Albus Potter

"Albus Severus, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."

- Harry Potter to his son on his fears of being sorted into Slytherin

Albus Severus "Al" Potter (born between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006) is the second son of Harry and Ginny Potter.

Biography
Albus is the middle of three children, coming a year after his older brother, James, and two years before his younger sister Lily. He was named in honour of Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

On September 1st, 2017, Albus left for his first year at Hogwarts along with his cousin, Rose Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy. Before boarding the Hogwarts Express, Albus confided to his parents that he feared he might be sorted into Slytherin, and, in response, his father told him that the bravest man he ever knew - Severus Snape, who Albus was named after - had been a Slytherin. Harry also assured his son that, if he was sorted into Slytherin, then the house would have gained a good student and that he and Ginny would think no less of him for it. Harry also told Albus that if he preferred Gryffindor, then the Sorting Hat would take this choice into consideration, as it had in his case.

Physical appearance
Albus took after his father in appearance, meaning that he had black, untidy hair and bright green eyes. He was the only one of Harry's three children to have inherited his paternal grandmother's eye colour.

Personality and traits
Unlike his rowdy, outgoing older brother, Albus seems to be a quiet and thoughtful boy. He is marked by insecurity and seems to have an especially close relationship with his father.

Behind the scenes

 * J.K. Rowling has stated that she finds Albus the most 'interesting' of Harry's children, possibly referencing a future Potter-based work.
 * Albus' initials are A.S.P., which together form the word "asp," as in the type of snake. If this was intentional on Rowling's part, it could indicate that, despite his misgivings, Albus will indeed be sorted into Slytherin.
 * The fact that Albus was the only of Harry's children to inherit Lily Evans' eyes could be intepreted as a symbolic reference to Albus' namesake, Severus Snape, who loved Lily and was notably fond of her eyes.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows