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Rowling has described Snape as a gift of a character. #snapefacts

Snape taught Potions because he was based on JKR's chemistry teacher that she was most disliked. #snapefacts

Rowling borrowed Snape's surname from the village of Snape, Suffolk. #snapefacts

Snape was one of JKR's favourite characters. How about you? #snapefacts

After the publication of PoA, there was one female fan who guessed Snape loved Lily, making JKR wonder how she had given herself away.

Because Snape abandoned his post, a portrait of him does not immediately appear in the Headmaster's office following his death. #snapefacts

Harry was the one who ensured for Snape's portrait to be installed in the Headmaster's office after Snape's death. #snapefacts

After Snape and Voldemort's death, Harry made Snape's true loyalty and heroism known in the Wizarding world. #snapefacts

JKR had planned Snape's back story ever since she wrote the first book because the whole series is built around it. #genius #snapefacts

Rita Skeeter published a book about Snape's life, entitled "Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?", sometime after his death. #snapefacts

Severus means "stern" in Latin, and is the root of the English word "severe". #snapefacts

Snape is one of the youngest teachers to ever be recruited at Hogwarts school. #snapefacts

Snape attended Hogwarts exactly twenty years before Harry Potter. #snapefacts

Lily Evans would have grown to love Snape romantically if he wasn't so drawn to the Dark Arts. #snapefacts

Snape is the only Death Eater who could conjure a Patronus. #snapefacts

Alan Rickman was the only actor who knew about his character's fate way before the 7th book was released. #snapefacts

Dumbledore allowed Snape to be a horrible teacher, believed that horrible teachers are one of lessons in life. #snapefacts

Dumbledore never gave Snape the DADA job before book 6 because he was afraid it would bring out the worst in Snape. #snapefacts

Snape's last words to Harry were simply "Look at me", just to see Lily Evans' eyes once more before he died. #snapefacts #truelove

Harry gave one of his sons the middle name Severus, and this son was the only one who had Lily's exact eyes. #snapefacts

"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class..." - Severus Snape #snapequotes

"Mister Potter. Our... new... celebrity." -Severus Snape #snapequotes

"Turn to page three hundred and ninety FOUR." - Severus Snape #snapequotes

"DON'T CALL ME A COWARD!" - Severus Snape to Harry Potter. #snapequotes

Dumbledore: "Lily... After all this time?" - Snape: "Always." #snapequotes

"Look at me," he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish...

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Originally posted by: bookworm-ALS--

Wow, that's so many informative Snape facts! JKR really planned the whole thing.
Death Eaters must be having really awful lives if they don't even have any happy thoughts to conjure a Patronus?

#potterdaily on June 8 1992: The End-of-Term Feast took place at the Great Hall (Harry was on his first year at Hogwarts)

#potterdaily on June 8 1992: Gryffindor won the House Cup with the addition of 170pts from Harry (60), Ron&Hermione (50 each) & Neville (10)

"Weasley can save anything, He never leaves a single ring, That's why Gryffindors all sing: Weasley is our King." #SongsThatNeverGetOld