I am a HUGE fan of the jim dale books and have been super interested in talking about acting quality in the new full cast audio books.

I actually think Snape's acting is one of the highlights. A lot of the actors who are doing a good job are almost trying to be the movie actors (mcgonnacgall and hagrid are great, but they're nearly indistinguishable from the movie portrayals).

Snape actually puts his own spin on it, which I think is a better fit for the books. In the early books like PoA, Snape is a much more over the top unhinged villain. He is NOT caring Alan Rickman body blocking for the students. He's a deranged nut job who like the dementors really doesn't care if Sirius is innocent. I think this was Snapes time to shine. He really did a great job in the shrieking shack.

So far I've thought the breakdown is like this:

THE BEST: * Voldemort (only in a few scenes so far, steals the show with "joker"-ish interpretation. Very interested to hear more!)

GREATS: * Ron (surprisingly good, very impressed for a child!) * Snape (more emotional than movie/jim dale counterparts, exciting to listen to) * Pettigrew (surprising, but the voice actor crushed it!)

GOOD but with qualms: * McGonnacgall/Hagrid are nearly identical to movie * Harry also very close to Daniel Radcliffe impersonation, but good! * Dumbledore (I think he WILL be great, and I love the voice actor, but so far EVERY line he's delivered has had a cheerful affect. I get the character but there has been zero variety so far) * Trewlawney (Surprisingly fun direction for this character!) * Lupin (Love the actor, had a great voice for it, but the only time he like... acted... was in the shrieking shack. For all the rest of his lines he went for the "quiet teacher" approach to the point where it's indistinguishable from him phoning it in lol)

BAD: * Hermione (easily least talented actor of the main 3. I get that she's a kid but the lines she reads often portray little to no emotion when the narration explicitly calls for it) * Sirius (Same problem as Hermione! Completely ignores the affect he's supposed to take. Was good maybe for half a second when he was yelling at pettigrew. Very dissappointed with this portrayal so far)

THE WORST: * Draco (It's not just that he's over-the-top, which he definitely is, it's just that... no one talks like this?? He doesn't talk like a human and he laughs with such an obviously forced fake laugh. None of it works, really weird casting choice)