"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few...Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. " -Severus Snape
For those of us who grew up on Harry Potter movie marathons, dressed in our wizarding robes and waving wands, Alan Rickman's Severus Snape was a character we loved to hate. Behind only He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and an ever-sneering Malfoy, Snape's seemingly unfounded hatred of the Boy Who Lived had us rooting for this antagonist to be whisked away to the shadowy depths of Azkaban. Until one particular scene in the Deathly Hallows Part Two, where Snape reveals that he has been looking out for Harry all this time as a result of his everlasting love for Lily Potter, Harry's mother.
With this reveal, Rickman's character is given new depth. Whereas Harry Potter versus Voldemort is a classic battle between light and darkness, Snape is a shade of gray. And as Lily's memory lived on through Snape's love, Alan Rickman's memory will live on through ours.
I won't pretend to know Alan Rickman's filmography outside of the Harry Potter world because to me, he'll always be Severus Snape, bewitching my mind and ensnaring my senses. As his legacy lives on, and generations after generations fall in love with the wizarding world all over again, Rickman will have even put a stopper in death.
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