One of the reasons I was sure that Snape was not totally evil was because Alan Rickman agreed to take on the role — I didn’t think he would have agreed to play Snape unless he was convinced that there was more to the character than met Harry’s eye. Plus, Dumbledore trusted him.
It’s a lovely, lovely note.

Thanks 4 posting!!!

Awww! It’s so sweet!!! Alan Rickman is an amazing actor!!

I can’t find the link for International Orders. Am I blind?!

:D great actor, great character

What can you say … Rickman has class!

That’s so thoughtful and lovely, I can’t wait to see him in the film!

Wow,such an amazing note…really beautiful!

beautifully written by an amazing actor. you go Rickman

I’ve just got myself a copy! The photos are fantastic, and there are lots of reminiscences by the cast and directors. I wondered why there was nothing from Alan Rickman – now I’ve found it on the back cover! The magazine contains quite a few spoilers, but no doubt the Leaky team will want to reveal all after reading it….

aww that is such a touching note, jo is indeed a great story-teller and alan really did a great job portraying snape. i must confess i was one of those who hated snape in the beginning, it was only around the time the half-blood prince came out that i started to have doubts about him being evil. i started to think that there was more to snape than meets the eye and that he could be some kind of a tragic hero…it turns out that he was protecting harry so that his great love did not die in vain.

I am waiting till I get the magazine to read this! I can’t wait :-)

From the first moment that I learned that you were cast as Snape, I knew that these movies would contain quality acting. Yes, Jo told the story, but you drove the vehicle with deft precision. Thank you, Alan.

Tarana – do email them about your order – there is a customer service address – I actually thought my order hadn’t come through either because I kept getting an error message – but when I emailed them about itm, they told me they had received my order allright.

Yes. Mr Rickman’s thoughts are beautiful as ever – but, to be perfectly honest, I would have liked some nice pics of him in the mag as well as some more detailed comment on his character …

Touching words, but too few. I wonder if Mr. Rickman is still waiting on release of the final film, for the sake of the non-readers who don’t yet know which side Snape is really on, and why (are there any such people left in the world, I wonder?). I do hope that he will be more forthcoming when it is all over – it would be really interesting to hear his own insights on this complex character.