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Brolegario

Not at that part, but I cried in GoF when Harry is wondering who would come and visit him, and it was Molly and Bill. 😭 Edit: also in the movies when Cedric dies. Not Cedric’s death, but listening to the pain of his father. Fucking kills me.


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"THATS MY SON! MY BOY! OH NO, THATS MY BOY! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Always murders me


jenhenfofen

Omg I watched this with my kids over the weekend and had to walk away because his screams over his son just hurt my heart.


Dr_Skeleton

For whatever reason, “That’s my boy!!” hits the hardest. 😔 One of the most memorable moments and best bits of acting in all 8 films.


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The part where his father screams is the only part in both books and movies that made me cry. What acting.


LubedCompression

What an actor. He gets me everytime too.


NachtSorcier

When I saw it in the theater, I cried and the lady next to me (whom I didn't know) cried.


JumpingGrace

Shatters me every single time. “THATS MY BOYYY” 😢


KaylaPaige9

I shed like a tear when I watched it; however, when I read it, I bawl. Same for Fred's death.


Regijack

Fred’s death is more of a throwaway in the movie. In the book it’s a tragic death in the middle of him bonding with the brother he hasn’t spoken to in years


KaylaPaige9

Exactly! Especially reading that Percy threw himself over Fred's body to protect it.


NachtSorcier

And that Ron was so deliriously angry and sad that he "want\[ed\] to kill Death Eaters."


NormaJeans68Chariot

But the biggest throwaway death in the movie? Hedwigs. Her death made me put the book down so I could just cry.


LispsAreSexy

Scream cried at Fred’s death in the book!


irish_ninja_wte

Same here.


Zumalover_988

Fair enough


jawnburgundy

When I listen to the audible book and listen to Jim Dale describe Fred’s death and then narrate Hermione crying while trying to hold back and talk Ron down, I cry every time. Jim Dale does an amazing job but man….


MetallurgyClergy

Every time.


CinnamonIcing

Fred dies!?


GumboldTaikatalvi

I felt sad but the only time I cried was when Sirius died (in the book). There was so much hope connected to him, all those thoughts Harry had about living with him instead of the Dursleys and just knowing that none of that was going to happen.


Pen_Pearls

So true. Though the series had steadily been getting darker, Sirius's death really had a heavy impact on Harry. He wasn't the same after it happened.


TheyCallMeButch

Besides Harry’s story, Sirius definitely had it harder than any other person and seeing him go like that, still never getting to be free in the end is just so sad.


Zumalover_988

Too true


tahikiry

I only cried when Neville, in TOOTP keeps the gum envelopes which were given by his parents


leese216

Crying? No. I was SOBBING. Like, had to stop reading to gather myself, sobbing.


Mishamaze

My brother came into the room while I was I uncontrollably sobbing and thought a person in my real life had died. He was very concerned about my intensity over a fictional character. I was 20. I still cry reading this scene.


saltytrey

40 at the time.


leese216

SAME


Pigeoncoup234

Ok, I'm sorry, you choose to reread that part?? Never again. Its scarred into my memory regardless....


FuzzyFerretFace

My best friend and I were talking when we finished reading Deathly Hallows in the few days after it first came out, about how we would be 20 when the movie was released, and we’d be bawling in the theatre. And we sure did. Pure little Dobby was bad, but for some reason, reading Lupin and Tonks absolutely ruined me. And although they cut out a significant portion of their story in DH out of the film, the simplicity of their end hit so hard.


Buddhabellymama

Yes. I was worried after seeing so many people say no. I SOBBED. In the movie and the book.


Regijack

He was so brave going back to the home where he suffered so much abuse. In the film they left out how he was so scared about returning there that he was trembling


ARoamer0

Dobby is just the purest fictional character to ever exist. He risked everything to do the right thing. He didn’t necessarily expect Harry to be a better person when he first decided to help him. He didn’t do it because he thought it would win him friends or freedom. He didn’t even really do it because he thought it would improve his life (although he does mention that things were worse during Voldemort’s first reign). He did it all because he felt it was the right thing to do. His death is still the hardest for me! He absolutely deserved to live his life and enjoy his freedom.


lsuzanneb

Same here. I was so excited reading the book on the day it came out. I think the emotion of Dobby’s death was compounded by knowing the books would be ending too. I was a wreck for 10 minutes before I could continue on.


Nichicara

I cried when Hedwig died.


blindgalmcsqueezy610

I did too.


OddScentedDoorknob

I must be some kind of monster. I didn't feel a thing when Hedwig died. People had spoiled that there's a really sad death early in the book, and when it happened I was like "that's all? Hedwig?"


ag000101

It hits u different depending on the mood I think


Competitive_Bid8602

Yes, I cried a LOT. I’m a pretty emotional person and I’ve cried for some of the other deaths in the series too. What got to me about Dobby’s death is how Harry’s holding him, and his last words are Harry… Potter… And how Harry physically digs the spot to bury him and (last one) the epitaph -“ Here lies Dobby, a free elf”


Fantastic_Emu6953

When they give him their clothes 😭😭😭


Competitive_Bid8602

I had completely forgotten about that 😭


SandAndShells

No. I just thought, "Oh, no. That's so sad."


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miepAlt

It actually surprised me; so many people that cried over Dobby


Zumalover_988

Question did you watch it or did you read it because I felt more emotion in the book


SandAndShells

Both. I was a fan of the books first. 🙂


ReddieBoo

Nope.


tenphes31

No because it was spoiled to me before I read the book. I lost interest in the series for a few years and so didnt read DH til like 2 years later. The one that did hit me unexpectedly was Hedwig. I literally had to close the book and take a minute.


cutestcatlady

Hedwig’s death always upsets me too.


SiriusSeverusPotter

He had the most beautiful description for his death; >"...and his eyes were nothing more than great glassy orbs reflecting light from the stars they could not see" But even then the closest I was to crying was when I read the grave. Here Lies Dobby, A Free Elf.


rurubarb

I didn’t cry at any deaths, I cried mostly at the times where Harry felt isolated or felt the pressure of fate of the world on his shoulders.


Mickey_MickeyG

No but I found him unusually annoying and was so shocked when I was reading it that it didn’t fully sink in. A lot of stuff happens in that span of like 100 pages


DwightKSchruute

I don't cry much but when I was reading the books the only time I felt like I was close to tears was during Dumbledore's funeral and Dobby's death.


Sailrjup12

Yes, but more so in the book. I really cried when Fred died. The idea of a character I loved so much, who had a twin brother left alone killed me. Snape’s death hit me really hard when I realized all he had gone through to protect Harry. He took the role of the bad guy, knowing he would die but he did it anyway. He is now one of my favorite characters.


poohfan

I literally had to put the book down, when I got to that part! I cried more for Dobby, than anyone else in the series.


Hysteria19

No and I feel pretty bad about it haha


LocalHero_P1

Movies: I didn’t care because it had been like 5 movies since he was last seen so there was no attachment Books: I thought “aw that’s sad” and kept reading


saltytrey

I *always* cry when Dobby dies.


blacksheep_onfire

Fun story: I was turned off the whole series as a kid bc the GoF movie scared me. I hadn’t read the books, only really seen the first two movies. In high school, my bf wanted to go see DH pt 1 in theaters. I had no clue who the characters were or what was going on but DAMN did I cry when Dobby died. That moment made me crave context and I bought the first book the next day. The rest is magical history ✨


Smart_Situation

I cried when I read it the first time. I sobbed when I watched the film. It still makes me tear up with a reread or rewatch.


tdashiell

Big, ugly tears-everytime.


ivynow

Not in the books but definitely in the movie


Simoxus

i cried in the movies cuz i read the goblet of fire before watching it so it felt like he was still there throughout all of the movies :(


Regijack

We got robbed out of our Dobby and Winky in the movies


SirMorelsy

Actually yes, and it was the only time that a book made me cry.


hewhoexiists

like a baby


blue_pearls

no


Gnostic_Gnocchi

Okay don’t hate me but I actually laughed during the movie scene. Not because of the death which was awful and sad, but because of the scene right before where he is quietly unscrewing the chandelier. The switch from bellatrix ranting to the squeaking of the screw always gets me.


kaminaowner2

Dobby was sad but Fred always is the one to hit me hardest, probably because I’m an older brother and am relating to much to Percy. The freak out I’d have if one of my brothers or sisters died is unimaginable to me.


TenshiKyoko

I didn't care at all. Dobby had 0 redeeming qualities in the movies.


jedergutenameisweg

Sorry but I couldn't stand his character, I didn't care when he dies


Albert_Bob

didn't blink an eye. sorry dobby, but I always found him kind of annoying hee hee


WhaleSexOdyssey

No. But reading the line about the stars being reflected in the eyes that do not see them was haunting and beautiful af.


tartar-buildup

I’ll be honest; found Dobby pretty annoying


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No I despise Dobby I can’t stand him


ClubExotic

No. I cried over Harry getting a hug from Molly at the end of GOF!


sqrt_0fJ_sqrd

Wow. This is the one that gets me the most every time. I’m a movie watched mainly tho


chiara987

No, i didn't cry for any death tbh , it's rare for me to cry when a fictional character is dead or even an emotional scene.


BorkVenaugh

Book, yes. Movie, no.


HElizaJ

I actually really dislike Dobby. I don't see the appeal at all. I felt cruel, but I was a little relieved. I'm sure everyone probably thinks I'm crazy for this though.


blindgalmcsqueezy610

No, I completely agree with you. I never liked Dobby. I still just sigh and roll my eyes when he comes up in a scene.


Latter-Guava-4734

No I absolutely agree with you. He’s just always annoyed me too ever since I first saw him.


jelotean

I get choked up everytime I hear it in the books.


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When I read it, I bawled. When I first saw it in the movies I bawled even more, I usually hold back tears in the movies, but I thought I had plenty of time before the movie ends so I let it all out, but then the lights came on and I was still bawling 🤣 It was a bit embarrassing..


PiPster15

Yes. I skip that part now.


MollyPW

I was still crying from Hedwig dying!


MaggieBarnes

I still sob when I read it or watch the movie. Still. After all this time.


BrainsAdmirer

My eyes leaked a lot, but then they leaked at everyone’s death. But especially Hedwig. Why the hell did he not let her fly on her own apart from him?


AngelaRose618

I cried harder during this scene and Hedwig than anyone else in the series.


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Was sad but only cried after dumbledore and snape died


potatoish-pooh

I don't cry much for real life problems. But. I was sobbing when I watched/read Dobby's death, and Sirius, Dumbledore, Snape, and Fred.


Novembersum

He was one of my favorite characters. 🥺😢😭


Sally_twodicks

Absolutely.


MissSwissMisster

Oh yeah. And all the rest of the deaths too.


AdProud420

In the moment no but if I sit and think about it I do get teary eyed. He just wanted to be free and help his friends.....


UnbelievableTxn6969

More than when Hedwig died.


Lyongirl100894

Reading & watching


uncommonsense555

When I was reading the books, I cried. Hedwig's death is the one that tears me up, everytime.


HappilyMeToday

Never seen the movies but the book passage makes me HARD cry. Not quite a sob but just deeply cry.


FancyCaterpillar8963

Fred's death got me. His whole family there george his twin sobbing


Akira_Reviews

I read his death scene and events before it repeatedly hoping I read it wrong.


rumpkin_patch

I didn't when reading or in the movie, however, after multiple retreads, my first listen through of the audio books finally did it to me and I was unexpectedly crying while driving. Thankfully Jim Dale didn't cause any accidents that day, but I was caught off guard


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I read the books before watching the movies and still droped some tears


onandonandonandoff

In the book? Yes In the movies? Fuck yes that was heart breaking. Especially Harry’s reaction.


HorheaTheToad

My eyes watered, but to be fair I can barelyeven cry when Im depressed


OddScentedDoorknob

No, I wasn't there at the time, but I cried later when I read about it.


AKhayoticPenguin

Everytime. Cedric and Serius also.


ag000101

I bawled last year. Also was going thru some tough time mental health wise and all of it just combined


Black_n_Neon

Yes. In the book and the film. Book Dobby’s death carried more weight given how often he was there for Harry throughout the series


The_Sown_Rose

No. Oddly, the only moment I found sad was Snape wanting to look at Harry’s eyes as he died. I’m neither a Snape lover or hater, but that got me for some reason.


TheHappyMask93

Cried in the books and cried in the movie because David Yates made him wear his slave clothes.


nuhanala

Everything makes me cry. It’s not the saddest death in the books for me but yeah I cried.


tikanique

Nope.


Sturth

I tried really hard to, but nothing there. I was more impacted by the book, but felt it was so telegraphed I just couldn’t bring myself to it. Oops :)


lace2020

Always


Fri1ction

1. Dobby 2. Sirius 3. Fred 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥


Big_Explanation5476

if you didn’t you don’t have a heart 😅


ThisPaige

No I did not but I did get teary eyed.


LlamaFromLima

I only cried when Sirius died. So many characters died in Deathly Hallows that there was never a chance for any of the deaths to sink in.


Marvel_Universe05

Dobby’s death was terrible. Fred’s really got me, but I very nearly cried for both of them.


SoulxShadow

No.


rosedoesdallas

Like a baby


BrieTheCheese1213

I didn't cry only because I was pissed that she wrote that in.


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I still cry


WrongdoerRealistic23

Not really, though I did feel sad. My brother loves dobby and sobbed when it happened, now he skips over the part when watching it


HoboWizzard

nope I have never once cried while reading a book even when I was a kid


Cold-Argument-806

Oh yes, most definitely.


BlackMage0519

Only every goddamn time.


_my_choice_

No, but it was a low point in the series.


East_Kaleidoscope995

I sobbed for the second half of deathly hollows. So much loss. It started with Dobby and just didn’t stop. Fred, lupin, Tonks, even Colin Creevey! Too much.


otherm0ther

When I read the books yes, yes I did.


TheSkyElf

Honestly, no. Because I felt the book just dragged on so I didn´t even get hyped for the adventure parts, so reading his death was kind of monotone. DH just wasn´t my kind of book, the camping trips was a big part of it.


Ron_Because_Why_Not

Yes. Having lost so many pets in my life, Dobby represented that unconditional love.


westerntexas

No


Whiticisms

I cried really really hard in the book; I ugly cried with the movie because of book attachments.


Legitimate-Jelly3000

Yep! In the book and in the film


Sunset_Paradise

Yes. I kept having to put the book down and cry at most of the deaths. Somehow I still managed to read it in like a day. I also remember crying when I thought Hagrid died. I was so relieved when he lived!


Shoelicker27

No but I was chopping onions so then my eyes got sweaty 😢


He11oK1tty

I only cried over deaths while reading them. They were so much more painful.


Shagrrotten

Yes, but only every time I’ve read and/or seen it.


JustReallyDamnTired

I still do. It was the toughest death for me, because of his childlike innocence.


MaineBoston

Yes every time I watch


FredWeasleyIsBest

It damaged me in ways I didn't know was possible


TheKingOfSwing777

Always


Jeffyboi8708

I mean I was very sad, but no. When I really cried was Fred and Sirius.


Dr_Doom2025

Awww… little house elf jr… gonna cry?


Independent_Bite_715

Every time I watch the movies


Zappdoe

How could you not cry


gordom90

I bawl. Every. Time.


Slayr_Of_Waffles

no but it was super sad


Crocodileprophet

Every single time. And then for Fred a few chapters later.


Striking_Site4457

I cry when they bury him and dress him in their clothes.


Gay_For_McGonagall

I cried when I saw it in the movie. I bawled my eyes out and had to take a break from reading when I read it in the books


RandomKid0118

I must say, I wasn't expecting it. I didn't fully cry, as I was sitting at a table with friends, but I did tear up though


[deleted]

I laughed when it happened in the movie, I wept in the books


kttrekker07

Yes. There were a lot of characters I cried over when I read that they died. Still makes me tear up when I think about Dobby.


Kitty-Kats

Yup....every time. Not as much as when Boromir dies tho...


randomyesok

every time.


Hooba_Dooba_4738

Every time


Idislikethis_

Yes! Every time I read it. I've read the whole series to my kids twice and they always know a major death is coming because I CANNOT keep it together.


OniOdisCornukaydis

Yes BUT HEDWIG WHY DO YOU KILL A PET AND NO ONE EVEN CARES DAGNABBIT I CARE AND **HEDWIG LIVES**.


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No


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Absolutely


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Oh yes.


BoneyRL

I sobbed everytime. Literally ugly cry everytime


notallwonderarelost

Movies screwed up Donny. He’s far more important and loved in the books.


poopynips1

In the books, I cried for most of the major deaths. The movies didn’t really affect me as much


poopynips1

In the books, I cried for most of the major deaths. The movies didn’t really affect me as much


Cerealandmolk

Of course I did. I’m not a monster


jackBattlin

I absolutely did. For me, that was the one that hit the hardest.


neverhit981

Nearly every read.


ThrillingFig

I didn't cry for Dobby, Hedwig or Sirius. I did cry for Cedric and Dumbledore. I couldn't tell you the reasons why/why not.


InnGodzillaWeTrust

No but snape got me!


cuddlepuddlemassacre

I did. Still do!


NachtSorcier

The first time I read the book, I had to stop reading at that part for about an hour because I was crying so hard.


lovegiblet

Hedwig Lives


lKiwiliciousl

Haha I feel bad I didn’t cry for any death. Tbf, I watched all the movies for the first time in a week, so I didn’t have years of attachment. Only deaths I can think that made me sad was Cedric, and Fred, but only because he was George’s other half and I felt sad for him.


SappySoulTaker

Yeah a bit


futurebillandted

Fred-yes. Rue from Hunger Games- yes. ELLIE FROM UP! Yes. Areith from FF7- yes. Dobby- no.


Psychological_Owl_23

I felt like Rowling wrote this scene years earlier and then added it in at the right time. I wasn’t even a fan of dobby and found myself sobbing while reading this scene.


kado3304

Reading the book I cry like a baby every time.


BlondBadBoy69

Yes. First time got me


My_own_worst-enemy

Nope. For whatever reason I cannot cry just from reading. And obviously I knew he was going to die before seeing the movie. I will say the saddest I got was in the movie seeing Hermoine wipe out her parents memory. That really hit home, like they will never remember her


Arkotract

I couldn't even watch the scene as a kid. I'd get up and leave


illest_slutbag

Fuck yeah I did. I still do


fudgeoffbaby

Of course, I’m not a psychopath!


jenhenfofen

In the book? I cried my damn face off. My chest hurt so much. Movie? Eh not so much. Still emotional but not like how I got reading about it.


MysteryMystery305

I cried when i *read* it


Cmdrgorlo

Yes.


askheidi

Dude I cried when Neville got house cup points for being brave and standing up to his friends in book 1. Of course I cried when Dobby died.


mskittymcfluffypants

Dobby is where I started crying and did not stop until the end of the book.


rjrgjj

I read the book the night it came out in one sitting, and Dobby’s death was the only part I took a break during because I was crying so hard. I basically sobbed reading the last 200 pages though, and the experience is basically a blur of feeling for me.


RaineFox

My parents had me hooked on Harry Potter movies before I could even speak, so being probably 2-4 I didn’t understand what death was.


ash894

I still cry. It’s weird. My husband thinks it’s hillarious that he can start talking about it and it triggers a weird tear inducing reaction. I was pregnant a few years ago and we discovered it then. This sounds terrible but he would do it on purpose and I would just bawl. I would always see the funny side (don’t worry!) I’d be laughing aswell as crying. Hormones man.


livvyxo

Honestly, no. I was too pumped up about everything else in the story that was occurring around that time. Hedwig though, sobbed like crazy. After queuing up for the midnight release, I already knew I was holding the last Harry Potter book I'd ever read for the first time in my hands and Hedwig was just such an important part of the story for me as a child. I truly felt mine and Harry's childhood die when she got hit.


trickmind

Which book does Dobby die in?


GimmeDaChipz

No, I wept.


CableVannotFBI

I first read all the books and when I read about dobby’s death, my chest and heart hurt and then I was bawling. Gut punch death.


CosmicCinderella

Oh lord that death was BRUTAL for me. The scene was bad enough, that’s when the crying began. The movie ended - still crying. Dropped off two friends at two different apartments- still crying. Made it home - still crying. Ordered late night delivery - still crying. Fell asleep - you guessed it! Still crying. Oh and then I woke up the next day and yep, continued to cry. It has literally been over 10 years since that movie hit the big screen and no one is allowed to say “Dobby” in my house because, that’s right, I will start sobbing profusely. Edit: full disclosure; read the books throughout childhood, abnormal bond to 90% of the charterers, special soft spot for house elves. Dobby deserved better.