Snape taught Potions partly because Rowling hated chemistry. In 2015, Rowling wrote on Pottermore (now Wizarding World) that chemistry, the Muggle equivalent to Potions class, was her least ...

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

Later on, during Harryâ s first potions class, Snape asks Harry what he would get if he â added powdered root of asphodel to ...

It seems highly unlikely that such a person would never use a potion to get what he wants. We've seen Severus Snape give Barty Crouch Jr., Veritaserum 1 and make Wolfsbane for Professor Lupin ...