Professor Severus Snape, The Harry Potter Series
Of course, Rickman brought one of our favorite fictional characters to life in the Harry Potter films. To us he will live on as Professor Snape, slapping Ron Weasley upside the head in potions class, saving Harry's life multiple times. Saving the whole wizarding world, in fact. "After all this time?" "Always."
On Twitter, J.K. Rowling shared her sentiments: There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor & a wonderful man.
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