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

Tonks died at the Battle of Hogwarts. Ron Weasley, the bumbling and painfully insecure (but mostly loyal) best friend to Harry Potter, would make a miserable Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Looking at me, you would hardly guess I used to have a deeply committed relationship with itchy below-the-knee skirts from ...