In the Harry Potter books and films, the station is a magical platform that only wizards can use to catch the train to Hogwarts. Now Kings Cross station is a moving reminder of just how loved Alan was.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Potter Fans raised their wands to the actor at Hogwarts castle.
Emma Thompson, Rickman’s Harry Potter co-star, led the high profile tributes, which came flowing in from the entertainment industry saying:
“What I remember most in this moment of painful leave-taking is his humour, intelligence, wisdom and kindness. His capacity to fell you with a look or lift you with a word. The intransigence which made him the great artist he was – his ineffable and cynical wit, the clarity with which he saw most things, including me, and the fact that he never spared me the view.
I learned a lot from him. He was the finest of actors and directors. I couldn’t wait to see what he was going to do with his face next. I consider myself hugely privileged to have worked with him so many times and to have been directed by him.
He was the ultimate ally. In life, art and politics. I trusted him absolutely. He was, above all things, a rare and unique human being and we shall not see his like again.”
JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, said she was shocked and devastated. “He was a magnificent actor and a wonderful man,” she said. She posted this on her twitter account:
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have all lit up with messages of sorrow.