Fans flood social media with memes demanding Adam Driver as Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter series

As the news of Paapa Essiedu being cast as Professor Severus Snape reached the internet, netizens decided to sing the same old song they have been singing for quite some time. The song is 'Adam Driver is the perfect Professor Snape.' If there is one thing that unites the entire realm, it is the time when casting calls are being made on beloved books or old TV shows/movies.

Everyone turns into casting directors to give out suggestions on who can play which role the best. Surprisingly, most of the time, they are on point. Like this time, the entire Potterhead community had collectively decided that Adam Driver is the only logical choice to play Severus Snape if ever a reboot was being made.

So when the new Harry Potter series was announced, fans were excited to know who would play which character. And, when it was announced that Paapa Essiedu would portray the beloved character of Professor Snape, it was like someone told an ice cream lover that broccoli is basically a dessert.

People lost it and might never recover, from the looks of it. There were some strong reactions from the fans, mostly because in their hearts and minds they had already cast Adam Driver as Snape. So, with this new casting, millions of fans saw their casting dreams shatter. So, they did the next best thing; they opened their laptops and became meme generators.

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Best Adam Driver memes made by fans to show their disappointment

Fans were extremely disappointed when the news of Paapa Esseidu being cast as the new Professor Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter series broke. All they wanted was to see Adam Driver say 'I may vomit' on screen while looking grimly at Harry. And because they can't change the casting, they decided to show their discontent creatively with funny memes. Here are a few that are worth seeing.

He looks like he is about to say 'Always.' (via @TWiStEdVoODoLL)

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Look at the face, look at the hair, what more do you want? (via @MadcapMcQ)

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That's all that we can say now. (via @exemarss)

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He looks like he wanted to Avada Kedavra everyone around. (via @IamJackThursby)

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There are no two ways about it, but some people didn't believe it. (via @Mschatnoir)

Some people even started giving more casting suggestions to show how many actors there were to choose from instead of Paapa Essiedu.

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The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. (via @InnerFangirl)

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Seems to be the common consensus. (via @JediWarlord117)

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Born to a muggle mother and the Half-Blood Prince. (via @SammyBarrow32)

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Adam Driver may not have been cast as Snape, but not to worry; he still got that great hair, that look, and the baritone voice. He doesn't need anything else.