Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

A stern adult wizard with sallow skin and greasy black hair that falls around a sharp-featured face dominated by a large hooked nose. His cold black eyes lack any warmth and peer out intensely like dark tunnels, while his thin lips frequently twist into a sneer. Dressed in flowing long black robes and a billowing cloak, this tall and slender man carries an air of dark authority and brooding menace as he sweeps through the dungeons and classrooms of Hogwarts.

• Teaches Potions with bullying intensity, docking Harry points unfairly.
• Suspects Harry of stealing the Sorcerer's Stone and attempts to countercurse Harry's broom during Quidditch.
• Reveals knowledge of Nicolas Flamel and the Stone's protection in the final confrontation.
• Saves Harry's life indirectly by countering Quirrell's curse during the Quidditch match.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Severus Snape is a thin man with sallow skin and greasy shoulder-length black hair that hangs lankly around his gaunt face. A hooked nose dominates his features while his black eyes glitter with sharp intelligence or malice, and his thin lips frequently curl into a sneer or flicker with a triumphant smile. He wears long black robes that ripple around him as he glides through dimly lit spaces like a large and malevolent bat, his entire demeanor creating an aura of sinister authority.

• Suspects Harry of opening the Chamber of Secrets and petrifying students.
• Discovers Harry's use of Polyjuice Potion and confronts the trio.
• Pushes for Harry's permanent Quidditch ban after Dobby interferes with a match.
• Brews Mandrake Restorative Draught to cure petrification victims.
• Attempts to enter the Chamber but is thwarted.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

A thin man with sallow skin and shoulder-length greasy black hair framing his face, Severus Snape has piercing black eyes that glitter with malice or fanatical triumph. His prominent hooked nose features long quivering nostrils, while his thin mouth curls into nasty sneers or twisted smiles that bare uneven yellowish teeth. A muscle often twitches at the corner of his thin mouth; he wears billowing black robes that swish as he strides, his entire bearing menacing and full of suppressed rage or triumph.

• Teaches Harry about werewolves after Lupin's first class.
• Discovers the Marauder's Map and confronts Harry and Ron in Filch's office.
• Saves Harry from the Dementor attack on the train by casting a Patronus.
• Reveals Sirius Black's history as a traitor and demands his capture.
• Attempts to expose Remus Lupin as a werewolf and confiscates the Marauder's Map.