--- description: Another year, another J.K. Rowling apology. The Harry Potter author has taken to apologizing for the death of one character every year title: J.K. Rowling Just Apologized for Another 'Harry Potter' Death image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74ae2be4177a8d17/6988915c196cf46dbb03b6be/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Just Apologized for Another _Harry Potter_ Death by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2016 10:53 AM CUT  J.K. Rowling hosts a fundraising evening at the Warner Bros. Studio in London, Nov. 9, 2013. J.K. Rowling hosts a fundraising evening at the Warner Bros. Studio in London, Nov. 9, 2013.Olivia Harris—Reuters by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2016 10:53 AM CUT Another year, another [J.K. Rowling apology](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/727037271107616768 "undefined"). The _Harry Potter_ author—who captivated her legions of fans last year with [a series of revelations about the popular book series](http://time.com/4110623/j-k-rowlings-biggest-harry-potter-revelations/ "undefined") even as [some found the drip-drip publicity irritating](http://time.com/3637589/jk-rowling-harry-potter-news/ "undefined"), has taken to apologizing for the death of one character every year on what she says is the anniversary of the climactic Battle of Hogwarts. This year? She’s sorry for knocking off Remus Lupin, mentor to Harry, Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher—and werewolf. “Once again, it’s the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts so, as promised, I shall apologise for a death,” Rowling [wrote on Twitter early Monday morning](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/727037271107616768 "undefined"). “This year: Remus Lupin.” She went on: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/727037932910039040) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/727039302232858624) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4313899/harry-potter-jk-rowling-death-apology-remus/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4313899/harry-potter-jk-rowling-death-apology-remus/"},"headline":"J.K. Rowling Just Apologized for Another Harry Potter Death","datePublished":"2016-05-02T10:53:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:10:56.417Z","description":"Who is she sorry for knocking off this time?","url":"https://time.com/4313899/harry-potter-jk-rowling-death-apology-remus/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74ae2be4177a8d17/6988915c196cf46dbb03b6be/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74ae2be4177a8d17/6988915c196cf46dbb03b6be/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"File photograph shows author J.K. Rowling hosting a fundraising evening at the Warner Bros. Studio in London","caption":"J.K. Rowling hosts a fundraising evening at the Warner Bros. Studio in London, Nov. 9, 2013.","creditText":"Olivia Harris—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4313899/harry-potter-jk-rowling-death-apology-remus/","name":"J.K. Rowling Just Apologized for Another Harry Potter Death"}}]}] ```