Severus Snape And Ron Weasley Go Head To Head In Championship Round Of MTV News' Harry Potter World Cup Tournament

"The Greatest Harry Potter Character of All Time" to be Announced Today LIVE at 4:30pm ET during MTV News' Red Carpet Live Stream from the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow - Part 2" Premiere on MTV.com

With more than 7 million votes cast thus far, MTV News' Harry Potter World Cup has entered its Championship Round with only Severus Snape, the longtime Potions master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Ron Weasley, the Gryffindor hero who soldiered on through countless adventures with his best friend Harry, left with the chance to be crowned the Wizarding World's Champion as "The greatest Harry Potter character of all time." Muggles everywhere should head to MoviesBlog.MTV.com NOW to vote and are also encouraged to utilize the official Twitter hashtag #MTVPotterCup to spread the word.

The winner of the Harry Potter World Cup will be announced LIVE, TODAY during MTV News' live stream of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow - Party 2 Premiere Red Carpet. Beginning at 4:30pm ET on MTV.com, MTV News' Movies Correspondent Josh Horowitz will reminisce with the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Helen McCroy and director David Yates, among others, and ask fan's most burning questions via MTV.com or Twitter (using the @MTVNews handle and hashtag #AskPotter). Voting will continue through the live stream up until the announcement.

The Harry Potter World Cup launched on Monday, June 20th with an intensity and fierceness rivaled only by the most extreme Quidditch matches ever seen. Round by round, the month-long tournament that began with a field of 64 has unfolded online with fans championing, fighting and voting for the character they believe is the greatest in J.K. Rowling's epic fantasy series.