Alan Rickman's Diaries Reveal Why the 'Harry Potter' Actor Decided to Continue Playing Snape: 'Seeing All the Way' It's your story.

Excerpts from Alan Rickman's diaries published by offer insight into the decade of the late actor journeys through the 'Harry Potter' franchise, with insight into why he decided to continue playing Severus Snape in all eight films.

Before production began on the fifth entry in the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Rickman was forced to deal with health issues. The actor was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in 2005 and began receiving treatment. Doctors then decided to remove his entire prostate, with surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee in January of the following year.

Weeks after he was released from the hospital, Rickman wrote an entry in his diary revealing his decision to stay on as the infamous potions professor.

"Finally, yes to the HP 5. The feeling is neither rising nor falling. The argument Whoever wins is the one who says, ‘Go all the way.’ This is your story,” he wrote.

In 2007, the actor recorded his thoughts on his character's disappearance written in J.K. The Last Rowling's entry in the book series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", adding that he had always been aware of the heartbreaking love affair between her character and Harry Potter's mother, Lily.< /p>

"...I finished reading the latest 'Harry Potter' book", wrote he at the time. “Snape dies heroically, Potter describes him to his children as one of the bravest men he has ever known and calls his son Albus Severus. It was a real rite of passage. A little information from Jo Rowling seven years ago - Snape loved Lily - gave me a cliff edge to cling to. "

Rickman also wrote about his first encounter with Rowling, stating that he became her confidant in the story of Snape character.

"She nervously leaves me some glimpses of Snape's past. Talking to him is talking to someone 'one who lives these stories, not who invents them,' Rickman wrote in 2000.

Rickman also provided his reaction after leaving the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first entry in the franchise.

"The film should only be seen on the big screen," Rickman wrote. “It acquires a breadth and depth that matches the hideous score of John Williams. Partying afterwards at the Savoy is much more fun. »

As previously announced in June, Henry Holt and Company will release "Madly Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman" , a collection of Rickman's handwritten journals, in October.

Rickman, who rose to film fame as the villainous Hans Gruber in 1988's "Die Hard" , has played a wide variety of characters in iconic films across many genres, including "Truly, Madly, Deeply", "Galaxy Quest", "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Love Actually” and “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.” His portrayal of the complicated Professor Severus Snape in all of the "Harry Potter" films has made the British actor a household name.

Rickman died on January 14, 2016 in London at the age of 69. The beloved actor had a quiet battle with pancreatic cancer before his death.

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