First David Bowie, and NOW him.

This has been an especially (soul-crushing) rough week, to say the least. I can barely:

Like most, we are in mourning of the late, great, Alan Rickman who has dazzled us on stage and screen for over three decades. For the majority of us, it’s hard to come to terms with our favorite professor at Hogwarts walking through the veil, but alas, he gave so much of himself to us through his timeless performances.

This tweet really sums it up:

Snape – along with Rickman – have had some incredible quotes, but the following below is the moment in the books that sends us shriveling into a thousand, million, tears of sadness:

Hope you (and your tear ducts) can hold it together this afternoon. Try and maintain your Slytherin cool until you get home where copious amounts of velvet red wine, dark chocolates, and the HP movie box set will accompany you through the night.

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