History Tearjerker / HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince

* The Muggle Prime Minister's position is not an enviable one either. He has vague information of what really goes on at best while his country is getting steadily worse and worse, is patronized by those who know more and ridiculed/thought ineffective by those who don't, and in the end of the meeting with Scrimgeour, he desperately pleads with the two wizards to solve the problems with magic, like a kid asking their parents for something the kid is convinced their almighty parents can do... only to be told, no, it isn't that simple.

* The opening scene, which is essentially part of the aftermath of the battle from the previous installment. Harry is being photographed like a celebrity, and he's so devastated over the loss of Sirius that he barely registers it.

** Even more Fridge Sadness in this scene when considering the above line that Slughorn gives. By this point we know he was reluctant to give Harry and Dumbledore the memory out of guilt over having given young Voldemort information about Horcruxes, info which Voldemort used to aid him in committing all sorts of crimes, one of which being the murder of Harry's mother and his favorite student, Lily. Like [=McGonagall=], Snape was also his student, and evidently he thought that despite how he was, him something this vile was beyond his doing. Adding to that is his reaction as described above and it gives the feeling he had this exact reaction to learning of Voldemort's many upon many MoralEventHorizon crossings, especially in regards to his ex-student committing murder against someone he holds dear.

* The addition made after Dumbledore's death, when first [=McGonagall=], then Luna and Neville, and eventually everyone raises their wands lit by ''Lumos'' in silent honor of their fallen headmaster. Said wands disintegrate the Dark Mark.

** Speaking of said scene, the emotion and tearjerky-ness when [=McGonagall=] finding Harry in Dumbledore's office. She obviously is still hurting over the loss of her closest friend and tries to comfort one of Dumbledore's favorite pupils, only for Harry to simply try to pass her and leave the room. While one would feel this is a {{Jerkass}} moment for Harry, one does have to take into account that like [=McGonagall=], he's hurting over the loss of Dumbledore as well, which leads to [=McGonagall=] giving the line above.

!!From the Book:

!!From the Film:

** Even more Fridge Sadness in this scene when considering the above line that Slughorn gives. By this point we know he was reluctant to give Harry and Dumbledore the memory out of guilt over having given young Voldemort information about Horcruxes, info which Voldemort used to aid him in committing all sorts of crimes, one of which being the murder of Harry's mother and his favorite student, Lily. Like McGonagall, Snape was also his student, and evidently he thought that despite how he was, him something this vile was beyond his doing. Adding to that is his reaction as described above and it gives the feeling he had this exact reaction to learning of Voldemort's many upon many MoralEventHorizon crossings, especially in regards to his ex-student committing murder against someone he holds dear.

* Just how hurt Hagrid's feeling that Harry, Ron, and Hermione aren't taking his [=NEWT=] Care of Magical Creatures class.

* Similar to the above, Snape looking at Dumbledore with hatred and revulsion seems like the betrayal but it's more hate at having to do this at all.

** Fridge Sadness: similar to the above, Snape wasn't just McGonagall's colleague, he was her student at one point. One can only imagine how horrible she felt after his death and acquittal, especially given how harshly she treated him in that last year (calling him a coward and being the one to drive him from the castle, and ultimately to his death); it was hardly undeserved, given the circumstances, but it's still got to weigh heavily on her.

* Not a specific moment, but something about how Harry, for a limited time, came to feel a certain degree of affinity and awe about the Half-Blood Prince/Snape's potions handbook, given the mutual dislike as far as their face-to-face communication goes.

* Dear lord, the scene where Dumbledore leads Harry to get the Horcrux and Harry must feed him the potion, even after he cannot tolerate it, and he gets all frail and pale.

* Even though he brought it on himself, it's still sad to see how far Fudge has fallen after the depth of his errors came to light. Scrimgeour gives a token mention of keeping him around in an advisory capacity, but it's clear that Fudge is just being KickedUpstairs and his reputation is irreparably ruined. Even the Muggle Prime Minister (who's never liked dealing with the Ministry of Magic) feels a bit sorry for Fudge, seeing the man trying to swallow back his sadness best he can.
* Just how hurt Hagrid's feeling that Harry, Ron and Hermione aren't taking his [=NEWT=] Care of Magical Creatures class.

** Even worse is Harry's broken reaction, declaring to himself that no one else will die for him, and breaking up with Ginny.
* Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting.
* Dumbledore throughout all of the scene in the cave, [[FridgeBrilliance especially if you have read Deathly Hallows]]. It's obvious even only from this book he is going through horrible, mindbreaking memories, but what ''exactly'' those memories are we can only begin to suspect when reading the last book...
* When Harry sees Dumbledore's body on the grass next to the tower in Half-Blood Prince. It was bad enough seeing that Snape actually killed Dumbledore, but the fight scene distracts you from that until Harry pushes through the crowd around Dumbledore's body. Then there's the bit with the fake locket.

* The scene when Slughorn finally gives Harry his memory. His sad declaration that he's not proud of what he did, and the way he tremulously asks Harry not to think too badly of him after he sees it especially.
* The in scene when he and Harry went to recruit Slughorn to work at Hogwarts, Dumbledore told Harry that he wouldn't need to worry about being attacked, because "You (Harry) are with me (Dumbledore)". At the end of the book, after Dumbledore took all of the potion to get the fake Horcrux, Harry is helping Dumbledore get out of the cave, leading to this [[CallBack exchange]]:
-->"It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice. "We're nearly there.... I can Apparate us both back.... Don't worry...."
-->"I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you."
* Snape's "Don't call me coward!", especially when you realize how much he went through just to get to that moment. He'll be hated and reviled for the rest of his life (and possibly beyond that) for his act, and ''he knows it.''
** A bit of a Fridge Tear Jerker when you realise that Snape didn't properly ''lose it'' with Harry until he uses ''Levicorpus'', which is the same spell James used to attack Snape in the memory. Now Harry, who is near-identical to James, is using the the same spell, bringing Snape back to the moment which - through Snape's own doing - set him to the path that would lead him to where he is now, the darkest moment of his life.
* Similar to above, Snape looking at Dumbledore with hatred and revulsion, seems like the betrayal but it's more hate at having to do this at all.
** The awful moment when when Dumbledore is begging Snape “Please" and you later realize Dumbledore was begging Snape to kill him to spare Draco from having to do it and Dumbledore from unnecessary suffering
** The way that Snape and Harry have the same words describing them when they have to harm Dumbledore in some way: Harry: "'''Hating''' himself, '''repulsed''' by what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore's mouth and tipped it, so that Dumbledore drank the remainder of the potion inside." Snape: "Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was '''revulsion''' and '''hatred''' etched in the harsh lines of his face."
* Lupin and [=McGonagall's=] reactions to Dumbledore's death. Lupin's distraught "NO!", the only time Harry had ever seen him lose control of his emotions (which ''included'' seeing one of his best friends die right in front of him), and [=McGonagall=], who is always so calm and collected, almost ''fainting''.
** And in general, everyone's reactions to it being Snape who killed Dumbledore, particularly the staff's ([=McGonagall=] didn't believe until she heard it from Harry, Hagrid couldn't believe it though Harry told him explicitly several times, even tries to defend Snape and had to see Dumbledore's body to finally believe, Slughorn's reaction...) are not immediate anger/outrage, but shock and disbelief. It is clear that whatever doubts about Snape they held in the beginning, they trusted Dumbledore so much to eventually trust and accept Snape as one of their own after all these years of working alongside him. To imagine how the pain of this betrayal must have hurt - after all, not only is Dumbledore dead, but that he is killed "at the hands of one of our colleagues is a terrible stain upon Hogwarts’s history. It is horrible." [[spoiler: Especially as it was not betrayal at all and only Snape knows this now, but they don't find out until after his death, and the last encounter between him and his former teachers/colleagues/fellow Heads of Houses ends with their duel and driving him out of the castle.)]]
-->"Snape," repeated [=McGonagall=] faintly, falling into the chair. "We all wondered… but he trusted… always… Snape… I can’t believe it…"
-->"Snape!" ejaculated Slughorn, who looked the most shaken, pale and sweating. "Snape! I taught him! I thought I knew him!"
* The end of Voldemort's job interview (as seen in a Pensieve memory). Whatever he became, Dumbledore's line still brings to light the simple fact that Tom Riddle could have been so much more, and the sorrow that Dumbledore feels over how much of a monster his student became.

* Sirius's name is cleared but [[AcquittedTooLate it's too late for him]]
* Remus describing himself as "too old, too poor, (and) too dangerous" for Tonks. It's clear just how low the poor man's self esteem is, and also suggests that after Sirius's death he doesn't want to get close to anyone again for fear of losing them. He's lost all of his closest friends, either because they died or because they betrayed everyone.
* Not a specific moment, but something about how Harry, for a limited time, came to feel a certain degree of affinity and awe about the original owner of that old book, given the mutual dislike as far as their face to face communication goes.

* Dumbledore's death is just one big one. He was one of the very first characters we ever met, and has always been a source of wisdom, comfort, and gentle humor. From the end of Book 5 onwards, he became almost a ParentalSubstitute to Harry, as well as opening up and becoming more human. Now, he's gone, and [[NightmareFuel Voldemort's biggest opposition is out of the way]].

* From Half-Blood Prince: the addition made after Dumbledore's death, when first [=McGonagall=], then Luna and Neville, and eventually everyone raises their wands lit by Lumos in silent honor of their fallen headmaster.
** Dear lord, the scene in Half-Blood Prince where Dumbledore leads Harry to get the Horcrux, and Harry must feed him the potion, even after he cannot tolerate it, and he gets all frail and pale.
* In place of Dumbledore's funeral, the wand-lit memorial by teachers and students that disintegrates the Dark Mark is pretty moving.

--> '''[=McGonagall=]:''' You meant a great deal to him.
** Speaking of said scene, the emotion and tearjerky-ness when [=McGonagall=] finding Harry in Dumbledore's office. She obviously is still hurting over the loss of her closest friend and tries to comfort one of Dumbledore's favorite pupils, only for Harry to simply try to pass her and leave the room. While one would feel this is a JerkAss moment for Harry, one does have to take into account that like [=McGonagall=], he's hurting over the loss of Dumbledore as well, which leads to [=McGonagall=] giving the line above.
* When Malfoy was in the Room of Requirement, trying to get the Vanishing Cabinet to work, and the finch appears to have died. On top of being shown his utterly disturbed expression, you can hear him crying and you can really feel how stressed and scared he is. Pushed even further when he's in the bathroom later, breaking down.
** It's enhanced by the fact that in the book, Draco is definitely sympathetic, but still clearly not to be rooted for. The movies, however, humanize him and turn him from just another caricatured antagonist into a boy who made all the wrong choices and is lonely and afraid. One may be unable to help but see the similarities between Draco and Regulus Black, as both are forced down the path of darkness out of loyalty to their family.
** Draco's reaction to Hogwarts getting getting destoryed is one of "what have I done"
* Slughorn's story about the magical fish that Lily Evans 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.
** It's a double one, because up until now the audience is lead to believe that Slughorn only cared for his Slug Club members to cash in on their fame and get gifts from it. However upon learning that Lily died he was completely devastated, showing that he did care for their well being.
* When Hermione is crying in the abandoned room and Harry tries to comfort her, only to have the lovebirds interrupt and be driven off by the real lovebirds. Specifically the line "How does it feel...when you see Dean with Ginny?". Christ you can ''hear'' how heartbroken she is.
--> '''Harry:''' It feels like this.

* If the events of ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix OOTP]]'' wasn't enough, Lestrange singing "I killed Sirius Black" in the cornfield to taunt Harry and Co. will elicit both BerserkerTears and sad tears.
* Pay attention to Alan Rickman's performance when Snape kills Dumbledore. In the book, he shouts out "AVADA KEDAVRA!" but in the movie, his tone of voice - remember, he's being asked by Dumbledore to do this against his wishes - is more like, "God, forgive me..." It's one of regret and remorse.
* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9By0u8CoV0 deleted scene]] we see the Hogwarts students sing a hauntingly beautiful choir that takes place immediately before Dumbledore's death. We witness Snape overlooking the window thinking about what he will have to do, while shedding a single tear.

** Draco's reaction to Hogwarts getting getting destoryed is one of "what have I done"

** Draco's reaction to Hogwarts getting getting destoryed. He breaks down.

** And in general, everyone's reactions, particularly the staff's ([=McGonagall=] didn't believe until she heard it from Harry, Hagrid couldn't believe it though Harry told him explicitly several times, even tries to defend Snape and had to see Dumbledore's body to finally believe, Slughorn's reaction...) are not immediate anger/outrage, but shock and disbelief. It is clear that whatever doubts about Snape they held in the beginning, they trusted Dumbledore so much to eventually trust and accept Snape as one of their own after all these years of working alongside him. To imagine how the pain of this betrayal must have hurt - after all, not only is Dumbledore dead, but that he is killed "at the hands of one of our colleagues is a terrible stain upon Hogwarts’s history. It is horrible." [[spoiler: Especially as it was not betrayal at all and only Snape knows this now, but they don't find out until after his death, and the last encounter between him and his former teachers/colleagues/fellow Heads of Houses ends with their duel and driving him out of the castle.)]]

-->"Snape," repeated McGonagall faintly, falling into the chair. "We all wondered… but he trusted… always… Snape… I can’t believe it…"

* Fridge TearJerker: When you realize that, next term, ''every returning student at Hogwarts'' will be able to see the thestrals.

* [[spoiler:Dumbledore's funeral]].

* [[spoiler:Fawkes flying around Hogwarts lamenting.]]

* When Harry sees [[spoiler:Dumbledore's body]] on the grass next to the tower in Half-Blood Prince. It was bad enough seeing that [[spoiler:Snape]] actually killed Dumbledore, but the fight scene distracts you from that until Harry pushes through the crowd around Dumbledore's body. Then there's the bit with [[spoiler:the fake locket]].
** It's particularly painful seeing Harry so furious at [[spoiler:Snape]] that he tries to [[spoiler:assault him with a Cruciatus Curse...which Snape nullifies while bitching out Harry.]]
* The scene when Slughorn [[spoiler:finally gives Harry his memory.]] His sad declaration that he's not proud of what he did, and the way he tremulously asks Harry not to think too badly of him after he sees it especially.
* The in scene when he and Harry went to recruit Slughorn to work at Hogwarts, Dumbledore told Harry that he wouldn't need to worry about being attacked, because "You (Harry) are with me (Dumbledore)". At the end of the book, after Dumbledore took all of the potion to get the [[spoiler:fake]] Horcrux, Harry is helping Dumbledore get out of the cave, leading to this [[CallBack exchange]]:

* Similar to above, Snape looking at Dumbledore with hatred and revulsion, seems like the betrayal but it's more [[spoiler: hate at having to do this at all]].
** The awful moment when when Dumbledore is begging Snape “Please" and you later realize [[spoiler: Dumbledore was begging Snape to kill him to spare Draco from having to do it and Dumbledore from unnecessary suffering]]
** The way that Snape and Harry have the same words describing them when they have to [[spoiler:harm Dumbledore in some way]] Harry: "'''Hating''' himself, '''repulsed''' by what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore's mouth and tipped it, so that Dumbledore drank the remainder of the potion inside." Snape: "Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was '''revulsion''' and '''hatred''' etched in the harsh lines of his face."
* Lupin and [=McGonagall's=] reactions to [[spoiler: Dumbledore's death]]. Lupin's distraught "NO!", the only time Harry had ever seen him lose control of his emotions (which ''included'' seeing one of his best friends die right in front of him), and [=McGonagall=], who is always so calm and collected, almost ''fainting''.

* Remus describing himself as "too old, too poor, (and) too dangerous" for [[spoiler: Tonks]]. It's clear just how low the poor man's self esteem is, and also suggests that after Sirius's death he doesn't want to get close to anyone again for fear of losing them. He's lost all of his closest friends, either because they died or because they betrayed everyone.

* [[spoiler: Dumbledore's death]] is just one big one. He was one of the very first characters we ever met, and has always been a source of wisdom, comfort, and gentle humor. From the end of Book 5 onwards, he became almost a ParentalSubstitute to Harry, as well as opening up and becoming more human. Now, he's gone, and [[NightmareFuel Voldemort's biggest opposition is out of the way]].

* The opening scene, which is essentially part of the aftermath of the battle from the previous installment. Harry is being photographed like a celebrity, and he's so devastated over the loss of [[spoiler:Sirius]] that he barely registers it.

* In place of Dumbledore's [[spoiler:funeral, the wand-lit memorial by teachers and students that disintegrates the Dark Mark]] is pretty moving.

** [[spoiler: Speaking of said scene, the emotion and tearjerky-ness when [=McGonagall=] finding Harry in Dumbledore's office. She obviously is still hurting over the loss of her closest friend and tries to comfort one of Dumbledore's favorite pupils, only for Harry to simply try to pass her and leave the room. While one would feel this is a JerkAss moment for Harry, one does have to take into account that like [=McGonagall=], he's hurting over the loss of Dumbledore as well, which leads to [=McGonagall=] giving the line above]].
* When Malfoy was in the Room of Requirement, [[spoiler:trying to get the Vanishing Cabinet to work]], and the finch appears to have died. On top of being shown his utterly disturbed expression, you can hear him crying and you can really feel how stressed and scared he is. Pushed even further when he's in the bathroom later, breaking down.

* The last scene in the movie. As the Golden Trio reflects on what has happened and what will come in the future, a noise echoes through the sky. [[spoiler:It's Fawkes, singing his song to mourn his lost master and flying away from Hogwarts for good]]. Cue credits and audiences blubbering.

* Pay attention to Alan Rickman's performance when [[spoiler:Snape kills Dumbledore. In the book, he shouts out "AVADA KEDAVRA!" but in the movie, his tone of voice - remember, he's being asked by Dumbledore to do this against his wishes - is more like, "God, forgive me..." It's one of regret and remorse.]]
* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9By0u8CoV0 deleted scene]] we see the Hogwarts students sing a hauntingly beautiful choir that takes place immediately before [[spoiler: Dumbledore's death.]] We witness Snape overlooking the window thinking about what he will have to do, while shedding a single tear.