Here’s How Harry Potter Co-Stars Paid Tribute to Alan Rickman After His Death

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Friends and fans of Alan Rickman took to social media on Thursday morning to mourn the late British actor, who died of cancer at the age of 69.

Rickman was a great of British stage and screen, well known now for his work portraying Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films. He worked with a broad range of people across the world, many of whom expressed their grief at his death.

More: See How J.K. Rowling Reacted to Alan Rickman’s Death

Read some of the messages about Rickman from J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter actors below, with their roles in the films above their tweets. (Sense & Sensibility, Love Actually and Harry Potter co-star Emma Thompson also wrote this longer tribute to her friend.)

Harry Potter:
https://plus.google.com/+DanielRadcliffe/posts/SG1NZZvTKRt

Hermione Granger:

Ginny Weasley:

The Weasley twins:

Neville Longbottom:

Luna Lovegood:

Nymphadora Tonks:

Professor Flitwick:

Cho Chang:

Percy Weasley:

Padma Patil:

Viktor Krum:

Alan Rickman: A Career in Pictures

Die Hard, 1988.
Die Hard, 1988.20th Century Fox
Truly, Madly, Deeply, 1990.
Truly, Madly, Deeply, 1990.BBC Films
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991.Warner Bros.
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, 1996.
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, 1996.Getty Images
Dogma, 1999.
Dogma, 1999.Lionsgate
Galaxy Quest, 1999.
Galaxy Quest, 1999.DreamWorks Pictures
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 2001.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 2001. Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
Love Actually, 2003.
Love Actually, 2003.Universal Pictures
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007.DreamWorks Pictures
The Butler, 2013.
The Butler, 2013. The Weinstein Company

Many other fans, actors and celebrity fans tweeted their remembrances as well:

In a nod to one of the Harry Potter series’ most memorable and touching moments, many fans quoted Snape’s love for Lily Potter after her death in their own tributes to the star with the word “Always.”

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