As sad as it is, it is great that a lot of these stalwarts of British cinema were a part of the Harry Potter Films late on in their career. The recognition they earned worldwide for their quite fabulous performances and the fact they were all such a huge part of something so well done and so well loved by many, is quite comforting when they leave us. I know that might sound odd as I/we don't know these people... but I grew up watching these guys do magic things and you can't help feel quite saddened but for the reasoning above, oddly comforted from a certain perspective.