The daughter of Alan Rickman

how it started

Hi I'm Allie, a lot of people don't know my story. They just know me as Alan Rickman's kid, but what people don't know is that i wasn't born Allie Rickman

So i'll start from the beginning. Hi I'm Allie Cormez, my mother is Celia Cormez and my father... well who knows. Ever since I was little my mother did meth, I grew up around it. I sort of learnt to take care of myself because.. well she couldn't. I never knew what a normal childhood was like, I would go to school come home make myself beans on toast and read in my room, i only saw my mum about twice a week, when she needed me to deliver drugs for her.

From age 10 i was sent all over the town with my dora backpack doing my mothers work because, what police is going to question a kid? right? I knew how to take care of myself I mean I ran drugs for my mum at age 10 so i knew how to sort myself out. As I got older I started to resent my mother, resents not a strong enough word. I hated her. I had new clothes once a year that she picked up from the nearest charity shop and don't even think about new shoes, oh no no no.

I got a job down at the library at age 11, the librarian Chuck always liked me. And I loved to read. It was the one thing that took me away from what was actually happening. My favourite book series of all time had to be Harry Potter, it was the one true thing that I wish I could escape to. It was always my dream to become a movie director of course a drug addicts daughter had no destiny but that was always my dream. I managed to get a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, i made detailed notes about what i would have done if i was director, i thought it was fun.

I should probably mention i starter cutting at age 12, somebody at school told me it took the pain away so i tried it. it really helped and well the bleeding stopped after a while.

I went to the nearest school. it was easy. One day the whole school was called into assembly, which was odd as there was over 1000 of us in the whole building. Our Headmistress Mugle (always a funny name) stood before us

Mugle - Now children today we have w very special announcement we will be holding a raffle drawing. And the prize will be one day on the set of Harry Potter!!!

OMG OMG OMG a day on the set of harry potter!!! They were filming the sixth one as we speak so.
And in that moment I thought to myself, I have to win this raffle.

A few weeks past and the drawing of the raffle came closer and closer. I was so excited and i mean so excited, i managed to scrape together enough money for 5 entries. We went into the hall silently i nearly burst with anticipation

Mrs Mugle stepped out

Mugle - and now, the moment you've all been waiting for the prize draw to see who will win the day on Harry Potter

I held my breath

Mugle - Allie Cormez!

I froze. I didn't think about what i would have to do if i actually won. Stand up in front of all those people. knowing those cuts were underneath my arm. I stood up and was guided to the end of the row then to the front of the hall. I shook hands with Miss Mugle and we took a picture. I was told aletter would be sent home.

About a week later I had my suitcase packed. My mum left a note saying she was going to be gone for a while so that wasn't an issue. I left a counter note just in case she came back

note:
Sorry i'm not there
Be back soon
Allie

i kept it short and sweet, she usually never said anything with her notes so why should i. i walked up to school where the coach was collecting me and got on. It was about a 3 hour journey to the hotel, I read and thought about how much i didn't want to go back to south london and my mother, and my life.

We arrived just before dinner time. Pulled into a small premier inn, i had never stayed in a hotel before, never mind alone.

H - Ok kids, Hi I'm hannah, i'll be your helper for this week, if you step off the bus i'll take you all to your rooms and then down to dinner. Oh and a few of the cast members are staying in this hotel but don't bother them they've just come from a long day filming

We all stood up and made our way to the front of the coach, then i realised. Maybe i forgot to mention i was 13 by this time 14 in 2 weeks and everyone else on the coach must have been 10 and under. jesus.

I arrived at my room. Of course i was the only one in the group to get my own room because i was the oldest. We were called down for dinner in the restaurant, there were a few people sitting alone around the restaurant but no groups. Odd. We got our dinner from the buffet and sat down.
i leaned over to hannah
Allie- Hannah why is everyone sat alone?

Hannah- ah well, if you look closely some of these people are actually cast, see that over there

she pointed to a woman who seemed completely engrossed in the biggest book i had ever seen

Hannah- that helena bonham carter

i stared in shock

Hannah- and that over there

she pointed to a almost bold man huddled over what looked like a script

Hannah- that's david thewlis

oh my lord

Hannah- and that over there

she pointed to a strange looking man with grey hair, he looked inquisitively over a smaller book and ate his steak

Hannah - That's Alan Rickman, he plays professor snape

i knew that of course how could i not know . i was star struck. i couldn't speak.

We all finished our meals and were ushered off to our rooms

Hannah - oh and allie, i'm waking up all the little ones but i trust you can wake yourself up?

Allie - erm well yes

Hannah - okey dokey i'll see you in the lobby at 9am sharp

I headed into the lift with a bunch of other people and headed out to the 3rd floor. We arrived at the second. Two people got out, i assumed i was alone in the lift

Alan - So your one of the children who's watching the set?

i spun around. There he was. He actually just- Concentrate allie he asked you a question

Allie - I- Uh- Yes

Alan- you look rather much older that the other ones?

Allie - I assure you I'm more excited ye d to be here than they are

Ping

We had arrived at the 3rd floor

Alan - Ah well i'll see you tomorrow then?

he searched for my name

Allie - Allie, sir

Alan - see you tomorrow allie

and then i stepped out of the left opened the door to my room, collapsed on the bed and went straight to sleep