Alan Rickman

In spite of wanting to stop, Alan Rickman decided to continue in the Harry Potter films, according to his notebook.

The reason the late actor chose to continue portraying Severus Snape is revealed in an excerpt from his journal, which will be published as a book next month: It is your narrative,

A close-up look at the late actor’s life and work, including his decades-long part in the Harry Potter series, is provided by excerpts from his notebook.

The 25-year span of diary entries will be collected in the book Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, which will be released on October 4. A month after the release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002, actor Alan Rickman discussed his intention to leave the Harry Potter series in extracts that were published in The Guardian. Rickman played the troubled wizard and professor Severus Snape.

On December 4, 2002, Rickman posted, “Talking to [agent] Paul Lyon-Maris about HP exit, which he expects will happen.” “However, we’re back in the project-collision zone. Saying it again, stop HP. They are unwilling to hear it.” In 2006, not long after Rickman was discharged from the hospital where he got treatment for prostate cancer, he made the decision to continue acting in the franchise.

The best course of action, according to Rickman’s doctors, would be to have his prostate removed. This procedure was carried out at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. In a journal entry from January 30, 2006, Rickman noted, “I’ll say yes to HP 5 lastly. There is no up or down feeling. The position that urges “See it through” is the one that prevails. It is your narrative.”

The actor also wrote down his feelings upon Snape’s passing, noting that he was aware of his persona’s unrequited love for Lily Potter, the mother of Harry Potter, from the beginning. In a journal entry from July 2007, he stated, “I have finished reading the final Harry Potter book. Snape dies bravely, and Potter calls his son Albus Severus and declares Snape one of the bravest men he has ever known.

The entry continued, “This was a real rite of passage.” “Snape loved Lily, a tiny tidbit from Jo Rowling seven years ago, given me a cliff edge to grab on to.

EW earlier reported that the book, which will include tales from the sets of some of Rickman’s biggest films and stage shows, would be published by the publishing company Canongate. In 2016, the actor passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 69. At the time, Rickman’s widow, Rima Horton, said in a statement, “I’m thrilled that Canongate will be publishing Alan’s diaries, and couldn’t have wished for a finer appointment of editor than Alan Taylor.

The journals also show Alan Rickman’s true self, including his sense of humour, keen observation, artistry, and love to the arts, continued Horton.

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