There have been many celebrity deaths in the past few weeks. A lot of them cut deep, both in the mainstream and furry culture. Some go unnoticed, and some cut all of us.

It goes wihout saying that the loss of Alan Rickman has made a great ravine in the world of art. And I personally have been wrestling with how to properly deal with such a loss. Hell, I didn't even know Alan Rickman had died until a few days after his death. It shocked, and it cut deep.

I am sad for the loss, in innumerable ways. It might sound cheap and easy to say that I grew up knowing the actor for his roll in Harry Potter, but that is how I was introduced. And seeing such a wonderful, and absolutely spot on performance of such a complex character kept me hooked, and allowed me to know the actor and the person as a whole.

We haven't just lost a Snape, or an actor, or an Alan Rickman. The world has lost a wonderful, warm person.