Any Places in Which People Got Misty Eyed?

There were definitely some places where I felt close to getting choked up- certain deaths that were unexpected (George, Lupin, Tonks) but for the majority of the book, nothing. That is until I read the epilogue: I felt really satisfied as I was reading, happy that everything turned out alright for the main characters, but when I read that Harry named (middle name/part of the first name I don't know) after Snape, I just couldn't hold back. I thought that was really beautiful how a good man forced to endure disrespect and hatred by others who didn't really know what he was about, was really honored. Any particular moments for you guys?

My eyes broke when Harry was walking into the forest with Sirius, James and Lily

I really liked that Harry used Snape's name as well.

The Epilogue, definitely. It was just like..surreal that the series would be ending, and after reading the Epilogue it just hit me.

I didn't cry, but I got really depressed when Percy came back to the Weasleys right before the battle started. I don't know why, but it was then when I realized that the series was about to end, and that things had finally come full-circle.

My eyes broke when Harry was walking into the forest with Sirius, James and Lily

I really liked that Harry used Snape's name as well.

Ditto! That broke my heart! Also when everyone thought Harry was dead, their screams and shouts of his name, then Neville being brave and loyal to Harry in killing Nagini..i thought i would die crying......

I'm not sure why...maybe I was reading it too fast...but nothing in this book made me cry. When I read in book 6 about Dumbledore dying, I cried my eyes out. The closest I came to being sad in this book was when Dobby died.

My heart was broken at Godric's Hollow, when Harry saw the graves of James and Lily... and I cried most of the Prince's Tale, especially when Snape was crying in Sirius bedroom, agh, and when it looked like Harry had to die. I didn't think that Harry dying would affect me so, but when it looked like it...

God, i always knew i was a wuss, but i started crying from the time Percy came back till i handed over the book to my cousin so she could read it next. I guess I never realised how attached i was to the characters. but then, they've been a part of my life for 8 years. *sigh* I guess we move on with our lives now?

I got really worked up with Snape died. It was extreeemely emotional for me. As a matter of fact, i'm still not over it.

I got a little teary eyed when Dobby died, especially when the grave read "Here lies Dobby, a Free Elf"

I cried at so many things that I had to make a list. There are twelve moments on it. ;) Maybe it was just the emotion of the end of the series, but other than Dumbledore's death at the end of HBP, I'd never cried reading HP before (got a little teary at the end of GoF, but that's it). Maybe it was because so many things were unexpected that I hadn't built up those emotional walls. Anyway, here's my list:

1. Dudley's "reconciliation" with Harry at the beginning, and Harry's subsequent reminiscences of his life at Privet Drive. There was something very final about that whole sequence.

2. I had just enough time to digest Hedwig's death in the midst of the madness of that scene to get misty.

3. Hermione describing how she altered her parents' memories. The idea that she might die with her parents would never knowing or caring is such a heartbreaking concept.

4. Harry visiting the graves of his parents.

5. When Ron came back.

6. When Harry went to Luna's room. It bears mentioning that a big part of this was that my initial assumption when Harry recognized that the room didn't look like it had been lived in for a long time was that Luna had actually died and her father was deluding himself into believing it hadn't happened. Clearly this wasn't the case, so the tears dried up pretty quickly once I found out what was actually going on.

7. Dobby's death and Harry digging his grave.

8. When Percy came to join the fight.

9. Fred's death.

10. Remus and Tonks's deaths.

11. Harry's walk into the forest (I don't think I've ever sobbed so hard at a book).

12. Harry walking into the headmaster's office to the cheers of the paintings.

Dobby's death and burial. I always thought if Harry lived that Dobby would be his free House Elf. At least Kreacher came around.

I got sort of choked up when Harry saw Luna's room with her "friends" mural. Also after Ron left and when Hermione collapsed crying. Oh and the entire chapter in Godric's Hollow was heart wrenching.

Harry's walk into the forest with his parents, Sirius and Lupin was the biggest one for me--that whole chapter was a wrench to read. Also when Hedwig died and then when Harry had to explode the sidecar, the toast in honor of Mad-Eye, Dobby's funeral, and the sight of Lupin and Tonks' bodies after they died.

I don't think I cried at any of the deaths (probably just because I was so tired), but I couldn't hold back when Harry saw Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus. For some reason the fact that Sirius looked young like he had in his Marauding days made me extremely sad.

Misty eyed? I started blubbing a few chapters in, and never stopped ...

As far as deaths go, Dobby and Fred were the worst for me. I was too shocked by Lupin and Tonks to cry, I think. I got more teary eyed for Percy, Ron and George's reaction to Fred being dead.

Still, the scene that got me the most was actually Ron's return to Harry, and his entire experience with destroying the Locket. The moment the two boys hugged, I fell apart. It was such a beautiful scene.

When Harry uses the resurrection stone and his parents, Sirius, and Lupin showed up. That got me bad.

The entire chapter 'The Prince's Tale.' Especially when Snape told Nigellus not to call Hermione a Mudblood...that was what really did it for me.

I also may have snuffled a bit during the kissing, but that's only because I'm a hopeless romantic.

tears with percy scene

Dobby's death was the one that really got me, I was nearly in tears.

I was teary-eyed when hedwig went and dobby made me shed a tear; i guess because i was holding back, but when Fred was killed i started to let myself go, then finally when Harry sees Sirius, Lilly, James and Remus, i tell you, i have never sobbed so hard. i guess this was because of the held in emotion throughout the book. the only other time i cried uncontrollably was when Sirius died in book 5, mostly because he is my favorite, and of course Fred being my second favorite definitely attributed to sob-fest '07.

I think the scene that got to me the most was when Harry was walking thorugh the Forbidden Forest, accepting his death with the help of his dead loved ones. I was in tears thinking of what he had endured through his life and what was still being required of him and the fact that he was accepting it without question really; fear and a bit of hesitation naturally, but there was never any doubt in his mind that he was going to walk into that forest and die.:upset:

I cried my eyes out when Sirius and Dumbledore died, but for some reason I found this book sort of difficult to digest. Not because I didnt like it, but because it was so different so I think I spent most of the time being too numb to cry. The only time I did bawl my eyes out was over Hedwig!! It just seemed so unfair!! :no:

But it really sucks about Tonks, Lupin and Fred. They were all such awesome characters.

... While Harry was walking alone, to his own death... Not only was I in tears, I was also really afraid.. It was a very emotional scene for me ^^;;

I got misty eyed when Hedwig, Dobby, and Fred died. I BAWLED my eyes out when Harry was in the forest with his parents and the other deceased people.

I had a few moments - Dobby's death and Harry's reaction to it got me. The whole chapter on Snape's real story, and the scene at the end with Harry, his parents, Sirius, etc.

"The Forest Again" chapter got me the closest to tears out of any of them. Just by Harry finding out that he would eventually have to die in the end, and him finally observing how much he appreciated his life. He came to the realization that it was such a miracle to be alive on earth and you just don't get another life, which he was about to give up. When Harry brought back his family members became gut wrenching as he, and all of us thought they would be the last thing that accompanied him to his death. Also, the lines "...I am about to die" to get the snitch open, and "....does it hurt?" really tore me up too.

I did get misty eyed several times, but I was never openly bawling. I would read a line and my heart would kind of skip a beat and my eyes would get teary and then it would pass. I don't know if I can remember them all but...

definitely when Harry was visiting his parents' gravesides. It all seemed very real to me...like, even though Harry and I (the reader) had never met them, we knew them completely and it was just so sad how Harry had to live his entire life without ever knowing them because of one man's cruelty.

when Ron & Hermione were fighting and then Ron walked out. I can't wait to see that acted out. It was horrible to see their friendship breaking.

when Percy came back....=)

when Bellatrix was torturing Hermione at the Malfoy Manor, and Ron was screaming and "half-bawling".....:( I could feel his desperation.

the entire Prince's Tale chapter... I never thought Snape was evil until about half-way through this book. I was like "Well jesus, how could he be taking part in all of Voldemort's plans STILL if he's not really evil??" but then everything was revealed and it was like ..you always knew he was good...and you could see what a tormented soul he was. and also, you saw that he, harry, AND tom riddle both had lonely, troubled childhoods..but voldemort was the only one who allowed that fact to corrupt him. and it was sweet when dumbledore realized that snape loved harry, and when snape said "always"

there were many more, but i have a poor memory.

eta: Also when Harry found the picture of his little self flying around on a mini broomstick.

Hmm, I must say it was the The Prince's Tale.

I got misty-eyed several times, but I only openly cried when Fred died! I was misty-eyed when Hedwig and Dobby died, when Harry's wand broke, when Ron left, when Ron defeated the horcrux, when Harry was walking to his death, when the headmasters all cheered Harry, so many times!

hmmm... well Dumbledore's death in HBP was the only time a book ever made me cry. but Deathly Hallows was the most emotional experience i've ever had while reading a book.

hedwig got me a little teary eyed

The Prince's tale: it was so sad and I was so glad Snape was a good guy!

Harry walking to his death: I pretty much lost it right there

also any scene with Harry and Dumbledore.

and there were countless instances where I was so scared for the trio, I just couldn't believe they made it through everything!

I bawled throughout the last chapters :upset:

Dobby's Death - started me off crying a little.
Fred's Death - bawled like a baby
Snape's Death - had to run and get some tissue 'cause I was crying throughout that scene and then the whole of the next two chapters.
Harry's realisation that he had to die - still crying
Harry's death - could hardly breathe I was so choked up
King's Cross: What ?
Lupin and Tonks's bodies - off again crying

Then my mom walked in and asked me what was wrong :]

I got sort of choked up when Harry saw Luna's room with her "friends" mural.

Ditto!

Also, like most of us here, I felt tears coming to my eyes while reading chapter 34. But I openly wept when Dumbledore asked Snape about his Patronus:

“After all this time?”
“Always,” said Snape.


And, while rereading, when I came across the wedding scene and Fred making jokes about what would happen at his marriage... oh my!

When Harry was in the forest with Lupin, Sirius and his parents asking if it will hurt. Then also when he stood in the Headmaster's office talking to DD at the very end.

Weirdly, I cried more when DD died in HBP than during this book. Maybe because I had steeled myself knowing people would die.

I cried for Hedwig! She didn't need to die. ):

And another part, I believe its when Harry is walking towards his death with Lily, James etc. There was this one part that made me really cry.

I'd been gathering tears throughout the whole book, but since it was so fast paced, I didn't really have time to sit back and cry, so during the epilogue, and everything ended so incredibly well, the waterworks started coming, and I can tell you, my whole face was wet. Especially, like Kathos425 said, when I found out that Harry's second son was named Albus SEVERUS. I was already crying, but it only got worse from that moment on.

And of course I was also crying because it was the end of the series :)

I cried at the end of Book 6, especially at the funeral, but Book 7 didn't evoke similar feelings in me, perhaps I was reading it too fast. I did get a bit 'misty eyed' however when Dobby died, and when Harry engraved onto his tombstone "here lies Dobby, a free elf" I though that was extremely touching.

I cried when Hedwig died (I even surprised myself when I did that). Also, I cried during Bill and Fleur`s wedding and (for very different reasons), when Snape died (the whole "look at me" thing). I think that was it.

The only point I got misty-eyed was when Harry said, "I am about to die", and walked to his death. At that point, he was probably the only person I cared about in the series anymore.

I got a little teary at Dobby's death. When I thought Harry was going to die I was numb, but no tears.

Oh my...I cried so much whilst reading this book.

I cried when:

*I read the dedication. A seventh of it went to the fans. I cried of happiness and realisation that this is the last book. :(
* Hedwig died. I know I'm such a wuss, but I was so overwhelmed with everything at that point and then I saw the next chapter was "The Fallen Warrier" and assumed it was Hagrid.
* In "Kreacher's Tale". At that point I was a) happy that I'd predicted correctly and that Regulus was R.A.B; and b) felt so much pity for Kreacher.
* In the Malfoy's Manor when Fenrir was talking about what he could to do Hermione after they'd done torturing her. That was sick...and Ron's reaction made a tear fall down my face, I admit.
* Dobby died. That was the worse one...I wasn't expecting it and I've always loved Dobby.
* Fred's death. :upset:
* Right the way from when Snape died to when Harry "died" I couldnt stop crying. And then I had to stop reading cause I thought Harry had really died. If only I had just read a couple of pages...would have prevented me from the pain.

So all in all I'm a complete wuss. :( It was a really sad and intense book though.

Dobby :( he was such a brave elf :sad:

Deaths: Dobby, Mad Eye, Hedwig, Remus, Tonks and Snape.

Also in the beginning when I read that memoriam thing about Dumbledore written by Doge.

I cried my eyes out at Dobby's death and funeral, but i think i cried before that... in fact I'm sure I cried at Ron's return and I think i cried when Harry saw Sirius' room and found the letter from his mum AND i did cry when Lupin brought George back with his ear cursed off and how Fred reacted... because I secretly love George.

After Dobby I didn't really cry again until Harry met DD at "Kings Cross" and then the tears poured out, and didn't really have a chance to stop crying lol... although thinking back at Fred's death it makes me tear up.

I pretty much cried my way through this book, from beginning to end. Every time Dumbledore was mentioned, I was weepy. Every time. Which was A LOT.

The part where Harry and Hermione visited James and Lily's graves got me more than anyone else's death in the story.

I cried a lot while reading DH, partly because of Deathly Hallows seemed to end an era of waiting, excitement and an awesome lust for reading which has been present (funnily enough only for the Harry Potter books...) since my dad first read me the Norwegian version of Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone aloud at the age of 10, and also because of certain events throughout the books.

Events such as Percy's arrival at Hogwarts, and Fred's death are examples.

However the toughest moments for me, which really made me cry aloud (thank God I was home alone for the entire weekend.. :relax:) was when Harry opened the Snitch, and when he asked Sirius "does it hurt?" That really blew it for me.

I'm quite sentimental with these books, but I cried like a baby in this one. Here is my list:

1. When Hedwig died. I just knew this was going to be a very dark book.
2. When Hermione tells Harry about her parents. The thought that she might never see them again broke my heart.
3. When Ron left. He is one of my favorite characters. I was crying because I was furious at him.
4. When Harry visits his parents grave. It's beautiful and sad.
5. When Ron returns and saves Harry's life. I was sooo happy! Harry didn't care about anything anymore. He thought he would never see Ron again. When they hugged tears of happiness were pouring down my face.
6. When Harry sees the picture Luna drew of him and the others and wrote the words friends around them. Many people found this creepy, I found it beautiful.
7. When Dobby dies. I couldn't believe it. This was so unexpecting.
8. Dobby's funeral. I started crying again when Ron took off his socks and shoes and Dean took off his hat and put them on Dobby.
9. When we see all the people entering the RoR to Help Harry fight.
10. When Percey comes back. Yes, he's a git, but I was so happy for his family.
11. When Pansy yells at the students to get Harry Potter and they all stand in front of him to protect him.
12. When Fred dies. I'm still not over this. I had to stop reading for half an hour (not kidding) because I couldn't stop crying. After that I felt numb. I guess that's why I didn't cry when they mentioned Lupin and Tonks.
13. When Harry accepts he's going to die.
14. When we see the Merauder's reunited and Harry asks if dying hurts.
15. 'The entire chapter of 'the prince's tale.'

And there's something sepcial
*Even though I don't like the epilogue, I broke down when Harry said "Albus Severus..." and said that Snape was probably one of the bravest man he Knew. I told you I was a crybaby. lol

Fellow Puerto Rican on top of my post! I've just read your list! Woah! :lol:

I cried at so many things that I had to make a list. There are twelve moments on it. ;) Maybe it was just the emotion of the end of the series

1. Dudley's "reconciliation" with Harry
2.Hedwig's death in the midst of the madness of that scene to get misty.
3. Hermione describing how she altered her parents' memories.
4. Harry visiting the graves of his parents.
5. When Ron came back.
6. When Harry went to Luna's room. It bears mentioning that a big part of this was that my initial assumption that Luna had actually died. Clearly this wasn't the case, so the tears dried up pretty quickly once I found out what was actually going on.
7. Dobby's death and Harry digging his grave.
8. When Percy came to join the fight.
9. Fred's death.
10. Remus and Tonks's deaths.
11. Harry's walk into the forest (I don't think I've ever sobbed so hard at a book).
12. Harry walking into the headmaster's office to the cheers of the paintings.

Woah! and to think I thought I was a big weeper. :lol:
I tend to cry seeing movies, reading books, watching TV, reading news, take your pick. :relax:

In this book:
1. I got a little misty for Moody, after all, he is part of my email address. I guess I didn't cry more because it wasn't shown. It happened off-screen.

2. At Godric's Hollow, that was my first big cry. I kind of projected myself in Harry and put a personal spin on it. "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death" was very powerful to me.

3. Dobby's death and burial. That "Here lies Dobby, a free elf" send me to prepare a sedative.

4. Fred's death. Repeat sedative dosage.

5. When Harry saw Lupin's and Tonk's bodies on the ground. NOOOOO! I was shocked! Lupin is the other half of my email, my secret crush! Why Lupin!?!

6. The whole FOREST AGAIN chapter. Actually I started to cry exactly when he was still in the pensieve and Dumbledore just told snape that Harry must be killed by Voldemort's hand. Here I was out of control, I couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe that was happening! WHYYYYYYY WHYYYYYYY?!?!
I needed something more strong than a sedative.

Then, Harry lived and I was too happy to cry again, or maybe the sedatives where still acting. :lol:

I didn't actually cry, but I felt really emotional when Dudley showed that he cared about Harry and wanted to know where Harry was going and how come he wouldn't be going with them, and of course when Dobby was killed.

I cried when Harry was going into the forest to basically die, well as he thought, agaisnt Voldemort! His mum, dad, sirius. etc were there telling him to be brave.

I felt pricks of tears when I read about Mad-Eye Moody being dead, cried a bit when Ron left Harry (I thought he'd be gone for good), when Hermione was being tortured (I was afraid she was going to die), and cried properly when reading 'The Prince's Tale' and the epilogue, and also when I had finished the book and was able to reflect on all Snape had done to help Harry :upset:

I cried when Harry was going into the forest to basically die, well as he thought, agaisnt Voldemort! His mum, dad, sirius. etc were there telling him to be brave.

Yeah, that was a really sad scene. I kind of wondered if Snape would show up too but he never did, now that I think about it, that would have been too much. Rowling said that Snape wouldn't have cared about Harry if it hadn't been for Lily.

I first cried when Dobby died. Then, once I hit the chapter with Snape's death, it was all downhill from there. :upset:

1. Dobby's death and funeral. I loved that house elf, he was so brave and loyal. I did not expect him to die.

2. When Snape showed Dumbledore his patronus, the doe that represented Lily. When Severus said "Always" I just lost it.

3. As Harry walked to his death and said to the snitch "I am about to die." The crying continued until his loved ones vanished. "Will it hurt?" OMG

4. The entire time Harry and Dumbledore spoke.

5. When Harry went to the headmasters office and all the portraits applauded, including Dumbledore's.

6. When I closed the book and thought to myself, he lived.

I, being manly man grrr j/k, got misty eyed when i finally found out that Tonks and Remus died.

When Dobby died I started crying so hard I had to put the book down for 10 minutes before I could go on. It was at that moment I realised that anyone could die.:sad:

When Harry knew that he had to die and kept saying it over and over. I was crying uncontorlably at that point, and then when he said to the snitch "I am about to die" and all his family came out of the stone, I lost it. I was crying so hard I couldn't breath.:upset:

i got misty eyed in chapter two when harry remebered his question about the mirrior of erised to dumbledore. It dawned on me then this truly the last book.

Other places, when harry and hermonie visit the graveyard, when dobby died, when ron broke the horcrux

oddyly enough i didn't cry at the end. I was smiling though

I did alright for most of the books. When Dobby died I was okay... but when you started to see how Harry reacted to it, digging the grave himself, placing Dobby down so nicely... it really made me cry because just like Griphook said, Harry Potter is no ordinary wizard.

I also started to cry when Harry was walking into the forest, cause I was really starting to believe that this was the end of everything. I mean really, how was Harry to come back from the dead? But he did! :tu:

And the one part which was completely gut-wreching but didn't make me cry was when Snape in his dying breaths asked HArry to look at him. Once I finished the chapter the Prince's Tale, I remember putting the book down and just sitting there with this really uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. Ever since I started the series I felt NO remorse for Snape. I really hated him. But after reading that... it just turned my stomach in sadness and disbelief.

Mind you I didn't like how Harry later named his son Albus Serverus. I mean, okay Snape was a good guy after all - but he wasn't that nice to get a child named after him.

Dobby dying
Hermione telling Ron and Harry about modifying her parents memory to protect them
Kreacher: Fight! Fight! Fight!
Little Snape

I got really upset when I had 3 chapters to go. It hit me: this is the last Harry Potter book. The series is over. Then I got really upset and started crying when Fred, Tonks and Lupin died. D;

I came pretty close when Dobby died, and I came even closer in Snape's chapter. Such a sad life...

I came close to tears when Harry was walking into the Forbidden Forest.

I got a bit misty eyed when Dobby and Fred died, most definitely. But the part I got closest to crying was the moment Harry decided he was okay with dying. That really tore at my heart. And the whole time he was readying himself; walking past the people he loved, deciding not to stop and say goodbye.

Harry's conversation with his parents, Lupin and Sirius before his death was very upsetting. I can understand why Jo got teary-eyed writing it. I was also upset reading The Prince's Tale chapter after Snape's death. I never liked Snape because of his selfish personality, even if I did always suspect he was essentially good. However, when we looked back over his life and learnt that he always loved Lily, but had to surrender her to his enemy, it was heart-breaking.
It was made all the more powerful by the fact that he went on loving her "Always".

I would get a stinging in my eye after I read the book. I was reflecting on the losses in the story and I was trying to convince myself that the characters weren't real, so why am I crying?? It was hard. Whenever I thought about Fred being killed, my eyes would burn with tears welling up, but I never cried until a few hours later. Anyone who has had a death in the family can understand that when you lose someone, there is a shock period and then there is the drawn out mourning, which is the case of my feeling with the deaths in Deathly Hallows.

There were definitely some places where I felt close to getting choked up- certain deaths that were unexpected (George, Lupin, Tonks) but for the majority of the book, nothing. That is until I read the epilogue: I felt really satisfied as I was reading, happy that everything turned out alright for the main characters, but when I read that Harry named (middle name/part of the first name I don't know) after Snape, I just couldn't hold back. I thought that was really beautiful how a good man forced to endure disrespect and hatred by others who didn't really know what he was about, was really honored. Any particular moments for you guys?Neville standing up to Voldemort. (The most misty eyed moment)
George cracking a joke even after losing an ear.
Fred dying.
Harry's reaction to Dobby's death.
Ron's reaction to Hermione's torture.
Finding out that Ginny, Neville & Luna were carrying on the DA even without Harry at Hogwarts.
McGonagall, Sprout & Flitwick always ready to defend students and Hogwarts, no matter what.
Luna's friendship mural
Molly crying over Fred.
Molly defending Ginny.
Harry watching Ginny's spot on the map for comfort.
All the ex headmasters bursting into applause at the end.

ah YellowRose... thank goodness, I thought I was the only one to get weepy over George's ear... mind you I wasn't really upset about Hedwig at all.

Anyone who has had a death in the family can understand that when you lose someone, there is a shock period and then there is the drawn out mourning, which is the case of my feeling with the deaths in Deathly Hallows.


i don't know, I think lots of people react differently... I'm an immediate weeper, its a problem because it means that I can end up crying in the middle of stupid arguments for nothing! But yeah, thats why I cried pretty much for most of the book.

I didnt cry at all.........after reading how people reacted i feel so cold and emotionles :(.
Dobby and Freds deaths really hit me hard though.

Hedwig's death. I didn't want to believe it was possible. I let myself think there was some opening for a return later in the book. But no. I've read elsewhere here where other folks - probably smarter than I am - felt it was done primarily to announce (what a trumpet blast, if so!) that anything could happen to anyone in this book. There were no longer any safe players. Still, it just killed me, with all she meant to Harry through many of the worst days of his life, that she was taken.

I cried a little bit when Harry was crying at his parent's graves in Godric's Hollow. I got a little bit choked up at the digging of Dobby's grave and his funeral and grave stone. I cried for pretty much the whole time that Harry was walking towards his death with James, Lily, Sirius, and Lupin by his side.

The only part that I wanted to cry at was Dobby's death and his funeral. He's four-way tied with Dumbledore, Luna, and McGonagall for my favorite character so it really hit me.

I got a little misty eyed when Harry was walking to his death and was talking to his parents, Sirius and Lupin. I think that was one of the saddest parts of the book.

I almost got tears when he tells his mom "Stay close to me" or something like that...I dont know why but I thought it was realy emotional.

I cried for Fred, and Lupin and Tonks, and Dobby.
And when I thought Harry Potter was going to die.
I didn't cry for Mad-Eye, I was more like mad.
:relax:

My eyes misted up reading the Prince's tale - I was surprised at how much Snape's death affected me. I'm still not over it, but I am getting there slowly. I don't normally cry during books {I try not too for some reason}, but yes I cried all the way through this chapter {actually I sobbed and sobbed}.

I was also sad, but didn't cry, when Harry called his son's middle name after Snape.

I loved it when Kreacher was back at Hogwarts at the end, I was wondering was happened to him when Harry never showed back up, poor thing. I loved his rave about fighting for his masters and so on.

+The part where Mrs. Weasley said "Not my daughter you [expletive deleted]!"
+The part where Harry decided that he was going to die... and he walked right past Ginny.
+The part where Hedwig died.

There might have been some others, but that's all that I can think of right now. I'm kind of sleep deprived right now.

Countless moments...but here are a few:
>Harry digging Dobby's grave himself
>Ron coming back
>Harry visiting his parents' grave...the whole journey to Godric's Hollow
>The walk to the forest!
>Snape's death...especially when he said "LOOK AT ME!"

Oh it was non stop water works for me

-when hedwig died
-When ron left and hermione was crying for him in the forest and then for like a week after
-Malfoy mansion poor hermione
-Fred
-Tonks and lupin
-snapes death and memories
-harry resigning to his death
-when ginny ron and hermione all thought harry was dead

alot basically

I felt sad in many places but I got misty eyed when Dobby died, when Fred died and I cried when Harry was walking to be killed and the ghosts were walking with him

When we found out that Tonks and Lupin idied as well as when Harry was using the resurection stone and his parents and others appeared to him.

Yes I was more than misty eyed for about the last 80 pages or so.

After Dobby's death, it was all down hill for me. Also, being a Snape fan since Book 1, The Prince's Tale chapter tore me up. :upset:

Misty-eyed? Try full out sobbing when Harry was with his parents, sirius, and lupin as he was heading off to his death. and dobby's death. that was just awful. i was also kind of sad seeing all of snape's memories, how he had to watch the girl he loved fall in love with the boy he hated.

Dobby's death, I didn't see that coming, so I nearly cried. I accidently about Lupin, Fred and Tonks death when opening the book wrongly, I was more horrified then sad then. But when I read it again, I felt something coming.

iv got to say i leaked a few tears for dobby i think i re-read the passage 5 times to make sure i had read it right.
and fred dying even tho i kinda prepared myself for the possibility a twin might go i really didnt think it could happen

Is there any time I didn't cry?

Seriously I cried throughout the entire book. I was a complete mess. I cried not only at the deaths but at happy parts as well. When Hermione was being tortured, when Neville cut off Nagini's head.... I was so highly emotional that I have yet to re-read the book. I really need time to let it all sink in.

It's not just the book it's self that made me so emotional, but the fact that this is the last Potter book makes me very sad...

Not in deathly hallows.... Only when Dumbledore died

It was sad when Dobby died, and when we found out that Lupin and Tonks were killed. For some reason, Fred's death didn't affect me much. Hm..

Sad to say that there was a number of places:

Hermoine being tortured and Ron yelling for her
the Godric's Hallow chapter with the graveyard and obelisk
Kreacher's Tale and his crying for Regulus
when Kreacher led the house elves for his master(s)
Hermoine and Ron's kiss
Molly Weasley yelling for Bellatrix to back off her daughter and the ensuing fight
when Percy is reunited with his family
Fred's death and Percy's reaction
then when I finally got over the above, Hermoine having to hold Ron back after Fred's death
Harry in the forest with the Resurrection stone
everyone's reaction to Harry dying
The Prince's Tale

thats all I can think of right now

Almost completely forgot: when Neville's grandma tells him that he is just like his parents. A blubbering fool his first few years and he finally got his due

hm...a few times.

1. The entire battle at Hogwarts, especially Nevilles parts...I guess I was just...proud of him in a way?
2. Fred, Lupin and Tonks Deaths.
3. Peter Pettigrews death oddly enough.
4. Look....at...me. Snapes Death...but mostly that moment.
5. Dobbys Death pretty much did me in for a while, I had to put the book down.
6. Snapes childhood memories with Lilly.
7. When Harry uses the stone.
8. "I am about to die" that one moment was so...tense.
9. When Percy came back.
10. Luna's room.


Okay so maybe I was teary-eyed through the whole thing.

The only places I cried was when Snape was killed and during his memories as well as when the Malfoys met up again. Yes, I love the Malfoys, they're awesome.

Though I got a bit misty eyed when Hermione was tortured in the Manor. Not because of the the whole Ron/Hermione thing but the fact that I was scared to death that Hermione was actually going to die.

The only places I cried was when Snape was killed and during his memories as well as when the Malfoys met up again. Yes, I love the Malfoys, they're awesome.

Though I got a bit misty eyed when Hermione was tortured in the Manor. Not because of the the whole Ron/Hermione thing but the fact that I was scared to death that Hermione was actually going to die.

I love the Malfoys too...shhh. I got a bit teary-eyed about that too. And when Narcissa tells Voldemort Harry's dead.

Dobby's death. I cried like hell. Or, the burial mostly, espeically that sign Harry made. I love him so much for doing that!
I cried as Harry walked to his death. I cried because one of the persons in the world who most deserves to be happy and get a good and safe life is willing to sacrifice his own life and his future for his friends to get a better world to live in.
I almost cried when Fred died (although it happened very fast, I was in shock really).

I nearly cried during Harry/Ron's beautiful reunion scene. "He knew you'd always want to come back." I also nearly cried when I read about Luna's bedroom ceiling decorations. I really like Luna, I've started to like her more and more over the last few books, and it it so sweet how she's never really had any friends before, and how much she cares about Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Neville and Ron. It almost got me.
Also, I just remembered, when Harry walked into the headmaster's office after his duel with Voldemort and Dumbledore was so proud of him.

basically from dobbys death onward. especially when fred died and percy wouldnt let go, and ron was like "I wanna help - I wanna kill Death Eaters -" definitely when Tonks and Lupin were mentioned, i had to read that part twice. and when snape died, and in his memmories when he agrees to help harry, because of lily. the whole book was sad.

Hedwig.

Hagrid and Harry returning to the Burrow to find the first two groups not returned yet. Great writing there! So much anxiety and fear.

Mad-Eye. I don't know if I was misty so much as shaken. Half the people in Azkaban had been put there by him. Mr. Constant Vigilance went down? It didn't bode well for a lot our loved ones.

Dobby.

Fred.

Severus Snape.

Harry's walk with Lily and the Marauders to his death. Wow. I had lost my page at one point and in flipping through to find my spot accidentally saw the end where it says all's well that ends well. Even knowing that, this was a powerful moment and I just didn't know if he's really make it through. I found myself questioning what I'd accidentally read. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe he'd actually die and all's well meant that life goes on without Harry.

Albus Severus Potter. A good dad always chokes me up, not having one myself. And one that gives his children a sense of where they came from? Wow. Ginny is a luck woman.

Lots for me... at the very beginning when i read the dedication... when Hedwig died, when Dobby died (as annoying as he was, it was still really sad reading Harry's reaction), when Harry died I absolutely bawled, and at the very end when it was over...

Mainly the specific line that Harry said to open the snitch ("I am about to die."). Just that and the aftermath (up until he gets killed by Voldemort) was really sad for me.

yep...pg.1 til the ...

"The Forest Again"... nuf' said!:upset:

However, I got really emotional about two nights after finishing the book. I was lying in bed and just started crying when I thought about the Weasleys and Harry's whole ordeal.:sigh:

Hermione getting tortured - i thought she was going to die!
Harry getting AK'ed (again) i thought he'd actually died this time, i cryied my eyes out!
When they all come out of hogwarts and see Harry "dead" then some people shout "No!" i burst into tears when i read the next part though - "Harry! HARRY!" - it just shows you how much people cared.

i cried quite alot through the book, these are just the only parts i can remember.

Misty eyed, no, sobbing, yes. I started crying when Fred died, but not really hard. I cried harder during the Prince's Tale chapter because it was just really heartbreaking. Then, I bawled during the chapter where Harry is walking to his death in the forbidden forest. After that, I stopped for the rest of the book until I was finished. Then I realized that I had finished Harry Potter forever and I cried so, so hard again.

Haha, sorry, I'm just a really emotional person...

I'm not normally much of a crier but this book had me blubbering several times. I was too shocked when Hedwig died but when George lost his ear, that bothered me a lot. Of course the deaths all got to me, but Fred and Snape's made me cry the most.
I think the most emotional moments in the book for me was then entire chapter of "The forest again" and when Snape died. I was never a diehard snape fan but it just seemed really powerful to me.

Dobby's dead make some tears came out from my eyes, and Moody's death almost make me cry, but I could contain myself:upset:

So many moments in this book made me misty eyed, if not full on sobbing. The one's that particularly stand out in my memory are:

Dudley's reconciliation [or whatever you might call it]
Dobby's death and burial
Percy rejoining his family to fight, and then shortly after, Fred's death and Percy's reaction to Fred's death :(
and this one may seem silly but, when Harry, Ron, and Hermione couldn't return to Kreacher at Grimmauld Place, that was awful for me.

I cried during "The Forest again" and a little at the end, just because it was the end. It was the first time I ever cried because of a book, it felt weird.

I was very close when Dobby died too, but I was in front of my family and I couldn't do that with them -- I've got too much pride.

I will confess to being choked up to the point of being unable to speak as I read The Prince's Tale. Snape's story was truly heartbreaking, the depth of the pain with which he had lived, and the fact that his goodness was never appreciated or noted by anyone but Dumbledore while he lived. Everyone underestimated him, even Harry, and how much must it have pained him to see Lily's eyes looking at Snape in hatred? It was a fantastic piece of writing, and in my eyes, more emotional even than the scene with Harry in the forest. You always know Harry will be a hero, and you always know he will win: but Snape, we never knew, and I doubt even he did.

Quite a few...

1. Right at the beginning of Chapter 5, I thought Hagrid was dead for sure.
2. Dead Mad-eye
3. Hermiones parents
4. Llilys letter to Sirius
5. Ron leaving the trio
6. Most of Godrics Hollow
7. Dumbledores regrets
8. Kreachers redemption.

And those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head lol. Am i a weirdo?

:sad:i cried in loads of places, but the place where i cried most is where everyone comes out of Hogwarts and sees Harry apparantely dead, then Ginny starts screaming his name "Harry! HARRY!" its making me misty eyed just remembering it:sad:

the only death that got me very close to tears was Dobby's. I guess it has something to do with the fact that we have known Dobby since CoS, and even though he was a little annoying then i think his character developed and he became really loveable. I didn't cry at any of the other deaths because they were all quite sudden and shocking, especially Fred, Tonks and Lupin. I nearly cried when i finished reading the epilogue, not because of the epilogue (i didn't like it), but because of the fact that it's over. Sure, there's still things to speculate on, but most of them we will never get an answer to.

I have cried while reading every book since GoF. Of all the books I cried hardest when DD died. The deaths of Dobby :sad: , Fred, Lupin/Tonks (probably because I have a 10 month old) really got me. The place I cried the hardest was The Forrest Again. My husband, who was a few chapters behind, kept asking if I was ok. JKR does a great job of making you feel what Harry is going through.

I NEVER CRY AT BOOKS!

BUT I burst into tears when Moody died!

RIP Moody

I felt pretty sad in the part where Hedwig and Dobby die. I have always liked them as characters, and I think that they were horrible to loose. I didn't feel to happy when Fred died either, but I think the fact that Percy came back cheered me up over that. I already knew that Tonks and Lupin were going to die because someone let it slip to me before hand, so I wasn't effected much by it at the point that I read it. It would be cool if there was a whole series on Teddy Tonks because his life is very similar to Harry's except the fact that Voldemort never tried to kill him. I hope it is explained in the HP encyclopedia because in the epilogue, Teddy is already nineteen, and they don't explain how his life at Hogwarts turned out.

There were more than a few moments in this book that made me misty eyed, but I really got more touched and really cried when Dobby died and at the scene that Harrys was going to the forest with his parents, Sirius and Lupin.

I have cried while reading every book since GoF. Of all the books I cried hardest when DD died. The deaths of Dobby :sad: , Fred, Lupin/Tonks (probably because I have a 10 month old) really got me. The place I cried the hardest was The Forrest Again. My husband, who was a few chapters behind, kept asking if I was ok. JKR does a great job of making you feel what Harry is going through.

I have cried at every book since PoA (the whole scene where sirius and lupin tell wormtail he should have died before betraying his friend). I thought I couldn't cry more than when I sobbed at DD's death, but it turns out Dobby really got to me, and I didn't even like his character I think it was just such an emotional rollercoaster of a book and then Dobby died just after rescuing them all.

Out of all the books, DH was the one I had the most tears for, many parts, like:

- Hedwigs death

- Dobbys death and last words...

- Harry's walk through the forest with his loved ones.

- When Dumbledore said "All this time?" and Snape said "Always"

- Ron's abandonement

- Fred, Lupin and Tonk's death

- Harry being offered the role of Teddy's godfather by Lupin

- When Ron came back and he's like "Are you mental?" :)

- The epilogue

I think it was more of a feeling of being "stunned" rather than wanting to cry. Most of the deaths in this book shocked me rather than saddened me. Snape's story was the saddest for me though. His character was so well written that I could almost feel his pain.

the chapter where harry goes to see his parents' graves...the war memorial...that one had me in tears. esp. when hermione gets the wreath of flowers and they put it on the graves. jeez. the letter lily sends to sirius as well as the description of one year old harry on the broomstick. and the prince chapter.

i was really sort of stunned at hedwig, dobby, fred, lupin/tonks' death. i couldn't believe mad eye was gone either.

Umm... a better question would be, when did I not cry? I think my hands were actually shaking at one point. I was not spoiled, so I had no idea what would happen!

Because of everything on this board so much of the possible plots had been discussed I was not surprised at the deaths. But when it came to the bits about Lily I admit my eyes got a bit watery. It was just because so much of the books were taken up with his esteem for James and in this book he really seemed to appreciate Lily. He knew his dad's friends and knew he lived (enough examples of that in Filch's files). From what I remember it was when Harry was going back over the letter, talking about "her living son" at Lily's grave, asking did dying hurt. The second time, when I fully realised the importance of Snape telling Harry to look at him. Yup. Then too.

ermmm welll, Snape's story was shocking and when Dobby died, i didn't know what to do.

God, i always knew i was a wuss, but i started crying from the time Percy came back till i handed over the book to my cousin so she could read it next. I guess I never realised how attached i was to the characters. but then, they've been a part of my life for 8 years. *sigh* I guess we move on with our lives now?


We don't move on thats not the purpose. We take what we learned from the characters bravery, friendship and love and apply it to life to make a difference.

i really got misty eyed when dobby died because how she worded it and how harry refused to use magic to burry him and tht REALLY touched me! :upset:

On my first read through, I was crying all the time. When Hedwig died, when Harry and Lupin argue (still very shocking to me), when Dobby died, and then from Snape's pensieve information on, I was in tears. When I read it the second time, I really only teared up when Dobby died and then when Harry is heading into the forbidden forest and he sees his parents and Sirius and Lupin. I'm a wuss. I admit it. Heck, I still cry when I read about Sirius dying!

Hedwig's death and Dobby's were the ones that made me actually cry. I got quite upset when I thought Harry would be killed.

At all the deaths, I shed a few tears. More so when I read that Fred, Lupin and Tonks had died. The Prince's tale was heart-wrenching. I cried throughout it. And then some more when I realised the importance of Snape's last words (yes, I am that slow). And when Harry was in the Forest with the Resurrection Stone, the water works were warranted.

Kreacher's tale; deaths of Dobby, Lupin, Tonks; graves of James and Lily; finding out what Dumbledore saw in the Mirror of Erised. I never actually cried, but those definitely affected me a lot.

For some reason I cried when Harry walked into Sirius's bedroom and saw the pictures of those muggle girls in bikinis. I don't know it was a funny moment and yet very sad. That room just captured the essence of Sirius in so many ways. It was how I always imagined it to be.
I cried like a baby when Harry uses the resurrection stone and asks if death was painless. Cried even more when Sirius and his parents talked. But to see Sirius handsome, tall and happy again was a treat to me.
I cried for Fred, Dobby, and mad-eye. I felt horrible about Lupin's death. The coolest gang that ever existed is no more and that broke my heart. Lets toast to the marauders - They honestly were never upto any good.

When he was entering the Forbidden forest.All the things he was thniking of where so shoking!I was on the verge of tears but I didn't cry.If he actually died I think I would cry.

I cried like a baby when Dobby died, and Hedwig. I still get sad when I think about it. He was so sweet and would do anything for Harry and his friends.

I pretty much got choked up when anyone died (Mad Eye, Lupin, Fred), or when I thought someone was gonna die, like when Hagrid got carried off by the spiders I almost lost it........and when he fell off the broom. The duel between Molly Weasley and Bellatrix had me scared too.

I got misty when Ron left too because I didn't think he'd ever make it back. The whole book was sad but wonderful.

I could barely see the pages through the tears whenever Harry walks into the Forbidden Forest with the ghosts of his parents, Sirius, and Lupin.

I think I teared up with joy whenever Ron makes the comment about saving the house elves and Hermione drops all the basilisk fangs and kisses him.

I just stared at the page in dumb amazement when Fred died. I just re-read the sentence over and over again, saying "Fred! FRED! NOOOO!"

I didnt realise Fred had actually died, maybe thats why i didnt cry straight away there, when i realised though, then i was crying

I must have a thing for house elves... when Kreacher was so touched by receiving the R.A.B. and later, when he led the house-elf charge against Voldemort I was touched.

Also, Dobby's burial. :'(

The only 2 other places were when Kingsley says that the last thing Dumbledore said to them was, "trust Harry, he's our best hope" and yeah, a bit with the parentals coming out of the stone at the forest.

Long live SPEW!

The Forest Again

The Prince's Tale

Dobby's death

Ron yelling for Hermione from the Malfoy's basement

I didn't cry but I was really moved when Harry made the hole for Dobby. I loved Dobby, he was so cute and tender, I was so sad about his death. The scene where Harry uses his arms to make his grave is so strong, so emotionnally strong... I loved, loved it ! Also I was very touched when Harry realizes he is to be sacrified because a part of Voldemort's soul is inside of me. I tried to imagine how that felt on his shoulders, such a massive, awful weight. That also was very strong...

the only place i cried was during the prince's tale and when snape died!!! :cry:

Well the first time I read it, I only cried when Ron left even though I knew he'd come back. And then I cried when I finished the book.
But when I reread it, I cried at the line "Are - you - mental?", Ron crying after destroying the locket horcrux, Ron screaming for Hermione while she was being tortured, and Fred and Lupin's deaths.
I don't think I've ever cried in a book so much. :upset:

Well the first time I read it, I only cried when Ron left even though I knew he'd come back. And then I cried when I finished the book.
But when I reread it, I cried at the line "Are - you - mental?", Ron crying after destroying the locket horcrux, Ron screaming for Hermione while she was being tortured, and Fred and Lupin's deaths.
I don't think I've ever cried in a book so much. :upset:

gosh! your the first person i've heard thats cried at that (ron leavin) i felt really angry at ron

gosh! your the first person i've heard thats cried at that (ron leavin) i felt really angry at ron
I was sad yet angry - pretty much how Harry felt. I was half yelling at Ron to come back.

Well the first time I read it, I only cried when Ron left even though I knew he'd come back. And then I cried when I finished the book.
But when I reread it, I cried at the line "Are - you - mental?", Ron crying after destroying the locket horcrux, Ron screaming for Hermione while she was being tortured, and Fred and Lupin's deaths.
I don't think I've ever cried in a book so much. :upset:
Did you cry at anything that wasn't Ron realated :lol:

Did you cry at anything that wasn't Ron realated :lol:
:lol: Yeah, I realized after that I had a really soft spot for Ron. I guess it happens to other people too when they read about a character they can relate to really well. Some of the things Ron goes through I've had to go through in the past and I used to be a lot like him.

lol poor ronny!

I have to confess, I didn't get misty eyes, I had fully formed tears cascading from my eyes when Dobby died, without a doubt the saddest moment of the book, even more so than that of Fred, Tonks & Lupin.

when hedwig and mad-eye died i was like sobbing and i didnt even really feel that attached to them, but i think it was because it was soo early on in the book, i also cried for dobby and for snape's death and memories and fred

I have to say Harry walking into the forrest with the 'spirits' of his parents, Sirius and Lupin was an uplifting moment for me, I feel thay gave him strength to follow through with the task he needed to do. While yes it could have brought a tear to my eye it was one of joy...

However, when Hedwig and Lupin and Tonks died I was getting a bit upset as with the thought that something had happened to Ginny when they came out of the Room of Requirement after getting the diadem


ETI :: it also happened about 30 minutes after finishing the book when I realised it was over

I get misty eyed when reading "The Elder Wand" when Snape's TRAPPED with Voldemort. Okay, he's not trapped, but he knows he's a goner either way.
"The Prince's Memories" especially when he's grieving over Lily. I thought he might have loved Lily, but not to that extent where he was "I want to die", etc. Then the end where Dumbledore says "Be careful, Severus' and Snape says "I always do!" and leaves. I could hear Rickman's voice during these parts
The part where Harry, James, Lily, Sirius and Remus head to face off with Voldemort. Harry can see and almost touch them.
The Part where Harry is pretending to be dead and hears Ron, Hermione and Ginny SCREAMING his Name!
When Fred dies just after Percy has woken up to see his mistakes.

I cried almost the entire chapter in "Into the Forest Again". Without a doubt, the saddest moment of Harry Potter.

I did get a little emotional during the chapter "The Prince's Tale" and then thinking about Snape's death and the letter he had from Lily.

misty eyes o h my goodness,i wailed thourhgout the enitre book,got misty eyed for a week after crying so much

My eyes broke when Harry was walking into the forest with Sirius, James and Lily

I really liked that Harry used Snape's name as well.

I too quietly sobbed my way through 'The Forest Again'; and at the end of that chapter, I put Deathly Hallows down and positively wailed. I really wasn't prepared for a Harry death scene! I'd convinced myself that he'd live, and even though the whole chapter was building up to it, I did not want to comprehend the fact that Harry had been killed. I was on a plane at the time, and couldn't run around screaming, and so I sat in my seat and sobbed, and sobbed... and sobbed. For a long while. I couldn't pick up Deathly Hallows -until I somehow remembered the US cover. We hadn't seen a scene like that, I thought, and a tiny flare came into my heart - although I didn't want to get my hopes up! And then I finally picked it up... and All Was Well. :lol: :D Dobby's death made me bawl my eyes out; I had misty eyes throughout the last six or so chapters. 'Look... At... Me...' was heart-wrenching; 'Always.' sent a warm shiver through my body; Neville walking through the passageway = Oh My Gosh! Someone send me some tissues pronto!

My heart was broken at Godric's Hollow, when Harry saw the graves of James and Lily... and I cried most of the Prince's Tale, especially when Snape was crying in Sirius bedroom, agh, and when it looked like Harry had to die. I didn't think that Harry dying would affect me so, but when it looked like it...

EDIT: Oh my goodness, yes, the Godric's Hollow scene had me sobbing the whole way through; the finality of finding out what happened the night of October the 31st made me weep. And the statues - the statues! -sniff-

Gosh, I was a complete emotional wreck during certain parts of the book- first when dobby died and harry decided to DIG his grave, then when fred got killed, I reckon I re-read that part a zillion times in order to assure myself he really was gone, I just couldn't cope and couldn't keep on reading, I just sat on my bed at 4 a.m. and wept like a lunatic saying 'why fred? why fred?'....and then when Snape died, the whole 'the prince's tale' chapter, the whole 'the forest again' chapter ( that was the toughest one.... ) and well, almost all of king's cross.....and when lupin and tonks died.....so yeah, many, MANY tears were cried during that one night...

Yeah, I felt pretty tearful when Hedwig was killed....and when we found out that Fred had lost an ear. Also, when Harry was at Godric's Hollow, and of course "The Forest Again".

Most definitely when Dobby died...I actually sobbed.

I did get teary with Fred's death, and The Forest Again chapter.

I was surprised that the only time I cried in the entire book was Madeye's death. I shed a single tear. I've never cried for Harry Potter before, let alone any book for that matter. I didn't cry for Dumbledore's death, I guess because I was so shocked at the moment. But in the beginning of DH, I wasn't accustomed to death as I was at the end, I really loved Harry and all of the characters in his world and I was eager to start the new book. After the chapter The Seven Potters, I knew something terrible had happened, I knew that not all of them would return to the Burrow and I was already distraught over Hedwig's death. Her death sort of marked the end of Harry's childhood and school years and the beginning of his manhood. When I found out that Madeye died, I was struck with a wave of sadness. I loved Madeye as a teacher in GOF, even though it wasn't him, I like to think that Barty Crouch acted just as Madeye would have, but anyways, Madeye was always the powerful stalwart Auror that nobody could kill, that Harry looked up to. Constant Vigilance, he always said, I never thought that he of all people would die. I always thought of him as the strongest wizard in the order after Dumbledore died. When Madeye died, I knew that nobody was safe and I think this is what made me cry.

I have to confess, I didn't get misty eyes, I had fully formed tears cascading from my eyes when Dobby died, without a doubt the saddest moment of the book, even more so than that of Fred, Tonks & Lupin.

^ That.

Dobby was the true innocent sacrifice. By far the most painful moment for me.

For me it was the moments before and after Harry's 'death', certain moments in the seige of Hogwarts and the few minutes in Luna's bedroom before the attack.

I will have to write a list :)

No, it wasnt that bad!

-When Dobby died
-At the end of Harry looking at Snapes memories and all the way through until he was in Kings Cross..... quite bad really :)

I was horrified at Fred's death. I was misty when I heard Kreacher's story and at the end when Kreacher leads the House Elves against the Deatheaters. Harry's reaction to Dobby's death was very touching. I loved the fact that Ron came around to Hermione's way of thinking about them. I loved Ron saving Harry in the frozen pond.

But the only time I sobbed was when I read that Harry named his son after Severus. It was such a release to learn that his heroic deeds had been recognized.

And, of course, when I put the book in the bookshelf and knew there would be no more....



*sob*

the few minutes in Luna's bedroom before the attack.


I know I originally said Dobby...and I stand by that..I sobbed liked like a baby, but seeing the post above (that) made me realize that there was another time that I really got misty and that was Luna's room...how she had painted Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Neville on her ceiling (the first thing she saw when she woke up and the last thing she saw she went to bed. But more important was that she had the words written "Friends" written all around it...how beautiful, but sad at the same time. How cut off from others...can really hurt.

Probably the same places that got everyone else :sad:...

There was Hedwig's death -- the poor thing was in the air, but in a cage when she died, to top it all off.
There was the deaths of Lupin and Tonks -- I felt certain that the Marauders would all be killed by the end of the series -- but for Tonks to die, and after she had a baby, yet -- just broke my heart.
When Fred died, and Percy's reaction afterwards -- such grief and regret.
Molly's crying over Fred's body.
After the second reading, when Snape (and I am no fan of Snape, but...) wants to look in Harry's eyes before he dies -- and I realize it's because he wants to see Lily's eyes as he dies. There was no way to get that in the first reading...

When people died, I cried(Fred,Dobby,Hedwig). I also cried in "Malfoy's Manor" when Hermione was being totured and Ron was yelling her name out. It was really sad.I cried somuch at that part.

i usualy never cry for anything, but J.K Rowling cracked me; I was a wreck during the entire book; mad-eye, hedwig, when Ron left harry and Hermione (i thought the worst when he didn't come back), Dobby, when percy retuned(tears of delight), fred, when i realized that i was completly wrong about snape, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, when sirius, lupin, jams, and lily show up, and then once again tears of delight when you-know-who was finnished.
Wow, now that i think about it i was a mess...

I truly need to add something to my previous post in which I said Dobby's death and Luna's painting. After re-reading...I must say that I really sobbed when Harry was walking with Lupin, Sirius, and his parents and Harry's asked his mother did it hurt to die. Harry is a wizard that has come of age and is walking to his death, but this question made him somehow seem like a little boy.

I got misty eyed at the "bravest man I evenr knew" line, also during Dobby's burial and The Prince's Tale.

I dont normally cry at books that much, until I read this!
On the first reading, I only cried when Dobby died and at his burial, just out of total shock
The second time round I was a blubbering mess!
Pretty much all the way through I was crying for some reason or other, out of happiness aswell as sadness.
When Harry was visited his grave was particularly poignant
ALL the deaths got me going now I had had time to digest the fact that they were indeed dead.
Harrys walk through the forest was horribly painful
Finally the epilogue, sooooooooo sad and happy at the same time, it was wonderful to see that 'all is well' I love that part. After Id read that I just sat staring into space, tears flowing, knowing that that is the end:upset:

I barely ever cry in books...but DH...
-Fred
-Dobby
-Tonks and Lupin
-Graveyard
-I cried heaviest when I thought Harry had to die. I was devastated.
-When Ron was screaming for Hermione when she was being tortured.

I'm sure there's others...
But in OotP i cried for Sirius :(

Oh God, I cried at loads of parts;

When Snape died, when Dobby died (that was so sad), when Harry visited his parents grave, the walk in the forest with James, Lily, Sirius and Lupin, when Fred died, and when I realized Lupin and Tonks were dead I sobbed so much. A little over the top, maybe, but I liked those charcters.

I was also oddly moved to tears when all the Hogsmede villagers came to fight and when Kreacher lead all the house elves.

Hedwigs Death
Harry's "death"
Snapes last words

The first read-through: My brain was too busy screaming 'Snape CAN'T be evil!!!' to cry. I was too stunned. By the end, when it all comes together, I was too tired to cry.
Since then, I have reread most of the book. Harry going into the forest to his death makes me weepy, as does the end, when Dumbledore's portrait shows his pride.

Dobby's death was really the only thing that did it for me besides Mrs. Weasley beating Bellatrix.

I didn't cry for Fred, Lupin or Dobby, but when Harry walked into the forest, and whispered, "I am about to die..." everything really got to me and I cried hysterically for thirty-five minutes.

All of the usual places like the deaths, Harry going into the forest, but also Lilly's letter in Grimmauld place...I guess because it was the first time we ever really got to see Harry's life when his parents were still living.

One place I got misty-eyed was upon the discovery of the paintings in Luna's room, with the golden "Friends" chains, etc. That just hit me, partly because Luna's my favorite character, and this scene so vividly portrayed an aspect of her that her friends never new existed. Luna's kindness, inner strength and serenity, and her luminous heart came through clearly.

I smiled, dabbed at my eyes, and savored that scene...

I can prattle on about this character, but this isn't the place. I'll work something up for her Character Analysis thread...

God, i always knew i was a wuss, but i started crying from the time Percy came back till i handed over the book to my cousin so she could read it next. I guess I never realised how attached i was to the characters. but then, they've been a part of my life for 8 years. *sigh* I guess we move on with our lives now?

Aaah, it will take some time. I've been going through withdrawl pains ever since I finished the book.I felt so odd when I finished DH at 3am in the morning, I put all of my HP books together in order and stared at them, wanting to cry, lol. I tried to stay away from the books after that, but after one day i gave up and reread DH, and now I'm rereading the series. It's gonna take awhile for me to move on...like u said, it was eight years of our lives!:upset:

Godric's Hollw. I was so happy that Harry had finally gotten to see his parent's graves. I was almost crying myself when I read that part. It was so amazing. :)

J.K. Rowling is the only author who has ever made me get emotional over a book.

The only place I was completely crying was when Harry was walking to the Forest and thought he was going to die.. but I got teary eyed when almost every character died (especially Dobby) and during all of Snape's memories.

On my first reading, I broke down in tears when I finally had the book in my hands; in the forest 'walking to death' scene and the epilogue.

Now, I cry throughout nearly the whole book, because it's just so brilliant. ;]

in the shrieking shack before Snape died when he said "look at me"

its just so sad, they never even had a chance to talk. really talk not just the 'talk' they always do when Harry was younger...

of course dobby's death i can't just help it, i really cried

I don't think I actually cried during any parts, but I was very close when Harry walked through the forest with James, Lily, Sirius and Remus. And the whole story about Severus...and at the end..."Look...at...me..." =( And when Harry's comment that Severus was probably the bravest man he ever knew...

And of course when Sirius died in OoTP...

I shed tears, happy and sad ones, while reading all the books. Of course the last one with all the deaths left me sobbing at times. The two parts that really made me cry were in GoF, when Harry drags poor Cedric's lifeless body from the maze and his father wails and cries for his son and in DH when Harry's preparing to die and asks, "Does it hurt?".

The first time in DH was probably Moody, but after that, the part where it's Lily's letter to Sirius about Harry. it was the first time I ever cried from happiness. Then there's Dobby's death and the Prince's Tale. I didn't really cry much from the deaths, don't really know why, but it was just so sad, especially at the Prince's Tale

Dobby's death and when Harry asked ''Does it hurt?''.

Misty eyed: Ginny and Harry's talk on Harry's birthday, hearing Kreacher's account of Regulus's fate, Snape's death.
Crying: Dobby's death and funeral
Reduced to sobbing mess: the scene in the Prince's Tale with the doe and the argument with Dumbledore.

When dobby died. I almost cried. The other deaths were shocking, but dobby's was the saddest to me.
And I almost cried when Cedric died in GOF the movie.

When Colin died! Well, when Harry saw Neville carrying his body, that's the part I cried most at which surprised me a bit, but he was so sweet.

I definitely got misty-eyed when Dobby died. Well, not misty-eyed, but actually crying. And when Fred died, I had to go get a box of tissues.
May they rest in peace. :)

I also cried through the whole chapter of The Forest Again. It was so sad, Harry walking willingly to his own death . . . so noble and brave. And I already had my box of tissues ready. :D

It was really sad when most of the characters died in Deathly Hallows. I never really started tearing or anything but the ones that hit me the most was when Fred died and when Tonks and Lupin died... that was just terrible. She just gave birth and her baby's an orphan... maybe Harry can teach him some stuff. ;)

I was very close to crying when Dobby died. Of all the characters in the series, he was the one who deserved to die least, and who actually thought it could happen? I did not see that coming at all and almost cried.

I didn't cry during The Forest Again, because there were still two chapters left and that couldn't all happen without Harry. I knew his death was only temporary.

The scene at the end in Dumbledore's office was also rather sad. I knew it was definately the last time we would ever see Albus in the series, and he had been one of my favorites throughout. I also knew that it was the final end of Harry's adventure, and no new information, no new plot twists, would ever come up again. It was very sad.

I only cried at The Forest Again. I was too shocked to cry over the characters deaths, as 90% of them were unexpected and came out of nowhere (especially Fred's).

I got kind of misty eyed when Harry was digging Dobby's grave. Of all the deaths in all the books, that one hit me the hardest. I was shocked when Cedric Diggory got whacked, but I figured he'd come back somehow in Book
5. When he didn't, several months, or a year later, it was anti-climactic by that time.

Oh when Sirius died, I didn't get misty eyed (I don't cry easly) I was just like 'Oh no! No, no, oh how sad' and then when HArry wanted to talk to him sooo bad after he died.......ach that just tore me heart apart. And the talk with Sir Nick about the ghost thing.......that was really sad.

During 'The Forest Again'. It wasn't that I thought that Harry would die, but when his parents, Sirius & Lupin came out of the stone, well I think it was partly the shock of all the previous deaths, but it just seemed so poignant and sad that I burst into tears & I had to stop reading for a few minutes.

The whole of The Prince's Tale. Harry's feelings after Sirius died. While Sirius's death itself did not move me much, Harry's despair did.

The whole of The Prince's Tale. Harry's feelings after Sirius died. While Sirius's death itself did not move me much, Harry's despair did.

The Prince's Tale set me off crying too. I was a complete mess at that point. And I agree about what you said about Sirius' death. The actual death itself was so quick that I didn't have enough time to dwell on it or get too emotional. But, as soon as Harry went after Bellatrix I began crying - more for Harry at this point rather than Sirius. Also, when Harry is by the lake crying and thinking of Sirius, that made me feel really emotional.

As for DH, just reading the dedication got me misty eyed. From then until the end of the book I was like a tap being turned on and off every so often :) One minute I'd be sobbing and the next I'd be fine. In the last third of DH, I still cry a lot. Pretty much from the end of Gringotts to the Epilogue. :(

Misty eyed, in many places... When Moody dies.. when Dobby dies.. All the deaths except Fred's, actually (At Fred's, I had to set the book aside for a couple minutes, because my tears were getting it so wet)

But the place I really broke down and lost it, was when Harry was walking to his death (or so we all thought). The whole time from when he realizes what he has to do, to when he "wakes up" in the "Train station", I was sobbing my heart out.

Haha, forget misty-eyed, my face was wet probably about half the book in all. :upset:

When Hedwig died, when Moody died, when Dobby died, when Mr. Lovegood explained about the Deathly Hallows (that's out of order, isn't it?), all of Harry's angsting about the Hallows and finally moving on, when Ron came back, ... and about the last third of the book continuously. (What have I left out? lol) :upset: <that was me

This may have had a lot to do with lack of sleep, but oh well.

And as much as it was because of the connection with the characters, it was the symbolism and religious depth that got me. All the little parallels, every little plot twist, literally gave me goosebumps; the least little thing a character said could set me off again. For me at least, that was as powerful as the deaths.

The whole book pretty much had me misty-eyed.

From The Battle at Hogwarts until the end I pretty much bawled my eyes out. I cried of happiness when the everyone showed up to help Harry. And then of course when the deaths of Lupin , Tonks, and Fred occurred I cried out of sadness. And during the enitre of The Prince's Tale. And then at the end just because I knew it was the last book in the series

Do u see the water prices going down? thats how much I cried

Dobbys death.
Soo sad.
Hedwigs shocked me, I was so confused.
When Snape died...the tears were flowing heavily.

The deaths! Hedwig and Mad-eye made me sad. When Dobby died, I got misty eyed but I cried when Fred died and Remus and Tonks and when Ressurection Stone!Remus talked about Teddy. Prince's Tale and Snape's death brought tears to my eyes as well. And George's ear being cursed off as well. OH! And when Ron left and Harry was heading towards his 'death'!

well i'll admit i'm not really much of a weeper. but i was crushed when Dobby and Fred died, stunned that Hedwig got hit.

what really pulled on the 'ol heartstrings was Godric's Hollow (when Harry found his parent's grave) and The Forest Again (when Harry was walking to his death).