ABSTRACT
People say John Nettleship, of Five Lanes, near Caerwent, resembles the dastardly Severus Snape, Professor of Potions at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As reported in the South Wales Argus (Lombard, 2007), that may not be the most flattering comparison-ruling his class with a rod of iron, Snape is not well-liked by the apprentice wizards. Far from taking offense, Mr. Nettleship is proud to have been an inspiration to a series that has sold 350 million copies around the world.
