I think I cried a few times, but I couldn't stop sobbing when Harry came back out of the pensieve and was lying on floor. It was written so beautifully and my heart broke for Harry. I'm tearing up now just thinking about it. In fact, I think I cried all the way into the forest with him. When he asked "Does it hurt?" I had to put the book down for a moment.

Probably when Harry went into the forest to face his death. I got a bit watery-eyed there. It was horrible...


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There were a few spots that did the trick, opening the book and knowing that this is the end of an era for me reading harry most likely...lol
I think the death of Remus & Tonks, the part of Harry walking into his death, Harry talking to Dumbledore after his death, Hagrids reaction when he thought Harry was gone...it was all a bit emotional.

Yes, when Harry walked through the forest towards his death. It was so sad.
And at the begining when Diggle asked if Vernon Dursley could drive. And that he couldn't because of all the buttons. That was soooooo funny.

- Potters Phoenix -

Yes it did, I probally cried the most when Ron saved Harry and Harry told Ron just how much he was missed. I cryed when Percy came to his family, I shed a tear or to for each death, Fred got the most.

Oh crikey...don't get me started on this one lol. Where's the tissues.

I cried when Hedwig died...when George got holey, when Fluer and Bill got wed. I then cried some more when the monument in Godric's Hollow revealed itself and when he saw the house and people had written on the sign. I cried when Hermione produced the wreath for Harry and I cried when I the events of James and Lily's deaths were described.

I cried for everyone who died at The Battle of Hogwarts. Then I bawled when Snape died and said Look....at....me..... Then all the way through the Prince's Tale. Then again when Harry turned the stone and he was escorted into the forest with those he loved and then sacrificed himself 'for the greater good'.

Then I blubbed when came back and even when Narcissa said he was dead.

Ofcourse I then cried with happiness when he finally defeated Voldemort and I even did at the epilogue even though I thought this part of the book was pants.

So basically I am an emotional wreck and I cried all the way through it lol!!

Edit: Actually scrap that....I only actually cried once...I started at chapter 1 and stopped after the Epilogue!!!

Oh yes, yes indeed. Their were quite a few moments that seriously took their toll. I believe the worst was Dobby. But all in all it went for Dobby, Hedwig, Remus, Tonks and the entry to the forest. Their were other shocking moments but they didn't hit as hard.

Did the book make me cry? You bet it did! I cried when Moody,Tonks,Fred,Lupin,and hedwig died.I was bawling when Harry was looking at the Penesieve(I'm not sure how to write that)and found out he had to die that killed me I was about to close the book forever.I didn't want anyone to see me crying so every 5 minutes I got some paper and washed my face.

like the majority of the people posting in this thread... the most tear jerking moment for me was when Harry learned that there was another piece of Voldy's soul within himself, and when he gave himself up to Voldemort, I was like, HARRY NO!!! but then I was all better when he talked to Dumbledore, and i knew everything was alright.

but the epilogue was what shocked me a bit. it was mostly just like everyones fanfics about the 'ships, and it was a bit shocking. ron and hermione, and harry and ginny. there was just this big gaping hole or something...

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As embarassed as i am to say it yes i cried. I cried once in the whole book but it lasted a long time. I cried all the way through "The Forset Again" once he opened the Snitch. I remained spoiler free and at first though that the Stone would keep Harry alive so he didn't have to die. Then he brought back his loved ones and realized i was wrong. I don't really know why i actually cried but i bawled for 3 or 4 pages once the Snitch opened. I have never cried like that during a book. With the deaths i was angry the whole time but i never cried. When Harry used the stone and was walking through the forest i lost it, but i don't know what it was that set me off. Oh well, first time for everything.

Don't be embarassed, espically not here and now, not among a group of people who "get it." I'll probally cry at odd times when I read it again, like whenever Fred or Lupin talk.

We all cried when Sirius died, we cried when Dumbledore died and at his funeral (probably, most of us). I am a major anime and manga fan, so I am used to fanfics and books/comics making me cry. DH had me in tears from little burns behind me eyes to our right sobs. I shoved my book down hard against my mattress when reading Hedwig had died. In my opinion that was complete random. I don't remember EVER seeing Dobby or Hedwig on list of who do you think is going to die. I wasn't even thinking them!!! I freaked when they described what happened to Georgie. I almost paniced thinking hagrid had died!!!! I cried when he blew up Hedwig in her cage when it was falling. I even teared up when he lost his firebolt! HIS FIREBOLT guys!!! He never got his last gift from Sirius ever back! I was stunned to hear about Mad-Eye although wasn't really shocked because him being an Auror i kind of accepted that he might die in his line of work, just not THAT SOON in the book! God and Dobby....god that was just sad...Hermione being torchered. I was completely torn at imagining what Ron would sound like screaming for Hermione as they listened to her get tortured! Fred..of course i balled when Fred was just suddenly killed! Snape's memories....how he truly loved Lily....how he looked into "Lily's" eyes as he took his last breath. The forest....god the forest....how a 17 year old had to accept that he had to die....walking to his fate.....asking them to stay by him....god...that was upsetting. This entire book was upsetting. And ive always loved the golden trio so to see them break up so violently was....hard and very sad oh and i cried about Regulus...he turned good...and then gets dragged down...and drowns...I don't know which was worse to think thinking that Nagini was squeezing snape to death (which she didnt) crabbe being burned alive...or regulus drowning.....

God i won't be able to watch a movie at work anymore! I won't be able to go and sit down and watch OotP without probably crying!! Seeing Fred, Mad-Eye Lupin and tonks are all still in that movie!!!!

The part that had me most teary eyed was finding out all of that stuff about Snape, it's just so sad to find out the ways he put himself in danger for Dumbledore all those times and it was all for Lily.The part when harry saw Snape crying in sirius room made me cry the most. but at least snape died with one last look of lily's eyes

I cried a lot when I found out about Remus and Tonks, because they were my favourite... I wanted Remus to have luck, because he wasn´t very happy in his life. I think (and I´m quite sure) that I will cry for them again and again next few days or weeks. Poor Teddy...
I also cried when Fred died. I can´t imagine George without his twin, they shoud have been hild both or Fred should have survived.

I kept welling up at various points in the book. When Dobby died, when harry "died" (even though i knew he'd be back) and at various other points, cant remember them all! mostly i think when JK kept bumping people off left right and centre!

i was practically crying when Hedwig died. it just shocked me so much! i didnt realise there was going to be a death so early on! and with george losing his ear and mad eye dying just set me off again!

then from when fred died till the end really, especially when harry was walking to his death and remembering all the great times he had at hogwarts.

Oh geez don't even get me started the worst was definately Dobby don't ask me why i think it was just the fact that he loved harry soo much and risked his life for him and to at least i wasnt expecting it! I cried as harry walked into the forest and passed neville and ginny and did'nt say goodbye. but for fred and madeye and lupin and tonks it was just kinda shocking! and it happened soooo quickly! i agree tho one of the worst moments was when harry was remembering all the good times he had at hogwarts

Holy man! I think I cried more reading this book than I have with any other book before! The parts that I cried at are:

-The death of Dobby
-When Harry and Hermione are at Lily and James' graves and Harry is crying. That definately made me cry.
-After Ron stabs the Horcrux.
-When Fred died.
-When Harry finds out that he has to die and he walks past everyone without saying anything.
-When Harry uses the resurrection stone and talks to Lily, James, Sirius and Lupin.
-When I found out about Tonks and Lupin and they'd died. They're son is never going to know his parents.
-The end, realising that "Harry Potter" is over. And ... "All is well." Beautifully said JKR!

Parts When I Cried Out of Sadness:

When Dobby was killed.

When Harry saw the bodies of Lupin and Tonks (I cried also for their orphaned child).

When Dumbledore revealed to Snape that Harry must sacrifice himself in order to defeat Voldemort (from Snape's memory).

When Harry marched to his death.

When Fred was killed.

When Ron had to stab the Horcrux and I learned of all the horrible things it made him feel.


Parts When I Cried Out of Joy:

When Neville stood up to Voldemort, pulled the sword out of the hat (which showed he, like Harry, was a true Gryffindor) and finished off a Horcrux (I was SO proud!!!).

When Kreacher lead the house elves into battle, wearing the locket around his neck

oh dont get me started! these books have got me to shed a tear waaaay to many times that can be healthy but I think out of all of them I did indeed shed more tears for Deathly Hallows:

When Dudley told Harry he was not infact a waste of space, and also Harry's cup of tea realisation, that it was not infact a booby trap- is it just me or was that heartwrenching??!

Hedwigs death...

Dobby's death..oh that was just too much and his final words

When Kreacher lead the house-elves calling them to fight for 'his master'

Ron leaving Harry and Hermione and then his return and saving of harry's life

Luna's painting on her bedroom ceiling of all of the people that she now regarded as her friends

Freds death

Lupin asking harry to be teddy's godfather, and then lupin and tonk's death

Snape giving harry his memory, dying looking into lily's eyes, and that whole memory scene was just too much for me, especially his reading of the letter and showing DD his patronus.

When Harry entered the forest and used the stone to call back his parents, lupin and sirius

And finally the ending..just realising that was it, it was all over

I dont think that if it had not been the last book I would have cried so much, but the fact it's like the end of an era and there was such a sense of finality in it all I was overly sensitive!

Probably when Harry finds Hagrid on the ground after he fell from the bike (mainly cause someone had told me that Hagrid would die) and when nobody arrives and then George gets to the burrow without an ear. And when Dobby dies is really sad too, and when Fred dies, this death was special because Percy and Fred had only a few moments together since their renewed friendship. And definitely when Snape cries over Lily's letter. And finally when harry stares into the faces of all the people he missed. These are all the parts i cried or nearly cried. Strong stuff...

I cried pretty much through out the entire book after chapter one....cried everytime DD's name was brought up, the whole thing about snape, ron, when hermoine said that she knew DD loved Harry..etc. I've never cried so much!

I was abosolutely bawling when Harry went to Godric's Hollow. That was soooo sad! Also when Dobby died. I was so shocked I didn't believe it, but once it sank in I was crying again. Also when Harry's in the Forbidden Forest, and you think that he's dead, I started crying, even though I was one of those people who were convinced Harry would die at the end. It was just too much. And Snape's death, don't even get me started. Actually, I was so upset I couldn't cry, but the memories started me up again. Even Colin Creevey's death made my eyes water. I always loved Colin and it was so uncalled for that he died.

I cried quite a bit during the book. I cried each time someone died, when George was 'holey', when Ron left Harry and Hermione, when he came back, when Ron and Hermione kissed, when Harry and Ginny kissed, when Bill and Fleur got married, when Kreacher became nice, when Harry was in the penseive watching Snapes memories, when Dudley was nice, when Harry 'died', basically the whole chapter 'The Forest Again', when Harry talked to Dumbledore, when Voldy was killed, the epilouge....

I was really emotional reading this, I was like teary eyed the whole book. Everyone thought I was weird, too, because I was at my little cousins birthday party sitting in a chair crying as I read.

I cried a fair bit. Mainly over Dobby. I cried at Dudley telling Harry he didn't think he was a waste of time, that was so sweet. Ummm.......I cried while reading The Princes Tale. When Hagrid fell and Hedwig died. When Moody died. There were tears of anger when Tonks and Lupin died. Yeah, seems I cried alot with this book.

This book was a very tearful experience for me. I was tearing up when fred had initially died, all I could think of were the memories of past books, of the U-KNO-POO and of his family, and that did it. I started to actually cry when the came back into the Great Hall and the Weasley's were huddled around his body, and then when you see Lupin and Tonks together...dead. (I'm starting to cry just thinking about it). Remus and Tonks made me the saddest of the all the deaths I think, they way they were described, as almost sleeping, and how they died together, and their son was all alone. It reminded me of Lily/James, and I cried from then until Harry and DD were talking. When Harry left for the forest the tears came faster, and especially when he walked by Ginny,*sob*, and when he asked if death hurt, and said he was sorry that everyone died. Especially when he talks to Lupin and Lupin says "I'm sad that I'll never get to know him, but we died to make a happier world for him" or something like that. I was just sad that he got robbed the chance to be a parent, even after all the tragedy in his life. I was balling when they got to the part when he say Ginny's blazing look and thought of her lips and the last line when he "dies". My brother came in my room right after that and he was like, wow, are you ok? Very sad book overall.

I cried the whole time! My eyes were red and puffy by the time I had finished.

Yup, even I was on the verge of tears almost all the time. But at the time of Dobby's burial, it was practically too much. I couldn't bear the shock the way he died. Little hero, *sniff*
After composing myself, when I returned back to the book, I sobbed uncontrollably on Fred's death. The weasley twins were my favorite characters, it really saddened me. I wish JKR would have spared the Weasley Twins atleast. But well...I know they are a bunch of fictional characters, but still I really liked both the Weasley Twins

i was pretty much, like everyone else has said here, on the verge of tears for the whole thing. but the only things that really got the tears going was when you found out that Lupin and Tonks had dies. oh my gosh. terribly sad. its just like lilly and james all over again. both parents dieing when child is young and leaving godfather in their place.

yeah. so that was very sad.

lets all give each other hugs.

The biggest event that made me cry was Fred's death. Fred was soooo great! I really thought about how George would get along without him because they had done EVERYTHING together: told crazy jokes, cheered people up, totally rebelled against Umbridge, and basically be the life of the family/wedding/party. (Besides being suuuper funny.)

The months before DH, I told everyone who asked me about it that I hoped Fred and George wouldn't die because Harry and Co. are going to need some laughs after all of this is over.It's heartwrenching to know that one of them is gone.

As soon as I was able to wrench DH out of my mom's hands to reread it, I blubbered at every mention of Fred or George. I even began a drawing of George being torn apart at his twin's death. Fred was horrified at the possibitlity of George being alive but not "right in the head" after George's septumsempra incident, so I can only imagine what his death would be to George.

Dobby's death was difficult as well, because he gave up his life to help his greatest hero, Harry. That kind of loyalty is really amazing. Dobby was just always so sweet, and ridiculous (remember his stack of knitted hats?) and now he's gone, too...

Then I read that JKR cried about the 34th chapter (right before Harry dies), so I reread that, and cried again.

Why did so many people have to die? It's just so sad to know that even though they were fictional, they're gone.

yeahhhh i cried a lot!!!!!!! and it was a first for me...
when ron came back
but mostly on the hole final secuence at hogwarts, when harry met everyone that came to help him... i felt so overwhelmed with all the love he had gather over the years...and was now comming back, he was sorrounded by everyone he loved on his final war... dont you agree that that made all the difference?

And then, when i read he had to die, my eyes got so full of tears i couldnt read on, though i wanted to so bad, because i didn´t want to believe he had to go...

And at it the end, it was all happy tears for harry, and sad tears for having read the last book...

ive never cried so much during one book! my eyes were so puffy by the end of the book!
i seemed tocry at the happy moments and the sad. although i didn't cry when i found out about moody! but if you want a list of the times i cried that i can remember:
when the dursleys and harry were departing.
when hegwid died
dobby
the whole time between fred dieing and harry walking to his "death"
godrics hollow and that sign and statue.
when hermione was being tortured
and a load more! i cant remember all the times.
and then i cried at the happier times like potter watch and tonks and lupin having a baby!
so i cried during most of the book! but it was still brilliant!

I cried when dobby was buried. I think it was sentimental the way he was buried. I am an emotional person so it made me cry. I also cried when Harry opened the snitch and was talking to his parents and Sirius and Lupin. The way he handled knowing he had to die just tore me up inside. I cried all the way until he took his cloak off and dropped the stone. I was touched that even knowing he was meant to die he still was willing to do what he had to do.

I think my tear-duct must be dying of dehydration! Maybe that's why my eye hurts, that or all the reading I've been doing!



i cried soooooooo much. I cried at most of the times you did x_kc_x.



I also cried at the luna picture. That was sooooooo sweet.

I cried sooo much in this book! I cried when Hedwig, Dobby, Snape, and Fred died, and when I thought that Harry died. This was definately the saddest book for me!

I never actually cried, but I got a right lump in my throat on more than one occasion, mainly over Lupin and Tonks, Fred, and Snape.

To be honest there was LOADS!

* Luna's friends pic...
* Finding Out Tonks and Lupin were married
* Finding out Tonks was pregnant
* Neville.... Need I say more
* Ron and Hermione's constant niggling, then the kiss.... it was sweet

The list could go on forever....

I espcially thoughtt he Luna one was sweet! It just made me think how lucky I am. I cried blush.gif

No I did not cry one bit. Yes I am a girl. I nearly cried when Snape, Fred, Hedwig, and Mad Eye all died.
Even when Percy was all upset about Fred I nearly cried as well.
Problem is, I am simply dead inside.
You can't make me cry. Ever.
But I could when the movie comes out and seeing Snape and his memories.

I cried and cried and cried almost the whole day!
Since the moment that Hagrid fell from the motorbike, and when nobody was returning, and the death of Hedwig, and the ear torn off George, and when they found out that Mad Eye Moody was dead, till the part when Harry was saying goodbye to his children.
When he knows he must die to save everyone, it teared my soul in several parts, my heart was really aching! and well, not to cry in the part when he summons his parents, Sirius and Lupin? No way! I cried almost the whole book!!

But it was amazing, except for the Prologue...

Harry finally facing that he had to die. It was really sad but at the same time . . . but hey he lived.

Also, when Snape finally handed over the memory. You found out where his loyalties lay.
Dobbys burrial - quite sad

- Potters Phoenix -

Probably when Hedwig and Dobby died I cried the most...

i'm not an emotional person. it takes a lot to make me cry. I never actually shed any tears while reading the book. ofcourse i got sad especcially w/ snape and the chapter in the forst again. when i really did cry was when i finished the book. it hit me that man... harry potter is over... there's no more books.... it done. that hit me hard. this was something i had devoted soo much of my life and its... over.

i cried so much it was truly pathetic! i think it was because i was prepared to face some really emotional ending that i got over emotional and just blubbed over everything! dobby dying, well i almost ran out of tears and felt really stupid! i even got really upset when lupin and harry argued, how silly!!! surprisingly i didnt cry when fred died nor lupin and tonks although we didnt see it happen. i think i cried when harry was walking into the forest and when i thought he had died! i cried at other things too just cant remember. basically i cried on every other page. what a baby.

I spent 6 months hardening my heart so I wouldnt get upset about anybody dying so that I could read the book calmly and thoroughly.

Then that chapter came along. And I couldnt beleive it, She Killed Off Dobby.

That was so unexpected that to my great surprise, my mouth dropped open, I paused a moment, I welled up and had tears for several pages as Harry Potter buried him.

I didnt cry for anyone else. Not Hedwig, not Fred, not Colin, not Mad eye, not Snape, not Harry (although he came back to life which I kind of expected after I established that Kings Cross Chapter was not a "It was all a dream").

But of course I cried. I cried a few good times at...well like every death. I cried when there were those uber touching moments like Harry meeting his death, and Harry and Ron screaming for Hermione in Malfoy Manor, Severus Snape's memories, the epilogue, I felt sad pretty much throughout the whole book, and having that womanly illness didn't help me stop feeling emotional either. Lol

I think the time I cried the most was really when Severus showed his patronus to Dumbledore and when Harry said Albus Severus, I named you after two Headmasters and one of them was in Slytherin and he was about the bravest man I knew. (I know not the exact words but around the same what I wrote)

Ah it was such a good book....

The first time I cried in the book was when Harry blow up Hedwig and then I thought first that Hagrid was dead too and I cried even more. I cried everytime somebody died (exept for the Hogwarts teacher at the beginning), but I also cried when I finished the book. I cried with Dumbledore in the end and when I read what Harry saw in the Pensive, first because of Snape and then because of Harry. And I cried when Crawp searched for "Hagger". All in all you can say I cried a lot.

I can't remember if I posted this before but I also cried when I found out that the Silver Doe was actually Snape's animagous; and when Dumbledore is like "All this time" and Snape says "Always" with tears in his eyes. That broke my heart. Soo sad and it really made me appreciate and love Snape, which I never thought would happen!

Actually, I never REALLY cried in this book. The closest I came was when Dobby died. I think that everyone got a little teary-eyed at this part. Everything from when Dobby was killed to when Harry marked "Here Lies Dobby, A Free Elf." was extremely sad to me.

The best bits, not necessarily making me cry, i suppose the sweetest or most emotional bits, probably in order, were:

1. More than anything seeing Luna's bedroom and the picture of her friends on the ceiling.
2. Harry's walk to the forest, believing Dumbledore had only ever being working for the greater good and preparing Harry like a pig for slaughter, those two chapters the Princes's tale and the forest again generally.
3. Snape asking to look into Harry's eyes before he died
4. Snape saying "always" to Dumbledore after he produced his patronus. I'm still not sure if he was saying he always loved Harry or he always loved Lily, because Dumbledore would have surely known he loved Lily? I prefer to think he was saying he had always loved Harry, but either way it was very good.
5. Dobby dying after saving Harry and everyone.
6. Seeing everyone Harry had ever known and loved turn up in the Room of Requirement, to aid him in the battle of Hogwarts
7. Neville, standing up to everyone, acting the true gryffindor.
8. Harry calling his son Albus Severus and saying Snape was probably the bravest man he ever knew

Quite a few bits, but what can i say it was a rather good book.

I never really cried in this book and the one time I did tear up was at a part that I don't think anyone would have cried at. It was in the epilogue when Harry said that his son Albus was the only one of his three children to have Lily's eyes. After reading the Prince's tale, that part just made me sort of sad lol. Instead of a family heirloom being passed on, it's like their passing on the trait of green eyes which is what Snape loved most about Lily, well actually he loved everything, but it was those green eyes that reminded him of her.

So yeah, that was the only part I sort of cried at. I actually I had to run from the kitchen to my room to hide my teary eyes. Other times, I was just shocked or sad, but never crying.