The Portrait of Severus Print

For all of Alan Rickman’s brilliant, mesmerizing performances, his role as villain potions professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter films will be his greatest legacy. Snape was mysterious, he was affectionate, he was withstanding, he was selfless – he was absolutely imperfect and he was absolutely perfect. I love Snape and I keep drawing his portraits because he encapsulates what Harry Potter books stand for. The strength of valour, the pain of failure and power of forgiveness, the importance of determination, the beauty of enduring devotion, the hope that light will dispel the darkness. And most of all, the significant force of love. Always, love.