History Awesome / HarryPotterandTheDeathlyHallows

* Harry, [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Amycus Carrow for insulting [=McGonagall=]. "[[PreAsskickingOneLiner You shouldn't have done that.]]" As well as his simple response to his reasoning. "He spat at you."

[[caption-width-right:350:The final clash between good and evil.]]

* In general: the sheer level of SerialEscalation in this book is an Awesome Moment in and of itself, building on the climaxes of each previous installment for a GrandFinale of truly epic proportions. That undead Dark Wizard who Harry fought in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the first book]]? ''Now he rules Britain with an iron fist!'' That soul-corrupting ArtifactOfDoom from [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets the second book]]? ''Now there are seven of them!'' Those soul-sucking phantoms from [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban the third book]]? ''Now there's a whole army of them!'' Those Death Eaters who made their triumphant return in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire the fourth book]]? ''Now they're patrolling the streets of London!'' That secret society that Harry and his friends formed in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the fifth book]]? ''Now they're a full-blown [[LaResistance military resistance]]!'' And the enigmatic "Half-Blood Prince" from [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince the sixth book]]? ''Now he's the Headmaster of Hogwarts!'' Someone important died in each of the three previous books? This one's a friggin' ''bloodbath''.

* The Trio breaking into the Ministry. This is the center of power of all of Wizarding Britain, now controlled by the Death Eaters who are using its power to round up and imprison or kill Muggle-borns and rule the country with an iron fist. As Hermione points out, there's no place in the world more dangerous for Harry Potter and his two known accomplices (who are also a Muggle-born and a [[CategoryTraitor Blood Traitor]]) than a government building full of people who want them dead and can legally make it happen. And these three seventeen-year-olds infiltrate the place, steal an object owned by one of its highest-ranking officials, set free almost a dozen Muggle-borns and warn them all to get out of the country with their families, and are only discovered as they're fleeing the place. ''And they make it out alive'', along with all of the Muggle-borns they've rescued, and Harry basically flips the bird to its corrupt power structure yet another time before he leaves. The whole concept is just ''awesome''.

** Flitwick gets his own Crowning Moment of Awesome in this scene, right before saving [=McGonagall=] (and kicking Snape's ass): "NO! You'll do no more murder at Hogwarts!" It just ties in so well with the teachers' LetsGetDangerous moment. It's made even better by the fact that Flitwick is a Dueling ''champion''; he ''knows'' how to kill and thus ''weaponizes the armour of the school'' to fight - he's using all the strategies of a champion. Do ''whatever'' you have to do to win and minimise casualties.
*** Flitwick gets another one - later he's casting spells out of a window. Given that he's so small, presumably he '''''cannot see out of the window and is doing it all without looking at what he's aiming at!''''' Dueling champion for the win.

** Even more awesome: He's never shown the slightest sign of dueling skills, but now he (along with [=McGonagall=] and Kingsley) actually holds his own against ''Voldemort.''

** As well as being willing to face and fight the wizard who was once his prized pupil - especially meaningful because Slughorn's favoritism is one of his biggest traits, and here he is putting his foot down and standing up to his evil former favorite student. And possibly in part avenging Voldemort's murder of his ''other'' favorite student.

*** Added awesome about her assault of Greyback: why was she so viciously going after him? He's after Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, her two favorite students. [[MamaBear Not those two on her watch...]]

*** Antonin Dolohov: After Bellatrix and Voldemort himself, Dolohov is probably the Death Eater with the best combat record, injuring Hermione in the fifth book and killing Lupin offscreen. Who finally halts his rampage? ''[[PintSizedPowerhouse Flitwick]]'', finally displaying his long-hinted skill at dueling.

** Case in point, he also isn't called a dueling legend and ''the'' Charms Master for nothing.

*** The fact that Grindelwald is bragging ''just by existing.'' Voldemort is scared of Dumbledore and will run away from a fight unless he ''has'' to fight him; Grindelwald, as far as we know, did ''not'' cower from the fight. It's not described as "The greatest duel of all time" for no reason - he ''fought.'' Sure, he lost, but he went down fighting to the end!

* A moment of awesome has to go to Neville's grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, even though it's [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome only spoken of and not shown]]. When a wizard tries to resist the Death Eaters, Death Eaters kidnap any family members they can use to force compliance. When Neville starts up a rebellion at Hogwarts, Death Eaters go after his gran. [[NeverMessWithGranny It doesn't end well for them.]] ''"Little old witch, living alone... they probably didn't think they had to send anyone particularly powerful. Anyway, Dawlish is still in St. Mungo's and Gran's on the run."'' Bear in mind, Dawlish was a top Auror with "Outstanding" in all of his N.E.W.T.s. Also bear in mind that this woman probably hasn't had to do any actual fighting since Voldemort fell; she's had ''sixteen years of peace'' and is ''still'' able to unleash the ever loving shit onto Dawlish and, on top of it all, she manages to ''run away into hiding, inform Neville of her location through letter'' '''''and''''' ''get to Hogsmeade, avoid the alarms, fight in the battle and live.'' Neville got it from his parents; Frank had to get it from ''somewhere''. Augusta is where.

* On the night of Lily Potter's death, Dumbledore taunts a grieving Snape by bringing to mind the image of Lily's eyes. Serves as a WhatTheHellHero against Dumbledore at first, until you realize that it's partially (and unknowingly) Snape's fault that Lily died in the first place, that Snape has no remorse for the other innocent life that was lost in that attack, and that Snape, as a Death Eater, has surely taken part in tearing apart many other families without a second thought. It haunts him seventeen years later, however, when he finally realises that, when Snape did finally feel remorse, the raw wounds remained raw right to the bitter end. As someone who knows what it's like to live with the power of love, guilt and remorse, it's no wonder Dumbledore was in tears when he saw the doe.

** In a subtle way, it's also one for the Elder Wand and whoever created it (Death or otherwise). Harry's wand was broken in half and held by only the faintest bit of phoneix feather, deemed unfixable by Ollivander, the best wandsmith in all of Britain. Yet, with a simple "Reparo", a level one charm (a spell that Harry would've learned at ''eleven'' as a newbie student and a very basic one) is all that is needed from the Elder Wand to fix Harry's wand, making it as good as new. Little wonder why it was so coveted.
** Dumbledore's time possessing the wand, to a lesser extent. The whole time that he owned the wand, no one but he (and Grindelwald) ever realized he was wielding the most powerful and coveted wand in existence. He never boasted of it, and did not challenge others with it. And he was a powerful enough wizard ''before'' he obtained it that no one ever thought his great power suspicious--he never used it to its full power except when absolutely necessary. He always regretted keeping James Potter's cloak, and his attempt to use the Stone of Resurrection got him killed...but the wand at least was something he ''was'' worthy of keeping.

* Creator/DanielRadcliffe deserves a nod here; when the Order goes to move Harry from the Dursleys' house to safety, everyon except Moody and Hagrid get a sip of polyjuice potion to change into Harry lookalikes. Daniel basically has to impersonate all of them, including Fleur and Hermione. SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct is in full effect here. Special mention to the awkward face of Fleur!Harry as she removes her now-completely-superflous bra.

* Aside from contributing to Harry's victory by falesly saying he's dead, there's the way Narcissa Malfoy just grabs Draco's hand and calmly walks across the Hogwarts battlements, not bothering to look back, even as her own husband flounders uselessly behind them. It was like she was saying, "Sorry buddy, you brought us in too deep and now I'm getting us out of it. You can come if you want but either way, ''I don't give a damn.''" It has to be stressed that, at this point, other Death Eaters were also fleeing in terror, but they had the good sense to apparate out. Narcissa just grabs Draco's hand and walks out, ''in full view of Voldemort''. That's practically giving him the finger. ''And they get away with it.'' Probably a big chunk of the reason Draco can dare show his face on Platform 9 3/4 nineteen years later.

** The cinematography of that particular 10-second sequence surpasses almost anything else in the entire 8-film series. Everything is in slo-mo with Ron and Herminone stumbling away from Nagini, Ron's curse dissipating harmlessly from the snake's protective magics, the two of them shrinking helplessly back against the rubble as Nagini launches herself at them and while she's in actual midair, fangs bared, suddenly ''Neville is just '''there''','' [[ScreamingWarrior giving a mighty war cry]] as he swings the Sword of Gryffindor up with both hands and ''blowing the snake into ash!''

* Daniel Radcliffe deserves a nod here; when the Order goes to move Harry from the Dursleys' house to safety, everyon except Moody and Hagrid get a sip of polyjuice potion to change into Harry lookalikes. Daniel basically has to impersonate all of them, including Fleur and Hermione. SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct is in full effect here. Special mention to the awkward face of Fleur!Harry as she removes her now-completely-superflous bra.

** What makes the film version even more impressive is that he stuns her ... but leaves her at the "[[FateWorseThanDeath mercy]]" of the Dementors ... the same creatures that she sic'd on Harry in Order of the Phoenix.

** A subtle but awesome one for both [=McGonagall=] and Alan Rickman's acting: when she comes to Harry's defense, Snape immediately but briefly cowers. [[OhCrap He realizes just how screwed he is]] if he can't think of a way to not get fried by someone he knows is clearly a better fighter than him (and isn't privy to the knowledge that he's TheMole, so has no reason to hold back). Thankfully for Snape, he's a quick thinker.

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* In the last part of the battle, after Harry's resurrection and Voldemort's gleeful descent into complete batshit insanity, Nagini's on the loose in Hogwarts and something hits her on the head — a rock. She slithers over to the staircase to see a bedraggled, injured [[GoLookAtTheDistraction Hermione]] standing below her, ready to chuck another rock at the snake. Hermione [[BringIt smiles...]] Nagini, meet ''Hermione's'' balls.

** Pity it was dampened by the Death Eater Yaxley following them and discovering their hiding place, which in itself is a villainous moment of awesome for him. To wit, Yaxley and Umbridge were hit with s Stunning Spell by Harry and left in a room full of Dementors. Yaxley regained consciousness and charged through their despair-inducing aura and managed to reach them when no other Ministry official could.

* This ''entire movie'' was a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. The perfect way to end one of the most celebrated movie series of all time. And we still have Pottermore and ''[[Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem Fantastic Beasts]]''.

* On the night of Lily Potter's death, Dumbledore taunts a grieving Snape by bringing to mind the image of Lily's eyes. Serves as a WhatTheHellHero against Dumbledore at first, until you realize that it's completely Snape's fault that Lily died in the first place, that Snape has no remorse for the other innocent life that was lost in that attack, and that Snape, as a Death Eater, has surely taken part in tearing apart many other families without a second thought. It haunts him seventeen years later, however, when he finally realises that, when Snape did finally feel remorse, the raw wounds remained raw right to the bitter end. As someone who knows what it's like to live with the power of love, guilt and remorse, it's no wonder Dumbledore was in tears when he saw the doe.

* Damn near everything [=McGonagall=] does in ''Deathly Hallows''. The moment she steps into Ravenclaw tower, [=McGonagall=] just defines this trope. She doesn't take crap. She doesn't take nonsense. War is coming, and by Merlin, the teachers and body ''will'' be armed, the school ''will'' be evacuated. You stand in her way -- you don't stand a chance. Everything she does reveals the incredible bravery, loyalty, and love she has for Hogwarts and shows ''just'' why Dumbledore trusted her to keep the school safe in his absence! If she so desires to, she can be ''dangerous''.

'''Harry:''' Because...sometimes you've got to think about more than your own safety! Sometimes you've got to think about the greater good! This is war!\\

* Just the fact that Narcissa’s lie to Voldemort changed the ''entire'' outcome of the war, [[{{Bookends}} making it the second time that the Wizarding World has been saved not just because of a grand and bloody battle]]], but also because of a [[MamaBear mother's deep love for her son.]]

* The fact that the trio are a well oiled machine now. Harry is the on the spot-planner, Hermione is the fix all the holes and Ron is the power and we see it at the cafe. They win, because they cover each other's weaknesses; Hermione isn't good at imagining things, Harry doesn't think before he leaps and Ron isn't the smartest tack in the shed, but they cover that by working together.

* The former Dark Lord, Grindelwald, taunts Voldemort before the latter kills him, not telling him about where the Elder Wand is ''even in the face of certain death'' …which is something Voldemort could never do, as death was his biggest fear.
-->'''[[RedemptionEqualsDeath Grindelwald:]]''' Kill me then, Voldemort, I welcome death! But my death will not bring you what you seek. There is so much you do not understand.
** The fact that, ultimately, Dumbledore ''was'' right — Grindlewald did show remorse for his actions; he could have been redeemed.
* The fact that the trio are a well oiled machine now. Harry is the on the spot-planner, Hermione is the fix all the holes and Ron is the power and we see it at the cafe. They win, because they cover each other's weaknesses; Hermione isn't good at imagining things, Harry doesn't think before he leaps and Ron isn't the smartest tack in the shed, but they cover that by working together.

* Harry, Ron, and Hermione breaking into Gringotts, stealing something from a high security vault, and riding a dragon to escape. In a meta sense, this scene is especially awesome. Way back in the first book (as well as various promotional materials released alongside the first movie), it was mentioned that there were in-universe rumors of dragons living in the depths of Gringotts. Readers who, for years, had been silently hoping for [[ChekhovsGun an eventual appearance by one of these dragons]] finally received a most satisfying payoff.

* Mad-Eye Moody may have been killed, but he was able to successfully buy the real Harry some time by having Voldemort come after him. Lord Voldemort assumed that Harry would be paired with Moody who was likely the most powerful Order member and went after him. Moody was able to trick ''Lord Voldemort.''
** Kingsley also deserves a mention here as Lord Voldemort specifically targeted him after he realized that the real Harry wasn't with Moody. Bonus points for him and Hermione holding Voldemort off even for a few seconds before he discovered the real Harry.
* Ron destroying Slytherin's Locket.
* Also, Ron saving Harry from drowning and then yelling at him for being an idiot once they're on dry ground.
* And Ron losing it and disarming ''Bellatrix'' when he hears her about to kill Hermione.
* One more for Ron: He manages to get into the Chamber of Secrets. He's not a Parselmouth, but he still manages to imitate the snake-speech command "open" well enough to get inside. This is despite only having heard that command ''twice in his life''.

* Unlike in the book, Hedwig isn't killed by some stray shot -- here, she comes to her master's aid and ''rams'' into several Death Eaters before getting killed. Sure, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero she inadvertently clued them about the genuine Potter]], but that doesn't diminish the awesomeness.

* Death Eaters stop the Hogwarts Express to search it. They get to the back, and Neville stands up and says to their faces, "Hey, losers. He isn't here." Death Eaters, meet Augusta Longbottom's grandson, Neville, and his balls.
* After Harry (in disguise) witnesses Umbridge falsely accuse a woman on trial of possessing a stolen wand, he subjects her to possibly the most cheer-worthy OhCrap moment of the series.
-->'''Harry:''' You're lying, Dolores... ''(as his disguise begins to fade)'' ''[[IronicEcho And one mustn't tell lies!]]'' Stupefy!\\
''(He then casts the spell, knocking her out)''
** What makes the film version even more impressive is that he stuns her ... but leaves her at the "[[FateWorseThanDeath mercy]]" of the Dementors ... the same creatures that she sic'd on Harry in Order of the Phoenix.
* A smaller moment: As we read in the book, during the flying ambush, Voldemort gets the drop on Harry, but Harry's own wand reacts for him. In the movie though, we get a much more visually-satisfying version of this: Harry's wand moves for him, reacting to the presence of Voldemort. At first, they're stuck in Priori Incantatem... but as we pan closer, Harry's spell ''morphs into gold flames, overpowering Lucius's borrowed wand,'' '''even splitting it right down the middle'''. And topping it off is the close-up ThisCannotBe look from Voldemort.
* Daniel Radcliffe deserves a nod here; when the Order goes to move Harry from the Dursleys' house to safety, everyon except Moody and Hagrid get a sip of polyjuice potion to change into Harry lookalikes. Daniel basically has to impersonate all of them, including Fleur and Hermione. SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct is in full effect here. Special mention to the awkward face of Fleur!Harry as she removes her now-completely-superflous bra.
* In a deleted scene Harry, still disguised as Albert Runcorn, warns Arthur Weasley that he is being tracked as a possible Muggle sympathizer. Arthur isn't intimidated and answers "Is that a threat, Runcorn?"
* An acting moment of awesome, during the infiltration of the Ministry the three actors playing polyjuiced Harry, Ron, and Hermione perfectly capture the emotions and physical actions of three teens trying to infiltrate a fascist government in disguise. Major points especially to the actor playing Harry as Runcorn, who shows the emotion you'd expect when he sees the pictures of Sirius and Dumbledore.

* Molly Weasley and her MamaBear attack on Bellatrix after she nearly kills Ginny. In the book, it's said that she merely kills her with a curse. In the film, however, she obliterates her. Literally. To be a little more specific, Molly gives Bella the [[Film/HocusPocus Winnie Sanderson]] treatment: TakenForGranite immediately followed by MadeOfExplodium.
-->'''Molly:''' Not my daughter, you '''''[[PrecisionFStrike bitch!]]'''''
** Right before that, [[ActionGirl Ginny]] is taking on [[TheDragon Bellatrix]] ''[[AdaptationalBadass alone]]''. Bear in mind that in the book, she fought Bellatrix alongside [[HeterosexualLifePartners Hermione and Luna]]. In this movie, Hermione is with Ron as they try to kill Nagini, while Luna is fighting other Death Eaters in the background. Also remember that Ginny is still 16 years old at this point.
* Every single scene that [=McGonagall=] is in, especially when she defends Harry against Snape. Note that in this scene, Snape cleverly takes out the Carrows, who are flanking him, by redirecting some of [=McGonagall=]'s attacks at them — thus staying under cover while striking a blow against Voldemort. Also, notice that, even if Snape was thought to be the Death Eater who took down Dumbledore and had oppressed them for a whole year, only when [=McGonagall=] enters the fight the students actually take a step back. Yes, her fury scared them ''more'' than that of a powerful dark wizard. It's hard to notice, but once you do its sheer awesomeness.
** A subtle but awesome one for both [=McGonagall=] and Alan Rickman's acting: when she comes to Harry's defense, Snape immediately but briefly cowers. [[OhCrap He realizes just how screwed he is]] if he can't think of a way to not get fried by someone he knows is clearly a better fighter than him (and isn't privy to the knowledge that he's TheMole, so has no reason to hold back). Thankfully for Snape, he's a quick thinker.

* Aside from contributing to Harry's victory by falesly saying he's dead, there's the way Narcissa Malfoy just grabs Draco's hand and calmly walks across the Hogwarts battlements, not bothering to look back, even as her own husband flounders uselessly behind them. It was like she was saying, "Sorry buddy, you brought us in too deep and now I'm getting us out of it. You can come if you want but either way, ''I don't give a damn.''" It has to be stressed that, at this point, other Death Eaters were also fleeing in terror, but they had the good sense to apparate out. Narcissa just grabs Draco's hand and walks out, ''in full view of Voldemort''. That's practically giving him the finger. ''And they get away with it.'' Probably a big chunk of the reason Draco can dare show his face on Platform 9 3/4 nineteen years later.
* When Harry "comes back from the dead" and ''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere at least half of the Death Eaters flee in fear.]]''
** Consider the knowledge the Death Eaters have about Harry through knowing of his encounters with Voldemort. Survived the Killing Curse as a baby. Fought off Professor Quirrel and stopped Voldemort. Defeated a Basilisk and survived its poison. Escaped from several attacks by Voldemort. Broke into the Ministry of Magic at the height of Voldemort's power and escaped unharmed. Broke into ''Gringott's''[[note]]And more importantly, managed to ''get out with what he was stealing''. All while riding on the back of a dragon, no less[[/note]]. And now, he's hit with the Killing Curse a second time and '''survives'''. The Death Eaters are running because it's finally dawned on them that this seventeen-year-old boy is basically unstoppable.
* The entire film series accomplishing the seemingly impossible task of adapting the entirety of ''Harry Potter'' to film, keeping all the same cast members except for one who died through the whole thing. (And Crabbe, whose actor got busted for drugs. [[HandWaved But honestly, does anyone really care?]])
* It is genuinely satisfying to see that Ukrainian Ironbelly claw its way out of Gringotts and sit in the fresh air. When you consider that it had been tortured and its wings had basically atrophied by that point, watching it scramble up the rocks to escape and finally take flight is pretty inspiring.
** Before that, there's a scene where the dragon looks longingly at the distant light and immediately starts climbing up to it. Bear in mind, this is a creature that has been trapped in a small room for all its life and is blind. Once it realizes that it's mere seconds away from freedom, it hauls itself up to the light through what appears to be sheer willpower alone.

* A piece of acting awesome: Helena Bonham Carter as Hermione as Bellatrix. She literally becomes Emma Watson's character, so that at times you actually forget which actress you're seeing.
* The Ron and Hermione movie kiss [[MundaneMadeAwesome may not seem awesome]] until you put it into context. You have a muggleborn and a [[CategoryTraitor Blood Traitor]]... ''[[TheBigDamnKiss making out in the Chamber of Secrets.]]'' [[FantasticRacism The place that Salazar Slytherin built]] [[ANaziByAnyOtherName to contain a monster to purge the school of "Mudbloods".]] [[RefugeInAudacity It's a big, wet, sloppy middle finger to all the "blood purity" bullshit with tongue. There is not a snog in the world able to top that.]]
* Destroying the diadem deserves special mention. Harry and the others flee out of the Room of Requirement on broomsticks, trying to escape Goyle's wall of Fiendfyre. Once they do, Hermione tosses Harry a Basilisk fang and in one swift motion, Harry plunges it in. Then once he falls out of the way due to backlash, Ron in mid-run kicks the diadem ''back'' into the Fiendfyre to be destroyed for sure. NoKillLikeOverkill indeed!
* During the escape from the burning Room of Requirement, Goyle is dead but Draco and Blaise are desperately clinging to the top of a pile of stuff — and Harry makes the call to go back for them. He is ''not'' going to let even an enemy suffer a horrible death if he can help it.
* Neville's big speech, where he rallies support from his troops right in front of Voldemort. After being the resident ButtMonkey through most of the series, he displays the sort of balls normally used to destroy buildings, and it's supremely awesome.
-->'''Neville:''' [Harry and the others] didn't die in vain. ''(To Voldemort)'' ''But you will.'' Because you're wrong! Harry's heart did beat for us! For ''all'' of us! ''(Pulls ''[[CoolSword The Sword of Gryffindor]]'' from the Sorting Hat)'' '''''This is not over!'''''
* When Neville regains consciousness after Voldemort blows him back into the Great Hall — look behind him as he sits up, and you'll see a Death Eater, flying through the air, ''on fire''.
* "Lightning has struck! Lightning has struck!" Cue chills of awesome.
* Hermione gives Greyback [[DisneyVillainDeath exactly what he deserves]].
* In the last part of the battle, after Harry's resurrection and Voldemort's gleeful descent into complete batshit insanity, Nagini's on the loose in Hogwarts and something hits her on the head — a rock. She slithers over to the staircase to see a bedraggled, injured [[GoLookAtTheDistraction Hermione]] standing below her, ready to chuck another rock at the snake. Hermione [[BringIt smiles...]] Nagini, meet ''Hermione's'' balls.
* The part after Snape leaves the castle. The scene plays one of Music/JohnWilliams' old themes for the first two films, the torches in the Great Hall light up, and it gives a feel that things are finally going to get under control and something epic is ahead.
* The film took the book's climax and made it more intense so it would be better-suited for the big picture. The result? Nagini ''chases Hermione and Ron through the castle'', destroys their basilisk fangs, and is about to kill them when [[BigDamnHeroes Neville comes just in time to destroy her]]. And Harry's and Voldemort's final confrontation gets turned into an epic chase scene through the school rather than a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech like in the book. The book version was awesome in its own way, but it wouldn't suit the big screen very well.
** The cinematography of that particular 10-second sequence surpasses almost anything else in the entire 8-film series. Everything is in slo-mo with Ron and Herminone stumbling away from Nagini, Ron's curse dissipating harmlessly from the snake's protective magics, the two of them shrinking helplessly back against the rubble as Nagini launches herself at them and while she's in actual midair, fangs bared, suddenly ''Neville is just '''there''','' [[ScreamingWarrior giving a mighty war cry]] as he swings the Sword of Gryffindor up with both hands and ''blowing the snake into ash!''
** Making Neville killing Nagini parallel to Harry defeating Voldemort actually has a lot of FridgeBrilliance; remember, Dumbledore said the prophecy could have equally referred to Harry ''or'' Neville. With Neville giving Harry the shot he needs to finish the job, it's like they ''both'' defeated Voldemort in the end!
* [[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/11/02/harry-potter-dvd-jk-rowling J.K.]] commented on the [=McGonagall=] vs. Snape showdown in the film, telling us how she had to make sure it stayed the same as in the book, saying she didn't like the "[[FauxActionGirl marginalization of women when the fighting breaks out]]".
* '''''PIERTOTUM LOCOMOTOR!''''' Even better than in the book version. After giving that line, she turns to Molly Weasley, grins like a giddy first-year, and says "[[AlwaysWantedToSayThat I've always wanted to use that spell]]!"
** That scene is accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efSI5_UCxo one of the most chillingly awesome scores of music]] in film history.
** Probably just as awesome is the fact that, as each statue falls from their plinths, they [[ThreePointLanding land]] seemingly on every downbeat of the BGM.
** ''"Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries! Protect us! '''Do your duty to our school!"'''''
* Immediately after this scene, the professors create a dome of protective energy around the school so powerful that it takes Voldemort a few tries to take it down. Even so, the attempt [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll cracks the Elder Wand and leaves him absolutely exhausted]].
* Kingsley gets a brief and quick one: During the battle of Hogwarts, he actually kills a Death Eater ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/2/2d/Momentum-reversing_spell.gif/revision/latest?cb=20110810002110 mid-Apparation]]''. As in, he turns to a window, somehow realizes that a Death Eater is going to Apparate through it in about a second, and throws a curse killing the guy before his feet ever touch the ground. [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Guess who ends up in charge of Wizarding Britain when the dust settles?]]
** And while he's doing that, Arthur is holding off another Death Eater without breaking a sweat.
** Kingsley is also able to hold off the entire army of charging Death Eaters, led by Voldemort himself, with his shield charms to cover Hogwarts' retreat.
* The Death Eaters charging Hogwarts once the shield has been taken down. It's scary, but freaking awesome to see hundreds of Death Eaters charging the castle, screaming loud war cries and a swarm Apparating overhead. Several of Gologomath's giants are also among the charging horde.
** The statues fighting off the giants through sheer strength in numbers, and even deflecting a few apparating Death Eaters' Killing Curses back at them with their shields. We even get to see the statues drag down one of the giants and ''kill it''.

* Even Kreacher and the House Elves get a moment of awesome.

* The Trio breaking into the Ministry. This is the center of power of all of Wizarding Britain, now controlled by the Death Eaters who are using its power to round up and imprison or kill Muggle-borns and rule the country with an iron fist. As Hermione points out, there's no place in the world more dangerous for Harry Potter and his two known accomplices (who are also a Muggle-born and a blood traitor) than a government building full of people who want them dead and can legally make it happen. And these three seventeen-year-olds infiltrate the place, steal an object owned by one of its highest-ranking officials, set free almost a dozen Muggle-borns and warn them all to get out of the country with their families, and are only discovered as they're fleeing the place. ''And they make it out alive'', along with all of the Muggle-borns they've rescued, and Harry basically flips the bird to its corrupt power structure yet another time before he leaves. The whole concept is just ''awesome''.

* The Ron and Hermione movie kiss [[MundaneMadeAwesome may not seem awesome]] until you put it into context. You have a muggleborn and a blood traitor... ''[[TheBigDamnKiss making out in the Chamber of Secrets.]]'' [[FantasticRacism The place that Salazar Slytherin built]] [[ANaziByAnyOtherName to contain a monster to purge the school of "Mudbloods".]] [[RefugeInAudacity It's a big, wet, sloppy middle finger to all the "blood purity" bullshit with tongue. There is not a snog in the world able to top that.]]

* Harry's entrance to the castle. "It appears you have a security problem, Professor." Cue a good chunk of the remaining Order of the Phoenix [[PowerWalk marching side-by-side]] [[BigDamnHeroes into the Great Hall]].

** And if you know [=McGonagall=], you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that come hell or high water, she is NOT going to permit it. And this is ''before'' Harry appeared; as far as she knew at that moment, if it had come to a fight, she would have stood alone (and probably won). Woman is ''badass''.
*** Keep in mind that she'd probably have to deal with Voldemort himself, and she knew this! She was willing to challenge the most powerful dark wizard and likely die in order to protect the students.

* A moment of awesome has to go to Neville's grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, even though it's [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome only spoken of and not shown]]. When a wizard tries to resist the Death Eaters, Death Eaters kidnap any family members they can use to force compliance. When Neville starts up a rebellion at Hogwarts, Death Eaters go after his gran. [[NeverMessWithGranny It doesn't end well for them.]] ''"Little old witch, living alone... they probably didn't think they had to send anyone particularly powerful. Anyway, Dawlish is still in St. Mungo's and Gran's on the run."'' Bear in mind, Dawlish was a top Auror with "Outstanding" in all of his N.E.W.T.s. Also bear in mind that this woman probably hasn't had to do any actual fighting since Voldemort fell; she's had ''sixteen years of peace'' and is ''still'' able to unleash the ever loving shit onto Dawlish and, on top of it all, she manages to ''run away into hiding, inform Neville of her location through letter'' '''''and''''', ''get to Hogsmeade, avoid the alarms, fight in the battle and live.'' Neville got it from his parents; Frank had to get it from ''somewhere''. Augusta is where.

* The former Dark Lord, Grindelwald, taunts Voldemort before the latter kills him, not telling him about where the Elder Wand is ''even in the face of certain death'' ... which is something Voldemort could never do, as death was his biggest fear.

** The fact that, ultimately, Dumbledore ''was'' right - Grindlewald did show remorse for his actions; he could have been redeemed.

* Every single scene that [=McGonagall=] is in, especially when she defends Harry against Snape. Note that in this scene, Snape cleverly takes out the Carrows, who are flanking him, by redirecting some of [=McGonagall=]'s attacks at them -- thus staying under cover while striking a blow against Voldemort. Also, notice that, even if Snape was thought to be the Death Eater who took down Dumbledore and had oppressed them for a whole year, only when [=McGonagall=] enters the fight the students actually take a step back. Yes, her fury scared them ''more'' than that of a powerful dark wizard. It's hard to notice, but once you do its sheer awesomeness.
** A subtle but awesome one for both [=McGonagall=] and Alan Rickman's acting: when she comes to Harry's defense, Snape immediately but briefly cowers. He realizes just how screwed he is if he can't think of a way to not get fried by someone he knows is clearly a better fighter than him (and isn't privy to the knowledge that he's TheMole, so has no reason to hold back). Thankfully for Snape, he's a quick thinker.

** Consider the knowledge the Death Eaters have about Harry through knowing of his encounters with Voldemort. Survived the Killing Curse as a baby. Fought off Professor Quirrel and stopped Voldemort. Defeated a Basilisk and survived its poison. Escaped from several attacks by Voldemort. Broke into the Ministry of Magic at the height of Voldemort's power and escaped unharmed. Broke into GRINGOTT'S[[note]]And more importantly, managed to GET OUT WITH WHAT HE WAS STEALING. All while riding on the back of a dragon, no less[[/note]]. And now, he's hit with the Killing Curse a second time and SURVIVES. The Death Eaters are running because it's finally dawned on them that this seventeen-year-old boy is basically unstoppable.

* The Ron and Hermione movie kiss [[MundaneMadeAwesome may not seem awesome]] until you put it into context. You have a muggleborn and a bloodtraitor... ''[[TheBigDamnKiss making out in the Chamber of Secrets.]]'' [[FantasticRacism The place that Salazar Slytherin built]] [[ANaziByAnyOtherName to contain a monster to purge the school of "Mudbloods".]] It's a big, wet, sloppy middle finger to all the "blood purity" bullshit with tongue. There is not a snog in the world able to top that.
* Destroying the diadem deserves special mention. Harry and the others flee out of the Room of Requirement on broomsticks, trying to escape Goyle's wall of Fiendfyre. Once they do, Hermione tosses Harry a Basilisk fang and in one swift motion, Harry plunges it in. Then once he falls out of the way due to backlash, Ron in mid-run kicks the diadem BACK into the Fiendfyre to be destroyed for sure. NoKillLikeOverkill indeed!
* During the escape from the burning Room of Requirement, Goyle is dead but Draco and Blaise are desperately clinging to the top of a pile of stuff - and Harry makes the call to go back for them. He is ''not'' going to let even an enemy suffer a horrible death if he can help it.

* When Neville regains consciousness after Voldemort blows him back into the Great Hall -- look behind him as he sits up, and you'll see a Death Eater, flying through the air, ''on fire''.

* In the last part of the battle, after Harry's resurrection and Voldemort's gleeful descent into complete batshit insanity, Nagini's on the loose in Hogwarts and something hits her on the head -- a rock. She slithers over to the staircase to see a bedraggled, injured [[GoLookAtTheDistraction Hermione]] standing below her, ready to chuck another rock at the snake. Hermione [[BringIt smiles...]] Nagini, meet ''Hermione's'' balls.

* Immediately after this scene, the professors create a dome of protective energy around the school so powerful that it take Voldemort a few tries to take it down. Even so, the attempt [[NotsoInvincibleAfterAll cracks the Elder Wand and leaves him absolutely exhausted]]

* When Harry "comes back from the dead" and ''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere at least half of the Death Eaters flee in fear.]]'' [[SarcasmMode Look out, it's a seventeen-year-old boy!]] Well, it makes sense, considering you basically are seeing someone get hit with the Avada Kedevra and come back to life, after he had already survived it once before. And add to the fact that the Dark Lord is the one who did it twice and failed, well...

** The statues fighting off the giants through sheer strength in numbers, and even deflecting a few Death Eaters' Killing Curses back at them. We even get to see the statues drag down one of the giants and ''kill it''.