He rang me up and said, Look, Im spinning plates here.
I really need to understand what Snapes up to?
Am I a pure baddie?
Alan Rickman with J.K. Rowling in 2013.David M. Benett/Getty Images
He was the only person I told: You were in love with Harrys mother.
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I talked him through it: You are a double agent.
But you do dislike Harry.
You cant overcome your quite visceral dislike of this boy who looks just like your arch enemy.
So I told Alan Rickman what was coming, way before it came in the movies.
Killing Snape was awful.
I always knew he was going to go.
I couldnt bear killing Lupin and Tonks [Harrys teacher and his wife], that was so sad.
Oh and Fred [Weasley].
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