Dumbledore asks Snape. "Always," he responds. And it was that iconic exchange, J.K Rowling tweeted on Monday, that she once explained to Alan Rickman as he was discovering the role.

Thank you for bringing an ungodly amount of life to Severus Snape. We will miss you. Always. (Images via Warner Bros.; GIFs via here, here, here, here, here, and here) Filed Under.

While Snape does not go to these extremes, we can see how his obsession has caused him to do bizarre things and place himself in danger. Surely, this is not behavior we should hold up as heroic.

The meme proved especially moving to fans as it seemingly quoted Rickman speaking about an age he would never reach. Rickman died at 69, eleven years younger than the age referenced in the post.

Snape is told by Dumbledore's portrait in Harry Potter that the sword must be obtained in an act of bravery and therefore places the Sword of Gryffindor inside a frozen lake.Harry demonstrates his ...

Snape always knew more than what met the eye, and as it turned out, so did Rickman. While chatting with Rowling before he started filming, she told him something about Snape that wouldn’t come ...

Netflix decided to give them Professor Snape and Dumbledore's dialogues from Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince.

I always kept Professor Snape [as he was], because I thought it was a great costume. Because, it was perfect. When something is perfect you cannot change it. Why should you change it?

Now, after the death of Rickman last week at the age of 69, Rowling is sharing just what she said to make Snape’s intentions more clear. Alan Rickman’s Best Roles ...

While Hermione always maintained that as a professor Snape couldn’t be after the stone as he’s a professor but then finds him enchanting Harry’s broom at the Quidditch match. 4. And ...

When they inevitably remake the movies in 30 years, I'm sure we'll all take issue with the casting of Snape in particular. Because Alan Rickman is Snape. Always.