Alan Rickman was one of the most beloved characters that was written in the "Harry Potter" books, as Professor Snape. While some loved to hate him, you couldn't because of how much his character really did care about Harry. His character was one that I believe was the best written. Most of the time you think of his as the man who is conspiring with Voldemort, but in reality he isn't, and you see the pain of his character and everything that he goes through.
1. Snape's most iconic moment.
Ahh yes, this is what I think is the most iconic moment in the whole movie franchise. I mean when you think of Professor Snape, who doesn't think "turn to page 394..."
2. He shows his sensitive side.
When Snape gets personal with Harry and tells him he has his mother's eyes, it always got me because you can see the pain in his eyes, and all the suffering that he really went through. I think that this was the moment that I knew Snape was really the good guy.
3. When he gets angry.
When Snape would have Harry and Ron in class, and all the time that he would end up slapping them on the back of the head. I swear it would happen all the time!
4. When Snape gets personal.
When Snape was talking with Dumbledore and we find out that Snape's patronus is a doe like Lily Potter's was. And we see how in love he was with Lily.
"After all this time?"
"Always."
5. When Snape shows he cares.
When Snape helped save Ron, Harry, and Hermonie from Lupin when he was a wolf. We knew that Snape pretty much hated the three of them, but when this happened it was kind of an eye opener because even though he didn't like them, he put himself in danger to save them.
6. Snape shows that he has a heart.
Harry trying to fight Snape after he killed Dumbledore. Even though Harry watched him kill Dumbledore, Snape didn't try to fight back, though Harry had been using Snape's own spells against him.
7. Snape isn't always the bad guy.
When Snape helps Harry out in his first year... When Harry is playing Quidditch it's obvious that something's been happening and someone is trying to sabotage Harry... While everyone thinks that it's Snape because he's the bad guy, he was actually just trying to help out Harry.
8. His love for Lily.
Everything he does is out of his love for Lily. No matter what Snape is doing, it's always out of his love for Lily. And even if that means helping out Harry, he doesn't care because he would want to make her happy.
9. He's full of surprises.
You never know what to expect with him. You never know what you can expect when it comes to Snape. When you would read or watch him on the screen, you never knew what side of Snape you would get.
10. He doesn't care about fame.
He didn't care that Harry was famous. He kind of kept Harry grounded when it came to him being famous for his scar. No matter how "famous" Harry was, he didn't buy into it. And he made sure that he pretty much kept Potter grounded.
11. He's always loyal.
He was very loyal. No matter what anyone says, Snape was always loyal to Hogwarts, and he would put himself into danger if need be to make sure that it would stay safe. He was also Dumbledore's most trusted.
12. Snape's look.
His "look." Snape just had that look that he would give, and you could tell that from that one look, he didn't give a s**t. It was hilarious just to watch!
13. Going from the most hated, to the most loved.
And lastly, he went from, I believe, being the most hated, to being the most loved. After seeing the journey that Snape's characters took, you really hated him in the beginning for all the things that he did, but by the end you understood him. And you could understand why he did the things that he did.
