J.K. Rowling Apologised For Killing Off Another Character And Wow, It's A Big OneSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemap Posted on 2 May 2017 J K Rowling Apologised For Killing Off Another Character And Wow It s A Big OnePlease don't start flame wars. by Ellie BateBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 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 Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. / giphy.com Also good triumphed over evil and all was well and stuff. But most importantly, the deaths. 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 Twitter / Twitter: @jk_rowling Back in 2015, she apologised for killing Fred Weasley. And I think I can speak for all of us when I say: It's still not OK, Jo. Last year she apologised for killing Remus Lupin Also not OK if you re wondering Warner Bros. HE HAD SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling 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. 07:37 AM - 02 May 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 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 Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. NO, FRIEND, IT IS NOT! PERHAPS NYMPHADORA TONKS WHO HAD JUST BECOME A NEW MOTHER TO HER SON BUT COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT THE LOVE OF HER LIFE Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. ALSO NO!!!! SORRY!!!!!!! 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 SPOILER ALERT Tap to reveal Click to reveal Twitter / Twitter: @jk_rowling SNAPE Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. / giphy.com SNAPE Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. / giphy.com SEVERUS. SNAPE Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. / giphy.com And OK some people love Snape and were sad when he died M @MXNHLLNKMP @jk_rowling Why would you even bring that up? 11:13 AM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite queen of scotland @hollskane @jk_rowling im still very sad about it and i miss him everyday but thanks for the apology 11:11 AM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite But mostly people just think in that case justice was served And there are characters more deserving of apologies Joanne Harris @Joannechocolat @jk_rowling He had it coming. 11:32 AM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite emma @sscorbus @jk_rowling you really didn't need to apologise for that one it's chill 11:11 AM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite emma lord @dilemmalord @jk_rowling I'd like to apologize louder on your behalf for one Lily Evans Potter 11:25 AM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Waits patiently until next year when someone more deserving of an apology will be remembered Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Warner Bros. Share This ArticleFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Want great book recommendations in your inbox every week Sign up for the BuzzFeed Books newsletter This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.