J.K. Rowling: Sorry I Killed Snape

Maybe she should have thought twice before murdering our favorite professor.

Published May 2 2017 8:31AM EDT

articles/2017/05/02/j-k-rowling-sorry-i-killed-snape/170502-Jones-J-K-Rowling-snape-tease_gwrtkf — Alamy

Oh, NOW she apologizes.

After months, years even, of agonizing over the death of beloved Harry Potter character Professor Snape, J.K. Rowling has apologized for offing him.

OK, here it is. Please don't start flame wars over it, but this year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape. *runs for cover*
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2017

You better hide.

Twitter had mixed reactions to Rowling’s apology –– and quite honestly, how are we supposed to take this news? So. Many. Emotions.

So @jk_rowling just apologized for killing Snape. Was it so hard to realize this was a bad decision BEFORE she offed him? pic.twitter.com/GN5Ti79odO
— Hayley Jones (@meetmissjoness) May 2, 2017

@jk_rowling It made sense for the story. We love him so much... pic.twitter.com/WrYizZ9M54
— Nick (@NickEllis) May 2, 2017

@jk_rowling HOW CAN I UNSEE THIS TWEET
— Sandy (@happilysandy) May 2, 2017

@jk_rowling pic.twitter.com/9atnUBszIU
— Nick Dahlink 💅 (@theregos) May 2, 2017

@jk_rowling yeah but why'd you kill all the hufflepuffs though? Justice for hufflepuffs
— Calum McSwiggan (@CalumMcSwiggan) May 2, 2017

@jk_rowling Why would you even bring that up? pic.twitter.com/mGB2st3oct
— M (@MXNHLLNKMP) May 2, 2017