Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Alan Rickman: Professor Snape

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• Professor Severus Snape : There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few...

  [stares at Draco Malfoy] 

  Professor Severus Snape : Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.

  [notices Harry scribbling on his paper] 

  Professor Severus Snape : Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts in possession of abilities so formidable that you feel confident enough to not pay attention!

  [steps over to Harry] 

  Professor Severus Snape : Mister Potter. Our new celebrity.

• Professor Severus Snape : What would three young Gryffindors such as yourselves be doing inside... on a day like this?

  Hermione : Uh... well... we... we were just...

  Professor Severus Snape : You ought to be careful. People will think you're...

  [sees Harry staring at him] 

  Professor Severus Snape : Up to something.

• [after catching Harry scribbling on his paper] 

  Professor Severus Snape : Tell me, what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?

  [Harry doesn't answer] 

  Professor Severus Snape : You don't know? Well, let's try again. Where, Mr. Potter, would you look if I asked you to find me a bezoar?

  Harry : I don't know, sir.

  Professor Severus Snape : And what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?

  Harry : I don't know, sir.

  Professor Severus Snape : Pity. Clearly, fame isn't everything, is it, Mr. Potter?

• [deleted scene] 

  Professor Severus Snape : For your information Potter, Asphodel and Wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of the Living Death, a Bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons. As for Monkshood and Wolfbane, they are the same plant which also goes by the name of Aconite. Well, why aren't you all copying this down?

• Professor Severus Snape : You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell.