Not a surprise! Truly a well rounded character and actor! Glad to see my fav - Draco - made the top ten!

East or west snape is the best .he definitely deserved to be voted as the best character.

First of: YAY Snape!! :woot:

I like HP_fan4ever's point on the 'apology to Harry' bit. It was not only a way to show Harry what to do next, but also his way to right some wrongs.

& I dun believe snape being mean/evil/cruel to harry was without reason. it could be the double agent act.. :hmm:

Yay! Congrats Snape!
I voted for Neville :D

I voted for Neville and Luna. :)

Fudge actually beat Wood!?!?

Anyways, way to go Snape!!!!

I thought Ron came second? :| oh well,fourth is good too.

I agree with you and have often wondered the same. I do not understand why people are so in love with Snape. He even admitted to Dumbledore that he was willing to sacrifice Harry and James if Lily was able to live (book 7, Prince's tale). He motives bordered on selfish - his jealousy toward James caused him to lash out at Harry, a child. I don't care about the love story. Lily was married to and loved another, and Snape couldn't let it go. It's not romantic at all, it's somewhat pathetic. He only agreed to what Dumbledore asked out of some sort of redemption for his role in Lily being killed by Voldemort. As a mother, I cannot condone Snape's treatment of Harry. He did go out of his way to be nasty, and tried to have him expelled on multiple occasions. Not exactly a way to keep him safe.

That being said - my favorite character is, and always will be Harry - I'm with J.K. Rowling on this one. Harry is the one who sacrificed the most, and exhibited just as much, if not more, bravery than Snape throughout the series. He also was willing to sacrifice his life for others, and continuously put his life in danger for others - all before the age of 18. Booo to Snape (but I do love Alan Rickman and the way he portrayed him). Finally got that off my chest.

i am ashamed of the 'potter' fandom!! It's embarasing! not that long ago the fandom was declaring undying love for Harry, yet we are happy to let the world know just how fickle we are as a fandom.

I can agree with the choice. He's one of my favorites. Courageous and loyal to the end.

Wow, go Hermione! Glad she was so high up there.

Snape just won because of all the pitty votes, but hey, I pitty (read: love) him too! <3

I was really happy when I saw both my favourite characters in the top two!
Congrats to Snape for taking his rightful place as the #1 character :)

I am not surprised Snape's the favorite. I am surprised Hermione's second favorite though. I would've said Harry and then Sirius.

No wonder...........He's everybody's favorite.........

I love sirius too.........

Love the list

The top 10 is who I would have expected, but probably not Snape. Although he was an amazing character. YAY Ron #5!

I didn't even know there was a poll (I know shock horror) but anyway, Go Severus Snape!

Yes Snape im glad snape came first but sad that neville was not second

congratulations for Snape! How can JKR make a perfect grey character just like Snape. Besides that Alan Rickman acted perfectly as Snape, I love the way he act :P

Forget Fudge... WHY is Umbridge listed?

Snape... yeah, pretty cool he won

It is clear why Severus Snape won. He is just such an interesting character. He is strung through a web of other people lives, and stories. He is very fascinating and a very true character.

I didn't know there was a voting. But I'm glad Snape won :snape2:

For me, he's the most interesting and complex character of the books. He's very human, in the good and in the bad. I was always a Snape fan, since book one. I believed that there was more behind that grumpy and awfull teacher and I always wished he proved all wrong and show that he had a heart. And he did :snape2:

Yes, he was a terrible teacher, he was a death eater and did so many things wrong but in the end he made the right choice. He could simply go back to his old friends but he stayed on Dumbledore's side against all odds and played a major role in Voldemort's downfall.

And I don't think that Snape still beeing in love with Lily even after she married James it's pathetic. It's just sad and in his case very tragic, imo. We don't chose who to love and just because that person isn't with us we don't stop loving. I believe that many people feel connected with Snape in that point.

He had a terrible and abusing childhood, his school years wasn't very good either and he did all kind of bad choices in life that turned him in what he was but in the end he redeemed himself, imo. He was not nice, he had many flaws but what he did was pretty heroic. I think Snape somehow represents hope. Hope that even the most unpleasant and mean person is capable of good and capable of doing the right thing in the end...

Glad Snape won... he was one of the most interesting characters there :)
surpised Harry was 4th i would have expected him to be in the top 3.

I'm a bit surprised where Mr. and Mrs. Weasley fell on the list. I though they'd be a bit closer to the top.