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The Top 4O Favorite Characters
1. Severus Snape
2. Hermione Granger
3. Sirius Black
4. Harry Potter
5. Ron Weasley
6. Luna Lovegood
7. Ginny Weasley
8. Albus Dumbledore
9. Dobby
10. Draco Malfoy
11. Remus Lupin
12. Neville Longbottom
13. Fred Weasley
14. Bellatrix Lestrange
15. Minerva McGonagall
16. Rubeus Hagrid
17. Lord Voldemort
18. Nymphadora Tonks
19. Gilderoy Lockhart
20. George Weasley
21. James Potter
22. Hedwig
23. Lily Potter
24. Lucius Malfoy
25. Molly Weasley
26. Cedric Diggory
27. Alastor Moody
28. Arthur Weasley
29. Kreacher
30. Dementors
31. Dolores Umbridge
32. Moaning Myrtle
33. Sybill Trelawney
34. Rita Skeeter
35. Filius Flitwick
36. Argus Filch
37. Dudley Dursley
38. Vincent Crabbe
39. Gregory Goyle
40. Cornelius Fudge
UK Press Association
Sinister Severus Snape has beaten the celebrated teen wizard to be named the most popular character from the Harry Potter novels.
In a poll launched by publisher Bloomsbury earlier this year, fans voted the dark-eyed death eater and long-time nemesis of Potter their favourite.
The eponymous hero of the JK Rowling books finished in only fourth spot today, behind runner-up Hermione Granger and second-placed Sirius Black.
More than 70,000 votes were cast since the launch of the poll in May. Professor Snape, the Hogwarts potions master and head of Slytherin, was chosen by a fifth of those who took part. In the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, his eyes were described as being "cold and empty and made you think of dark tunnels".
Evil Lord Voldemort took 17th place.
Rowling has said Potter is her personal favourite but conceded: "I believe I am unusual in this - Ron (Weasley) is generally more popular."
Weasley finished in fifth place.