On his year of our Potter 2017, Joanne Rowling did what she always does on the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts: apologized for a death. This year, however, was markedly different from years ...

However, after regretting his terrible mistakes and helping Dumbledore defeat the Dark Lord, Snape learns to despise the word "mud-blood," a clear sign of his growth and his constant love for Lily ...

You can love people even if they don’t love you back. Severus Snape and Lily Evans, Harry Potter’s mother, grew up together in Spinner’s End and became friends even before they went to Hogwarts.

But Snape's backstory was a secret motivation known by few outside of Rowling and Rickman up until the reveal in the seventh book and the eighth movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

13 secrets about Severus Snape that 'Harry Potter' fans may not remember. ... Snape may have ended his relationship with Lily Evans by calling her an offensive name.