I think she already said some of the things and I´ve read so many theories about how Snape acted on guilt or love that is a good thing to read what the author thinks about the character she created.
J.K. Rowling added: Harry chose to perpetuate the names of the two who had nobody in their families to do so.
"he died to save the wizarding world" WHAT ABOUT REMUS, BLACK, DUMBLEDORE, TONKS, FRED, MRS WEASLEY RON HERMIONE????
J.K. Rowling explains, repeatedly, why Harry Potter named his son after Snape Jk_rowling_harry_naming_son_after_snape
Harry's decision to name his second son after Snape was not a simple one.
BY SAM HAYSOM
16 HOURS AGO
LONDON — It's a question some Harry Potter fans have pondered over ever since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows apparated its way onto our book shelves in 2007: Why, exactly, did Harry decide to name his second son after a man he spent most of his childhood despising?
In the final book's epilogue, when Harry is saying goodbye to Albus Severus Potter at Platform 9 3/4, he tells his son he was named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. "One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew," he says.
It seems not everyone was happy with that explanation, though.
The discussion started on Friday morning, when Rowling responded to this question from a fan.
△⃒⃘Jasmine△⃒⃘ @FrazzyJazzy7
@jk_rowling Why did you pick Snape to name Harry's kid after? I'm genuinely curious as he was nothing but abusive towards everyone.
11:53 PM - 26 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
Snape died for Harry out of love for Lily. Harry paid him tribute in forgiveness and gratitude. https://twitter.com/frazzyjazzy7/status ... 0215898112 …
1:22 AM - 27 Nov 2015It wasn't long before Snape was trending on Twitter, and Rowling's feed was crammed with questions.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
I've got to say this: you lot have been arguing about Snape for years. My timeline just exploded with love & fury yet again. Never change x
1:44 AM - 27 Nov 2015She wasn't taking any nonsense, either.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
Snape died for Harry out of love for Lily. Harry paid him tribute in forgiveness and gratitude. https://twitter.com/frazzyjazzy7/status ... 0215898112 …
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@jk_rowling Kind of strange you'd say 'in forgiveness', I mean Snape held no malice against Harry (which Harry came to knew, eventually).
2:22 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
That's not true, I'm afraid. Snape projected his hatred and jealousy of James onto Harry. https://twitter.com/captplanet_/status/ ... 3111577601 …
2:24 AM - 27 Nov 2015 Rowling then launched into a more detailed explanation about Harry's decision.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
There's a whole essay in why Harry gave his son Snape's name, but the decision goes to the heart of who Harry was, post-war.
2:33 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
This morning I've been thinking a lot about the appeal of simple dichotomies in our messy world, then you raise Snape! Highly appropriate.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
Snape is all grey. You can't make him a saint: he was vindictive & bullying. You can't make him a devil: he died to save the wizarding world
2:43 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
In honouring Snape, Harry hoped in his heart that he too would be forgiven. The deaths at the Battle of Hogwarts would haunt Harry forever.
2:54 AM - 27 Nov 2015Rowling, like many of her readers, clearly still thinks about her characters quite a bit.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
No, not a rant; I'm thoughtful, not upset! Snape deserves both admiration and disapprobation, like most of us. https://twitter.com/zeinabazzi05/status ... 8019652609 …
3:05 AM - 27 Nov 2015Rowling returned later and jumped back in to the ongoing debate to make it clear exactly what Snape died for.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
(Just come back to Twitter to find the great Snape debate still raging)
9:29 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
Snape didn't die for 'ideals'. He died in an attempt to expiate his own guilt. He could have broken cover at any time to save himself 1/2
9:31 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
but he chose not to tell Voldemort that the latter was making a fatal error in targeting Harry. Snape's silence ensured Harry's victory. 2/2
9:32 AM - 27 Nov 2015
Oh, Snape. He may have died over 17 years ago, but his memory lives on.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
See what you started, @FrazzyJazzy7? I need to get back to work. Have a good day, Snape-lovers, haters and in-betweeners all xxxx
3:13 AM - 27 Nov 2015There's little chance Rowling will have settled the debate, but hopefully she has made it a little more polite.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
Please could we all keep our discussion about this fictional character civil? There's enough rage on Twitter without Snape-related hate.
10:02 AM - 27 Nov 2015
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
I love Twitter questions! But I don't like a character I love being used as a pretext to abuse other readers. https://twitter.com/Subhash_ati9/status ... 4190582785 …
10:12 AM - 27 Nov 2015And shared one final thought with the Snape haters of Twitter.
J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
He stood to gain nothing personally but the triumph of the cause Lily had believed in. He was trying to do right. https://twitter.com/Amortentia_Rose/sta ... 0180688896 …
10:54 AM - 27 Nov 2015Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
TOPICS: ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER, CONVERSATIONS, HARRY POTTER, HOGWARTS, JK ROWLING, SEVERUS SNAPE, UK, WATERCOOLER
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Snape's death only served to improve society.