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** Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting his owner. After he finishes singing, he leaves Hogwarts, never to return.

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** Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting his owner. After he finishes singing, the funeral, he leaves Hogwarts, never to return.



* Dumbledore abruptly abandoning Harry in the swamp outside the Burrow without so much as a word of goodbye.



* It’s rather cornily written, but Slughorn's story about Francis, the magical fish that Lily gave him, and how, when he came downstairs and looked at it one day, it had vanished and so he knew that she was dead because a wizard's magic only stops when they do.

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* It’s rather cornily written, but Slughorn's story about Francis, the magical fish that Lily gave him, and how, when he came downstairs and looked at it one day, it had vanished and so he knew that she was dead because a wizard's magic only stops when they do.
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** Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting his owner. After the funeral, he leaves Hogwarts, never to return.

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** Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting his owner. After the funeral, he finishes singing, he leaves Hogwarts, never to return.

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* Dumbledore abruptly abandoning Harry in the swamp outside the Burrow without so much as a word of goodbye.



* Slughorn's story about Francis, the magical fish that Lily gave him, and how, when he came downstairs and looked at it one day, it had vanished and so he knew that she was dead because a wizard's magic only stops when they do.

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* *It’s rather cornily written, but Slughorn's story about Francis, the magical fish that Lily gave him, and how, when he came downstairs and looked at it one day, it had vanished and so he knew that she was dead because a wizard's magic only stops when they do.



-->'''Harry:''' It feels like this.

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-->'''Harry:''' It feels like this.** Of course, it’s a bit different with Harry, as he isn’t angry at Ginny.
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'''Minister of Magic:''' ''(smiling sadly)'' The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.

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'''Minister of Magic:''' '''Fudge:''' ''(smiling sadly)'' The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.

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* Even though he reacts childishly, it's sad to see just how disappointed and angry Hagrid's feeling that Harry, Ron, and Hermione aren't taking his [=NEWT=] Care of Magical Creatures class.

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* Even though he reacts childishly, it's sad to see just how disappointed and angry Hagrid's feeling that Harry, Ron, and Hermione aren't taking his [=NEWT=] Care of Magical Creatures class. Even when he’s angry with the trio, he still invites them in for food but is hostile and grouchy the whole time, until finally he blubbers about Aragog’s failing health and how losing the trio as his students was just the cherry on top of the pain he’s been in. Even after they make amends, later in the book, Hagrid makes another comment that he’s still hurt by it all.



* It turns out the Aragog finally passed from old age, and that Hagrid dragged his body (fighting off the spider's children in the process) so he could give his friend a proper funeral. Just seeing Hagrid so distressed over losing a creature he ''raised like a child'' is heartbreaking, especially since Aragog sincerely returned that affection.

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* It turns out the Aragog finally passed from old age, and that Hagrid dragged his body (fighting off the spider's children in the process) so he could give his friend a proper funeral. Just seeing Hagrid so distressed over losing a creature he ''raised like a child'' is heartbreaking, especially since Aragog sincerely returned that affection. Hagrid is also forced to realize that even though Aragog did love him as a friend, his children only didn’t attack him on Aragog’s orders and with their father dead, Hagrid’s now on the menu.
** We get to see a scan of Hagrid’s letter to the trio asking them to come to Aragog’s funeral. It’s absolutely splotchy from his tears and he starts it off with a concise "Aragog died last night" to show how hurt he is. And unbeknownst to him, none of the trio are eager to attend since Aragog nearly ate two of them, even with Hagrid being in terrible pain.
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* A downplayed moment is that the day after Ron's run-in with Ginny, it's said that he's treating "a hurt and bewildered Hermione" very frostily as well. Only because he found out she had kissed Viktor Krum some two years ago. One of her best friends suddenly starts treating her in a hostile way, and she has no idea why. Because of this, Harry finds himself unable to explain to her why Ron is suddenly treating her so harshly.
* It turns out the Aragog finally passed from old age, and that Harris dragged his body (fighting off the spider's children in the process) so he could give his friend a proper funeral. Just seeing Hagrid so distressed over losing a creature he ''raised like a child'' is heartbreaking, especially since Aragog sincerely returned that affection.

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* A downplayed moment is that the day after Ron's run-in with Ginny, it's said that he's treating "a hurt and bewildered Hermione" very frostily as well. Only because he found out she had kissed Viktor Krum some two years ago. One of her best friends suddenly starts treating her in a hostile way, and she has no idea why. Because of this, Harry finds himself unable to explain to her why Ron is suddenly treating her so harshly.
* It turns out the Aragog finally passed from old age, and that Harris Hagrid dragged his body (fighting off the spider's children in the process) so he could give his friend a proper funeral. Just seeing Hagrid so distressed over losing a creature he ''raised like a child'' is heartbreaking, especially since Aragog sincerely returned that affection.

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->''Then he gazed down at the wise old face and tried to absorb the enormous and incomprehensible truth:\\
that never again would Dumbledore speak to him,\\
never again could he help...''
-->-- '''Chapter 28 - Flight of the Prince'''


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->''Then he gazed down at the wise old face and tried to absorb the enormous and incomprehensible truth:\\
that never again would Dumbledore speak to him,\\
never again could he help...''
-->-- '''Chapter 28 - Flight of the Prince'''

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