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===Severus Snape===
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'''Severus Snape''' is characterised as a person of considerable complexity, whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. In the first novel of the series, Snape is a teacher who is hostile from the start toward [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]] and is built up to be the primary [[antagonist]] until the final chapters. As the series progresses, Snape's portrayal evolves from that of a malicious and partisan teacher to that of a complex, pivotal character of moral ambiguity, whose true loyalties are not revealed until the end. Snape is, as revealed in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', actually a spy in Voldemort's ranks for Dumbledore. [[Alan Rickman]] plays Severus Snape in all eight movies.