Fans mark Alan Rickman's death with shrine at platform 9 3/4

The small shrine at King's Cross

@helloimclaire

15 January 2016

Harry Potter fans are paying tribute to Alan Rickman by turning Platform 9 3/4 into a shrine.

The King’s Cross station exhibit, which marks the departure point of the Hogwarts Express, is often busy with queues of Potter fans wanting to take pictures.

And following the announcement of Rickman’s death yesterday, tributes are being left for an actor known to a generation of movie fans as Professor Severus Snape.

Messages and flowers have been slowly building up on the luggage trolley and beside the platform wall.

Twitter user J Fernandez posted a picture of the growing tributes yesterday afternoon, writing: “Here was King's Cross Platform 9 3/4 a few minutes ago. So much love for our Snape.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here was King's Cross Platform 9 3/4 a few minutes ago. So much love for our Snape. ❤️ <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Xzp3oTOfnD" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3157276-https://t.co/Xzp3oTOfnD" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/Xzp3oTOfnD</a> — J Fernandez (@imjfernandez) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/imjfernandez/status/687763435954827265" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3157276-https://twitter.com/imjfernandez/status/687763435954827265" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 14, 2016</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Via <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dave_spice" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3157276-https://twitter.com/dave_spice" data-vars-event-id="c23">@dave_spice</a> at Kings Cross, little Alan Rickman memorial <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/1LZS5JbPhd" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3157276-https://t.co/1LZS5JbPhd" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/1LZS5JbPhd</a> — Bro Zwetsloot (@RobThez) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/RobThez/status/687929176163270656" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3157276-https://twitter.com/RobThez/status/687929176163270656" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 15, 2016</a>

Rickman, 69, died in London surrounded by family and friends after a battle with cancer, it was announced yesterday.

Potter author J.K. Rowling said of him: “There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor and a wonderful man.”

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