Severus Snape is perhaps one of the most intriguing characters in the Harry Potter saga. Until now, many fans believed that his name was Latin-inspired from the word severus — severe in English — but ...

Last weekend, Rowling shared a photo of a road sign reading “Severus Road S.W. 11” and revealed that the sign was the real-life inspiration for Snape’s name, though it wasn’t until after publication ...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has recently been spilling some secrets on Twitter about her real-life inspirations for the wizarding world of her mega-famous novels and she's now revealed where she ...