter with them, and therefore we want to get to know them better In Polish net the author is Polish of course!
In some he's a vampire. In others he was in love with Lilly Potter. I saw one where he's Harry's "dad" but hates him because his beloved Lilly died saving Harry. In others he is Harry's remote uncle Well, his life leaves a lot of place for imagination! Why is he so unhappy? Who has broken his life heart? Why is he so full of bad feelings?
I like him because I believe he is the good one while all the school is so cruel to him. He is not nice, but the others are even worse to him You know, nobody likes him " How would you feel?
Lady Claudia: "How would you feel? Personally, I know exactly how it feels because I've endured such kind of remarks! Not as explicit, but still!
It's enough to make you loose it and get the worst out of you! Fortunately, my family didn't encourage me to retaliate in a bad way, but just imagine what other parents might have said!
No matter how hardened Sanpe may have become over the years, he cannot not hear those remarks because he's been back to the right side. Any conscious being will feel it. Of course Snape could be nicer, but if he's not be raised to act like that, well Maybe inside he is a sensitive one , hiding it because of his mission, and feeling pain every moment he has to be cruel Or maybe not?
And of course he is so distinguished, he has great quotes, better than anyone. He's like Richelieu, of course not the real one, the authors vision.
I loved Richelieu in this book. Lady Claudia: I must say I did read it I'm a French speaker so of course I enjoyed the original version of Dumas , but it's strange Richelieu didn't strike me as a Snape at all. Brooding, keeping silent, hating company Athos even had a mute servant , but always defending a just cause! Richelieu only worked for himself, his pride and prestige Sometimes I think he is going to die saving Harry in 7th part. I hope it's not going to happen Severus and his sarcasm and his great heart, not shown yet except the part, when he is saving Harry on the broomstick and the end of the fourth part.
Isn't it interesting, that he is one of the teachers Albus trusts mostly? And he was so courageous when he showed his sign to the Minister of Magic!!! Bad ass type and not entirely evil character. Feels a kinship to Snape. Loving a character is often easier than loving a real person. It wasn't till a few weeks ago that I saw it the 1st movie that is with my dad on TV. I haven't seen the 2nd, I'm very new to it yet. When I saw it I actually started to like it I am 21 years old I normally don't go for this kinda thing.
The character I really hooked onto was our gorgeous Prof. I've always have been attracted to the "bad ass" but not entirely evil character so to speak. For the past few years I have felt isolated and misunderstood. Snape comes across as being so lonely and yearning to have a friend but secretly afraid of being hurt or abandoned so he puts up all these walls to protect himself much the way I do. I feel a longing, a need, a desire and wish to hold him. It is beyond physical, the need is consuming and enters my thoughts and dreams.
I have an obsession. I want to hear him, smell him, feel his presence, look into his eyes, become lost. I am lost. Gothic style. Alan Rickman. A good exploration of one's darker side. Attention seeking of a powerful, dark men. Dramatic torture of loving a difficult man. Who's that? Oh my goodness! He's hot!! I'm like: "Oh my gosh, there he is again! Fallen for someone who is Better Than Real! LOL And that was the Severus from the books. Add in Alan Rickman's pose, silky voice, presence, hands, form, and general regard, and how could you not love him.
Plus, most of his attitude reminds me of my snarky sarcastic bastard Severus Snape Related Clubs. Cookies help us bring you Fanpop.
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