There are many instances in the series where it is Severus Snape himself who stands out as the best character.

The root words of snake and serpent mean 'a creeping thing'. Most snake sayings are negative, including a Singlish loan ...

This legendary section of the castle is only supposed to be accessible to the “heir of Slytherin,” and it needs to be opened with a password in the Parseltongue language. Ron talks it into ...