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Alan Rickman was honoured by the Harry Potter cast and crew who shared touching tributes to the actor two years following his death.
At 69-years-old, the actor passed away in January 2016 following a battle with cancer. Harry Potter fans all over the world will know the actor for his role as Professor Severus Snape in the wizarding world.
Two years after his death, the cast and crew of the magical franchise recall their memories of the beloved actor to Entertainment Weekly.
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Evanna Lynch who played Luna Lovegood shared, "Alan was a method actor, so we were all pretty much terrified of him on set. I just remember him being creepy around the corridors. He didn't smile, and everyone talked about him in a reverent tone."
The actress went on to explain how Alan would surround himself with young children on the movie sets who'd come to visit him.
"Alan Rickman, pretty much every day of filming, he had a whole troop of little children [visiting]. It was the most bizarre scene to see Snape in this black robe, usually with, like, a bib on - we had to wear these bibs so we didn't ruin our costume - surrounded by all these happy little children who were just chatting away to him," she said.
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Oliver Phelps, who took on the role of George Weasley, said of the man, "I remember once he'd come back from an awards show or something and in the gift box was an iPod, when they'd first come about."
"I remember being next to him in the hair and makeup room, and I ended up showing Alan Rickman how to work an iPod, which was not what I thought I'd ever do in my life. He was very approachable guy once you saw past Snape's wig. He was great, especially in terms of [being able to ask], 'How would you do this?' or 'Am I doing this right?' It was very funny watching how he could go from one minute as Snape to the next minute [as] Alan Rickman, very personable," he added.
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"When Alan was in his Snape robes and wig walking into the Great Hall, you could almost hear a hush come over the place. He'd sit down at the head, and I remember looking over one day and seeing something that kind of shattered the entire illusion of the mysteriousness he had. I could just see, sneaking behind his wig and down into his robes, the white wire of some iPod headphones. He was just quietly listening to something, and I started to wonder, what does Alan Rickman as Professor Snape listen to on his iPod? An audiobook? Some Shakespeare? Some classical music? Europop? Some techno beats? I don’t know. I never did ask him, and I wish I had. I’d love to have know," said Warwick Davis who played the charming Professor Flitwick.
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Director, Chris Columbus, who directed Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, found the actor "extremely intimidating when I first met him."
But…
"I had dinner with him to talk about the role for the first time, and when he smiled, he just became the warmest, nicest human being in the world. A guy with a great sense of humour. I just had a wonderful time working with him," the director said.
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We'll miss you Alan Rickman. Always.
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Info via Entertainment Weekly and Digital Spy