You’re A Wizard, Harry! The Best Characters From The Harry Potter Franchise

1. Professor Severus Snape

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Snape holds the top spot on this list — and for good reason. He orchestrated the biggest ‘pulling the wool over the eyes of the audience’ that we’ve arguably ever seen in cinematic history. His weirdly rude behavior to Harry and most of the non-Slytherin students was clearly evident. We assumed him to be an untrustworthy Voldemort enthusiast the entire time. Instead, he pulled a 180 and instead was working for ‘the good guys’ the entire time. As we learned more about Snape’s background, we realized that he was motivated to help Harry based upon his love for Harry’s mother, Lily. His death in the final film was made even sadder after learning of Snape’s torturous past (which involved holding a dead Lily in the wake of Voldemort’s wrath). His ability to speak with facial expressions and body language rather than words made him the best character from the series.