Hey, Potterheads! Today, 2 May 2017, marks the 19th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, during which lives were lost and hearts were broken irreparably.
And it's become kind of a tradition in recent years for J.K. Rowling to apologise, on the anniversary of their death, for killing off one of the characters who died during the battle.
Last year, she apologised for killing Remus Lupin. Also not OK, if you're wondering.
HE HAD SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. 😭😭😭
Arthur lived, so Lupin had to die. I'm sorry. I didn't enjoy doing it. The only time my editor ever saw me cry was over the fate of Teddy. 😢
And the tradition lives on, because J.K. just tweeted an apology for another death. And, oh my god, it's a big one.
"WHO COULD IT BE?" I hear you cry. "IS IT COLIN CREEVEY, WHO SNUCK BACK INTO THE CASTLE AND DIED BEFORE HIS TIME BECAUSE HE WANTED TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE HIS HERO?"
"PERHAPS NYMPHADORA TONKS, WHO HAD JUST BECOME A NEW MOTHER TO HER SON BUT COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT THE LOVE OF HER LIFE?"
If you thought it was either of those beautiful, heroic, undeserving characters, you would be WRONG! Because this is who J.K. Rowling is apologising for in the year of our lord 2017:
SNAPE.
SNAPE.
SEVERUS. SNAPE.
And, OK, some people love Snape and were sad when he died.
@jk_rowling Why would you even bring that up?
@jk_rowling im still very sad about it and i miss him everyday but thanks for the apology
But mostly people just think, in that case, justice was served. And there are characters more deserving of apologies.
@jk_rowling He had it coming.
@jk_rowling you really didn't need to apologise for that one it's chill
@jk_rowling I'd like to apologize louder on your behalf for one Lily Evans Potter
[Waits patiently until next year, when someone more deserving of an apology will be remembered.]
