J.K. Rowling has killed off a lot of popular and beloved characters in the seven Harry Potter books, but now she is saying that she is "really sorry" about one particular death - that of Fred Weasley, the other half of twin George.
"Today I would just like to say: I'm really sorry about Fred *Bows head in acceptance of your reasonable ire,*" she tweeted.
Other fans then began asking her how she felt about other deaths, to which the popular author responded: "I thought I might apologise for one death per anniversary. Fred was the worst for me, so I started with him."
The first shocking death was that of Hufflepuff star Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire. He was the boyfriend of Ravenclaw Cho Chang, the childhood crush of Harry.
The next was Harry's godfather Sirius Black. The two first met in the book Prisoner of Azkaban, and their union had been sweet but short, especially when Sirius was killed off in Order of the Phoenix. The scene was particularly heartbreaking because Sirius had just asked Harry to move in with him, and Harry was so elated that he would no longer be living with the Dursleys.
More deaths followed in the sixth and seventh books - Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. Severus Snape was forced to kill Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore in book six, and everybody was certain that he did it so he can rise to power. But he revealed his secret only to Harry in the Deathly Hallows. In book seven, a series of heartbreaking deaths ensued.
It started during the Battle of the Seven Potters, where Dumbledore's Army tried to transport Harry to safety. They all took Polyjuice Potion to look like Harry, but the Death Eaters found out about their plan and attacked them. Harry's beloved white owl Hedwig took a hit for Harry and died.
When Harry, Ron, and Hermione were finally captured by Bellatrix Lestrange and her crew, Dobby came to save them, but he was fatally hit right before he transported them to safety and lost his life.
During the Battle of Hogwarts, lovebirds Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks lost their lives, together with Fred Weasley, die-hard Harry fan Colin Creevey, Lavender Brown, and Snape.
Lord Voldemort killed Snape believing he was the owner of the mighty Elder Wand, and he thought that Snape was loyal to him. But moments before his death, Snape looked into Harry's eyes and offered him his memory, thus revealing that he was Dumbledore's man through and through.
