Severus Snape, Potions master, Head of Slytherin and Death Eater has been voted the number one world favourite character from the Harry Potter novel.

　　西弗勒斯·斯内普，魔药课教授，斯莱特林学院和食死徒领袖，被选为哈利波特系列最受欢迎的角色。

　　In May 2011 the publishing house Bloomsbury launched the vote to find out which character was the favourite among Harry Potter fans. More than 70,000 votes were cast.

　　2011年5月Bloomsbury出版社发起了一个投票来选出哈迷心中最受欢迎的角色，有超过七万人参加投票。

　　The result was announced today with Severus Snape gaining 20% of the votes at just under 13,000.

　　今天投票结果公布，占投票总数20%的选票，即近13000票投给了斯内普。

　　Hermione Granger took second place and Sirius Black came in third. The boy wizard landed fourth place and Lord Voldemort only just made the top twenty at number 17. Voters could choose from a list of 40 characters or suggest their own.

　　赫敏·格兰杰位列第二，而小天狼星布莱克赢得第三。哈利波特位列第四，而伏地魔则在前二十名中排第17位。参加投票的人可在一份40人的名单中选择，或是给出自己的选项。

　　Asked who her favourite character was, J.K. Rowling said: ‘Harry, although I believe I am unusual in this, Ron is generally more popular (I love him too, though) Now that I have finished writing the books, the character I would most like to meet for dinner is Dumbledore. We would have a lot to discuss, and I would love his advice; I think that everyone would like a Dumbledore in their lives.’

　　当问及J.K. 罗琳谁是她最喜爱的角色时，罗琳说道：“哈利，虽然我觉得自己通常会选择他，但罗恩看起来更受欢迎(即使我也很爱他)。现在我完成了该系列的所有创作，我最愿意共进晚餐的角色是邓布利多。我们有很多话题可以互相探讨，我将非常乐意倾听他的建议。我想每个人都想在生活中有一个邓布利多。”

　　Severus Snape appears in all the Harry Potter novels and accompanies Harry through many a magical adventure.

　　西弗勒斯·斯内普贯穿哈利波特系列小说，他陪伴哈利走过了很多魔法冒险历程。