Harry Potter fans devastated over the loss of Alan Rickman have found a fitting tribute for the actor.
Rickman, who portrayed Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film franchise, died Thursday at age 69. In the time since, fans have flooded Twitter with images and GIFs of Hogwarts students with wands raised and illuminated.
The original footage comes from Albus Dumbledore's funeral scene in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Now fans are encouraging others to metaphorically raise their wands in memory of another member of the Wizarding World.
Wands in the air, Slytherin house. Our housemaster deserves that much. pic.twitter.com/B680ZSVs06— Lucy Saxon (@Lucy_Saxon) January 14, 2016
Raise your wands, Hogwarts. Our Potions Master has left us. pic.twitter.com/pgeZayWMYr— SqueakehB (@SqueakehB) January 14, 2016
@jk_rowling today we put our wands up in the air #RIPAlanRickman pic.twitter.com/aYgYEsVDaf— amir skywalker (@amirconda) January 14, 2016
Alan Rickman's work enraptured generations. We raise our wands for you, sir. pic.twitter.com/OsBieLaMVf— Jennifer Iacopelli (@jennifercarolyn) January 14, 2016
"After all this time?" "Always." RIP Alan Rickman pic.twitter.com/q8fkZnMfRP— mad fer it (@_MorningRain) January 14, 2016
Raise your wands one last time to the absolute legend of a man that is Alan Rickman. RIP Professor Snape pic.twitter.com/dfvkpxYRPE— OLLY MARMON (@Olly_Marmon) January 14, 2016
"We must try not to sink beneath our anguish... but battle on" Raise your wands for Alan Rickman pic.twitter.com/yMRJEcaPMJ— Hogwarts Logic (@HogwartsLogic) January 14, 2016
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