The New Yorker published a perfect cartoon in honor of Alan Rickman

Cartoonist Benjamin Schwartz honored Alan Rickman in The New Yorker after the actor's passing on Jan. 14, 2016.
(Image credit: Twitter.com/The New Yorker)

Cartoonist Benjamin Schwartz raised an illustrated glass to revered actor Alan Rickman, who passed away Thursday from cancer at the age of 69. We're going to guess that's Butterbeer in young Harry's mug:

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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.