The casting of Paapa Essiedu as Snape has set off controversies from many different sides of Harry Potter fandom, or even outside of that, for multiple reasons.

“Obviously, it would be a tough ask for any actor to live up to Alan Rickman’s performance as Snape, but why are they setting this man up like this,” writes one X user of the news.

He could be the best actor in the world but he doesn’t fit the characteristics of Snape from the book ... whole production imploding on when it obviously doesn’t work,” one X user ...

While it should be cause for celebration when actors get cool roles, for Black British actor Papaa Essiedu and the recent news about his iconic new Harry Potter casting, it’s unfortunately ...

Given the evidence already presented, it is easy to see that he is obviously concerned for his friend, and his friend's son. Snape appears to be a lonely, solitary person in the series and the ...

The cast of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter show is of the utmost importance, and now that HBO has revealed who they are eying to play Snape, now is as good a time as any to see what the source ...

Was Severus Snape hot? This is the million-dollar — or perhaps, million-Galleon — question that sits at the heart of the Harry Potter franchise and plagues Reddit to this very day. Per J.K ...

Harry Potter fans have discovered a detail that makes Professor Snape’s story even more tragic. Within the Harry Potter fandom, there may not be a more beloved character than Severus Snape.