History TearJerker / HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows

* The chocolate frog. For something intended to be used for a smattering of humor, many a fan of the series since ''Philosopher's Stone'' redoubled the crying. After all, in that first movie, the frog leaped out the window of Harry's and Ron's compartment, and in the last one, Harry's and Ron's kids found it climbing back onto the windowsill.

** Just imagine how Andromeda Tonks mostly likely reacted after the dust settles. She lost her favuorite cousin two years back and has recently lost her husband to Snatchers. Now, not only does her son-in-law die, but so does her only daughter. Who was murdered by her sister. Who also dies.

** Just imagine how Andromeda Tonks mostly likely reacted after the dust settles. She lost her favorite cousin two years back and has recently lost her husband to Snatchers. Now, not only does her son-in-law die, but so does her only daughter. Who was murdered by her sister. Who also dies.

** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that Snape set that password, meaning that, despite everything, he was just as dedicated to honoring the man's memory as Harry was.

** The chapter is a TearJerker for Petunia as well. Throughout the series, the readers have seen Harry's point of view as a wizard. Now we get a chance to see someone who desperately ''wanted'' to be in the Wizarding World, but never could be (and her sister ended up taking all their parents' affection as a result, twisting the knife even deeper). Petunia's hatred of magic was the only way she could deal with the heartbreak and jealousy of being TheUnfavorite.

--->''But Harry kept his distance this time, because he knew what happened after James had hoisted Severus into the air and taunted him; he knew what had been done and said, and it gave him no pleasure to hear it again... He watched as Lily joined the group and went to Snape's defense. Distantly he heard Snape shout at her in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: "Mudblood."''

* The scene where the Horcrux taunts Ron. Especially this part: [[TheUnfavorite "Least loved by your mother, who craved a daughter."]] Ron's always been insecure compared to the baby girl of the family and his more popular and successful brothers.

* All of the Hogwartians raising their wands, sending bright lights out as [=McGonagall's=] statues are parading around them. Especially when you've read the books and you know that all their protections are going to be for naught anyway. The final moment before the battle of them all being united in protection, ready to defend their friends and the place they know and love. The epic music that accompanies this scene just screams "shit's about to go down, some of your favorite characters are about to die, and Hogwarts will never be the same."

** How utterly gutted Snape sounds when he realizes that Dumbledore has been grooming the child of the woman he loved, the child he had protected to honor her memory and put himself through hell for, to death, like a lamb for slaughter, in order to orchestrate Voldemort's final destruction. And that this is the only way to finally avenge her death. Scrapes you out hollow.

** Worse, George //wasn't there//, meaning he found out about his twin's death either by seeing his corpse or, more likely since Percy and Harry hid it, someone telling him. First his ear got cut off, then his twin died... dude had a rough year.

** What makes it even sadder is the moment when Snape summons his Patronus in front of Dumbledore, showing that even after 17 years, he still loves her. "Lily? After all these years?" "Always." Just that silent, broken whisper.

* All of the Hogwartians raising their wands, sending bright lights out as [=McGonagall's=] statues are parading around them. Especially when you've read the books and you know that all their protections are going to be for naught anyway. The final moment before the battle of them all being united in protection, ready to defend their friends and the place they know and love.

-->''They [the Dementors] would not affect him now...his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.''

'''James:''' You are nearly there. Very close. We are...so proud of you.\\

'''Harry:''' I didn't want you to die. Any of you. I'm sorry...right after you'd had your son... Remus, I'm sorry.\\

** To make matters worse, Harry was robbed of any chance to give her a proper burial...because he had to incinerate her dead body along with the sidecar she was in to keep the Death Eaters off his trail. Ouch.
** And one more thing: At the story's beginning, Hedwig had been angry with Harry because she was being kept in her cage round the clock while Harry was preparing to leave the Dursleys for the last time. He promised her that she would get to fly free again when they did leave...but she was robbed of that promise of freedom, thanks to a stray Killing Curse.

* The confrontation scene between Harry and Snape once he returns to Hogwarts. Harry slams and calls out Snape for being the one who killed Dumbledore, the man who trusted him and "left his life in his hands". Upon a second watch, you can tell Snape ''is in damn pain'', especially considering his motivation of protecting the son of Lily Potter and that Dumbledore was implied to be his ParentalSubstitute. He's being lambasted by the son of the love of his life for something his mentor ''asked'' him to do. That's gotta hurt.

** Snape's face when [=McGonagall=] starts to duel him. Not only does he know she is prepared to kill him, he falters a bit as he raises his wand, like he's afraid of hurting her.

** The worst part is probably in the aftermath. It's almost blink-and-you-miss-it, but there's a two- or three-second scene of Parvati and Trelawney sitting in shocked grief over Lavender's dead body. Trelawney covers Lavender's body and simply says, "She's gone." Of course, not only were Parvati and Lavender hardly ever seen apart in the books, but the two were possibly the only students portrayed as holding Trelawney in high esteem. Many were indifferent to her, and most (even among the professors) regarded her as something of a joke.

* The scene where Harry walks through the Great Hall after the battle, though the viewer will probably cry half-happy, half-sad tears instead. We're shown what happened to the surviving characters: Dean and Seamus drinking cocoa with Aberforth; Luna shyly approaching Neville, etc. Then we see the Weasleys tiredly sitting together, with Mrs. Weasley and Ginny leaning on each other, both their eyes rimmed red with exhaustion and grief, and you're reminded of the fact that no matter how victorious the battle was, the Weasleys still lost a family member. To make things ''slightly'' lighter, though, this was also the point in the book that Harry realized that him and Ginny could finally have a future together. He then sees Cho, sitting with a bunch of Ravenclaws, the teachers swapping battle stories, and then we're treated to the sight of a very tall person ...
* Hagrid isn't shown at all until the end of the film. The viewer's realization that the adventure began and seemingly ended with Hagrid carrying Harry in is pretty sad in and of itself. The look on Hagrid's face makes it worse. Then the part where Hagrid and Harry hug at the end is extremely poignant as well as warm... and Harry still looks pretty much as small in Hagrid's arms as he did the first time they were shown hugging.

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!!From the First Film:

!!From the Second Film:

* The scene where Lupin comes to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione in 12 Grimmauld Place and ends up ''arguing'' with Harry. Oh God, the scene where Harry bad-mouths Sirius by accusing Lupin of "stepping into Sirius' shoes" hits particularly hard.

** And Harry's horrified LittleNo as he watches Hedwig fall. Props to Creator/DanielRadcliffe there; he seriously sounds like someone just shot his pet.

* The scene after the Trio escape from the Ministry. Ron gets splinched, nearly severing his arm. Harry is in some sort of shock while Hermione is in tears and barking orders at him. Creator/RupertGrint, on the other hand, is portraying the pain that Ron is in in the most gut-wrenching way possible. While no one seriously thought he would die, the pain he's obviously in, and Hermione desperately trying to shush and comfort him, is a bit of a gut punch. Props to Emma Watson - she seriously sounds like the boy she loves is dying before her eyes, but she's trying to keep it together for him.

** It's pitiful listening to Ron [[SayMyName call out for Hermione]], the girl he loves, as she's being tortured. The Caps Lock (in the U.S. edition, at least) unfortunately makes it {{Narm}}ier than it should be.

** Harry reaches out for Lily's hand for the first time of all the times he's seen her ghost... and he goes right through her. Made worse, because, in that moment, you realize Harry needs a hug from his mother more than anyone in the series ever has. He's walking to his death. Despite the fact that he is going to the forest to Voldemort casting ''Avada Kedavra'' on him, Voldemort will probably torture him or, worse, set Nagini on him. Just some sort of reassurance, some sort of touch, you can see on his face as he starts forward, stumbling, towards his mom. Though at the very least, he's able to actually SEE his parents again and TALK TO THEM for the first time in so many years! Having that much closure in of itself in already a great comfort which no doubt helped him as he walks to his death, sacrificing all.

** Harry reaches out for Lily's hand for the first time of all the times he's seen her ghost... and he goes right through her. Made worse, because, in that moment, you realize Harry needs a hug from his mother more than anyone in the series ever has. He's walking to his death. Despite the fact that he is going to the forest to Voldemort casting ''Avada Kedavra'' on him, Voldemort will probably torture him or, worse, set Nagini on him. Just some sort of reassurance, some sort of touch, you can see on his face as he starts forward, stumbling, towards his mom. And, of course, he's denied that little comfort as he walks to his death, sacrificing all.

* Voldemort's death. Yes, he is an [[CompleteMonster irredeemably evil]], [[KillEmAll mass-murdering]], [[FantasticRacism Muggle-hating]] monster but, just to see him disintegrating and realizing that his greatest fear has come to life, just seems sad.

** If you remember Harry' s first potions lesson and Snape's introduction, the "foolish wand-waving" is suddenly not just something he resents as a strict teacher, but something that obviously reminds him of Lily.

** Hermione just screaming "''NO''!" as she shoots a spell at Greyback, trying to protect Lavender. She sounds on the edge of tears, and we find out soon that it was too late to save Lavender, so it was for nothing anyway, except for, of course, giving that bastard what he deserved.

** Baby Harry isn't just sitting there. ''He's crying too.''

** This line they added to his death scene, and the ''way'' he says it: No malice, no anger, not even any bitterness, just calm and accepting and a little sad. "You have your mother's eyes." It's stunning how almost ''loving'' it sounded, almost as if he was talking to Lily herself. (Not...[[{{Squick}} not like that]]...) Both Creator/JimDale and Creator/StephenFry read the lines as sort of a strangled whisper, but Rickman's version is possibly even better. This is the moment when Snape finally comes to respect Harry. In the very last moments of his life, he gets over his shallow prejudices against James Potter's son and comes to terms with the fact that, although he resembles his father, Harry sees the world through the eyes of his mother. He accepts that Harry really ''is'' a good person.

-->'''Lily:''' Harry... Harry, you are loved. You are '''so''' loved. Harry, Daddy loves you. Mummy loves you. Harry, be safe. Be strong.
* Harry finding out that he must die. Unlike in the book, where he handled it with semi-detached calm, you can just ''see'' this news hit Harry like a train. His first few movements are jerky, and he has a hand over his heart for half the scene... never once saying a word, yet conveying it all anyhow.

** Harry reaches his hand to Lily for the first time of all the times he's seen her ghost... and he goes right through her. Made worse, because, in that moment, you realize Harry needs a hug from his mother more than anyone in the series ever has. He's walking to his death. Despite the fact that he is going to the forest to Voldemort casting ''Avada Kedavra'' on him, Voldemort will probably torture him or, worse, set Nagini on him. Just some sort of reassurance, some sort of touch, you can see on his face as he starts forward, stumbling, towards his mom. And, of course, he's denied that little comfort as he walks to his death, sacrificing all.

* Hagrid isn't shown at all until the end of the film. The viewer's realization that the adventure began and seemingly ended with Hagrid carrying Harry in is pretty sad in and of itself. The look on Hagrid's face makes it worse. Then the part where Hagrid and Harry hug at the end is extremely poignant as well as warm... And Harry still looks pretty much as small in Hagrid's arms as he did the first time they were shown hugging.
* When it appears to everyone that Harry is dead, Ginny ''[[BigNo screams]]'' and tries to rush forward. Heartbreaking enough in itself, especially with Creator/BonnieWright's voice sounding absolutely tortured in that scene, but there's the implication that Ginny was so wracked with rage and grief at losing Harry that she was willing to do what can only be described as a suicide charge at Voldemort and in that one moment likely wanted to die herself so that [[TogetherInDeath she and Harry could be reunited]], luckily her father able to hold her back especially since Harry wasn't actually dead.
** [=McGonagall=]'s face during that scene. Hats off to Creator/MaggieSmith, because she looks so heartrendingly wreaked, you just feel your soul aching.

* The chocolate frog. For something intended to be used for a smattering of humor, many a fan of the show since ''Philosopher's Stone'' redoubled the crying. After all, in that first movie, the frog leaped out the window of Harry's and Ron's compartment, and in the last one, Harry's and Ron's kids found it climbing back onto the windowsill.

* Dumbledore's {{backstory}} in general, as recounted in its entirety in "The Missing Mirror." This one chapter establishes that yes, even the most powerful wizard in the world had an OldShame that he [[NeverLiveItDown never lived it down]].

** Harry immediately feels remorseful for calling Lupin a coward despite his anger and wonders if his father would've agreed with him, or if he would'e disapproved of Harry treatimg his old friend that way.

** This scene was put into certain TV versions, it seems. So viewers actually get to sympathize with one of Potter's abusive in-laws. Yay.

** Harry reaches his hand to Lily for the first time of all the times he's seen her ghost... and he goes right through her. Made worse, because, in that moment, you realize Harry needs a hug from his mother more than anyone in the series ever as. He's walking to his death. Despite the fact that he is going to the forest to Voldemort casting ''Avada Kedavra'' on him, Voldemort will probably torture him or, worse, set Nagini on him. Just some sort of reassurance, some sort of touch, you can see on his face as he starts forward, stumbling, towards his mom. And, of course, he's denied that little comfort as he walks to his death, sacrificing all.

* Small potatoes compared to everything else in the book, but Harry loses his Firebolt, his first and most treasured gift from Sirius, almost immediately after leaving the Dursleys.
* Hedwig's death.

** Harry angrily saying that parents shouldn't leave their children unless they have to, particularly because not only does Remus have to leave his son because he dies, but Tonks is also killed, leaving Teddy an orphan.