JK Rowling told Alan Rickman, and only Alan, the true story and ending. Noone else knew. Just as his character, he kept this secret the whole time. He knew, always. 10,000 likes and growing! Thank you all so much!!!

The scene before, when Snape dies with his final words “look.. at.. me..” is sooo much more meaningful when you realise his dying wish is to once more look into “exactly Lilly’s eyes”.

Just one word “always” Alan reduced us to tears .

The moral of the movie is" Don't judge a book by its cover." In Grifindor we can have cowards who will betray you and in Slytherin, we can have brave and loyal people.

I will never get over Alan Rickman’s death. But he played Snape beautifully! 😔

Severus was deeply loyal and loving. Enormous heart. Silently suffering for SO long.

For those who didn’t read the book: Lily Potter’s patronus was the Doe. Snape loved her so much his patronus became a doe as well

Voldemort was killed by Love. Lilly's love for Harry helped protect him and made the accidental Hoarcrux. Severis's love for Lilly had him secretly undermine the dark lord all this time, fooling everyone including Voldy. And even at the end, Narcissa Malfoy Lied to Voldy's Face just to have a chance at saving her son. It's just like Harry told him, "You're the weak one. You've never known love" and that is *exactly* what ended up dooming him in the end.

Alan Rickman was an incredible actor. A phenomenal performance!

Snape is literally the best and most complex character in HP universe.. he's just the best character.

The line delivery of “Always” is one of the best ever given onscreen. One simple word, with so much meaning, said by one of our finest actors.

The “Always” barely contained by Rickmans stoic face is such an intense feeling. You can feel he wants to break but sheer will keeps him just intact. Such a crushing moment.

Snape's memories is the single most expertly crafted piece of movie making I've seen, ever.

Imagine this man's life, every time he looked at Harry he could only see James, the man he hated the most, and when he looked into his eyes he could only see Lily.

RIP Alan Rickman and Sir Michael Gambon. Two True Legends that will be sorely missed.

My boyfriend, who had read the books told me Snape had a secret. All sorts of weird scenarios were going through my mind. Never did I imagine, but Alan Rickman did the part so well. Even more so when you realize he knew the secret the whole time.

Dude, Snape saying "Always" will always hit me in the feelings. I love this character.

what i love about the books is that in the books you get to read how Dumbledore told Snape to help lead Harry to the sword without anyone knowing it was Snape. Because James' patronus was a stag, Lily's was a doe. Snape, having fully and completely fallen for Lily, changed his patronus to a doe (like Tonk's patronus changed to a wolf bc Lupin). So Harry seeing the Doe would've thought the spirit of his mother was helping him. He would've, up until his dip into the pensive, had no idea that Doe belonged to Snape, representing Snape's undying love for his mother and vow to protect him.

There are two types of people: those who freak out about Harry being a Horcrux and having to die, and those who are more devastated at the depths of sacrifice Snape went through for the woman he loved, and by extension her son. Not saying Snape was a good person, or that his motivations were pure. Especially in the books, there was a lot more dark. He was perfectly happy to sacrifice James and Harry, if only Lily was protected. However, his primary goal was her protection, even after she had spurned him and married his bully, the man who had tormented him through seven years of school. And the memory of his love for her was enough for him to sacrifice so much to protect Harry, including putting himself in mortal danger by being a double agent, which ultimately led to his own death. He, too, had to withstand the hatred of everyone he spent 16 years bonding with after the initial downfall of Voldemort (like McGonagall). It's just incredible what he endured. He was a well written tragic hero / redeemed villain, and that twist is one of the better twists I've ever read.

Imagine the level of mental control that it takes to side with the villain, do his bidding, never give him any reason to doubt your loyalty - while simultaneously *ABSOLUTELY HATING MOTHERFUCKER* for killing the love of your life. I can respect that kind of terrifying power. Underestimating Severus Snape was Voldemort's worst mistake. He never suspected that there can exist a man capable of lying *CONSTANTLY* to great Lord Voldemort's face without being ever suspected of treason.

Funny thing, is that from the first episode, my favorite character was Snape. Not sure why, but in the end, it was like….there you go. He was the true hero of the series.

The fact that both actors are now gone this scene hurts different

I believe Snape was the only member of the death eaters, current or former who could cast a patronus charm

Its sad that most people that watch the movie don't know that Snape has the same patronus as Lily.

The one thing that made Serverus killing Dumbledore in the half blood prince stood out was his Avada Kedavara. Throughout thr franchise, evil ppl like Voldermort and Bellatrix, theirs were a dark glowing green. But when I saw the movie, I noticed his Spell was a lighter version, nearly yellowish green. More like a pure/ merciful kill. On top of that, he respected Dumbledore for the wizard he was. Then Voldermort killing Lily only cemented more of his loyalty to Dumbledore and protecting Harry until his dying breathe. And yet, even after that death, he still helped Harry win the war

Severus was complicated and beautifully written, loyal in his own way always playing the part he needed to. Despised often, which sometimes led him down darker paths. But his love for Lilly always kept him from being swallowed by the darkness, that's the power of love.

People don't mention that when harry is in the woods, ready to be killed by Voldemort, lily responds to harry with, "Always", in the exact same manner as Snape says it. That always hits me to the core xD

these two wizards are geniuses, Dumbledore knew how to sacrifice himself to gain an upper hand and Snape sacrificed himself as the only way to tell Harry what must be done.

better love story in 6 words than the Twilight trilogy Lily.. After all this time? Always.

As heart wrenching as this is on film. Reading it in the book is devastating. Just devastating.

It doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I cry every single time. People may say this is just a pop teen movie, but the truth is until now I have never seen any movie similar to this, with such a great plot twist like this, going off the cliches, where the actual hero is a person with a complex personality that doesn't get sympathy, and where the father of the protagonist it's charismatic but with a historic of being a bully, that's complex and that's deep and that's fantasy with tones of realistic human touches. It teaches you not to judge people for their personalities. It's just the best story ever written.

One of the most complex, deep, and tragic love story/character ever created. The only other iconic character I could think of that fits this description is Darth Vader.

Snape won millions of hearts with just one word 'always'. And he will be always loved in return. RIP

Say what you will about J.K. Rowling, but the two twists of Snape being good all along and Harry being a horcrux were by far some of, if not the best twists in the history of storytelling. The fact that the foundations for both twists had been established throughout all 7 books so clearly and firmly, yet subtly enough that the twists still managed to surprise and shake us to our core, is absolutely phenomenal. Arguably the best part of the film franchise in itself was its dedication to laying the foundation for these two massive twists, before finally being brought to life in such an incredible scene, carried by Alan Rickman’s perfect depiction of Snape, god rest his soul. These twists are truly shining examples of masterclass storytelling, and in my opinion, what give the books and movies so much of their value in revisiting them multiple times to enjoy them even more, understanding the foreshadowing planted so brilliantly by J.K. Rowling and the directors of the Harry Potter film franchise.

The part where severus loses his composure seeing lily's dead body still kills my heart every time till this day despite watching this movie years ago. It truly is a heart breaking sense...

For six movies they were repeating the central phrase of the franchise "The boy who lived". It took Snape only one movie to make the most remembered, "always!"

Snape's one truly Unbreakable Vow, "Always."

After this and you go back and you can see how many times Snape kept Harry safe

that part when snape showed his patronus to dumbledore, I always get emotion.

One of the best moments that shows the duality of good and evil inside a character. Nowadays the mainstream movie characters are either good or bad and the hero just fights the bad, so boring.

Crying over Severus Snape, now isn’t that the ultimate twist.

This is legit one of my favorite plot twist EVER. Everything was perfect.

This is what changed Harry Potter from a good series to an all time great

That “always” hits me right in the chest.

When I read HP, I was shocked and dismayed and incredibly sad when dumbledore, Fred and Dobby died, but when Snape died and he revealed his love and suffering I just about lost it. Snot, tears, dry heaving. I had step away from the book before continuing. A decade of hating this character and in one shining and quiet moment destroyed every notion we had of him. One hell of a twist. And a masterclass in acting by Alan rickman bringing him to life in a way I can’t imagine anyone else managing to do. This moment encapsulates everything that this series is about.

Voldemort - the man who died drunk with power Snape - the man who died for love long lost Harry - the man who greeted death like an old friend Each represents 1 of the three Peverell brothers from the Deathly Hallows

That "Always" is the single greatest delivery by any actor I've ever seen. 👏

One of the best characters out there if not top one so far in this type of genre of movies and books , Someone trying to overcome the revenge will created by bullies is surly not easy , specially the one created by harry’s father (James ) but still risked his life for Harry because of his love for Lilly even tho she didn’t choose him either . everyone of us have bad and good side , but the one we act on mostly is what matters and the degree of it as well , when it comes to snape at the end of the day he chose to act right on his own without being forced and that’s not easy with someone with his past . That’s why he will always be the best complex character I have seen so far .

Snape killing dumbledore is what we call in a chess game "a brilliant move."

When I saw that seen I'd always thought "damn dude, Dumbledore is a dick!" only now have I realized, he's not really, I think he was purposely acting that way towards snape so that when the time comes snape would be able to kill him, because in order for Avada Kedavra to work you need to mean it, and you need to have hate in your heart towards whoever you're using it on. SOB Dumbledore is a genius.

Snape is literally the best and most complex character in the entire HP franchise imo.

Harry's bravery after finding this information out and going straight to the forest gets me choked up every time, especially when Hermione hugs him because she's known too but hoped she'd be wrong about him being the last pseudo horcrux. Thankfully he doesn't actually die, but he couldn't have known that going out there to face him

Snape teaches us what love is, it doesn't have to be owned but always in the heart😢

We miss you Alan. Thank you Thank you for bringing this extraordinary character to life. We love you..........always

Can like or dislike HP... but the display of Alan Rickman's Snape and the sentiment he puts in this scenes... specially with the "Always" line... makes everyone cry

I read that Alan Rickman was the only person to know this before the series start filming.

" don't tell me now that you have grown to care for the boy ?" Answer: " always"

"Always" the single most perfect scene of the whole story! 😭

In the books their relationship breaking down was horrible to read. Snape was bullied relentlessly by James and eventually he joined the death eaters with Lucious malfoy. Lilly didn’t like that snape was Waugh them and the last time they spoke, James had embarrassed snape in public and snape snapped at Lilly for defending James and called her a mud blood, then Lilly joined in with James bullying him. It was a heartbreaking moment cause it showed how other people tore their personal friendship apart.

Never before the word "Always" was so powerfull. Realy epic and legendary line.

I wish they had explained in the movies that the doe was Lily's patronus, and that Snape's took that form after her death. Makes that scene all the more impactful.

Snape is definitely the hero for lonely ones

Its just recently tht i realized why severus cast the patronus. Its an ultimate proof that he was an ally, not just bc his patronus was like lily’s but also the fact that he can cast a patronus. After many years, im stupid lol 😅

Together Rowling and Rickman made Snape one of the greatest tragic characters in fiction.

If you cry during this scene too, up your hand 😢

The swing in emotions is so wild my god. The red explained so well. That snape spent his whole being hated by everyone only to be the best of that good the world.

If you listen really carefully just before Harry sees the deer in the forest Snape says trust me, it's so quiet but it's there like a breath on the wind

I was on LiveJournal when Half-Blood Prince the book came out. There was TREMENDOUS controversy after we learned Snape kills Dumbledore. I was one of the members sporting an I Trust Severus Snape icon because... well, there were clues. The one that sticks out to me now was Petunia talking with Vernon about how Lily hung around "that nasty boy" and I thought, James was a pureblood. Why would Petunia find him nasty? His family would have been big on appearances.

That "Always" gets me everytime...I will ALWAYS love Alan!!!

"Always." The saddest thing ever uttered, in context to Snape.

The greatest actor to ever grace this earth. YOU ARE MISSED DEARLY ALAN ❤️❤️❤️

What the movie left out was that it was Snape who overheard the prophesy and who told Voldemort about it. He was directly responsible for the death of Lily.

I had read the book before I saw the movies, and when I got to this part, I couldn't wait to see how Rickman would play this. And by God, he did not disappoint.

Snapes character arc is IMO one of the best pieces of story telling ever told

I read again the half blood prince and i just noticed that at the end, when harry is running after snape, he is insulting him, saying he's a coward because of dumbledore's death. And Snape screamed at harry to not call him a coward. He was so calm everytime, however he lost control with this insult. Indeed he's not a coward.

R.I.P. Michael Gambon aka Professor Dumbledore 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Fun fact: Snape was the only death eater to be able to conjure a Patronus

Snape was always my favorite character

I dreaded this bit after having read the books several times before the movie came out. I hoped they’d do it justice, and they did, especially Alan Rickman did.

The sad part is…”I shall never reveal the best part of yourself” Dumbledore to Snape 😢

been 12yrs and still this scene bring tears to my eyes

I'll never comprehend how people never knew Harry was a horcrux and still manage to not get it after Snape's memories xD Some people need to talk a little less and watch a little more xD

I love it that these kinds of videos exist, I mean I sometimes try to remember my first reaction to watching it, and the fact we can watch other peoples first reaction is just amazing.

When I’d read the book, I was just like all of them. Even in the sixth book, I knew Snape wasn’t the traitor everyone thought he was. But I never could imagine all was because his greatest love was Lilly. And I can’t believe Alan Rickman read the end of the saga so long before it was published. He really developed a great character, he was such a great actor

Girls: Do boys even have emotions? Do they even feel them? Boys (while tears in their eyes about to shed): "Always" Snape×Alan 🙏🙏🙏🙏

This "Always". So calm and yet so powerful and emotional.

Most people don't put two and two together and realize that Snape and Lily's Patronus charms are both doe's while James had a stag. Snape's patronus didn't change the entire time he knew Lily even 17 years after she died showing how strong his love was for Lily. A Patronus is supposed to signify the animal that the wizard has the deepest affinity with, although they can change over time due to many factors including grief and loss. Snape's didn't though. He gave up everything, and sacrificed it all for her. It is truly heartbreaking and Alan Rickman was and will always be the only person who could possibly play Snape.

This is one of those scenes that drop kicks you in the feels and made you realize how wrong you were about Snape.. I know I felt rough realizing how wrong I was.

even as a 13 y old when i saw this i cried even if this movie was in a different language and i understood little i felt it and i cried inside and out , my precious snape was always a favorite

I just don’t know what they were thinking with the Harry Potter show.. there’s no way in 1 million years they can beat this

Severus always loved Lily and was faithful to her feelings, that means "Always"...

Severus is the best HP character hands down, it’s his franchise

They did this scene so well i cried

them: No matter how many times you've seen this scene, it still makes you cry? me: Always. RIP Alan

That 4 minutes of scene cam make any man cry. Hats off Alan Ricknman... Always ❤❤❤

Till this day.. when he says always it gives me goosebumps and brings tears in my eyes

The greatest double agent in that world lol From the start to the end

His memories were so heartbreaking but genuine he was the most loyal and loved character all along and his memories make me cry and to have to wait til the end to see everything be revealed….

Out of all the impactful moments throughout the books and movies THIS tops them all. This was a fantastic bit of story-telling and they did a wonderful job in the movie to reveal it.

Alan Rickman alone made the word "ALWAYS" so much better😇😇