Albus Severus Potter

Albus is the son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley Potter. He carries the weight of being the son of the famous Harry Potter, and he feels like he is failing because of the expectations. He feels that he has several strikes against him, including that the Sorting Hat placed him in Slytherin, the House at Hogwarts that is associated with snakes.

Albus's relationship with his father is strained. The two have an argument just before Albus is returning to Hogwarts for his fourth year and both say cruel words to the other. Albus does not understand Harry, partly because he does not understand Harry's history. When Albus has time to think about Amos Diggory, he believes that Harry is being selfish in his refusal to go back in time to save Cedric. Albus's anger toward his father overrides any thoughts that he was making a...