My Reaction To The Death Of Alan Rickman

I found out when I was sitting on the bus on my way home from school. I had had mocks (exams) that day and was glad to be going home. The girl I was sitting next to on the bus was scrolling through Instagram and came across a post, she read it and then said, "Aww, he died!" I turned to look at the phone screen in her hand. The post was captioned 'RIP Alan Rickman' with a picture of Alan beside a picture of Snape (who he portrayed in the Harry Potter movies). I was winded. Speechless. No words. I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. The girl next to me continued scrolling through her feed and I began contemplating what I had just seen. A cruel internet hoax, perhaps? Alas, it was not. I came home and went to my room to take some time to get my head around it. I didn't even know the man, so why did it feel like I had lost a close friend? Maybe it's because of the role I knew him best for was Snape, from Harry Potter. After all I consider Harry Potter to be my childhood, perhaps that's why when Alan died it affected me so much? I had lost a piece of my childhood.

Then the messages from my friends came pouring in. One was going on and on about how painful it was and how upset she was while one of my other friends was in complete denial. All it took was one picture. The tears began spilling out of my eyes uncontrollably.

I spent the rest of my evening alone in my room with some form of grieving going on. Just scrolling through all the tweets from the Harry Potter cast and from others paying their respects. Later I built myself a blanket fort and sat with my laptop on my knees with a  Harry Potter movie playing on the screen. All I needed was a tub of ice cream and I would have been emo af. Damn my obsession with fandoms and fictional characters! Have I taken it too far this time? I mean like I said I didn't even know Alan... Well at least not personally, but I feel in a way I do know him just through the character he played... Too far? Im not crazy I swear, it's just a 'fangirl thing'! Perhaps I just tell myself that in order to preserve my already limited sanity? Either way for those of you who follow me on tumblr be prepared for endless unnecessarily depressing Snape posts, unless I actually get myself a social life (can you find them on eBay?)!

That is a brief summary of my reaction to the death of Alan Rickman. What was your reaction to the news and what is your favourite role he has ever played, let me know in the comments.

If you have any suggestions on what you want me to react to next, preferably something a little less depressing, then leave them in the comments


Anyway... until next time... Bye!

-El x

What Not To Say To The 5SOS Fam!

Being part of the 5sos fam I thought it would be a fun idea to compile a list of things not to say to the 5sos fam. That way people who aren't in the fandom will not what not to say to avoid being murdered by a dedicated fangirl. So, I present : What not to say to a member of the 5sos fam:

• 5 Es oh Es!
• Michaels so ugly!
• My favourite song is 'She Looks So Perfect'. (If that's because it's one of the only songs you know then please stop)
• They don't know you exist.
• That's such a stupid band name.
• Why are they called '5 Seconds of Summer' if there are only four of them?
• I love that boy band.
• They're British right?
• They try too hard to be punk rock! (unless you're in the fam then you don't have the right)
• Is that one Asian? (Unless you're in the fandom stop referring to Calum as Asian)
• They are just a band! (They will never be just a band)
• You have enough merch. (That's not a thing)
• Why do you ship them together?
• Uh why do you even like them?
• I've never even heard of them.
• It was just a tally, calm down it's not the end of the world that it's gone!
• Keep cutting Ashton! (why would anyone say this? It's not funny and it's horrible.)
• 5th Harmony is my life (due to recent events I would avoid this)!
• 5sos don't care about their fans.
• 5sos don't care about the music they're in it for the money and the sex (bish whet did you just say? That's why they worked so hard on their album writing important songs to relate to their fans in topics such as divorce and being a reject/ outcast - you know the sort of things that most artists avoid).
• So... About that Rolling Stone article... (OK that's it I'm going to punch you in the face, JUST NO!

I think on that note I'll end it. If you're in the fam let me know if you agree with any of these in the comments and also let me know if I missed any. For those who are not in the 5sos fam I recommend never saying any of these things to a member of the fam unless you want to be brutally murdered!

Also if you want me to make one of these lists for a different fandom then leave your suggestions in the comments.

So... Till next time... Bye!

-El x