Would you be shocked to discover that Professor Snape has never read a single Harry Potter novel?
Well, it's true. Professor Michael Snape, 46, has been appointed as the inaugural Michael Ramsey Canon Chair of Anglican Studies, starting work this September at the University of Durham.
He's actually the second Professor Snape at Durham, The Tab notes, with Professor Edward Snape currently working in the Management department.
"I have to say, in absolute honesty, that I have never read a syllable of Harry Potter," Michael Snape told The Daily Telegraph.
"I'm only aware of these characters from the general cultural air we breathe, and from my children and spouse, who have read the books."
Snape admitted to having possibly watched a couple of the movies, but thought Jk Rowling's best-sellers "look a bit too long and boring".
He added: "The only interest I had - and it was mild, I...
Well, it's true. Professor Michael Snape, 46, has been appointed as the inaugural Michael Ramsey Canon Chair of Anglican Studies, starting work this September at the University of Durham.
He's actually the second Professor Snape at Durham, The Tab notes, with Professor Edward Snape currently working in the Management department.
"I have to say, in absolute honesty, that I have never read a syllable of Harry Potter," Michael Snape told The Daily Telegraph.
"I'm only aware of these characters from the general cultural air we breathe, and from my children and spouse, who have read the books."
Snape admitted to having possibly watched a couple of the movies, but thought Jk Rowling's best-sellers "look a bit too long and boring".
He added: "The only interest I had - and it was mild, I...
- 2/20/2015
- Digital Spy
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