--- title: Harry Potter: Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines! description: A new job for the 'Harry Potter' character canonical: https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-08T12:03:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:37.717Z og:title: Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines! og:description: A new job for the 'Harry Potter' character og:url: https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines! twitter:description: A new job for the 'Harry Potter' character twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines! ## Video: Emma Watson Shoots Down Prince Harry Rumors [Watch (HLS stream): Emma Watson Shoots Down Prince Harry Rumors](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/O6vhh8Ia.m3u8) (1:02)  _Published 2015-02-23. The 24-year-old "Harry Potter" star was rumored to be secretly dating the Prince, but took to Twitter to shoot down the story._ by [Adam Carlson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Adam Carlson / People Contributor Jun 8, 2015 12:03 PM UTC by [Adam Carlson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Adam Carlson / People Contributor Jun 8, 2015 12:03 PM UTC Take heart, Potter fans: American Airlines confirmed Friday that secretly noble-hearted Professor Severus Snape actually faked his own death at the end of [J.K. Rowling](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JKRowling,00.html)‘s fantasy series, and now works as a gate agent. The company’s [Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/AmericanAirlines/photos/a.357237131077.161299.7003656077/10152833502881078/?type=1) comes after years [of web speculation](http://lyeekha.tumblr.com/post/37781453240/theklwix-katethemusical-professor-snape) over an AA employee who bears a striking resemblance to the tart-tongued potions master, who was apparently first spotted in 2012. “Severus Snape will assist you in the boarding process for Flight Nine and Three Quarters from LaGuardia to Hogwarts,” the company said in its Facebook post, accompanying a photo of “Snape” at the gate. (The lookalike’s real name? David Dolci, based out of New York, according to his LinkedIn.) Though he may now be living among the Muggles, “Snape” hasn’t completely given up his magical prejudices, reminding passengers that “Last and certainly least, Gryffindor and Muggles may board.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/professor-severus-snape-american-airlines) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com/people/) ### Harry Potter Illustrated Edition Illustrations  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hermione Granger Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Ron Weasley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Draco Malfoy Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Rubeus Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hogwarts Grand Hall Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Dragon Alley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  An owl Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  The Golden Snitch Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. _Read next:_ [_Los Angeles Will Get Its Very Own Wizarding World of Harry Potter_](http://time.com/3905695/los-angeles-wizarding-world-harry-potter/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/"},"headline":"Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines!","datePublished":"2015-06-08T12:03:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:37.717Z","description":"A new job for the Harry Potter character","url":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Adam Carlson / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/","name":"Professor Snape Didn't Die—He Works for American Airlines!"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Emma Watson Shoots Down Prince Harry Rumors","description":"The 24-year-old \"Harry Potter\" star was rumored to be secretly dating the Prince, but took to Twitter to shoot down the story.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/O6vhh8Ia/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-23T16:56:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/O6vhh8Ia.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/","duration":"PT1M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3912285/harry-potter-professor-snape-american-airlines/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```