The concept of remorse is central to the seven-book series, but Rowling never shows us a character actually undergoing this painful process—except for one. Snape, fallen to his knees with tears dripping down his nose, is reintegrating his soul through remorse. This is how he recovers after splitting his soul through killing Dumbledore, as he implicitly told Dumbledore he would do when accepting their agreement. The process is so wrenching that a person cannot choose the areas in which to feel remorse. It must be total. This is how hideous we humans can feel when we finally face ourselves. And
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