# I just found out my wife thinks Severus Snape is hot **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574 "2009-07-20T00:49:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/81 "2009-07-24T02:55:17Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I just searched it out for uh … you. [Here you go](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-gNN8WRHo). Now if you will excuse me, I’ll be in my bunk. _purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr_ Oh, sorry, we were talking about Severus Snape, right? Alan Rickman = hot. He caught my attention in _Die Hard_ and hasn’t let it go since. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/82 "2009-07-24T03:06:23Z")
> [@shantih](#): > > He caught my attention in _Die Hard_ and hasn’t let it go since. A fellow employee mentioned that Rickman was attractive in _Die Hard._ I asked if it was his being in control, and she denied it. So he’s pretty, or cool, or you like the way he shot Mr. Takagi in the head, or what? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/83 "2009-07-24T04:47:21Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > A fellow employee mentioned that Rickman was attractive in _Die Hard._ I asked if it was his being in control, and she denied it. > So he’s pretty, or cool, or you like the way he shot Mr. Takagi in the head, or what? 🙂 At the time, I described him to a friend as ‘hot, in an international terrorist sort of way.’ She gave me a :dubious:. In thinking back to it, with some extra years of seasoning, I think it was his charisma, his dark intelligence, his smoulder, his accent (come to think of it, I’ve been married to a German for more than 13 years now – maybe he had a greater impact on me than I realized!), the danger of him, and yes, he was pretty and cool, too! I won’t deny that his being in charge was a big part of how compelling the character was. But I’m not so much attracted to the headshots. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/84 "2009-07-24T12:56:11Z")
I keep trying to formulate an opinion on the meaning of that song, but when I watch the video, I forget the question. As for why he was cool in Die Hard: Didn’t you _guys_ also think he was cool? The intelligence, the sharp suit, the voice…damn. I’ve hated that smug bastard Willis ever since. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/85 "2009-07-24T13:53:39Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’ve hated that smug bastard Willis ever since. Yippie Ki yay. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/86 "2009-07-24T14:47:39Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I keep trying to formulate an opinion on the meaning of that song, but when I watch the video, I forget the question. > > As for why he was cool in Die Hard: Didn’t you _guys_ also think he was cool? The intelligence, the sharp suit, the voice…damn. I’ve hated that smug bastard Willis ever since. I disliked Willis before the movie so it wasn’t hard to automatically sympathize with the “bad guy”. I think Willis was just jealous of Rickman’s wonderful head of hair. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/87 "2009-07-24T15:45:35Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Yeah, so is this song a memory for her or a fantasy on how she wishes she had dumped him? > Fascinating. \ > That is who Snape (in a weird way) reminds me of: Mr Spock. Both are sexy as hell, IMO. I’ve been thinking about it, and I believe the deeper meaning of the video is this: the lead singer thought to herself: ‘You know what my next video needs? More Alan Rickman!’ Smart girl. I’m considering starting up as a pop singer so that I can make precisely this sort of artistic decision. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/88 "2009-07-24T16:44:29Z")
> [@Claire\_Beauchamp](#): > > Well, I have not yet read the last book because I was waiting for it to come out in paperback, which it _just_ did. Thanks for not putting that in a spoiler box. > > _sigh_ I have read the last book and I read the same post and thought, “Wow, that’s not what I got at all” so perhaps you haven’t been spoiled (and I guess I’ll reread it). > [@Mehitabel](#): > > He’s about 20 years older than Snape should be but Rickman is terrific. It doesn’t vex me enough to find quotes in the books and sort it all out, but I’ve definitely felt that the ages in HP don’t come out quite right. I particularly think this with Dumbledore relative to other characters. As for Rickman/Snape being hot…I am a Rickman fan, but don’t find Snape to be his most alluring role. Am I alone in having thought when reading the books prior to the release of any movies but when I was aware movies would be made, that Alan Rickman might be a good Sirius Black? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/89 "2009-07-24T17:13:50Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > Am I alone in having thought when reading the books prior to the release of any movies but when I was aware movies would be made, that Alan Rickman might be a good Sirius Black? That makes sense, as Alan Rickman and Gary Oldman are essentially interchangeable. (That’s not to say they aren’t both terrific actors - it’s just that Hollywood tends to cast them in the exact same roles). ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/90 "2009-07-24T23:54:44Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I disliked Willis before the movie so it wasn’t hard to automatically sympathize with the “bad guy”. I think Willis was just jealous of Rickman’s wonderful head of hair. poor mr. willis had to spray his head during that movie. all the bad guys had wonderful hair! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/91 "2009-07-25T04:30:48Z")
> [@Endiqua](#): > > Snape has a certain dark appeal, agreed, but I preferred Lucius Malfoy in the first few movies. What a sneer. _shiver_ Haven’t seen any of the later ones to see how he holds up. Alan Rickman as Snape: Hubba. Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: Hubba, too. But seriously, with Rickman it is at least partly the voice. That man could read the phone book and I’d pay to see it. And after finishing all seven Harry Potter books, I’d say that Snape was definitely one of the most interesting and complex characters in the books, along with Dumbledore. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/92 "2009-08-02T01:02:10Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I just searched it out for uh … you. [Here you go](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-gNN8WRHo). Now if you will excuse me, I’ll be in my bunk. **LorieSmurf** and **Wile E** , I cannot thank you enough for this link. It’s fascinating. Whoa, baby! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/93 "2009-08-02T02:01:14Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Whoa, baby! Yippe Ki Yay! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/94 "2009-08-02T02:38:27Z")
The two sexiest voices in the world belong to Alan Rickman and John Malkovich. And they’re both easy on the eyes, too, especially [young Alan Rickman.](http://img.listal.com/image/116859/500full-alan-rickman.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/95 "2009-08-02T02:38:38Z")
I watched the most recent movie the other day, and yes, Rickman has a voice that makes me melt. It reaches depths that few humans ever can; he probably communicates with whales and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/96 "2009-08-02T02:50:39Z")
> [@scifisam2009](#): > > Rickman has a voice that makes me melt. I have no idea why I’m debating this, but have you ever listened to Orson Welles? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/97 "2009-08-02T03:02:26Z")
The wife is a big Alan Rickman fan. Has been ever since _Die Hard_. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/98 "2009-08-02T03:14:32Z")
> [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > The two sexiest voices in the world belong to Alan Rickman and John Malkovich. And they’re both easy on the eyes, too, especially [young Alan Rickman.](http://img.listal.com/image/116859/500full-alan-rickman.jpg) Oh, man! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/99 "2009-08-02T19:38:02Z")
> [@scifisam2009](#): > > I watched the most recent movie the other day, and yes, Rickman has a voice that makes me melt. It reaches depths that few humans ever can; he probably communicates with whales and stuff. nahhh, number one best voice is george takei. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574/100 "2009-08-02T22:25:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I have no idea why I’m debating this, but have you ever listened to Orson Welles? I’ve seen a couple of his movies - his voice never struck me as anything special. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574.md?page=6)