I hear you, dear Teddy. I'm just gutted by the loss of Rickman; like you, I had no idea he'd settled so firmly in my psyche. As much as I love his on-screen Snape, he's never been my head-canon for the character, so I was surprised to find that, for the moment at least, I can't write my own Snape any more. This will pass, of course, but it's hard to take now.

Hope you're staying warm!