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16* 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 instalment 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''.
17* 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.''
18** 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 having five Death Eaters after them and managing to injure two and possibly kill one, then simultaneously holding Voldemort off even for a few seconds before he discovered the real Harry.
19** Despite being ambushed by the Death Eaters and outnumbered by double the number of their group, all but one of the fourteen Seven Potters group survive. This includes having to fight off Voldemort himself and possibly killing at least one Death Eater.
20** Not only does Moody deserve credit for getting Voldemort's respect, but he had to know Voldemort would come straight for him. And yet he never, in any way, shows any kind of fear or worry.
21* Hagrid producing a brick wall and a net from the motorbike, and the ''dragon'' flame that he uses as a turbo booster.
22* Hermione erasing all her parents' memories of her. Every. Last. One. Granted, she was planning on bringing them back but still! Not only did that show her caring for them, but it also shows her courage. That action pretty much sums up why Hermione is a Gryffindor and not a Ravenclaw; her plan to restore her parents' memories wasn't "granted" at all -- she could only do it if she lived long enough to find them, and one of the reasons that she erased the memories in the first place was so that if she was killed, or Voldemort won and she had to spend the rest of her life on the run/in hiding, her parents could be happy in their ignorance. You'd want to spare your parents that kind of grief, wouldn't you? WordOfGod later stated that, after Voldemort's death, Hermione managed to find her parents and restore their memories.
23* Harry calling Scrimgeour out again.
24** Harry calling Scrimgeour out for wasting time combing over the things Dumbledore willed the Golden Trio, instead of going after Voldemort after the Minister grills him about Dumbledore leaving Harry the Sword of Gryffindor:
25--->'''Harry''': Interesting theory. Has anyone ever tried sticking a sword in Voldemort? Maybe the Ministry should put some people onto that instead of stripping down Deluminators or covering up breakouts from Azkaban. So this is what you've been doing, Minister, shut up in your office, trying to break open a Snitch? People are dying- I was nearly one of them- Voldemort chased me across three counties, he killed Mad Eye Moody, but there's been no word about any of that from the Ministry, has there? And you still expect us to cooperate with you!
26** After Harry stops Ron from attacking the Minister after Scrimgeour singes Harry with his wand, Scrimgeour goes into a lengthy rant about how Harry should show him respect. Harry shuts him up with one sentence:
27--->'''Harry''': [[ShutUpHannibal It's time you earned it.]]
28** And to cap it off, we get a call back to the last time the two met:
29---> '''Scrimgeour''': You seem to think that the Ministry does not desire what Dumbledore desired. We ought to be working together.\
30'''Harry''': I don't like your methods, Minister, remember? ''(Harry shows Scrimgeour his "I Must Not Tell Lies scar" again.)''
31** The fact that Ron, impulsive or not, was ready to attack the freaking Minister of Magic to protect Harry. Keep in mind, we are not talking about the old Fudge anymore, who never seemed like a threatening wizard at all, but the former leader of the Aurors, someone who was specifically put in charge because of his fighting abilities, and with still an intimidating presence despite his age. This is someone who spent his life fighting dark wizards, but Ron would have attacked him nonetheless. All for Harry.
32** Dumbledore, suspecting that anything he willed to Harry would undergo Ministry scrutiny, found a way to slip Harry the Resurrection Stone hidden inside what appeared to be a sentimental trinket. Harry, for his part, immediately realized a key part of what Dumbledore had done (the Snitch's touch memory would trigger not from his hand, but from his mouth), but pretended not to until Scrimgeour had left.
33* Taking the above into account, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Scrimgeour refusing to tell the Death Eaters where Harry was before dying.]] In death, Scrimgeour finally did something worthy of Harry's respect and of his station.
34* The fact that the trio are a well-oiled machine now best demonstrated in the cafe in Totenhan Court Road. Harry is the on-the-spot planner, Hermione is the one to 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.
35* Posthumously, of course, but Regulus taking on Voldemort's patented torture potion at ''seventeen''. Not to mention that because Kreacher never mentioned being told to make him drink, he must have forced it all down ''of his own volition.'' Even ''Dumbledore'' only got through three and a half cups. Out of ''eleven.'' And his ''note''! "I know I will be dead long before you read this ... I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more."
36* The Trio breaking into the Ministry. This is the centre 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''.
37** 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 a 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.
38* It is subtly implied that someone at the Ministry of Magic (potential suspects are Arthur Weasley and the AlmightyJanitor Magical Maintenance department) is deliberately making it rain in the offices of the Death Eaters and their collaborators at the Ministry of Magic in defiance of their recent takeover.
39* Ron essentially gets a second heroic wind once he returns to Harry and Hermione:
40** Ron destroying Slytherin's Locket.
41** Also, saving Harry from drowning and then yelling at him for being an idiot once they're on dry ground.
42** And Ron losing it and disarming ''Bellatrix'' when he hears her about to kill Hermione.
43** 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''.
44* This exchange:
45-->'''Ron:''' So Dumbledore left me his Deluminator because he knew I'd leave you?\
46'''Harry:''' No -- it was because ''he knew you would come back''.
47* Lee Jordan and Kingsley Shacklebolt using Potterwatch to ask listeners to look after their Muggle neighbors.
48--> '''Royal (Kingsley Shacklebolt)''': We continue to hear truly inspirational stories of wizards and witches risking their own safety to protect Muggle friends and neighbours, often without the Muggles' knowledge. I'd like to appeal to all our listeners to emulate their example, perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings in your street. Many lives could be saved if such simple measures are taken. \
49'''River (Lee Jordan)''': And what would you say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times, it should be "wizards first?" \
50'''Kingsley Shacklebolt:''' I'd say that it's one short step from "wizards first" to "pure-bloods first", and then to "Death Eaters". We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.
51* Hermione doing a memory charm on Xenophilius Lovegood right before she blew the floor away and disapparated (teleported away) in mid-air with both Ron and Harry to cover up Ron's presence.
52* Hermione proving once again just how well she thinks under pressure by throwing a Stinging Jinx at Harry's face after they are located by the Snatchers, just so they won't recognize him right away and turn him in on the spot.
53* ''Then'', there's Hermione managing to come up with a good lie while being horribly tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange -- as well as the fact she manages to save the [[BagOfHolding Magical Bag of Awesome]] from the Death Eaters by stuffing it down her sock.
54** To make it clear, she was coming up with the lie in between screaming in pain.
55*** To make it even better: throughout the series, Hermione has been shown to be notoriously ''bad'' at lying - making up an excuse off the cuff at the last moment is usually ''Harry's'' thing... yet Hermione manages ''to lie while being tortured.''
56* The former Dark Lord, Grindelwald. While the book depicts not much of him, what Rowling shows us in the finale of Harry Potter is already quite impressive, and may well be Foreshadowing for the coming [[Film/FantasticBeasts Fantastic Beasts series]].
57** His duel with Dumbledore is regarded as the greatest duel in the history of the wizarding world and whatever extraordinary magic they unleashed upon one another left all those who witnessed it so terrified and awed even years after, with Voldemort present, they still speak of exactly what they felt when they saw those two juggernaut-level wizards do battle. Dumbledore also stated outright that Grindelwald's magical power was no less than his, and he was only a "shade more skillful". Indeed, Dumbledore defeating Grindelwald was already considered by witnesses from Britain to be equal to Harry's defeat of Voldemort from the eye-witnesses, but to the international eye-witnesses, the victory was deemed a match for the establishment of ''the International Statute of Secrecy'', That's right, while Harry's defeat of Voldemort brought peace to Britain, Dumbledore's defeat of Grindelwald brought peace to the entire world and the whole world acknowledged it, showing that Grindelwald succeeding for 20 years wasn't just because he avoided Dumbledore, and he was ''very'' successful in terrorizing the other parts of the world. It was almost as if Rowling was warning us about the coming of the ''Fantastic Beasts'' series, where we would see Grindelwald display just how great of a wizard he is....
58** Grindelwald's last moments is quite awesome: Unarmed and clearly helpless, Grindelwald knew he wouldn't survive his encounter with Voldemort, but he doesn't cower at all. Instead, he [[FaceDeathWithDignity has been expecting Voldemort with no fear at all]] and 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.
59--->'''[[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.
60** The fact that, ultimately, Dumbledore ''was'' right — Grindlewald did show remorse for his actions; he could have been redeemed.
61** 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, even though he, too, was scared of Dumbledore. 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! Just like Dumbledore, Grindelwald ''never'' feared Voldemort, and that's not just because he believed himself superior, but also because he never feared death; like Dumbledore, Grindelwald knows and accepts that Death is a natural part of life and even with everything Grindelwald did, he never made a Horcrux to try and escape that fact - it just is what it is. As such, both Grindelwald and Dumbledore demonstrated they had truly won over Voldemort by completely accepting of their fate.
62* In the middle of ''Deathly Hallows'', Dobby gets one by teleporting Ron, Harry, and saving Hermione from right in front of Bellatrix. Unfortunately, it also ends in his death, which is one of the most poignant scenes in the series. His [[DefiantToTheEnd unwavering reply]] to Bellatrix just goes to show how much he's [[CharacterDevelopment grown since his debut in ''Chamber of Secrets,'']] when he could barely speak ill of his old masters without hurting himself afterwards.
63-->'''Bellatrix:''' How dare you defy your masters?!\
64'''Dobby:''' Dobby has no master! Dobby is a free elf!
65* The fact that Harry is capable to deduce the location of one of the last Horcruxes just by seeing Bellatrix's over-the-top reaction to the Sword of Gryffindor.
66* A subtle one, but Harry after Dobby's funeral finally completing his CharacterDevelopment and growing from a rash, angsty teenager who lets his emotions get away with him into a mature, effective leader who makes careful, informed decisions. It's just so very satisfying to finally feel like we can trust our hero to not screw up.
67* Also, when Hermione tells Griphook they targeted her because she's a Mudblood, and when Ron mutters she shouldn't call herself that, she says she's a "Mudblood, and proud of it!"
68* Harry, Ron, and Hermione breaking into Gringotts, stealing something from a high security vault, and riding a dragon to escape.
69* It's subtle, but the fact that Aberforth was able to participate in the duel between himself, his brother, and Grindelwald shows that while not as powerful as Albus, Aberforth is nevertheless a skilled wizard. Keep in mind that during this encounter he was only fifteen (while Albus and Gellert were of age) and was recovering from the effects of the Cruciatus Curse.
70* In this exchange:
71-->'''Aberforth:''' Why didn't he [Dumbledore] tell him to hide, then? Why didn't he say to him, 'Take care of yourself, here's how to survive'?\
72'''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!\
73'''Aberforth:''' You're seventeen, boy!\
74'''Harry:''' I'm of age, and I'm going to keep fighting even if you've given up!
75* 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."
76** The reason why this is so awesome is that when Harry attempted the Cruciatus on Bellatrix in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'', he didn't have the heart for it. Bellatrix explained that ''righteous anger'' wouldn't get the job done, only genuine hatred and sadism would. So imagine how Harry must've felt seeing Amycus spit on [=McGonagall=].
77* Right after Harry curses Carrow, [=McGonagall=] demands to know what Harry's doing at Hogwarts and generally reverting to the stern Deputy Headmistress from the previous books. But as soon as Harry states he's "acting on Dumbledore's orders", she ''immediately'' stops lecturing and sets to work preparing the castle for the coming siege!
78** When Filch shows up demanding to know why the entire frakking ''school'' is out of bed after hours, [=McGonagall=] doesn't just tell him they're ''supposed'' to be up. She also asks him to find [[GodzillaThreshold Peeves the Poltergeist]], his ''mortal enemy,'' in the hopes of recruiting him against Voldemort.
79** It's also incredibly cathartic when after six books of [=McGonagall=] telling Harry off for snooping around the castle she now tells him she'll clear a path for him to do what he has to do. Harry is no longer a student under her care, he is a peer standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her in the war against tyranny.
80* The brief clash between [=McGonagall=], Snape, and Flitwick is really underrated as truly the finest example of a WizardDuel in the entire series (after the Dumbledore vs. Voldemort duel in Order of the Phoenix). Most duels are fairly shallow affairs involving throwing various curses at each other and hoping to block or dodge the enemy's ones. In ''this'' duel, [=McGonagall=] opens with a lightning-fast offensive spell that Snape blocks, then draws a lasso of flame from a nearby torch and hurls it at him, only for Snape to transform the flames into a black serpent and send it back at her. [=McGonagall=] blasts the serpent to ash, then transforms the ash into a swarm of daggers which Snape blocks by dragging a suit of armour in front of himself. Then Flitwick intervenes and animates the armour to try and grab Snape forcing him to send it flying back at his opponents before fleeing. The description of the scene is so fast-paced that you can just imagine the spells flying back and forth as two masters of the art use every trick they know to try and kill each other.
81** 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 Duelling ''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. [[CombatPragmatism Do]] ''[[CombatPragmatism whatever]]'' [[CombatPragmatism you have to do]] to win and minimise casualties.
82** That being said, it's one for Snape as well, being able to survive getting attacked by two master duelists at once.
83*** 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!''''' Duelling champion for the win.
84** Normally we see wizards struggle to do even ''one'' Patronus. [=McGonagall=], being the badass she is, manages ''three at once'' without even breaking a sweat. These Patronuses are of her Animagus form, this revealing that the only thing that can protect Minerva [=McGonagall=] and deliver messages ''is herself.''
85* A battle is about to begin and Hogwarts needs all the defenses they can get to fuck up the Death Eaters' shit... so who does [=McGonagall=] get Filch to recruit? The chief of fucking up shit - ''Peeves.'' Peeves, during the battle, starts dropping Snargaluff pods - long, prickly, bramble-like vines that stick out the top and whip through the air - onto the Death Eaters' heads like bombs! Snargaluff Pods are meant to be handled by ''at least'' two people because they will attack you, so imagine Peeves now throwing them at Death Eaters!
86* This exchange:
87-->'''[=McGonagall=]:''' Prefects, when I give the word, you will organize your House and take your charges in orderly fashion to the evacuation point.\
88'''Ernie Macmillan:''' (stands up from the Hufflepuff table) And what if we want to stay and fight?\
89'''cue applause'''
90** And most of Hufflepuff House joining him. Sure, the Gryffindors would've mostly backed Harry anyway, but for most of them, it was because they wanted to fight. Here, most of the House standing up for him because it's what's ''right''. Hufflepuff haters don't know what they're talking about.
91* 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, the soul of Hogwarts and the wizarding world is at stake, 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''.
92** [=McGonagall=] manages to ''answer the question to get into Ravenclaw Tower'', which, apparently, only Ravenclaws have done. This is because she ''could'' have been a Ravenclaw; she's not just brawn, she has ''brains'' in there too.
93** ''Harry almost gets flattened by a whole army of transfigured desks'', [=McGonagall=] running after them shouting, hair undone and a massive cut on her cheek, clearly so into the battle that she doesn't even see him.
94*** What makes this even better - [=McGonagall=] teaches Transfiguration. Are those desks ''actually'' desks or has she just picked up useless objects from her classroom - like a cauldron, for example, or a hedgehog or a needle or button, all things she uses to teach with - turned them into desks and ''then'' weaponized them?
95** Assuming you trust ''The Crimes of Grindelwald'' and ''Pottermore'' information, [=McGonagall=] is no less than '''''a hundred and five years old''''' here and she's ''still'' kicking arse!
96** Her defiance of the evil Carrows.
97--->'''Amycus:''' He can punish them. Couple of kids more or less, what's the difference?\
98'''[=McGonagall=]:''' Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice. A difference, in short, which you and your sister seem unable to appreciate. But let me make one thing very clear. You are not going to pass off your many ineptitudes on the students of Hogwarts. ''I shall not permit it.''
99*** 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''.
100*** 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.
101*** Also, that line calls back to ''Order of the Phoenix'', where she told Harry to tread carefully around Umbridge because "Do you really think this is about truth or lies? It's about keeping your head down and your temper under control". She might tell her students to keep a low profile and avoid drawing attention to themselves even if it means ignoring injustice, but ''there are lines she will not cross''.
102** [=McGonagall=] agreeing to defend the school against Voldemort himself. [[BlaseBoast "We teachers are rather good at magic, you see."]]
103** Also, her fight with Snape where she demonstrates just how a Transfiguration master fights and proves that Dumbledore was ''right'' to have [=McGonagall=] as his second in command.
104** Add to that when [=McGonagall=] straight-up told Slughorn that treason is not an option.
105--->'''Slughorn:''' My word! What a to-do! I'm not at all sure whether this is wise, Minerva. He is bound to find a way in, you know, and anyone who has tried to delay him will be in most grievous peril--\
106'''[=McGonagall=]:''' I shall expect you and the Slytherins in the Great Hall in twenty minutes, also. If you wish to leave with your students, we shall not stop you. But if any of you attempt to sabotage our resistance or take up arms against us within this castle, then, Horace, we duel to ''kill.''\
107'''Slughorn:''' ''(aghast)'' Minerva!\
108'''[=McGonagall=]:''' The time has come for Slytherin House to decide upon its loyalties. Go and wake your students, Horace.
109** ''"Our headmaster is taking a short break", said [=McGonagall=], pointing to a Snape-shaped hole in the window''. Even better was what she said to the student body: "He has, to use the common phrase, done a bunk."
110* Neville killing Nagini with the sword of Godric Gryffindor while being [[IncendiaryExponent on fire]]. Right after he pulled a ShutUpHannibal right at Voldemort, just when it looks like their last hope is dead. Remember that he's the sole resistance leader when Harry arrives. He shows no care about his severe injuries, he's goddamn ''pissed'' when Harry tries to stop them from engaging in an open fight with Voldemort, and he reacts to Harry's request to take on Nagini with barely any emotion.
111** Not to mention that by drawing the sword of Godric Gryffindor, he finally proved himself to be a true Gryffindor, something that has been doubted during all of his school years. It's even more epic when he tells Voldemort off in front of his army and the remaining survivors of Hogwarts, proving just how brave he has become during his time at Hogwarts.
112*** It really shows that Neville really is just as much TheChosenOne as Harry is.
113** The “power the Dark Lord knows not” is not only Harry’s love, it is also Neville’s courage. That power enabled Neville to render Voldemort mortal.
114* If there's anything good that came from this war, it's that it forced Neville to grow up and [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. In a way, even what Voldemort says to Neville is a CMOA. The boy has been seen as a joke and a loser for years, and now ''the'' Dark Lord, the wizard that people are afraid to speak of by name, obviously respects Neville both as a worthy opponent and potential ally.
115** Normally, the EvilOverlord offers WeCanRuleTogether to his nemesis TheHero, who has some special power or skill that makes him a direct threat to the Dark Lord or his plans. Aside from one (almost certainly insincere) attempt in the first book, Voldemort doesn't offer Harry power or position by his side. But he does offer it to ''Neville'', Hogwarts's Professional ButtMonkey seven years running. Granted, part of it is Neville's pureblood status, but the rest? Neville just impressed Voldemort ''that much'' with his unwavering courage.
116** To put this in perspective, Neville has become the leader of Dumbledore's Army, has turned it into a resistance cell, and is conducting a guerilla campaign against the Death Eaters who took over Hogwarts. Throughout book 7, Neville actually seems to be doing a better job of taking the fight to Voldemort's forces than even The Order of the Phoenix.
117* 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.
118* [=*Punch*=] "And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you two-faced bastard!" In one action and fourteen words, Ron (who arguably suffered the most from him) pays back Malfoy for all the crap he's taken from him over the years.
119* When the Dementors attacked Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they were going to the Shrieking Shack. Both Ron and Hermione cast their Patronuses to try and repel them to no effect while Harry can't even bring himself to try. Before the Dementors can attack, three Patronuses rescue them. Who is it that sent them? Not teachers, Aurors, or members of the Order; it's ''Seamus Finnegan, Ernie Macmillan, and Luna Lovegood'', using what they learned under Harry in Dumbledore's Army. This gives Harry the hope he needs to summon his own Patronus. Particularly awesome when you realize that the trio who saved them represent the three Hogwarts Houses who were allowed to stay and fight against Voldemort. Not to mention the way Luna coaches Harry through the Patronus, reminding him that they're still alive and fighting, which gives him the strength to execute the spell.
120* Even Kreacher and the House-Elves get a moment of awesome. This House-Elf revolt comes as the last and greatest in a string of OhCrap moments for the Death Eaters, who quite erroneously thought that Harry's seeming death would demoralize the enemies and instead found out that they're ready to fight harder than ever. The Acromantulas are attacking, Grawp has joined the fray, Thestrals and Hippogriffs are lunging, the Centaurs are stampeding in and sending arrows flying, and what is the cherry on top?
121--> The Centaurs Bane, Ronan, and Magorian burst into the hall with clattering hooves, as behind Harry the door that led to the kitchens was blasted off its hinges; the House-Elves of Hogwarts swarmed into the entrance hall screaming and waving carving knives and cleavers. At their head, with the locket of Regulus Black bouncing on his chest, was Kreacher, yelling at his compatriots to fight the Dark Lord in the name of his master's sacrifice. The House-Elves were hacking and stabbing at the ankles and shins of the Death Eaters with their tiny faces alive with malice, and everywhere Harry looked, the Death Eaters were folding under the sheer weight of numbers, overcome by spells, dragging arrows from wounds, stabbed in the leg by Elves, or else simply attempting to escape but swallowed by the charging army.
122---> Kreacher: "Fight! Fight! Fight for my Master, defender of house elves! Fight the Dark Lord, in the name of brave Regulus! Fight!"
123** To make this clear, House-Elves have powerful magic and can stand against wizards but usually don't and put up with whatever mistreatment comes their way out of servitude. There are now a ''hundred'' of these little things not even bothering with magic, which would be scary enough, and swarming the Death Eaters with ''carving knives and cleavers'' intending to butcher them like hams. This is what happens when you bring blood to Hogwarts.
124** Kreacher got one earlier. [[DeadpanSnarker "Perhaps once again, Master Harry, just for luck?"]] after a FryingPanOfDoom moment.
125* Narcissa Malfoy in ''Deathly Hallows'' saving Harry's life by ''lying to Voldemort's face'' -- but only when she was sure that Draco was still alive. Especially when one considers that Voldemort is especially talented at Legilimency, which means that he has very little trouble finding out if his followers are lying to him. The only way to block it is through Occlumency, which ''Order of the Phoenix'' established took a ''lot'' of control over one's emotions. Which means that Narcissa, while scared and shaken and desperate to find her son, discovers that Harry survived and that Draco is still alive, and is able to remain sufficiently emotionally neutral to prevent Voldemort from suspecting or realizing what was up.
126** Even with the idea that Voldemort, believing himself at the height of his power and invulnerability, didn't even bother to use Legilimency on Narcissa, that does not detract from her awesome. Either because ''she had no way of knowing'' Lord Voldemort would indulge in SuicidalOverconfidence and not bother to make sure she was telling the truth, so still felt reasonably sure she could block him, or because she ''just knows Voldemort well enough'' to know he wouldn't bother making sure she's telling the truth.
127** Or, conversely, [[FridgeBrilliance it's possible]] that finding out that Draco is still alive [[TranquilFury snapped her into balance]] by providing a point of focus: "''[[MamaBear I'm getting my son out of there.]]''" This could've allowed her the emotional control needed to fool Voldemort.
128* 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 power the Dark Lord knows not, indeed.
129* Second to last chapter in the final book: "Of course it is happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean that it isn't real?"
130* The revelation of Dumbledore's past definitely qualifies as awesome writing. Up until now, he's been a kid story version of Gandalf. Now, he gets deconstructed, and we see Dumbledore as a flawed human. While this does put him on a BrokenPedestal, it also makes him far more relatable as a character.
131* Horace Slughorn, in the final battle, attacking ''Voldemort himself'' head-on. People who have always been brave and strong doing brave and strong things? Awesome. A geriatric hedonist finding the strength to overcome his deepest fears in the eleventh hour? Running headfirst into battle with the MOST POWERFUL DARK WIZARD OF ALL TIME!!?? [[LampshadeHanging CROWNING MOMENT of Awesome]].
132** Even more awesome: He's never shown the slightest sign of duelling skills, but now he (along with [=McGonagall=] and Kingsley) actually holds his own against ''Voldemort.''
133** Especially awesome is that this is Slughorn's way of repentance for unwittingly teaching Riddle about the risks of Horcruxes, which allowed him to make the decision to split his soul.
134** As well as being willing to face and fight the wizard who was once his prized pupil - especially meaningful because Slughorn's favouritism is one of his biggest traits, and here he is putting his foot down and standing up to his evil former favourite student. And possibly in part avenging Voldemort's murder of his ''other'' favourite student.
135* Harry's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Voldemort. Made even better by the fact it's an allusion to an equally awesome speech of the same nature given by Dumbledore.
136** The best part of this speech? [[NervesOfSteel "I know things you DON'T, Tom Riddle!"]] A majority of the Witches and Wizards watching probably had no clue of Voldemort's real identity until this point.
137* Snape giving detention to Ginny, Neville, and Luna. It doesn't sound awesome at first, but think about it: instead of leaving them to the Carrows (where they would surely be tortured), he sends them into the Forest with their friend Hagrid. And he still maintains his cover as Voldemort's right-hand man.
138* Hell, just the actions of the students in general during the Death Eater regime. Many of the DA members willingly suffer torture and beatings from the Carrows and their supporters rather than submit to them. Seamus in particular was tortured and maimed so badly Harry didn't even recognize him until he spoke, and the kid '''''still had the strength''''' to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. That's {{Oireland}} for you.
139* The Battle of Hogwarts.
140** Just before Harry gets his BigDamnHeroes / OnlyMostlyDead moment after his supposed first death, the other good guys are kicking every named Death Eater's ass, and due to the fact that at one point the writing gets delightfully vague (e.g. "Dolohov fell with a scream at Flitwick's hands"), if you imagine bare-handed asskicking in the place of wands, it can get even more awesome, mostly from the sheer thought that these sadistic, morally-bankrupt assholes are literally getting the shit beaten out of them.
141** The fact that Sybill Trelawney, who was almost a complete JokeCharacter, started dropping [[DeathFromAbove crystal balls on the Death Eaters' heads]] and the first person she took out was ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Fenrir Greyback]]'', the most dangerous, powerful, and vicious werewolf alive. And note that this is the same Werewolf who turned Remus Lupin into a Werewolf and singlehandedly took down Bill Weasley, who was a professional cursebreaker, making him a very powerful wizard. Bill couldn't take him down with all the jinxes and hexes at his disposal, but Trelawney took him down with, of all spells, [[SimpleYetAwesome ''Wingardium Leviosa''.]]
142--->'''Trelawney:''' I have more for anyone who wants!
143*** Even more awesome is that all of her predictions are technically NEVER wrong. Voldemort returns (Prophesized in book 3. Comes into play in the next book), Harry 'Dies' (Starts predicting this in book 3 and is used as a running gag for subsequent books until book 7), Lavender Brown has to beware the Red-Headed man (Book 3, again, Ends up being Ron in book 6), and Voldemort is 'killed by his own spell (First shown at the end of book 5, finally happens at the end of book 7), How does this tie into the final Battle? Easy, everything that happens during the battle happened because of a small group of people who took what she said seriously, even if it wasn't to the letter.
144*** 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 favourite students. [[MamaBear Not those two on her watch...]]
145** FridgeBrilliance dictates that Neville was fighting the entire second-half of the battle only with the Sword of Gryffindor. Remember, his wand got thrown away and he wouldn't have had the time nor the inclination to pick up another one. This just retroactively doubles the amount of awesome right there which makes it the second time Neville had gone into battle ''without usable magic''.
146*** Now, remember that Harry used the sword to stab the Basilisk in the ''Chamber of Secrets''. Basilisk venom is deadly. Remember Hermione said the sword was Goblin-made and only takes in what makes it stronger. Therefore, Neville was fighting the entire second-half of the battle with a sword imbued with ''Basilisk venom.''
147*** However, it is entirely possible (and even probable) that he grabbed the wand of some fallen student or Death Eater and used that (and given how large and unwieldy the Sword is, wielding them in tandem wouldn't have worked). Nevertheless, the idea of him starting out the second half of the battle with Gryffindor's sword in hand is pretty awesome.
148** [[GreenThumb Sprout weaponizing her plants]] was also epic. Even [[SeenItAll Harry]], who has gotten into at least a dozen scrapes by this point, feels rather lucky that he isn't on her bad side by this point.
149--->'''Neville:''' ''[preparing to throw a Mandrake out the window]'' They're not going to like this.
150*** Keep in mind, given the time frame, those Mandrakes were probably full-grown specimens that they had been raising since at least the start of the school year. Screaming full-grown Mandrakes + unprotected ears = '''[[OneHitKill INSTANT DEATH.]]'''
151** Speaking of plants, ''[[TheTrickster Peeves]]'' of all entities gleefully swoops in to drop seeds on Death Eaters, which promptly sprout and become giant tentacles that constrict the enemies swiftly.
152** [=McGonagall=] awakening the statues of Hogwarts.
153** Percy hexing the Imperius'd Minister of Magic.
154--->'''Percy:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Hello Minister, did I mention I'm resigning?]]
155** "[[MamaBear NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!]]" When you read this sentence, you ''know'' that Bellatrix will die just like the bitch she is.
156*** In context, this scene gets better. People talk about Andromeda Tonks and how much she lost as an innocent bystander, but what about Molly Weasley? Over the past 3 years, she watched helplessly as her husband and not one, but TWO of her sons (Bill and George) almost get killed. She spent the entire year fearing for the lives of Harry, Ron, and Hermione after being completely cut off in the aftermath of The Fall of the Ministry. She's watched close comrades die. She likely gets flashbacks to her brothers being murdered during the first war. Every day, it seems like her worst fear (the death of her family) might finally come true. And then, on the very same day that her estranged son Percy finally returns and apologizes for being an idiot, Fred is killed in the Battle of Hogwarts. SHE WAS ALREADY IN MOURNING. And on top of all this, Voldemort returns from the Forbidden Forest triumphantly with Harry dead in Hagrid's arms. As far as she's concerned, she's lost another son. So for Bellatrix to go after her youngest child, (her ONLY DAUGHTER, by the way) after she lost so much not just in 24 hours, but over the entire course of the war? With all that pent-up rage and sorrow, there was no way anyone could have won a duel with Molly Weasley at that moment.
157*** WordOfGod went into a bit more detail on this scene, which, if anything, made it even more awesome than it already was. Specifically, it was clarified that the curse Molly used was not, in fact, the Killing Curse but rather an exceptionally-powerful Stunner that caused Bella to have a heart attack. On paper this doesn't sound as badass as the Killing Curse, but then you remember we have actually seen something like this before, in the fifth book, when four of Umbridge's henchmen Stunned and critically wounded [=McGonagall=]. Thing is, that was four trained Aurors versus an unarmed target, and even then, [=McGonagall=] didn't die. In ''Deathly Hallows'', however, we find one dumpy housewife versus the second most powerful Death Eater, and ''she'' comes away with a kill. Just how powerful is Molly, anyway?
158*** It's easy to miss, but according to the narration, the fight got so intense the floor started to heat up and crack around their feet.
159*** A minor CMOA - when Molly and Bellatrix start to duel, several students run towards Molly to aid her (though she tells them to stay away).
160---> '''Molly:''' No, no, stay back! She's ''mine.''
161*** Incidentally, this marks the [[RuleOfThree third]] time in the series that a MamaBear foiled Lord Voldemort (Lily sacrificing herself to save Harry, Narcissa lying to him about Harry being dead to find and protect Draco, and now Molly taking out his most dangerous and feared lieutenant to protect Ginny). Voldemort does not understand love, a mother's love least of all.
162** Dean Thomas gets two in the final battle. For starters, charging into battle without a wand of his own, and followed later when he was shown battling with a wand he had won for himself, clearly meaning that he, an unarmed teenager, either managed to wrestle an armed, trained-to-kill Death Eater's wand away and made it his own, which he was now putting to good use of it or [[FridgeHorror he took it up ]] [[TearJerker off of a fallen comrade]] and was using it to exact vengeance for their death.
163** Before the battle, all of the Hogwarts students are called into the Great Hall, where [=McGonagall=] informs them of what's happening and what they'll do about it. Before the school starts evacuating, Voldemort speaks to them from the Shrieking Shack, saying that he won't harm anyone in the school if they give him Harry, saying they have one hour to comply. After the message, Pansy Parkinson decides to be a typical Slytherin and stands up, pointing at Harry and shrieking "IT'S POTTER! HE'S RIGHT THERE! SOMEBODY GET HIM!" Nobody moves towards Harry. Instead, the other three tables all stand up in unison, draw their wands, and point them at the Slytherins, ready to curse them into oblivion if any of them '''DARES''' make a move towards Harry.
164** As Harry proceeds toward Voldemort under his Invisibility Cloak for the final confrontation in the Great Hall, he witnesses the defeats of the supporting villains. As the scenes are very short and most of the characters involved are minor, this sequence is easy to forget, but ''man'' is it awesome:
165*** Walden Macnair: In his civilian identity he was the Ministry of Magic's executioner, and you may remember him as the man who very nearly got to kill Buckbeak. Naturally, his defeat goes to Hagrid, who stops being a GentleGiant long enough to throw Macnair into a wall so hard he's knocked unconscious.
166*** 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 duelling.
167*** Fenrir Greyback: Greyback is [[TheBrute the world's most vicious Werewolf]] and the Death Eaters' go-to PsychoForHire. His opponents are Ron and Neville, the two main characters used for comic relief most often. Ron and Neville win (with the help of Professor Trelawney, of all people!).
168*** Yaxley: George and Lee Jordan, barely older than teenagers, take on the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and come away victorious.
169* The CirclingMonologue in the final battle. "So it all comes down to this, doesn't it? Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed? Because if it does ... I am the true master of the Elder Wand."
170** What happens after that: Voldemort and Harry use [[CallBack the same spells they used three years before, but this time Harry manages to trump Voldemort, so the Killing Curse bounces back at Voldemort while the Disarming Charm makes the Elder Wand fly towards Harry, who catches it]] ''[[DawnOfAnEra just as dawn breaks]]''.
171* Students call each other by their last names, so when Harry calls him "Riddle," he's treating him like a ''fellow student:'' a complete equal.
172-->'''Voldemort:''' You dare--\
173'''Harry:''' ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Yes, I dare.]]''
174** Even better? "Riddle" was the name of Voldemort's Muggle father and grandparents, the absolute epitome of everything he hated. Harry isn't just treating him like an equal, he's hammering in that for all of Voldemort's magical skill and power, after all those atrocities he committed, he's still half-Muggle.
175* Just before the final duel between Harry and Voldemort, when everyone thinks Harry is dead. Harry sneaks through the battle, under his Invisibility Cloak, saving half a dozen people without fanfare. When he finally reaches where the main battle is being fought, he sees Voldemort blast back [=McGonagall=], Kingsley, and Slughorn and start to turn his wand towards Molly Weasley. Harry casts a Shield Charm, saving her, and throws off his cloak, appearing alive in front of all his friends.
176* When, towards the end of the Battle, even the creatures living in the castle and its grounds join in; the Thestrals (led by Buckbeak), Grawp, the Centaurs (who were previously neutral), the House-Elves...
177* Snape's reply to Dumbledore telling him that he wants Snape to kill him:
178-->'''Snape:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Would you like me to do it now? Or do you need a moment to compose an epitaph?]]
179* Also, his WhatTheHellHero speech to Dumbledore upon the revelation that Harry, whom Snape has been protecting throughout the entire series, must die in order to defeat Voldemort. It takes balls to call someone out. It takes ''strong, plentiful, titanium-coated balls'' to do it to the most powerful, respected wizard of the age.
180* Harry sees Snape die a nasty death, blood and memories leaking everywhere, and Snape get his last CMOA -- "Look at me." So, depressed, weary, and tired, he drops Ron and Hermione off to mourn over Fred, who just died. Then, he goes to Dumbledore's office and discovers Snape loved his mom, Snape just died without any recognition for being a hero, and now, oh yeah, Harry has to die. After going through all this, the battle, the mourning, and memories, the pain, the shock, he gets up and manages enough sanity to walk out, all alone, without any comfort but his deceased family, and find Voldemort. He has no idea how badly, or even if, Voldemort will torture him. He doesn't know anything else, but just trusts Dumbledore, that Voldemort'll be mortal. He doesn't know if Neville will get Nagini in the end, (which he does, ON FIRE), and he doesn't know if any'll bring Voldemort down in the end. He stands there, silently saying goodbye to [[HeterosexualLifePartners Ron]], [[LikeBrotherAndSister Hermione]], and [[LoveInterest Ginny]], and is completely willing to die, on his own. Made even worse by the song "Open at the Close" by Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls. If there's a ''Crowning Moment'' of Tearjerking, that song makes it.
181** This should be elaborated upon. We've always known Harry's got BrassBalls, but he has the courage to walk himself out of the office, across the grounds, and into the Forest to die. Not going into danger or reacting to a surprise murder attempt: He's cold-bloodedly walking straight to his death without even a goodbye in order to save the people he loves. That takes a ''lot'' of nerve. Harry even notes to himself that what he's being called to do now requires a different kind of bravery than he's ever exhibited before, but damn if he doesn't have that in him, too.
182* Quite a lot of Snape's better moments count as these. But in particular there's his sheer nerve and force of will in obeying Voldemort, playing the loyal servant and even managing to stay in the same room as him, not only concealing his triple agent status but also the unimaginable hatred he must have felt towards the person who murdered Lily. The man must have had a backbone made of adamantium.
183** Especially remembering that Occlumency requires emotional control. To be able to control those feelings while staring Lily's murderer in the face...
184** Damn, Harry names his SON after him, stating Snape was the bravest man he ever met, and that is including people like Neville (killing Nagini while on fire, with a SWORD) and Dumbledore (who orchestrated his own death).
185*** "Sometimes, I think we sort too soon" - Dumbledore would have agreed with Harry. Did, in fact, when he implied it was a tragedy for Snape to have been sorted into Slytherin because he was a Gryffindor at heart.
186*** And as much effort as he put into it all, when him and the other Death Eaters were chasing the seven Harrys, he tried to ''cut off a fellow Death Eater's wand hand''. The best part? Had he succeeded, he could've honestly said that he ''missed and was aiming for Harry.'' Yet again, maintaining his cover while stealthily helping the heroes.
187** Not to mention on the night of the final battle, when Voldemort calls him, he insists on looking for Harry: no doubt to try and explain everything to him before the end.
188* While the Battle of Hogwarts was amazing and all, Harry's rescue of all those Muggleborn witches and wizards in the Ministry was a shining moment for him.
189-->''"Their blood is pure," said Harry (as Runcorn), as his deep voice echoed impressively through the hall. "Purer than many of yours, I dare say!"''
190* Draco gets a small one when Harry and the others have been captured. Hermione's just thrown a jinx at him, messing up his face horribly, and the Death Eaters need Draco to identify him. What does Draco, who not too long ago ''wanted Harry dead'' and is under incredible pressure from the likes of his desperate mother and father, not to mention Bellatrix and ''Greyback'', do?
191-->''"I can't- I can't be sure." Then, after being hassled by his father to check again. "I don't know."''
192* In the chapter The Prince's Tale, Dumbledore disarming Snape only moments after Apparating before him and leaving him utterly helpless and terrified, demonstrating even if only briefly exactly what happens if anyone but Grindelwald tries to fight him, and then verbally trapping Snape into exposing his hypocrisy of only valuing certain innocent lives, then point-blank telling Snape that he finds him 'disgusting' with, according to Harry, more contempt than he has ever had in his voice before.
193-->'''Dumbledore:''' If Lily means so much to you, surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?\
194'''Snape:''' I have - I have asked him-\
195'''Dumbledore:''' You disgust me. (Snape seemed to shrink a little.) You do not care, then, about the deaths of her husband and child? They can die, as long as you have what you want?
196** It's worth noting that no one – not Voldemort, not Bellatrix, not Greyback – ever got that level of contempt, as far as we're aware.
197** Also taking into consideration how many times throughout the books Dumbledore seemingly ignores Harry's claims that Snape is untrustworthy and evil, it appears as if Dumbledore has firmly grasped the IdiotBall for many years with how he [[WideEyedIdealist idealistically]] believes Snape to have reformed. Though Snape has turned to the side of good, it oddly is somewhat satisfying to see Harry learn Dumbledore once regarded Snape with the hatred he has viewed Snape for his entire life.
198* 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 realizes 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.
199* During the final confrontation, both BigBad Voldemort and TheDragon Bellatrix each take on three opponents at once. Voldemort faces off with [=McGonagall=], Slughorn, and Kingsley, but the really awesome moment here is Hermione, Ginny, and Luna teaming up against Bellatrix - bear in mind that Hermione is only 18, Luna just turned 17, and Ginny is still 16 (and therefore the only one of the girls who's still underage), and none of them have completed their schooling, but they still manage to equal Voldemort's strongest servant! Especially considering the fact that Hermione was using Bellatrix's wand against her yet she still managed to make it good!
200* [=McGonagall=], Slughorn, and Kingsley vs Voldemort. From how Harry described it, they weren't able to finish him off, but Voldemort was also clearly trying and straining himself to match all three of them, with how Harry stated that Voldemort was growing more and more furious by the moment. It was only when Voldemort's rage exploded that he knocked them down, but even then, it's evident they would have stood up and continued the duel had Harry not intervened.
201** Made even more impressive when you realize while Voldemort can't finish them because Harry's love meant he couldn't lethally injure them, all three had been exhausted before fighting him. Kingsley and [=McGonagall=] had fought for hours while Slughorn had been fighting as well as recruiting allies all over. They had been physically and likely mentally drained by the first round of the battle while Voldemort was fresh and had just entered the battle, yet they ''still'' gave it their best and managed to put up a hell of a fight. Had they been at peak condition, they probably could have won against the depowered Dark Lord.
202* A minor one, but nevertheless: Arthur Weasley stopping Polyjuiced Harry!Runcorn in the elevator, and all but ''threatening'' him. To reiterate: Arthur Weasley, in a hostile environment at best, already a known blood-traitor and thus under suspicion by pretty much everybody around him, stops a ''high-ranking Ministry-employee and crony of Voldemort's'' and intimidates him. It being a polyjuiced Harry notwithstanding, it must be noted that he seems entirely confident that Runcorn would, in fact, be intimidated. This speaks absolute volumes about Mr. Weasley.
203** Given that Fred and George described being ''terrified'' of their father when he loses his temper when they were kids and trying to make Ron take an Unbreakable vow, Mr Weasley being pants-wettingly frightening is apparently a ''normal'' thing, it just takes him longer to finally blow up - unlike Molly who can turn it on whenever, Arthur apparently has to be ''well and truly angry'' to blow; no wonder Kingsley immediately promotes this man after the battle.
204* This is, admittedly, a villainous one, but putting a Taboo on Voldemort's name is actually a brilliant move. The only people who use his real name are the members of LaResistance, especially Harry, so putting a spell on it that locates and identifies anyone who says the name is a great way of breaking through the security measures the Order & the Golden Trio has been putting together for such a long time.
205** Fridge Awesome if you realize that the Trio uses Voldemort's name several times while in Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, and the Taboo is later revealed to be ''already active'' at those times. The only sign that the Taboo is even working is that Death Eaters keep showing up outside the house, but they never attempt to get in. Apparently the Fidelius Charm and/or the house's protective magics are too strong for even the Taboo to break.
206** It seems that the "all manner of protective charms" Sirius's father put on the house apparently ''were'' extremely powerful. Being badasses, even dark badasses, actually ''does'' run in the family - Orion, Sirius, Regulus, Tonks, Bellatrix, Narcissa.
207** It's also awesome because a common complaint is that, as Hermione lampshaded, most wizards don't have an ounce of common sense, especially, it seems, not the pure-bloods. Voldemort especially is prone to constant BondVillainStupidity. This is a case of Voldemort actually being pragmatic, and it ''very nearly works.''
208* At the very end of the book, Harry becomes - so far as we know - the only Wizard in history ever to win the Elder Wand '''and refuse to wield it'''. He casts exactly one spell with it: using "Reparo" to rejoin the two halves of his old wand, so that he can go back to using it. Remember that even ''Dumbledore'', of all people, succumbed to the temptation of the Hallows; he carried the Elder Wand until the day he died, and he died because he couldn't resist the temptation to put on the ring that bore the Resurrection Stone. Depending on how you see it, refusing the Elder Wand is arguably an even more momentous accomplishment than defeating Voldemort. Any powerful Wizard can defeat another in single combat, but it takes real strength of character to turn down the most coveted wand ever crafted.
209** It's also one for the Elder Wand and whoever created it (Death, the brother or whoever did). Harry's wand was ''broken in half'' and held by only the faintest bit of phoenix feather. It was deemed unfixable by Ollivander, the best wandsmith in all of Britain and one of the best in the world. Yet, with a simple "Reparo", a basic Grade 1 charm Harry would've learned as a first-year at eleven years old and used for basic housework is all that is needed from the Elder Wand to fix Harry's wand, making it as good as new. It's a subtle show of just how ''good'' the wand is and why it was so coveted.
210** 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 in his prime that no one ever thought his great power suspicious and it was just his regular level. The Elder Wand never really amplified his magic perhaps, but just helped him retain as much of his glory days -- He never had to use it to its full power. Literately, all of his impressive magical feats in the books are just him using the Elder Wand like a regular wand. He always regretted keeping James Potter's cloak, and his attempt to use the Stone of Resurrection got him killed eventually...but the wand at least was something he ''was'' worthy of keeping, because he is the true most powerful and greatest wizard of his time.
211* Just the fact that during Grindelwald's reign the one thing that kept his influence out of Britain was Dumbledore. Basically Dumbledore struck fear in the hearts of both of the most powerful Dark Wizards in history! Also to note that Grindelwald possessed the Elder Wand during this time which was believed to grant its owner invincibility, in other words Grindelwald believed himself to be invincible and STILL dreaded the idea of facing Dumbledore.
212** Also the fact that Dumbledore was able to defeat Grindelwald while the latter possessed the Elder Wand. Dumbledore described Grindelwald wielding the most powerful wand in existence as being equal to him in terms of magical power, but he was a "shade more skillful". Once again, there's a REASON why Grindelwald never tried to invade Britain!
213*** To take it even further. Dumbledore even admitted to Harry that he was fairly certain that he would defeat Grindelwald in a duel. Dumbledore not only was able to defeat the Elder Wand wielding Grindelwald, but he didn't even doubt his ability to do so.
214* In a bit of dark and twisted way, the ways the Horcrux Locket attempted to resist destruction were both... intriguing and terrifying. First, as soon as Harry laid a single touch on Gryffindor's sword in the lake, the locket was able to detect the thing that was intended to destroy it, so it ''immediately'' attempted to choke Harry to death. Then there's its MindRape on Ron in an attempt to make him too terrified and hesitant to destroy it.
215** In a nut shell, this is one of the Horcruxes (besides Nagini) which is so [[{{Determinator}} determined]] to resist its destruction from its enemies. Riddle's Diary is dangerous and lethal, but it is immediately vulnerable by the Basilisk's Fang's single stab. Gaunt's Ring has a deadly curse to protect it, but the curse is only activated when someone wears it and it's also immediately vulnerable to Gryffindor's sword from Dumbledore. Neither Hufflepuff's Cup nor Ravenclaw's Diadem show any protective curses and they are destroyed pretty fast (while it's unknown in the book as it's not shown, in the film the Cup doesn't even attempt to resist its destruction. The Diadem isn't easily destroyed, but only because Malfoy's gang disturb the heroes before they destroy it).
216** Possible fridge awesomeness: Hufflepuff's Cup and Ravenclaw's Diadem show no protective curses. Is it possible that they realize they've turned into Horcruxes and somehow [[ICannotSelfTerminate expect someone]] [[HeroicSacrifice to destroy them]]? Alternately, it's possible Hufflepuff's Cup ''did'' throw up some protective measures, which Ron and Hermione dealt with offscreen and don't even mention. Which makes it an awesome moment for them.
217* Harry's sacrifice is awesome anyway, but the fact that his sacrifice protects every single person who was currently fighting Voldemort from him being able to kill them is even more awesome. It's his mother's protection charm taken up a notch.
218* Befitting his BigBad role, Voldemort collects many of these:
219** Murdering Mad-Eye Moody in the Battle of the Seven Potters;
220** Staging a silent coup of the Ministry of Magic in a matter of ''weeks'', murdering Rufus Scrimgeour;
221** Violating fundamental Magical Law by being able to ''fly'' without broomstick or Thestral
222** Casting a Disillusionment Charm on himself that renders him invisible
223** But most importantly, his performance in the Battle of Hogwarts. Despite his powers being nerfed by Harry's sacrifice, Voldemort is "striking and smiting all within reach," and defeats [=McGonagall=], Shacklebolt, and Slughorn ''simultaneously'' in his final duel.
224* Another villainous example. Bellatrix was able to defeat the gang of Snatchers, including Greyback, singlehandedly. Harry even notes that they stood no chance against her. Greyback himself makes a point of keeping his distance from her after this.
225* Peeves gets in an awesome and hilarious taunt after the final battle.
226-->'''Peeves:''' We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter's the one,\
227And Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun!
228* The mobile game ''Wizards Unite'' briefly has [=McGonagall=] mention that she saw one of the flying boars on the Hogwarts gates ''dive bombing a group of Death Eaters''; as far as we're aware - and as far as ''she'' is aware - [=McGonagall=] bought the statues ''inside'' the school alive. Does this include the flying boars on the Hogwarts gates or is the ''school itself'' weaponizing bits of itself?
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232* During the trailer for the film, Voldemort asks, "Why do you live?", glaring into Harry's face. The response? "Because I have something to live for."
233* Creator/DanielRadcliffe deserves a nod here; when the Order goes to move Harry from the Dursleys' house to safety, everyone 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.
234* Unlike in the book, Hedwig isn't killed by some stray shot -- here, she comes to her master's aid and ''rams'' into a Death Eater before getting accidentally killed. Sure, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero she inadvertently clued them about the genuine Potter]], but given that no one present expected her to be part of the fight, that doesn't diminish the awesomeness. She also takes a killing spell meant for Harry, which barely misses him.
235* 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.
236* After having a magic fight with two Death Eaters in the diner, each member of the group splits up and takes care of clean up. Ron kills the lights with the Deluminator, one of them begins methodically shutting the blinds, and they discuss what to do with their two incapacitated enemies. Think about this. If you examine their actions, they're doing WET WORK. They've gotten a lot more professional over the last six years.
237** And during the fight, all four remaining contestants are still hiding ... then the Death Eater gets out of cover. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all cast spells at the ''exact same time, only fractions off'', showcasing how in-tune they are with each other. And when that stunned him enough, Hermione put him down with Petrificus Totalus.
238*** The fact that Ron and Hermione ''dive out of the way of Dolohov's and Rowle's spells '''before''' Harry has even finished his shout'', indicating that ''they saw them reflected in Harry's glasses and worked it out!''
239* 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.
240* 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?"
241* 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 David O'Hara playing Harry as Runcorn, who shows the emotion you'd expect when he sees the pictures of Sirius and Dumbledore.
242* 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.
243-->'''Harry:''' You're lying, Dolores... ''(as his disguise begins to fade)'' ''[[IronicEcho And one mustn't tell lies!]]'' Stupefy!\
244''(He then casts the spell, knocking her out)''
245** 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''.
246* Dobby in Malfoy Manor:
247-->'''Bellatrix:''' You could have killed me!\
248'''Dobby:''' Dobby did not mean to kill -- just to ... maim, or ... seriously injure. ''(shrugs)''
249** The above also counts as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
250* Dobby telling Bellatrix after he rescues Harry and his friends that he is a "free elf!"
251-->''"[[ButtMonkey DOBBY]] [[TookALevelInBadass HAS NO MASTER!]]"''
252* This line, just after defeating Wormtail.
253-->''"[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Who gets his wand?]]"''
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257* 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.
258* 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.
259** 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.
260* "Lightning has struck! Lightning has struck!" Cue chills of awesome.
261* 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 [[TeamPowerWalk marching side-by-side into the Great Hall]].
262* Also, a bit earlier in that scene, the way Harry reveals himself to Snape and the Carrows, practically [[HiddenInPlainSight hiding in plain sight]], and then the way he proceeds to utterly own Snape by calling him out for his actions.
263-->''"How dare you stand where [Dumbledore] stood. Tell them how it happened that night! Tell them, how you looked him in the eye, a man who trusted you, and killed him! Tell them!"''
264* 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.
265** A subtle but awesome one for both [=McGonagall=] and Creator/AlanRickman'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.
266* [[https://web.archive.org/web/20111104122925/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]]".
267* The part after Snape leaves the castle. The scene plays one of Music/JohnWilliams's 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.
268* The entire castle preparing for the Battle of Hogwarts. Starting with Professor [=McGonagall=] [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore saying Voldemort's name]] when Flitwick refers to him as "You-Know-Who":
269-->''"And his name is ''Voldemort'', Filius! You might as well use it; he's going to try to kill you either way."''
270* The way Professor Flitwick nonchalantly shrugs, as if to say "Stand back, guys, it's about to get messy," before being the first one to start casting the protective enchantments around the castle. Small in stature he may be, a coward he is not. There's a reason Flitwick was ''almost'' a Hatstall between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and this tiny moment right here is a good example why.
271** Case in point, he also isn't called a duelling legend and ''the'' Charms Master for nothing.
272* '''''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]]!"
273** 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.
274** 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.
275** ''"Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries! Protect us! '''Do your duty to our school!"'''''
276* 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]].
277* Neville in this movie is a Badass from beginning to end. Not only did he basically tell an entire battalion of snatchers to suck his nuts, but then he followed it up with collapsing an entire bridge full of them, and living to tell the tale. Neville fully cemented himself in this film as a SupportingLeader and HeroOfAnotherStory.
278** Some credit should go to Seamus, as well. After years of accidentally having spells blow up in his face, [=McGonagall=] tells him to use his skills and help Neville rig the bridge to blow. Neville may have stood up to the Death Eaters, but Seamus helped make sure it exploded spectacularly.
279* 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.
280** 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''.
281* Kingsley gets a brief and quick one: During the battle of Hogwarts, he actually catches, possibly kills, a Death Eater ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/2/2d/Momentum-reversing_spell.gif/revision/latest?cb=20110810002110 mid-Apparation]]'' and blasts him back outside. As in, he turns to a window, somehow realizes that a Death Eater is going to Apparate through it in about a second, [[https://youtu.be/oWzHDzb3nio?t=49 freezes the Death Eater (and seemingly time) in mid-air]], and waves his wand in a circle casting whatever kind of spell to make the guy wail and fly in reverse motion right back out the window. [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership Guess who ends up in charge of Wizarding Britain when the dust settles?]]
282** And while he's doing that, Arthur is holding off another Death Eater without breaking a sweat.
283** After Harry reveals he's alive and telling the other students they have to kill Nagini, Kingsley is also seen holding off the entire army of charging Death Eaters, led by Voldemort himself, with his shield charms to cover Hogwarts's retreat.
284* 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.]]
285* 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.
286** Which [[LaserGuidedKarma pays off]] when in the Forbidden Forest it's Narcissa who checks if Harry was properly killed by Voldemort and asks if Draco is still alive, and his affirmation causes Narcissa to lie Voldemort that he died, which allows Harry a way back into Hogwarts via Voldemort showing Harry's "corpse" to the resistance, and eventually continue fighting then defeating Voldemort.
287* 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!
288* Hermione gives Greyback [[DisneyVillainDeath exactly what he deserves]].
289* Aberforth's incredible Patronus that drives off all the Dementors.
290* 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.
291-->'''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!'''''
292** It gets better because Harry choose that precise moment to reveal he's still alive, thus validating Neville's speech.
293* 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''.
294* When Harry "comes back from the dead" and ''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere at least half of the Death Eaters flee in fear.]]''
295** 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.
296* Aside from contributing to Harry's victory by falsely 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.
297* The entire final battle between Harry and Voldemort, which is turned from Voldemort's wand backfiring a spell on him to a couple BeamOWar matches and some impressive back and forth before Harry defeats the Dark Lord, takes the wand back, and Voldemort falls to pieces. It gets even better, as this is preceded by Harry grabbing Voldemort and ''jumping off one of Hogwarts's towers''. The two then proceed to Apparate all over the castle, [[FreeFallFight and are shown to still be fighting each other]] ''[[FreeFallFight in mid-air]]'' while doing so.
298-->'''Harry:''' Come on, Tom. Let's finish this the way we started it. ''(grabs Voldemort's shoulders)'' Together! ''(jumps and drags Voldemort with him)''
299* 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.
300-->'''Molly:''' Not my daughter, you '''''[[PrecisionFStrike bitch!]]'''''
301** 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.
302* 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 Hermione standing below her, ready to chuck another rock at the snake. Hermione [[BringIt smiles...]] Nagini, meet ''Hermione's'' balls.
303* 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.
304** 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 Hermione 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!''
305** 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!
306* Ron asking Harry what he's going to do with the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in existence. Harry nonchalantly snaps it in two and throws away the pieces.
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