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11''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', being the GrandFinale of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' series (until ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'', that is), has bucket-loads of {{Tear Jerker}}s.
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17[[folder: From the book]]
18* The last bit of the ''dedication''. Fans were crying ''before'' ''page'' ''one''.
19-->''And to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end.''
20* Hermione telling her friends that she put a [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Memory Charm]] on her parents to keep them safe is a terribly sad moment:
21-->''"I've also modified my parents' memories so that they're convinced they're really called Wendell and Monica Wilkins, and that their life's ambition is to move to Australia, which they have now done. [...] Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I'll find Mum and Dad and lift the enchantment. If I don't--well, I think I've cast a good enough charm to keep them safe and happy. Wendell and Monica Wilkins don't know that they've got a daughter, you see." Hermione's eyes were swimming with tears again. Ron got back off the bed, put his arm around her once more.''
22** WordOfGod later stated that, after Voldemort's defeat, she actually succeeded in finding her parents and restoring their memories.
23** FridgeHorror: Imagine the BadFuture [[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild where Voldemort wins]] and Hermione gets killed, if she's lucky. And then remember that her parents won't even miss her or, if the spell breaks after her death, how they'll react. And she knows all this and does it anyway because it's better than the alternative. And it's a minor plot point through the series that, often, a wizard's spells die when they do. Dumbledore's Freezing Charm ended on Harry when he died in ''Half-Blood Prince'' and Lily's transfigured fish died when she did. Unless Hermione's Memory Charm was ''exceptional'', it would have ended on her death.
24* Small potatoes compared to everything else in the book, but Harry loses his Firebolt, his first and most treasured gift from Sirius, almost immediately after leaving the Dursleys. Harry never really thinks of the Firebolt even in the moment he loses it...because he's more concerned with hanging onto Hedwig's cage, even though she had just been hit with a Killing Curse.
25* Hedwig's death. Harry's pet owl, who has been loyally at his side since the first book, is the first character (of ''many'') to get whacked early in the story. We'd barely even had time to come to terms with Dumbledore's death at the end of the previous book and then right out the door they're killing Harry's beloved childhood pet.
26** To make matters worse, Harry was robbed of any chance to give her a proper burial... because he had to incinerate her dead body along with the sidecar she was in to keep the Death Eaters off his trail. Ouch.
27** And one more thing: At the story's beginning, Hedwig had been angry with Harry because she was being kept in her cage round the clock while Harry was preparing to leave the Dursleys for the last time. He promised her that she would get to fly free again when they did leave... but she was robbed of that promise of freedom, thanks to a stray Killing Curse.
28** Harry initially keeps hold of Hedwig's cage even after she gets hit, because he can't bring himself to accept she's really dead even though he saw it with his own eyes.
29* The aftermath of The Battle of Seven Potters, showing the fears, grief, and relief between the various characters trying to protect Harry.
30** Lupin is visibly agitated and almost argumentative with Harry, beginning to calm only when Tonks has returned.
31** Kingsley, usually a calm, commanding voice of reason, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is positively furious]] and is cruelly snarking at the others in his frustration.
32** Arthur and Molly spend the entire night riding a carousel of fear as not only Arthur but four of their children are involved in the mission and ensuing battle - with one child, George, suffering a serious injury.
33** Everyone's reactions to George's injury - as people are returning at different times, it has to be re-explained to several characters, who all react with various levels of anxiety and horror.
34** Particularly Fred's reaction to George's injury. It's written relatively subtly, but Fred is still shown to be in an absolute panic until George not only wakes up, but speaks to him, and he doesn't leave George's side even as their other brothers return from the same battle. For George's part, he spends a significant amount of time unconscious and only really becomes responsive when Fred is nearby and talking, and Fred is the first person he looks at and properly speaks to. The entire scene emphasizes how bonded they are and drives home how devastating Fred's eventual death will be.
35** Arthur shoves Kingsley aside and immediately runs to George without even caring about the safety procedures (which he was shown to be strict on previously). Harry notes that it's [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness the first time he's heard Arthur shout like that]], showing just how panicked he is over his son.
36** Bill bringing the news of [[KilledOffscreen Moody's death.]] To see a respected and powerful Auror meet his end so anti-climatically (without even leaving a body to bury, since he fell thousands of feet from the sky)... it's just cruel. It gets worse later when Moody's eye somehow turns up on Umbridge's office door, suggesting that there ''was'' a body to bury... but it was found and pilfered by the Death Eaters.
37*** Hagrid immediately begins weeping, Fleur is sobbing into Bill as he recounts what happened, Fred and George's good mood after the latter's recovery disappears as they give heartbroken OhCrap faces, and everyone shares a drink to honor their now slain friend. Mad-Eye had taken over the Order after Dumbledore's death, and now they've lost him too. The people who had maintained vigil outside the Burrow for more of their returning friends eventually realize without a word there's nobody else to wait for.
38* "Kreacher's Tale." Not just because of what happened to Kreacher and Regulus, but because of how Regulus's sacrifice affected Walburga Black. Horrible person though she was, it's heartbreaking to hear Kreacher talk about how she went mad with grief over never finding out what happened to her son, and Kreacher, as loyal as he was to her and as much as this must have been hard for him, could not tell her the truth because Regulus made him swear he wouldn't.
39** The aftermath of Kreacher sharing his story also makes Sirius's death hit even harder. While his hatred and distrust of Kreacher is understandable, the way that Kreacher warms up so much to the Trio paints a potent picture of how different things could have gone if Sirius had treated him with more respect.
40** At one point Harry calls Kreacher out on the fact that by giving Narcissa and Bellatrix information to pass to Voldemort, Kreacher essentially betrayed Regulus's cause. Though Hermione defends Kreacher by saying that House-Elves don't really think about things that way, it's likely that this was the first time he was faced with this viewpoint. It's easy to imagine Kreacher feeling a sense of MyGodWhatHaveIDone afterward.
41* Dumbledore's {{backstory}} in general, as recounted in its entirety in "The Missing Mirror." This one chapter establishes that yes, even the most powerful wizard in the world had an OldShame that he [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten never lived it down]].
42** The fact that it could have very well been Albus or Aberforth who sent the stray curse that hit their little sister.
43** The CerebusRetcon of Albus's crooked nose, caused by Aberforth punching him during Ariana's funeral. Keep in mind that any non-curse physical injury can be healed with magic, meaning that Albus kept it into his advanced age as a reminder of his [[MyGreatestFailure greatest failure]].
44** This exchange:
45--->'''Aberforth:''' And Albus was free, wasn't he? Free of the burden of his sister, free to become the greatest wizard of the--
46--->'''Harry:''' He was never free.
47--->'''Aberforth:''' I beg your pardon?
48--->'''Harry:''' The night your brother died, he drank a potion that drove him out of his mind. He thought he was watching Grindelwald hurting you and Ariana... it was torture to him, if you'd seen him then, you wouldn't say he was free.
49** Dumbledore crying when recalling his past to Harry.
50* When Harry finds out about Dumbledore's past with Grindelwald, he just ''loses it''. While it's easy to dislike Harry when he acts this way, it's also easy to understand ''why'' he acts this way. On top of being confused about who Dumbledore really was, he's also in the middle of nowhere with no proper way of defending himself, and he doesn't know where Ron is (or if he's even alive) and all the frustration he's been feeling at him just [[FreakOut bursts out]]. It doesn't excuse him taking it out on Hermione, but it's understandable that he's the most distressed he's been since the end of the fifth book.
51* The scene where Lupin comes to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione in 12 Grimmauld Place and ends up ''arguing'' with Harry. The scene where Harry bad-mouths Sirius by accusing Lupin of "stepping into Sirius's shoes" hits particularly hard. And all of this happened because Lupin left Tonks. While she was pregnant. All of this is because of his paranoia that his Lycanthropy will be passed down to his son. And while he was harsh on Lupin, Harry was right about that.
52** The fact that kind, brave, and good-natured Remus Lupin is trying to abandon his wife and unborn child because of how much he believes that he's dragged them down shows just how crippling his self-worth issues can be and how much he suffers from the FantasticRacism of the wizarding community.
53** Harry angrily saying that parents shouldn't leave their children unless they have to, particularly because not only does Remus have to leave his son because he dies, but Tonks is also killed, leaving Teddy an orphan. Also, when Harry says this, he's thinking about his parents, [[ParentalSubstitute Sirius, and Dumbledore]], all of whom were taken from him.
54*** And maybe even, [[FridgeBrilliance in a strange way, thinking of Tom Riddle]] whose abandonment by his mother more or less [[PlotTriggeringDeath started this whole mess with Voldemort in the first place]].
55** Harry immediately feels remorseful for calling Lupin a coward despite his anger and wonders if his father would've agreed with him, or if he would've disapproved of Harry treating his old friend that way.
56* Everything about Harry's and Hermione's visit to Godric's Hollow. ''Everything''. Harry and Hermione visiting the graves of the former's parents, with Harry "wishing he were sleeping under the snow with them"; Harry seeing his childhood house with all the encouraging notes, and the statue commemorating the Potter family, all together.
57* Ron and Harry's reunion next to the icy lake.
58* The fate of Cadmus Peverell, who received the Resurrection Stone from [[TheGrimReaper Death]]. While one of his brothers, Antioch, was mostly interested in power and quickly paid the price for it, what Cadmus wanted was to be reunited with his fiancée, who had died prematurely. While he still made the mistake of choosing his prize partially out of a desire to [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu humiliate Death]], his true motive was much more sympathetic. When he saw her again, she was [[CameBackWrong cold and distant]], and this slowly led Cadmus to [[SanitySlippage madness]] and then [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]. What's worse, when Harry uses the Resurrection Stone, he's comforted by his parents, Sirius, and Lupin instead. Learning that Dumbledore made much the same mistake as Cadmus with the Stone (so eager to see his lost loved ones that he completely ignores any potential consequences) pushes it further.
59** What really clinches Cadmus's fate is how excited and eager he was to see his fiancée again, being overjoyed at first. The slow realization that they could never actually be reunited and that, by doing this, he had forced her to suffer, must have been torture for the poor guy.
60* The scene where Hermione is being tortured, while Harry and Ron listen, trapped in the basement of Malfoy Manor.
61** It's pitiful listening to Ron [[SayMyName call out for Hermione]], the girl he loves, as she's being tortured.
62* Peter Pettigrew's death because he hesitated when he was about to kill Harry. For all of his [[DirtyCoward cowardly]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]], there was still a single spark of goodness in him, and it ultimately got him killed.
63* Dobby's death and funeral.
64-->''Here lies Dobby, a free Elf.''
65** Fridge Sadness. In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', Harry tells Dobby "Just promise never to try and save my life again." In ''Deathly Hallows'', Dobby goes to Malfoy Manor to save Harry and his friends. If he had done what Harry had him promise to do all those years ago, he would be alive, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione would probably be dead, and Voldemort would have won. So Dobby's sacrifice saved ''everyone'' in the end.
66* Colin Creevey, a sixth-year and somehow "tiny in death."
67* Everything about Fred Weasley's death. Percy lying over his brother's body to protect it, Ron trying to get Percy to move with tears streaking down his face, Harry and Percy moving the body away from the battle.
68** Worse, George wasn't there for some reason, meaning he found out about his twin's death either by seeing his corpse or, more likely since Percy and Harry hid it, someone telling him. First, his ear got cut off, and then his twin died... dude had a rough year.
69** Now look at this whole matter from Percy's point of view: You know that you screwed up massively with your family, but you still decide to join the fight for what's right to at least undo some of the damage you did by your blind obedience and the first person who welcomes you back with open arms is the brother who you'll watch die merely hours later. Adding to that there is the fact that Percy was older than Fred and most certainly wanted to be a bit of the protector since we can see him having the best interests of his family in mind in earlier books, but Percy fails to do this, as he survives while Fred dies right in front of him. Yeah...ouch!
70* Snape's death. His last words are: "''Look... at... me...''" Because he wanted to see Lily's eyes one more time before he died.
71** This also means that, after years of insisting that Harry is only like his father, at the very last moment, Snape can't help but notice that he has his mother's eyes, meaning the last thing that Severus Snape sees are the eyes of the woman he loved.
72** Especially for first-time readers, Snape's death scene is deeply uncomfortable to read. Even though he's apparently an AssholeVictim at this point, there's no triumph or satisfaction to be found in his betrayal and murder at Voldemort's hands. Despite seemingly serving Voldemort with absolute loyalty and even killing Dumbledore for him, Voldemort repays Snape by having him killed in a pretty horrific manner and then leaving him to bleed out alone. Despite everything Snape did for him, Voldemort doesn't even have the decency to give him a quick, clean death once he becomes disposable. Even Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who hated Snape up to this point - ''especially'' Harry - feel only horror at Snape's death. And ''then'' we find out that Snape was actually GoodAllAlong and his death goes up to eleven on the TearJerker scale.
73** Snape's death gets even worse when you take into account that he died before Harry's and Voldemort's final confrontation. Meaning he died without ever knowing if Dumbledore's plan succeeded, and never knowing if the man who had killed Lily Evans was taken down. Keep in mind, Snape knew Dumbledore's ultimate plan for Harry and what he needed to do. So in Snape's dying moments, he passed his memories along, knowing that he was essentially sending Lily's son, the last vestige of the woman he had loved, to his death.
74* Just knowing that, for a whole year, Snape was forced to work with people who hated him, some of them possibly even his friends, trying to protect the students, while making it seem like he was loyal to Voldemort.
75* The scene that shows Tonks's and Lupin's bodies, while Harry remembers that they had a son.
76** Pottermore's biography of Lupin makes this scene more depressing by providing more details: Lupin was defeated in a duel with Dolohov because he was out of practice after months of hiding with his family, instead of adventuring around with the Trio. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Which means, in a twisted way, Harry was partially responsible for his death.]]
77*** Counting that, Harry had something to do with the deaths of all four Marauders. James died trying to protect his son; Sirius died in battle trying to rescue Harry after he was manipulated by Voldemort; Peter died because he dared to show mercy for Harry sparing him four years previously, and Lupin died partially because Harry told him to go back home.
78** Just imagine how Andromeda Tonks most likely reacted after the dust settles. She lost her favourite cousin two years back and has recently lost her husband to Snatchers. Now, not only does her son-in-law die but so does her only daughter, who was murdered by her sister, who also dies.
79* During the Battle of Hogwarts, when Harry sees that Lupin and Tonks are dead, he pretty much [[HeroicBSOD shatters emotionally]], running blindly toward the only place where he feels safe: The headmaster's office. When the gargoyle guarding the staircase to the office asks for the password, Harry says the first thing that comes to mind: "Dumbledore." The password works.
80** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that Snape set that password, meaning that, despite everything, he was just as dedicated to honouring the man's memory as Harry was.
81* "The Prince's Tale" is actually a refreshing [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments happy moment]] for a young Snape, with him excitedly telling Lily about Hogwarts until this happens:
82-->''"And will it really come by owl?" Lily whispered.''
83-->''"Normally," said Snape. "But you're Muggle-born, so someone from the school will have to come and explain to your parents."''
84-->''"Does it make a difference, being Muggle-born?"''
85-->''Snape hesitated. His black eyes, eager in the greenish gloom, moved over her pale face, her dark red hair.''
86-->''"No," he said. "It doesn't make any difference."''
87** "The Prince's Tale," as a whole, is a ''massive'' TearJerker for Snape. From his childhood to being bullied at school, to pushing Lily away and his reaction to her death, culminating with the fact that [[TheAtoner he spent the rest of his life]] trying to make up for causing it. This chapter rivals Dumbledore's funeral as the saddest one in the series.
88--->'''Dumbledore:''' After all this time?
89--->'''Snape:''' Always.
90** The part in which Snape finds a letter from Lily to Sirius and simply breaks down in tears.
91** The chapter is a TearJerker for Petunia as well. Throughout the series, the readers have seen Harry's point of view as a wizard. Now we get a chance to see someone who desperately ''wanted'' to be in the Wizarding World but never could be (and her sister ended up taking all their parents' affection as a result, twisting the knife even deeper). Petunia's hatred of magic was the only way she could deal with the heartbreak and jealousy of being TheUnfavourite.
92** Petunia and Lily's falling out. Petunia lashes out at her sister and calls her a "freak", then gleefully keeps rubbing the point in when she sees how hurt Lily is from hearing that. Meanwhile, their parents are too distracted by everything to intervene despite Lily desperately turning to them, and the last we hear of Petunia is her spitefully yelling "freak!" at her sister before she storms back to their parents. When Snape meets up with Lily on the train a bit later, Lily is visibly in tears and heartbroken at the realization that her sister despises her. As horrible as Petunia is, it's heartbreaking to see them once having a great relationship as children, only for Petunia to get so consumed by jealousy that she lashes out at her sister, and permanently severs the bond between the two by spelling out exactly what she thinks Lily is.
93*** Even more heartbreaking, Petunia refers back to the "freak" insult in the first book when describing her sister. Even eleven years after her death, Petunia ''still'' holds resentment towards Lily, and has not changed her views at all. By the time Harry leaves their residence for the last time in this book, Petunia can't bring herself to say anything, despite this being the last time she'll ever see anything reminding her of her late sister.
94** During "The Prince's Tale", Harry once again gets to view "Snape's Worst Memory" but this time, he keeps his distance. He's seen Lily and Snape's friendship start to strain and realizes that this is where it ends. As much as Harry disliked Snape, he at least feels sorry for what he went through here.
95--->''But Harry kept his distance this time because he knew what happened after James had hoisted Severus into the air and taunted him; he knew what had been done and said, and it gave him no pleasure to hear it again... He watched as Lily joined the group and went to Snape's defence. Distantly he heard Snape shout at her in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: "Mudblood."''
96** In the same memory, Snape argues with Lily about the actions of his school friends Mulciber and Avery, who we know later grew up to be Death Eaters. Though Snape defending them comes off as hypocritical, given that he condemns the actions of the Marauders, who at least never used dark magic on other students, it's implied that they and other future Death Eaters were the only students other than Lily who he had a positive relationship with in his youth.
97* When Harry learns that he is Voldemort's final Horcrux and that he must sacrifice his life to destroy it.
98* When Harry is walking to his death, he half-wants someone to stop him and send him home, but he then considers that Hogwarts ''is'' his home and even identifies a little with both Snape, the person who's been unnecessarily cruel to him for years, and Voldemort, the ''person who is about to kill him''.
99-->''But he was home. Hogwarts was the first and best home he had ever known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here...''
100* The Resurrection Stone scene where Harry's parents, Sirius, and Lupin appear to escort Harry to his almost-certain death.
101-->'''Lily:''' You've been so brave.\
102'''James:''' You are nearly there. Very close. We are... so proud of you.\
103'''Harry:''' Does it hurt?\
104'''Sirius:''' Dying? Not at all. Quicker and easier than falling asleep.\
105'''Lupin:''' And he will want it to be quick. He wants it over.\
106'''Harry:''' I didn't want you to die. Any of you. I'm sorry... right after you'd had your son... Remus, I'm sorry.\
107'''Lupin:''' I am sorry too. Sorry I will never know him...but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.\
108'''Harry:''' You'll stay with me?\
109'''James:''' Until the very end.
110** Spirits brought back from the beyond by the Resurrection Stone are supposed to be cold, distant, and suffering. None of Harry's loved ones show even the slightest hint of that. The duration for which they were brought back and Harry's status as Master of Death might have influenced their disposition, yes. But given Rowling's consistent "[[ThePowerOfLove power of love]]" theme, there's also the possibility that they were just so happy to see and be able to talk to Harry again they didn't care that they'd been ripped from the afterlife, including Remus and Sirius.
111** Harry does reflect on one major difference between himself and others who've tried to use the stone:
112---> It did not matter about bringing them back, for he was about to join them. He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.
113* This line:
114-->''They [the Dementors] would not affect him now... his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.''
115* Right before Harry "dies," his last thoughts are not of his parents nor his closest friends; it's Ginny. At that moment, it becomes clear that she was the greatest comfort in his life and that he truly loved her, and he was willing to die so she could live.
116* As Hagrid got captured, he is forced to helplessly watch as Voldemort murders Harry. Then, to add salt to the wound, Voldemort forces him to carry Harry's (seemingly) dead body back to Hogwarts so the Death Eaters can gloat about it, with Hagrid crying and sobbing all the way back. WordOfGod states the reason for this is because Hagrid carried Harry out of the ruins of the Potters' house in Godric's Hollow to a new home, so it was only fitting that he would carry him home again here. Meanwhile, one can only imagine how badly all of this hurt Hagrid and wonder if he himself was remembering the first time he'd carried the infant Harry. And he already lost Dumbledore the previous year.
117** During this, there is a part where Hagrid yells at the centaurs like Bane, calling them ''cowardly bunch o' nags'' because they refused to get involved in the battle and help Harry, before bursting into tears yet again.
118* [[HeterosexualLifePartners Ron]], [[LikeBrotherAndSister Hermione]], [[LoveInterest Ginny]], and [[BadassTeacher McGonagall's]] reactions to Harry's "[[NotQuiteDead death]]."
119** More specifically, [[IronLady McGonagall]] ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness screaming her heart out]]'', such a terrible sound that Harry almost breaks his cover, all while [[TheDragon Bellatrix]] cackles.
120* Before his final defeat, Voldemort was intending to disband Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. "The emblem, shield, and colors of my noble ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, will suffice for everyone," thus sayeth the Dark Lord. To see those three houses gone after nearly a millennium would be almost heartbreaking to any fan who was in that house if Voldemort got his way.
121* Narcissa asking Harry whether Draco is alive, then betraying Voldemort herself, THEN, immediately afterwards when the fighting breaks out again, her and Lucius running through the battle, ''not lifting a bloody finger'' to help anyone's side, screaming for Draco. Two of the most devout dark characters in the series no longer care about anything else and are simply reduced to two frantic parents desperately searching for their son. It was a moment that made two of the most unsympathetic characters in the books very human. This is notably changed in the movie with Lucius at least, who briefly hesitates before joining Narcissa and Draco.
122* WordOfGod leaves it [[AmbiguousSituation intentionally ambiguous]], but there's a very real possibility that the Room of Requirement was ''permanently destroyed'' by Crabbe's Fiendfyre.
123* Speaking of which, he may have been an AssholeVictim, but the reaction of Malfoy in both the book and the movie is kind of heartbreaking. In the book, the first thing he says after making it out of the room is “Crabbe…Crabbe…” [[HesDeadJim After which Ron bluntly tells him he’s dead]]. In the movie, Draco watches in horror as Goyle plummets to his death, unable to do anything except climb.
124** Crabbe/Goyle was to Draco what Ron and Hermione were to Harry, think about that for a second.
125* Creator/StephenFry ends the last audiobook with a slow and quiet "TheEnd", as if to say, "I'm sorry, but it has to be done."
126** Creator/JimDale in the American audiobook release had to record two different takes of the closing seconds of the last disc (the part where he was actually reading the story and the part where he was reciting the "This has been..." spiel) because he was starting to get emotional as he read it. As he narrates the last couple of paragraphs, you can just ''hear'' him slow down. At first, it's almost imperceptible, starting around the time he notes that Harry waved to his children, but the pace he reads the last paragraph is about half his usual tempo of reading. And then, the last sentence...
127--->''"The scar had not pained him in nineteen years. All... was... well."''
128** There are shades of Creator/AlanRickman in that pacing, too. This is a reminder that the last scene's events being possible were ''Snape's'' legacy also, not just the Golden Trio's.
129* Closing the book after the end. For that one second, you just realize "It's over." And then it hits you. It's over, it's all over.
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133* Hermione at the beginning of the film. We see her in her room, being called down to tea. Then she enters the living room and [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Obliviates her parents]]. Her expression alone is enough to tear your heart out, as is the slow fading of her from every photograph from every stage in her life... The more you think about what she'd need to do to make her parents not know they had a daughter, the more heart-wrenching it gets. And, yes, the [[NightmareFuel/HarryPotter more disturbing]] it gets.
134** And it continues throughout the movie in the subtlest, most understated way. When the Trio Disapparate to escape the attack on the Burrow, they wind up near a theatre that Hermione says she used to frequent with her parents. Later, they go to the Forest of Dean, also where Hermione used to go with her parents. Both times she chooses the location, claiming she doesn't know why it came to her. Even though she isn't crying or even talking about it, it's obvious she's thinking about them the entire film.
135* In a DeletedScene, Petunia shows that she may not have been as cold of a bitch as she let on.
136-->'''Petunia''': [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther You didn't just lose a mother that night in Godric's Hollow, you know. I lost a sister.]]
137** What makes this more tragic is that for decades she resented her sister for being a witch when she couldn't be one, so she spent her life being obsessed with being ordinary and eventually abusing her sister's son. Finally, for the first time in years, she admits that she does love her sister for the first and last time to her sister's son, where it's implied that she will never see him again. It's tragic to think that while all her actions are not excusable, she's finally admitting her love for her sister to the nephew she abused. And that her affection for her sister did not stop her from resenting her or abusing her sister's son. It's also heavily implied both in the books and this scene; she knows deep down that her treatment of both her sister and nephew are inexcusable, but she can't outright say it or apologize, and she'll have to live with that guilt for the rest of her life, at least unlike in the books she was able to admit that she does love her sister to her nephew, that for the first and last time, she can say something positive of her sister to her nephew.
138* Seeing Harry go back into his closet for one final time as he prepares to leave it, and his childhood home, behind forever is a bit hard to watch. Especially if you have read the books and know that, for all the bad memories associated with it, it was the one place where he was completely safe from Voldemort's grasp to that point. The fact that the last time the films visited that closet, Harry was an innocent ten-year-old boy with no clue of his origins is now a young man who has seen acquaintances, close friends, and mentors die in front of him several times and is now poised for a showdown with the cause of most, if not all, of his suffering, only starting with his parents dying, being shipped off to the Dursleys', and forced to sleep in the closet in the first place.
139* Special mention should be given to the death of Hedwig, since the film version depicts it as being closer to a HeroicSacrifice. The owl had a chance to fly away and be free (possibly tricking some viewers who had read the book into thinking she'd be SparedByTheAdaptation), but she chose to remain by Harry's side and help him, only to be hit by the curse... suddenly go limp... and drop from the sky...
140** And Harry's horrified LittleNo as he watches Hedwig fall. Props to Creator/DanielRadcliffe there; he seriously sounds like someone just shot his pet.
141* Fred first seeing his injured twin George.
142** When Fred and Arthur arrive at the Burrow, watch closely. ''Very'' closely, as Fred instantly darts off to see his twin before his father even finishes asking where George is.
143* When Bill's and Fleur's wedding is attacked by Death Eaters after they've taken over the Ministry, Ron and Hermione rush through the crowd to join each other while Harry sees Ginny defending herself from Death Eaters. As Harry runs to help and [[SayMyName calls out her name]], Lupin grabs him and yells at him to get out of there. He then pushes Harry to Hermione and she Apparates the Trio to London, leaving everyone else behind and Harry feeling guilty. Bear in mind that it'll be nine months before Harry sees Ginny and the rest of his friends and loved ones again...
144* The scene after the Trio escape from the Ministry. Ron gets splinched, nearly severing his arm. Harry is in some sort of shock while Hermione is in tears and barking orders at him.
145* The sequence of the trio wandering Merlin-knows-where, while the radio voiceover lists the names of those who've been killed. Just one example of how bleak things seem for our heroes.
146* The grim scene where Harry gets Hermione to dance with him in the tent after Ron has left and [[DarkestHour things are looking pretty bleak]]. The abruptness of the scene really strikes a cord; they start to dance, Harry goofs around a bit, Hermione starts to smile and, for a minute, everything seems like it's going to be okay...and then she puts her head on his shoulder and they just stand there and you realize it's ''hopeless''. Add to that the fact that they set the scene to the song "O Children" by Music/NickCave (one of very few times they've used any bit of modern music in the films) and you've got yourself some pretty heavy material there. This is just such a sublime scene that encompasses all the fear, tension, and complete tragedy of their situation only to contrast it with the fact that they're just teenagers and they don't know what to do.
147** The song just makes the whole thing that much more tragic. It's about death and the loss of innocence; and, really, that's what Part 1 is about for the most part.
148* The scene when Ron walks out on Harry and Hermione. Sure, it's a jerk move, but he's so worried about his family (and probably a bit traumatized from his splinching injury) you can't help but sympathize with him a little. Hermione crying and pleading with him not to go is an extra layer of pain.
149* Harry going to visit his parents' grave with Hermione.
150** Just how much Hermione's face crumbles. One minute, she's happy, they've found a Peverell and the image that keeps popping up. Then she catches sight of Harry at his parents' grave and immediately understands, her face utterly breaking. Props '''''MUST''''' be given to Creator/EmmaWatson for this scene.
151* When Hermione is being tortured by Bellatrix. Doubles as horrific due to how the whole scene is set up to look like a rape.
152** And then you see that actually was carving the word "Mudblood" into her arm with a knife. Holocaust parallel, anyone? And though that only happened in the movies, in the book, Hermione said she was proud to be a "Mudblood."
153* The scene where the Horcrux taunts Ron. Especially this part: [[TheUnfavourite "Least loved by your mother, who craved a daughter."]] Ron's always been insecure compared to the baby girl of the family and his more popular and successful brothers.
154* The scene where Dobby dies.
155** The fact that Dobby's words before Bellatrix throws her knife are "Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf." and ''yet'', he's there for Harry, doing everything Harry asks of him (in contrast to Kreacher, who was somewhat obligated), not because he's bound by any order or magical contract, but because Harry has ''earned his loyalty as a friend''.
156** Harry asking Hermione to help him with a dying Dobby is gut-wrenching. Hermione has always been able to help him in the past, and the look on his face when he realizes she can't is heart-wrenching.
157*** Even more so the look on ''her'' face. She's never failed to find an answer before to help the team, and the one time that she can't, she has to watch a friend die right in front of her.
158*** But Harry as well. Most of the people close to or associated with Harry had died in a quick although shocking manner (usually by way of Avada Kedavra) or outside of Harry's presence (like Moody). But not this time; this is the first and (as far as the book canon goes) ''only'' time a friend of his literally ''bleeds out'' in his arms and his only option is to watch it happen where he sees Death coming slowly but can do nothing to stop it.
159** When Luna tells Harry she should close Dobby's eyes, he's just barely able to nod in affirmation, clearly overcome with emotion and on the verge of crying.
160** Also, if one looks back in the [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets second film]], Dobby's first line was Harry's name. [[BookEnds This is his last words said before the light leaves his eyes.]]
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164* The trailer for ''Part 2'' shows Lupin and Tonks reaching out for each other as presumably flash around them. Several forums agreed that there was ''at least'' a 50/50 chance that they'd die before they actually touch. This ended up not being the case as this is all we get of this scene with the pair, but it still ended up being the last time we see them alive.
165** The line "Everything's okay now, all is right. Things came full circle, and they always will. Hogwarts is here, and it always will be, it will never have truly left us, so long as there are loyal to it."
166* The opening. Snape, standing on the parapet of Hogwarts, watching as the children march in like soldiers under the watchful eyes of Dementors and Death Eaters. He looks utterly gutted.
167** Then it's followed with the opening title accompanied by a soundtrack that sounds like "Sorry, it's going to end". The next scene is Harry looking down at Dobby's grave.
168** Even worse is the fact that this particular soundtrack is called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI_9kZ2qZNE Lily's Theme]]." Damn you, [[Music/AlexandreDesplat Desplat]]...
169* The dragon scene is really played up in the movie. First, the dragon's expression as it looks up longingly at the far-off light in the ceiling, then when it finally gets there, it just sits and ''breathes'' that fresh air that it probably hadn't had in a long time.
170** Knowing/imagining what it fears is one thing (being stabbed by red-hot swords). Hearing a dragon, of all things, ''whimper repeatedly'' is another.
171* The confrontation scene between Harry and Snape once he returns to Hogwarts. Harry slams and calls out Snape for being the one who killed Dumbledore, the man who trusted him and "left his life in his hands". Upon a second watch, you can tell Snape ''is in damn pain'', especially considering his motivation of protecting the son of Lily Potter and that Dumbledore was implied to be his ParentalSubstitute. He's being lambasted by the son of the love of his life for something his mentor ''asked'' him to do, but he also can't reveal the truth. That's gotta hurt.
172** Snape's entire situation, really. If he died, which had a ''very'' high probability of occurring, there was no guarantee his name would be cleared. If Harry hadn't been in the right place at the right time, Snape would have died alone and hated for eternity. And he willingly accepted that possibility; ''that's'' how dedicated he was to doing the right thing and protecting Lily's son.
173* [=McGonagall=] attacking Snape, while a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, is a bit depressing, considering she learns that her colleague and former student, someone she ''knew'' had a close friendship with the man she respected and had a ''devoted friendship'' with, had killed him. Hats off to Dame Creator/MaggieSmith, her face just ''screams'' "How could you do this to him?!", similar to Harry's freak out in ''Half-Blood Prince''.
174** Snape's face when [=McGonagall=] starts to duel him. Not only does he know she is prepared to kill him and would very well be able to, but he also falters a bit as he raises his wand, like he's afraid of hurting her.
175* All of the Hogwartians raising their wands, sending bright lights out as [=McGonagall's=] statues are parading around them. Especially when you've read the books and you know that all their protections are going to be for naught anyway. The final moment before the battle of them all being united in protection, ready to defend their friends and the place they know and love. The epic music that accompanies this scene just screams "this is it, the final chapter. Some of your favourite characters are about to die, and Hogwarts will never be the same."
176* The scene where Harry, Ron, and Hermione make their way through the devastating battle that's raging all across Hogwarts, accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4HX1ZwHwzc this]] music. This is even more tear-jerking when the three of them duck behind rubble, narrowly avoiding a troll with a club.
177** Not just avoiding a troll with a club. Soon after they run from giant spiders, then encounter Dementors. Things from the first three books, the ones where there was still a moderately happy ending and good, innocent people didn't die. Worse still is that this was the very last scene to be filmed.
178** What makes it worse is the fact that Hogwarts is being torn apart and damaged in battle as this happens. ''Hogwarts''. The safest place in the Wizarding World until now, the place Harry always felt at home, the place we've seen all these wonderful adventures and amazing moments happen, the place many of us viewers grew up loving and dreaming of going to. And now, it's not safe anymore, it's an all-out war zone, and it is crumbling around everyone. The very first scene that drives this reality home is the shot of the Quidditch Pitch, which was set on fire and had towers crumbling, even though it certainly wasn't an important target ''at all''... and it's implied [[ForTheEvulz the Death Eaters did that damage just for the heck of it]]. For many viewers, it was like watching your own home being destroyed.
179*** The scenes also bring to light the tragedy of Voldemort's obsession with avoiding death and ruling the Wizarding World. He came so single-minded that he was willing to destroy Hogwarts - the first place he ever felt truly at home.
180* Speaking of Lavender, her death in the film. Yes, she's annoying and silly in ''Half-Blood Prince'', but she's still fighting right along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. And it's Hermione who kills Greyback, who is happily eating Lavender. It really drives home the common theme of AnyoneCanDie.
181** The worst part is probably in the aftermath. It's almost blink-and-you-miss-it, but there's a two- or three-second scene of Padma[[note]]Parvati was absent in this film but since Padma was made a Gryffindor for the films and was close to her sister, it's implied she was friends with Lavender too[[/note]] and Trelawney sitting in shocked grief over Lavender's dead body. Trelawney covers Lavender's body and simply says, "She's gone." Of course, not only were Parvati and Lavender hardly ever seen apart in the books, but the two were possibly the only students portrayed as holding Trelawney in high esteem. Many were indifferent to her, and most (even among the professors) regarded her as something of a joke.
182** Hermione just screaming "''NO''!" as she shoots a spell at Greyback, trying to protect Lavender. She sounds on the edge of tears, and we find out soon that it was too late to save Lavender, so it was for nothing anyway, except for, of course, giving that bastard what he deserved. They may have been at odds a year ago, but Lavender was still somebody she shared a dorm/House/classes with, someone she grew up with, someone she knew for ''six'' whole years.
183** Even worse, the Trio then run past her and a giant smashes open half the wall... which falls ''exactly where Lavender is''. If Greyback didn't kill her, being ''squashed by a falling wall definitely did!''
184** Not to mention Ron's own reaction of disgust and horror at seeing his ex-girlfriend getting brutally ripped apart.
185* The scene in the Great Hall during the pause in the final battle. As if seeing the reaction to Fred's death wasn't soul-crushing enough, the additional deaths of Tonks and Lupin and even less-beloved characters like Colin/Nigel and Lavender are hard to swallow. The whole scene is akin to the aftermath of a major school shooting.
186** Whereas in the book Ron was witness to Fred's death, here he has to have it broken to him. He sees his family huddled, crying, and has to put together that something is horribly wrong. Then George tightly embraces him, and that’s when Ron realizes what’s happened. He immediately breaks down crying in pure agony, and it’s like watching a tower fracture and crumble before your eyes as he sounds like just ''breathing'' is hurting him, before he gets down to his brother’s body… where Molly is laying on top of her son, gently stroking his hair and face like she surely did when he was a baby. Only now she’s lost him and will never get to give him a mother's love again.
187** It gets even harder when you remember that Fred's and George's actors are actual twin brothers. It can be difficult seeing a cast member you've known for several years play out their character's death scene. Now imagine seeing your own brother play it out.
188*** Apparently, they could only manage a couple of takes because having to pretend that his brother was dead was too painful for Oliver Phelps to do multiple times.
189*** If you need a little MoodWhiplash after all this, they did reveal that James Phelps was asleep the whole time, and after the scene was filmed, they ''left him and went to lunch.''
190** Even worse, before the battle, Fred and George are shown together for the last time, still trying to maintain their jovial and lighthearted natures, even though they’re visibly nervous about the battle about to take place. Of course, anyone who's read the books knows what's about to happen, which makes it incredibly sad.
191--->'''George:''' You OK, Freddie?\
192'''Fred:''' Yeah.\
193'''George:''' Me too.
194** Guess what? It still gets worse. During the scene where Harry reveals he's still alive, watch George during the reaction shot where everyone begins smiling and cheering. He turns to look over one shoulder and you can see him say "Fred," as if he was looking for his brother's reaction.
195*** There's an even ''worse'' alternative: George saw Harry come back from death, so he might have hoped Fred performed the same miracle.
196*** Fred and George were together for everything, and after the battle is over, and everyone is cheering, George glances over at where Fred would be, seeking to share in the joy with him. It had become automatic. It doesn't immediately dawn on George that Fred is not with him and never will be again. It kind of makes you feel bad for everyone who's lost a twin.
197*** On top of ''that'', there's a brief scene at the end where the survivors are again gathered in the Great Hall and five of the Weasleys are sitting together. Molly and Ginny are leaning against each other, Arthur and Percy are talking, and George is smiling blandly towards the latter, but not part of their conversation. The Weasleys are so used to the twins looking after one another that none of them are paying attention to George, and even though he's sitting with his family, he's alone.
198* "The Prince's Tale" part of the film, particularly the new scene added to Snape's memories. [[JerkassWoobie Snape]] ''collapsing to the floor'' upon seeing Lily dead on the floor, ''crying'', howling ''hysterically'' in grief in the added scene of him cradling Lily's body while a baby Harry looks on. Damn you and your [[DracoInLeatherPants leather pants]], Creator/AlanRickman.
199** Watch the way he creeps into the room, dreading what he's going to find, and when Lily's body comes into view, he just staggers and collapses like a puppet with its strings cut. This is what it looks like when someone has their heart torn out of their chest.
200** What makes it even sadder is the moment when Snape summons his Patronus in front of Dumbledore, showing that even after 17 years, he still loves her. "Lily? After all this time?" "Always." Just that silent, broken whisper.
201** Baby Harry isn't just sitting there. ''He's crying, too.''
202** Also, there's the FridgeHorror that, at some point, Snape would have to force himself to break away from the body that once held his only past genuine human connection to conceal any dark involvement (and ultimately join Dumbledore's side for her sake) he had. Imagine that pain that could only be understated by inference.
203** And "Severus and Lily," the soundtrack for the whole of that part? Does not help. It starts out so sweet and optimistic, and by the end, it's absolutely ''heartbreaking''. Especially when it uses the track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeVyvwThCd8 "Dumbledore's Farewell"]] in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
204** Snape was a prime cause of tears in pretty much the entire movie. His death was even more horrifically violent than in the book, and the way he just sits there against the glass, bleeding to death, until Harry goes up to him...(and, it should be pointed out, vainly tries to save him by stopping the bleeding, even though he doesn't yet know the truth about his allegiance).
205** This line they added to his death scene and the ''way'' he says it: no malice, no anger, not even any bitterness, just calm and accepting and a little sad. "You have your mother's eyes" — this is the only time that Snape has ever directly talked about Lily to Harry and acknowledged that he is also the son of the woman he loved as well as the man he hated. It's stunning how almost ''loving'' it sounded, almost as if he was talking to Lily herself. (Not...[[{{Squick}} not like that]]...) Both Creator/JimDale and Creator/StephenFry read the lines as sort of a strangled whisper, but Rickman's version is possibly even better. This is the moment when Snape finally comes to respect Harry. In the very last moments of his life, he gets over his shallow prejudices against James Potter's son and comes to terms with the fact that, although he resembles his father, Harry sees the world through the eyes of his mother. He accepts that Harry really ''is'' a good person.
206** How utterly gutted Snape sounds when he realizes that Dumbledore has been grooming the child of the woman he loved, the child he had protected to honour her memory and put himself through hell for, to death, "like a pig for slaughter", in order to orchestrate Voldemort's final destruction. And that this is the only way to finally avenge her death. Scrapes you out hollow.
207** Hell, Dumbledore himself when he reveals that Harry must die. He sounds utterly broken and disgusted with himself.
208** Snape's tears coursing down his face seemed like tears of a sort of melancholy joy, that he was finally going to join the woman he loved at last. And his final act was to give perhaps his most treasured possessions, his own memories of Lily, to her son.
209** Snape casting his Patronus and it's revealed to be a doe, the same as Lily's Patronus. When he casts the Patronus Charm, he flourishes his wand in a way that we've never really seen Snape doing. It subtly shows how no matter how cold and stoic Snape acts, he still has plenty of style in him.
210** If you remember Harry's first potions lesson and Snape's introduction, the "foolish wand-waving" is suddenly not just something he resents as a strict teacher but something that obviously reminds him of Lily.
211* Lily Potter's last moments.
212-->'''Lily:''' Harry ... Harry, you are loved. You are '''so''' loved. Harry, Daddy loves you. Mummy loves you. Harry, be safe. Be strong.
213* Harry finding out that he must die. Unlike in the book, where he handled it with semi-detached calm, you can just ''see'' this news hit Harry like a train. His first few movements are jerky, and he has a hand over his heart for half the scene ... never once saying a word, yet conveying it all anyhow. After six books of finding a way out and cheating death time and time again, The Boy Who Lived [[HeroicBSOD simply sits on the floor of Dumbledore's office, staring blankly as he tries to process everything he's just learned.]]
214* Harry actually saying his goodbyes to Ron and Hermione in person, unlike the novel where he couldn't bring himself to do it. ''Part 2'' is a clinic in how to take heartwrenching material from a novel and make it more staggering in terms of emotion.
215** From that same scene: ''"I'll go with you."'' Hermione has to know that going into the Forbidden Forest with Harry is suicide... but she offers to go with him anyway, so her best friend doesn't have to die alone.
216*** Creator/EmmaWatson's acting was flawless. You can just tell her heart is shattered. Her face is crumpling, she's desperate to comfort Harry, and she can hardly speak because her throat's closed up. She starts crying, and then she's hugging Harry, and it's just horrible, watching Harry walk alone to his death, his two best friends watching him go.
217*** And adding onto it, Harry and Ron share no last words or pats on the back. The weary/sad/understanding look they share is all they need, combined with the SingleTear on Ron's cheek.
218** When Harry starts telling them that he has to make the sacrifice, he admits that he probably knew that he was a Horcrux for quite a while now, and he could tell that Ron and Hermione have also suspected it too.
219* The Resurrection Stone scene. Brilliantly done. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSpYLlzD7fs Especially the music.]]
220** Harry reaches out for Lily's hand for the first time of all the times he's seen her ghost... and he goes right through her. Made worse, because, at that moment, you realize Harry needs a hug from his mother more than anyone in the series ever has. He's walking to his death. Despite the fact that he is going to the forest to Voldemort casting ''Avada Kedavra'' on him, Voldemort will probably torture him or, worse, set Nagini on him. Just some sort of reassurance, some sort of touch, you can see on his face as he starts forward, stumbling, towards his mom. Though at the very least, he's able to actually SEE his parents again and TALK TO THEM for the first time in so many years! Having that much closure in itself is already a great comfort which no doubt helped him as he walks to his death, sacrificing all.
221** In the same scene, after Harry quietly asks the ghosts of his parents, Sirius, and Remus to stay with him, Lily replies with "Always". Never mind the fact that the mere idea of our loved ones never leaving us is already heartwarming and tear-jerking at once; it's the same reply Snape gave when he talked about his love for her. Damn it...
222** "We never left." And then seeing Sirius straight after that just made it worse.
223** There's also the CallBack to the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' film, where Sirius told Harry that "the ones we love never really leave us, and we can always find them here," as he placed his hand over Harry's heart.
224--->'''Harry''': And [Voldemort] won't be able to see you?\
225'''Sirius''': No. ''[points at Harry's heart]'' We're '''here''', you see...
226** When Harry says "I never wanted any of you to die for me," and then reminds us that Remus's death left his son Teddy an orphan.
227* When it appears to everyone that Harry is dead, Ginny ''[[BigNo screams]]'' and tries to rush forward. Heartbreaking enough in itself, especially with Creator/BonnieWright's voice sounding absolutely tortured in that scene, but there's the implication that Ginny was so wracked with rage and grief at losing Harry that she was willing to do what can only be described as a suicide charge at Voldemort, and in that one moment, likely wanted to die herself so that [[TogetherInDeath she and Harry could be reunited]]. Luckily, the worst Voldemort does is cast a barrier/silencing spell, and Mr. Weasley catches her right before she leaves, especially since Harry isn't exactly dead.
228** Bonus punch in the gut in that said (not exactly) death was caused by the very person who embedded part of his soul into his cursed diary and manipulated/possessed Ginny into opening the Chamber of Secrets among other horrible acts.
229** [=McGonagall=]'s face during that scene. Hats off to Dame Creator/MaggieSmith, because she looks so heartrendingly wrecked, you just feel your soul aching.
230* Voldemort's death. Yes, he is an irredeemably evil, mass-murdering, [[FantasticRacism Muggle-hating]] monster but, just to see him disintegrating and realizing that his greatest fear has come to life, just seems sad.
231** For bonus points, it's the only time we see Voldemort show any emotion other than pure rage or sadism. Once he senses that Nagini has been killed, all we can see in his eyes is pure, unfiltered terror. Added to that bone-chilling scream, it's unsettling watching a once very powerful monster reduced to nothing but ash and tears.
232** Voldemort's death in fact heralds one, inescapable truth; '''IT'S OVER'''. The battle between good and evil, the amazing, ever-expanding, intelligent and moving adaption, the struggles by our heroes both innocent and high-tense, has reach its conclusion. The BigBad has been defeated, and the movie doesn't outright treat it as a triumph. In fact, the music makes it come off as somber and bittersweet, and slowly but surely, the finality of it all hits the audience.
233* The scene where Harry walks through the Great Hall after the battle, though the viewer will probably cry half-happy, half-sad tears instead. We're shown what happened to the surviving characters: Dean and Seamus drinking cocoa with Aberforth; Luna shyly approaching Neville, etc. Then we see the Weasleys tiredly sitting together, with Mrs. Weasley and Ginny leaning on each other, both their eyes rimmed red with exhaustion and grief, and you're reminded of the fact that no matter how victorious the battle was, the Weasleys still lost a family member. To make things ''slightly'' lighter, though, this was also the point in the book that Harry realized that him and Ginny could finally have a future together. He then sees Cho, sitting with a bunch of Ravenclaws, the teachers swapping battle stories, and then we're treated to the sight of a very tall person ...
234* Hagrid isn't shown at all until the end of the film. The viewer's realization that the adventure began and seemingly ended with Hagrid carrying Harry in is pretty sad in and of itself, and given that Hagrid was forced to carry a seemingly dead Harry, it's not impossible that Voldemort knew that and did it as a cruel irony. The look on Hagrid's face makes it worse. Then the part where Hagrid and Harry hug at the end is extremely poignant as well as warm... and Harry still looks pretty much as small in Hagrid's arms as he did the first time they were shown hugging.
235* Revelations from ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' make Nagini's death, once a ''major'' "hell, yes!" moment of the picture, suddenly poignant in retrospect. Yes, Nagini the snake was a menace, but the young woman who ''became'' Nagini never wanted to become one and might conceivably have been saved, given sufficient breakthroughs in Transmutation. But her own birthright reduced her to an animal, Voldemort further reduced her to an attack-trained slave, and now the grim necessity to destroy all the Horcruxes has cut off any conceivable hope of her finding peace in this life, even if it were the peace of a nice herpetarium stocked with tasty rodents.
236* The chocolate frog. For something intended to be used for a smattering of humour, many a fan of the series since ''Philosopher's Stone'' redoubled the crying. After all, in that first movie, the frog leaped out the window of Harry's and Ron's compartment, and in the last one, Harry's and Ron's kids found it climbing back onto the windowsill.
237* The final fade to black after the epilogue. The final few seconds of music and then that brief second of silence when you and everyone around you realize that it's over, after 14 years.
238** To make everything full circle, the film closes with Music/JohnWilliams's "Leaving Hogwarts" and then his closing credits medley from the first two films. Yep, the movie is a TearJerker to the literal end.

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