Obsessed

To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea what to talk about so I've decided to talk about something random. For the past several months I have been obsessing over the Harry Potter series. I've seen all the movies and grew up watching them, but I've never had the patience to read the books. Though several months ago I finally started reading them and have been hooked ever since. I am so excited for the new Harry Potter movie to come out its almost killing me! Though there is one character in particular I absolutely love in the series: Severus Snape.
Severus Snape is a teacher at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and teaches students to make potions. His character is incredibly fascinating to me, especially his personality in both the books and the movies. Snape can be sarcastic at times yet very cold  and bitter, especially towards Harry Potter. Through the entire series you believe he is a bad guy, but in the last book you find out the truth about him. When Snape turned eleven years old he attended Hogwarts. He was very smart and was in the top of his class, but was also a target for bullies. One of those bullies was Harry Potter's dad, James Potter. But before Snape attended Hogwarts he befriended a girl named Lily Evans who would later be Harry Potter's mother. Snape's past with Harry's parents helps me understand his attitude toward Harry. Half of him hates Harry because he looks like his father, James. And the other half cares about him because Snape was in love with Harry's mother, Lily. The picture I posted is of Snape when he was younger. To me, it really captures the essence of what life was like for Snape when he attended Hogwarts. I love when books have characters like Snape who are mysterious, dark, and misunderstood. Snape is in my top five favorite characters of all time. Rorschach from Watchmen being my number one!