Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling took to her Twitter account to finally explain to the fans why Harry decided to name his second son by Severus Snape when all he did to him was be mean and suspicious. Rowling answered simply that it was because Snape died for Harry out of love for Lily and Harry paid him tribute in forgiveness and gratitude.
Rowling's response caused uproar among the 'Potteheads' of Twitter, most comments of contradiction. One Twitter user wrote that it was strange for Rowling to say 'in forgiveness' when Snape held no malice against Harry which he came to know eventually, in which the author replied; "That's not true, I'm afraid. Snape projected his hatred and jealousy of James onto Harry."
Then Rowling continued to post a series of tweets to justify her answer to the question that raised so many voices the moment it was answered. "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. This morning I've been thinking a lot about the appeal of simple dichotomies in our messy world, then you raise Snape! Highly appropriate. Snape is all grey. You can't make him a saint: he was vindictive and bullying. You can't make him a devil: he died to save the wizarding world. 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.
She ended her tweets with a hint that she kind of regretted even bringing up the subject. She just wrote that she needed to get back to work, and wished the Snape lovers, haters and 'in-betweeners' a good day.In the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry was shown sending his own kids off to Hogwarts, acknowledging his son as Albus Severus, thus confusing the fans that stand firm with their outlook towards Snape.
