History TearJerker / HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire

-->'''Lily Potter:''' Sweetheart, you're ready. Let go! Let go! Let go...
* The moment when Harry returns from Voldemort's revival party with Cedric's body.

!!From the book:

!!From the film:

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-->'''Harry:''' I told him to take the cup with me.

* Mrs. Weasley's AdultFear before her family returns from the Quidditch World Cup. Due to Rita Skeeter exaggerating everything in the paper as usual, you can just imagine how frightened Molly was while she waited for everyone to come home. As soon as she sees them, Molly pulls Fred and George into a hug because the last thing she said to them before they left was a lecture about how they wasted their time making toffees rather than studying for their OWLS. Fred and George are embarrassed, but their mother is apologetic and relieved they weren't hurt.

** Cedric's father screaming and sobbing "That's my son! That's my boy!" in utter agony, then rushing over to the body and ''bawling'' over it, ''screaming'' in pure despair and horror. [[AdultFear Amos's despair should hit parents and carers pretty hard.]]

** The reactions of all the Hogwarts students in the audience. Ron and Hermione are clearly shell-shocked, Neville looks close to tears, the Durmstrang students--Krum and his friend, in particular--hang their heads in grief, and even the Weasley twins are quiet for once. Keep in mind that most of these students are ''eleven''- to ''seventeen''-year-olds, and yet, they've already been through such a traumatic event.

-->'''Dumbledore:''' If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.I

* As in the book, Dumbledore's eulogy for Cedric, even though it's mostly a watered-down version of the canonical speech.

* Minor compared to other examples here, but the end of the argument between Hermione and Ron after the Yule Ball about her going with Viktor Krum. In the book, they were both just furious and shouting at each other, but in the movie, Hermione is clearly fighting back tears because Ron has actually really hurt her feelings. She's choking up and on the verge of completely breaking down by the time she's finished.
-->'''Hermione:''' Next time there's a ball, pluck up the courage and ask me before somebody else does! And ''not'' as a last resort!
** The scene ends with Hermione taking off her shoes and crying on the staircase. To hammer in her loneliness even further, we clearly see that there's a group of girls behind her, comforting their friend. It just illustrates how alone Hermione truly is, and that whenever she and the boys fight, she's got nobody else in her corner.
* The torture and ultimate death of the whip scorpion on which Crouch!Moody demonstrates the Unforgivable Curses in his Defence Against the Dark Arts class, particularly if you keep arthropods as pets. The poor thing keeps squeaking in agony all throughout, and just to drive the point home, Crouch!Moody lies that her bite is lethal; in reality, whip scorpions are gentle, timid, and completely harmless.
** This entire scene is hard to watch, especially on subsequent viewings with all of the information.
*** Neville's reaction to Crouch!Moody using the Cruciatus Curse. Upon watching the scene for the first time, its extremely obvious that seeing the spell in action affects him for some reason, and it's to the point that Hermione [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness literally]] ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness screams]]'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness at Moody to stop]]. (Also, if you look in the background, you can see Seamus cringing and Hannah visibly gulping back tears.) Note that ''no one knows why'' it makes Neville especially uncomfortable yet, but Neville's reaction is just ''that'' disturbing. We find out later, of course. No doubt Neville was imagining his parents in place of that screaming spider, just moments before the curse caused them to lose their minds permanently. And we later also find out that the person we ''think'' is demonstrating this for "educational" purposes was one of the people responsible, and subjected Neville to what amounts to its own brand of psychological torture, just to come off as friendly and caring minutes later so he could start the process of manipulating Neville for his ends. Barty Crouch Jr. was something of a TragicVillain in the books. In the movies, he's just a [[AxCrazy full-blown bastard]] and subsequent watches of this scene really drive it home.
*** ''And it gets worse.'' [[WhamShot When Moody uses Avada Kedavra, watch Harry's reaction]] [[GoryDiscretionShot as the camera quickly goes out of focus from the dead spider in the foreground to him in the background.]]. No one to this point has told him the details of what Voldemort did to kill his parents, and you watch him wordlessly put two and two together (several moments before Moody reveals Harry as the only known ''survivor'' of the Killing Curse) in real time. ''Jeez.''
* Due to the changes in [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Barty Crouch Senior]] and [[AdaptationalVillainy Junior]], Karkaroff's testimony becomes this from Senior's point of view. Imagine being a father, and finding out that your son is not only part of the organization of genocidal fascists you've been waging war against for ''years'', but that he's (partly) responsible for one of its very worst atrocities. Roger Lloyd-Peck's expression really does encapsulate the amount of horror and heartbreak any parent would feel in that situation.
* As in the book, Dumbledore's eulogy for Cedric, even though it's mostly a watered-down version of the canonical speech.
-->''Today, we acknowledge... a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was, as you all know... exceptionally hardworking... infinitely fair-minded... and most importantly, a fierce, fierce friend. Now I think therefore you have the right to know exactly how he died. You see... Cedric Diggory was '''murdered''' by Lord Voldemort! The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this. But not to do so, I think, would be an insult to his memory. Now the pain we all at this dreadful loss reminds me... and reminds us... that while we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one. In light of recent events, the bonds of friendship we made this year will more important than ever. Remember that, and Cedric Diggory would not have died in vain. You remember that, and we'll celebrate a boy who was... kind and honest and brave and true, right to the very end.''
** During his eulogy, the camera pans over the faces of the students, most of whom are upset or outright weeping. Hermione's eyes and nose are swollen from crying, Harry looks about two seconds away from having yet another breakdown, and even [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the Weasley twins]] are subdued and melancholy for once. In another shot, George is very visibly crying.
* The scene where Harry asks Cho the ball and she gently turns him down, seeking genuinely sad at having to. The music really helps. Afterwards, Harry is shown sadly sitting in the common room, almost looking like he's been crying. For a scene that was fairly comedic in the book, the movie does a pretty good job making it emotional here.

* Poor Hermione's teeth are magically overgrown after being accidently hit by Malfoy's spell during a fight between him and Harry. When Snape cones to deal with the situation, he says aloud that he "sees no difference" with Hermione's teeth, leaving the poor girl in tears.

*** ''And it gets worse.'' [[WhamShot When Moody uses Avada Kedavra, watch Harry's reaction as the camera goes out of focus from the dead spider in the foreground to him in the background]]. No one to this point has told him the details of what Voldemort did to kill his parents, and you watch him wordlessly put two and two together (several moments before Moody reveals Harry as the only known ''survivor'' of the Killing Curse) in real time. ''Jeez.''

** [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments In a good way]], Molly giving Harry an epic hug to try and help him through. It's a short moment, but it perfectly encapsulates Harry's relationship with the Weasleys: ''[[FamilyOfChoice They are his real family]]''. When Molly states in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the next book]] that Harry is "as good as" her own son, thanks to this moment, you know it's the absolute and unvarnished truth.

* Harry thinking about his relatives never hugging him, like a mother would, when Molly hugs him. Not to mention that, all the while, he was fighting back tears over Cedric's death.

* Sirius having to leave Harry again in the aptly-titled chapter "The Parting of The Ways".

-->'''Dumbledore:''' If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.

** Just ... Cho, full-stop. Imagine being all of fifteen-years-old and seeing your boyfriend cold and dead on the ground. Despite the fact that their relationship wasn't given much focus, both in the films and the books, it's clear that they cared for each other very much, to the point that she was the person that Cedric would miss most for the Second Task.

* Ron and Harry fighting. We're used to seeing Ron and Hermione fighting, yes, but we've never really seen him fight with Harry. It's especially sad because, as the Fridge page points out, Ron actually tried at least a couple of times to mend bridges, but it's not very obvious because the books are from Harry's POV.

* Molly's AdultFear before her family returns from the Quidditch World Cup. Due to Rita Skeeter exaggerating everything in the paper as usual, you can just imagine how frightened Molly was while she waited for everyone to come home. As soon as she sees them, Molly pulls Fred and George into a hug because the last thing she said to them before they left was a lecture about how they wasted their time making toffees rather than studying for their OWLS. Fred and George are embarrassed, but their mother is apologetic and relieved they weren't hurt.

* The torture and ultimate death of the whip scorpion on which Crouch!Moody demonstrates the Unforgivable Curses in his Defence Against the Dark Arts class, particularly if you keep arthropods as pets. The poor thing keeps squeaking in agony all throughout, and just to drive the point home, Crouch!Moody lies that her bite is lethal; in reality, whip spiders are gentle, timid, and completely harmless.

* The torture and ultimate death of the whip spider on which Crouch!Moody demonstrates the Unforgivable Curses in his Defence Against the Dark Arts class, particularly if you keep arthropods as pets. The poor thing keeps squeaking in agony all throughout, and just to drive the point home, Crouch!Moody lies that her bite is lethal; in reality, whip spiders are gentle, timid, and completely harmless.

-->'''Dumbledore:''' If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.

* Sadness in hindsight: one of Percy's last major scene in the series until the Battle of Hogwarts is when he drags Ron out of the water after the Second Task, clearly terrified for him. A handful of months later, he's estranged from his family, Ron included.

* At the end of the Care of Magical Creatures lesson with the Nifflers, Hagrid reveals the gold coins the class dug up are Leprechaun gold. This puts Ron in a bad mood when he remembers paying Harry back with it at the Quidditch World Cup, not knowing it would vanish in a few hours. It’s a sharp reminder of how deeply he resents the PerpetualPoverty he lives in compared to the vast fortune Harry’s parents left him.

** Worse still, Harry admits that he himself didn’t know about that and was more worried about his wand at the time. This only makes things worse - Ron mutters that it must be nice having so much money that you don’t notice a handful going missing. Neither Harry nor Hermione can think of anything to say to their friend, with Harry feeling especially guilty.

-->''Mr. Diggory sobbed through most of the interview. Mrs. Diggory’s grief seemed to be beyond tears.''

** In a good way, Molly giving Harry an epic hug to try and help him through. It's a short moment, but it perfectly encapsulates Harry's relationship with the Weasleys: ''[[FamilyOfChoice They are his real family]]''. When Molly states in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the next book]] that Harry is "as good as" her own son, thanks to this moment, you know it's the absolute and unvarnished truth.

* Frank Bryce's death. The old groundskeeper was accused of murdering his snobby employers and thus has become a distrusted outcast in Little Hangleton. And this was ''after'' he served his country in UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo before a leg wound forced him home, at which point he should have been treated like a hero or at least given some respect. But nope - everyone's suspicious of him, believing him to have killed a family that most of the village ''didn't even like anyway''. For more brutal irony, he saw the real killer, a younger Voldemort. Despite that, he maintains the grounds of the Riddle Manor faithfully and shoos away teens. One night, two men break into the house, and Frank realizes that he needs to get help after overhearing they murdered a woman and plan to kidnap a boy named Harry Potter. Unfortunately, he gets caught, and he knows that he's a dead man. Frank goes out mouthing off to Lord Voldemort and bluffing him, only to scream when seeing the man's true form. Voldemort kills him and casually disposes of the body. Rest well, Frank. You deserved so much better.

-->”I hate being poor.”

-->'''Voldemort:''' Kill the ''spare.''

* Sirius having to leave Harry again in the aptly-titled chapter "The Parting of The Ways."

** Very, most likely. Considering his talent and numerous achievements, Viktor was probably the target of so many people's ire and jealousy. Either that, or they were so star-struck by his fame that they often failed to see him as a real person. NotSoDifferent from Harry's own social situation coming to Hogwarts for the first time, actually...

** Depending on what version you've read, it's actually James coming out of the wand. The version with Lily is arguably more sad however.[[note]]The original version of the text was James first, then Lily; however, it was pointed out that as the victims are appearing in reverse order, it should be vice-versa, and later printings were changed to fix this.[[/note]]