I think that Fred's death was written the best. I mean, think about it...

He died doing one of his favorite things to do, laughing; not just laughing, but laughing at a joke made by a brother who he'd had ill feelings towards for 2 years and had just made up with.

And Voldemorts death...

Voldemort died doing the thing he did almost his whole life, he seeked power that wasn't his. So the thing that he thought would prevent him from dying, actually killed him.
THAT'S poetic justice!

i think that snape's death was the best.
period.
end of story.

i think that it was the most meaningful.
but then again i creid when fred died also.

and actually.
i loved dobby's death. not that he died. but the way he died.
trying to save harry one last time.
even when harry told him in th ecos never to try and save his life again.
i thought i was great.
i balled my eyes out.

lol
there was alot of crying in this book.
=]

In my opinion Dobbys death was the most poetic, first Harry saw the dagger flew through the room in the moment he disappeared and you think "thank goddness, it didn't hit him" and then Harry sees the dagger in Doobys chest. Dobbys says the last time the name of his "real master". And the funeral, it was touching and though it was totally natural for Harry it still was great that he cared as much for a houselve as for a human being.

I would probably agree that it was Fred.

Snape's was severly dissapointing and Dobby's merely went over my head.
Moody, Tonks and Lupin's death was also nothing to be proud of...

I'd have to go with Dobby on this one. The other deaths didn't really have much time put into them, but Dobby-- he almost seemed happy to be dieing the way he did, as if there was no other would he would rather go then helping Harry Potter, the boy who set him free. And then when Harry dug his grave and carried his little body over...it was hard to keep my eyes dry

I would agree on Dobby's death too. It was really different and when I read the part when Harry saw the dagger fly towards them, I was just like 'Thank God! It 's so amazing that they're saved' and then suddenly when I read the next part I was totally shocked. It was really touching how Dobby's last words were "Harry...Potter...". Wow. Just wow.

I must say that Fred's was a bit poetic too. How his laugh was still etched upon his face.

I think it was Dobby's. Dobby was Harry's friend - not just a servant..so it solidified the idea that wizards and elves could be equals. Dobby was heroic and saved so many people just before he died...and defied his former masters in doing so. Harry's grief at Dobby's death was more dramatic than at the other deaths in the book (well, that we know of, since we didn't really see him grieve for Fred, Lupin, or Tonks). Then how Harry dug his grave by hand and laid a white stone "pillowlike" upon the grave. It was done with such tenderness...that I think it was the most poetic..and the most heartbreaking because of the detail given about it.

I agree that it was Dobby. I think Fred was too short to have as great an impact as Dobby's. Dobby included the part where harry dug a grave for him which was so nice and heart wrenching. It was also poetic how his last words were "Harry...Potter..."
and the words on his grave. that was just the saddest death in general because it was the most explained and the longest. I just cried.
Snape is up there too, though. I was just too confused to take it poetically which is understandably my fault.

Even though Fred's death affected me the most, I'll have to agree with most that Dobby's death and subsequent burial was the most "poetic". Like what others have said, Harry's grief at the loss of his friend, and Harry actually going out to physically dig Dobby's grave, followed by his simple grave marker.

Dobby's death was the most poetic by far. Fred, Lupin, Tonks, Colin, Moody, etc all just died. However, Dobby's death was prolonged, as he fell limp into Harry's arms. Dobby's death could rival Spock's. Se gap lai nhe.

I would say that Dobby's was most poetic as well, simply because of the connection between the way that he died and the way that he was buried. He was hit with a thrown dagger; non-magical. In the ensuing scene, Harry digs his grave with a shovel, sweating and blistering his hands; non-magical. I think it just showed how much Harry respected other creatures in the Magical community, not just wizards. Voldemort and his Death Eaters have no respect for anyone other than pure blood witches and wizards. Harry respects all creatures in the magical community, regardless of what they are or where they are from...beautiful symmetry and poetic justice for a wonderful character.

I completely agree about Dobby's being the most poetic. It was written very well and when he said Harry Potter just before he died was just about he most poetic thing in the series I feel. And then when harry manually dug his grave it made it all the more so touching. I think that Freds was quite poetic but not as much as Dobby because his had a heart ripping flair but it was very poetic because of Percy's presence. As well Colin Creevey's although it isn't a big one it is at a pivotal point int the novel and you know that Colin was HArry's biggest fan and it was quite a lovely(but sad) way for him to go and being carried up the stairs. But definitely Dobby for most poetic.

i think all deaths were poetic, maybe with the exception of lupin and tonks...

but for me, the most poetic one, was without a doubt, Voldemorts....
harry comes out of tha invisibility cloak being a full grown man, ready to face him as an equal.
And the most beautiful of it all... it is not harry who kills him, but voldemorts own killing curse.
I dont quite remember it now, but theres a reference to them looking into each others eyes right before they do the curses, and it is, "green eyes into red eyes" something like that...
i thought that was a great detail, since the killing curse gives a green flash of light...

Count me in if your opinion is that Voldemort's death was the most poetic.

He was waiting for this moment so long, had planned, and tricked, and killed to get there and then, it kills himself. The killer who dies killing... That's poetic.

Second, in my opinion, is Snape's, because while he was dying, he handed over advice and a legacy which is not only important for himself but also for Harry. The good guy who dies at the hand of the bad guy who does not know that he is killing one of the best good guys.

I think, the deaths of Dobby and Fred belong in another category, because they were touching and I cried for them, but poetic always needs kind of a surprise; something out of the ordinary, and these deaths were, as terrible as it is to call a murder ordinary, ordniary.

In regard to Tonks and Lupin, I was really sad. Not only because of their child but also because they would have deserved to be happy a much longer time and there was not even a remark that they died side-by-side, or something...

I think Snape's death was obviously the most poetic, especially as he asked to look at Harry's eyes -- Lily's eyes -- for the very last time. He may not have liked Harry or cared for him, but Snape died protecting something Lily loved very much.

I also thought Tonks and Lupin's deaths were poetic in a sense too. J.K. described them as looking peaceful and serene in death, which I thought was significant especially in Lupin's case. He's spent most of his life worried about the danger he could inflict on others, as well as the effect of his "furry little problem" could have on his family and friends' lives. It seems sad yet fitting that he died in one of his happiest times, with someone who truly loved and understood him.

agreeing with you all the way, Snape's was poetic ( i just love him) and also with Lupin's and Tonks's because they both died next to the ones that they loved so much. Now, that has to be poetic!

When Hedwig, Dobby, Fred and especially Snape died I was so sad, when I reread Snape's death scene and "The Prince's Tale" I cried so hard, he died a hero who had, after all, risked his life everyday, carrying out Dumbledore's planned death and after Lily's death, pretending to still be a genuine Death Eater while fighting for the good side. He was so brave and so deep, who ended up actually caring for Harry when he protested the idea that Harry would have to kill himself because he was a horcrux, and revealing in his final memories that he had been the one who led Harry to the sword. His death was the most poetic and I'll never forget it.

I think that all the deaths had their own little touch to them that made them special. But I think that the most poetic would have had to have been Snape's. It was like it was all happening in slow motion. And when their eyes met--it was like a punch in the gut, really wrenched my heart out. But it wasn't until around the second time I read that scene that it really hit me. The first time, I was really confused. It was probably the lack of sleep, but I had no idea what was leaking from his eyes, nose, and ears. It wasn't until starting the Prince's Tale when I realized that it was stuff for the Pensieve.
Anywho, the next day, I opened my book again and reread the last few chapters. That's when it hit me how sad and poetic-like it really was.

I suppose after him I would say Lupin and Tonks'. There was a definete parallel between their deaths and James and Lily's. Both leaving behind a kid with his godfather. Also, they being laid side by side and looking as if sleeping. All so sad...

I'd said Snape prior to thinking about this, but everyone was right in this, Fred's was a poetic and bittersweet death.
Dobby was beautiful and loved Harry, and gave the ultimate gift of loyalty to the one person who gave him respect and freedom.
Harry's death was poetic and moreso, because it was unselfish and just, and he came back, even more beautiful.
The fact that Tonks and Remus are together is lovely. In death, they are connected still.

Hands down, Harry's death, if we can count his dying and coming back. I only cried twice this whole book. One, was when all the magical creatures at Hogwarts (especially Kreacher) charged the Death Eaters, but that was from happiness. The second was Harry's whole walk to the forest and his death. Considering I don't cry often at all, I place a lot of value on the fact that this scene could provoke tears. Maybe that's just me. Of those who died and didn't come back, I vote Dobby's as most poetic (and unexpected).

departed: Exactly! In fact, when I read it the first time, I had to go back over the paragraph to make sure they were really dead because they were so serene I thought maybe they really were sleeping. I think they both seemed so peaceful because they died for something they believed in, they died knowing they were loved, and they died knowing that their son would be in good hands. So Tonks and Lupin looked at peace. Fred died with a smile on his face. Dobby died a hero. And Snape...the actual scene when he died felt anti-climatic, and therefore his death seems less "poetic" but there was a whole friggin chapter dedicated to his thoughts when he died, and that chapter was one of the most powerful in the book--heck, in the whole series!

I admit I was disappointed that J.K. seemed to pass over some deaths, or write seemingly quickly about them, but DD's death was pretty darn fast, too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the only death scene she really gave us details on was Voldy, and that's how it should be. Going back to the first big deaths we ever witnessed--Sirius and Cedric--everyone was fast. For her to dedicate time to Dumbledore and Snape later by giving them their own chapters....well, this is probably the start of a whole other thread, but I'm pretty sure that was her way of letting us know what deaths were crucial to the plot. We lost alot of characters, but alot of them were "spares" so to speak. So my vote for most poetic, even if she didn't spend alot of time on it goes to Snape and Voldemort's deaths. Cuz they were the most important.

I too agree that Fred's death was written the best. He died. . .while making a joke. I really honestly could not have seen him go any other way.

I also think Lupin/onks paralleled Lily/James in a way, so that deat hwas poetic.

Saddest death was probably Dobby's... I mean, Fred's would have been, but it was like, the end of the book and I knew people were gonna die, Dobby's came as a shock. Moody, as soon as I saw the chapter title "Fallen Warrior" and found out Hagrid didn't die, I know it was probably Moody, maybe Tonks, though, cause I figured after chapter 1 that Bellatrix would go after her. And Moody was never a favorite of mine, nor was he the most likeable character in the series, and I expected it, like I say, so it wasn't sad.


Snape's... that was before I knew he was a good guy even, with that I was just P.O. at how lame his death was, getting bitten by a snake, come on now. But Dobby's was unexpected and sad.

I dont know that it was poetic, but the death that caught me off guard and hurt the most (not including Snape, because I will never be able to get over that one) was Lupin. He was my very favorite character. I couldnt believe how it was just brushed over! I think he deserved to have his death -which of course must have been heroic- Oh, I dont know, explained. Even Wormtail got that must. *sigh*

HARRY'S!!!!!!!!

when he said "i am about to die", i freaking LOst it!!!! i was sobbing so hard. it was so intense.

and i was so thankful that he didn't stay dead, but it was still the most emotional death for me.

also... i still don't really understand why wormtail died/killed himself? was it a repayment of debt? still though wouldn't the repayment of that debt be to not kill harry? why was it to actually kill himself?

I think Snape's death by far. I was so sad reading through the Prices Tale chapter. I wanted to cry and take Snape and hug him. Even though he hated Harry, because he hated James, (Because i'm sure Snape felt that James had taken Lily from him) he had loved Lily, loved. It was so cute and so unexpected, that Severus Snape, the greasy-haired boy, actually loved. And of all the people to love, he loved Lily Potter. He laid down his LIFE for her, and before he died, the only thing he wanted was to look into her eyes.

That, by far, was poetic, and the entire chapter was veryy well written. By far my favorite, of every potter book.

the thing that rocked my world about snape, which i already knew (thought i knew) but loved hearing, was that snape also loved harry. snape's death (of people who really died) was so heartbreaking. i felt before the book came out that he would die and on his deathbed harry would find out that snape was really good.

I see that many of you, like me, think the deaths of Dobby, Fred and Snape were the most poetic. Dobby definitely got the funeral he deserved - "Here lies Dobby, a free Elf" - when I read it, I got really emotional. And the things Luna said about him, that was so beautiful. Fred's death (I could hardly believe it when I read it), the way it was described, made me think that's the way he'd want to go; with a laugh on his face. And Snape.. I agree with Nickienicole, his last words showed me that he'd really loved Lily, and in my opinion, his death was not only poetic, but also symbolic. The same goes for Lupin and Tonks' deaths. Another death I found, not exactly poetic, but symbolic, was Voldemort's. Killed trying to kill the only person that could bring him down.

I would say Tonks and Lupins to be most poetic. Harry had been named their childs godfather, it was just one more reason for Harry to survive and bring LV to an end.

I cried for every single person that died in that book, seriously. Even Voldemort, oddly enough. I can't figure that one out. I thought Dobby's death, Fred's death (*sob, sob*), and Snape's where the most poetic, and Tonks and Remus lying there also made me tear up. I think my parents were wondering what was wrong with me while I was reading, I should probably be a little quieter.

So in book 4 Wormtail cuts off his hand to help Voldemort come back, and Voldemort gives him a new one, right? But I think what happened was, Voldemort knew Wormtail was a coward and may turn on him if captured by the Order/Ministry, so when he amde the enw hand he made it so that if Wormtail ever failed he would die, so when he failed to kill Harry, he died. Shows how remorseless Voldemort, is, eh? Wormtail finds him and bring him back, and then he kills Wormtail.

I thought each death was poetic in a way. To me, Harry's death takes the cake, because of his walk through the forest. Then I would say Fred's death because of JKR's description of his last laugh etched on his face. Then I would say Tonks andRemus' death because of how it parallel's James and Lilys'.

Snape's death by far the best.He's never liked harry but protected him out of love for lily and in his final moments looked at the eyes he had loved for so long.Harry's eyes..Lily's eyes,and that had the most profoud effect on me out of any passage i had read.So i believe Snapes death was the most poetic.

I'd have to say Fred's death was most poetic because throughout the whole series, he and George have been the comic relief to the story. And the fact that he died actually laughing was soo symbolic to his character.

I would have to say that Dobby's death was the most poetic in my opinion. The below quotation from that scene;



was really beautiful writing and very poetic. That had to have brought a tear to a lot of people's eyes. Also, his headstone "Here lies Dobby: a free elf", and the section were Harry digging Dobby's grave manually was very touching.

Dobby's death was given somewhat more attention than the others, some of which were just skimmed over it seemed. The writing in general was excellent in this book.

I'm going to say Fred's was by far most poetic. It's just sweet that him and Percy were fighting and that he died laughing, not in pain.

I feel that Snapes death was creepiest. I mean, the thoughts leaking out of his ears, mouth and eyes just was gross.

Mad-Eye's was tragic, I have always hated Mundungus Fletcher and now I hate him more not only because he let Mad-Eye die, but becuase he had no sympathy for Sirius, so he just looted his house to sell stuff.

-Lidaya

I think Dobby's was one of the most shocking/poetic! You can see his scared face the moment he arrived at the house he had hated/feared all his life. And he was there (again!) to protect and save Harry.

The moment they leave the house you think that everything was ok but when Harry sees him all covered in blood and Dobby fells down, it was extremely painful. Not enough with this you can see the sky reflected in his eyes, stretching his hands and saying his last words: Harry Potter!

OMG!! I think this was really painful and the funeral with that perfect speech from Luna! Wow I think it was greatly poetic!

Obviously the scene where Harry sees all the Weasleys gathered around Fred was extremely painful too and afterwards Harry seeing Remus and Tonks, again extremely painful.

Hey guys! I’ve seen nobody has wrote about Hedwig (I know some will say she was just a pet or “excess of baggage” ) but come on guys she was always there for Harry always! She dealt with all those nasty things Harry did to her and there was no proper death honor for her. I think it would’ve been great if she appeared when Harry used the Resurrection Stone, this would’ve made the hole scene beyond perfect if Hedwig appeared there (I loved the scene it was perfect but I felt Hedwig was missing there). After all, before Remus and Sirius appearances in the books she was the truly caring member of his family.

I agree completely that this was the most "poetic" death. Sirius only died because he didn't take the threat of Bellatrix seriously. If he had, he wouldn't have been laughing as she shot her red curse at him, and he wouldn't have fallen through the veil.

Bellatrix, with the arrogance of the Black family, did the same thing. She underestimated Molly Weasley, didn't take her seriously as a threat, and *bam*, she died laughing at Molly, just as Sirius died laughing at her.

A lesser theme in the entire series is that everyone can be redeemed. All they have to do is learn from the mistakes of others and want to be. Sure, Bellatrix was never going to be "redeemed" in the full sense of the word, but if she'd only learned from her cousin Sirius, she probably would have won the duel with Molly rather than died.

Sirius' death was (in part) caused by his own arrogance. He probably was a duelling match for Bellatrix, but he treated it like a game. Bellatrix was definitely overmatched to Molly, but didn't learn from Sirius, and didn't take Molly seriously. It was her own arrogance that caused her to die.

(I don't think I'm reaching, either, because the way Bellatrix's death is written, JK Rowling beats the reader over the head with the similarities... Harry knows whats going to happen before it does.)

As far as written most poetically? Easily Harry's. The walk of sacrifice, the use of the stone only for courage, the fact that it wasn't as hard for Harry as it would have been for almost anyone else. It was very well-written and completely heartbreaking.

i was shocked whaen doby died i almost cried and i didn't execpect hedwig to die it was a real surprise but snapesdeath was the worst i have to say

In the short term sense, Dobby's was definitely the most poetic- Rowling wrote the scene beaitufully and Harry's reaction afterwards is compelling. However, in the grand scope of the book, Snape's death outstripped it by far in being poetic and tragic.

I think that the most peotic death in DH was Harry's. He walked straight into death, trying to save everyone else and end all the killing. he was the only person that entered a situation knowing he was for sure going to die, and he did it anyway. He walked unarmed to the man that was going to kill him, just to save the rest of the world. It was totally selfless and poetic.

Snapes death was beautifully written but I agree that Fred's was written the best.

The most poetic, to me, was Dobby's death. It was so much more detailed than most of the other death's in the story, and to die, not by magic, but by a muggle way, and to have Harry dig his grave the muggle way, is very poetic.

Voldemort's death took second place. After years and years of planning Harry's death, torturing and killing people who are in his way, and to finally kill him, THEN to have Harry come back[under his Invisibiltiy Cloak] and kill him with his own spell, is poetic.Actually, harry didn't even kill him, he kiled his own self with his curse! (I thought that was very ironic XD)

Snape's death took third place. To die like he did - a horrible and most likely painful way - to save Harry, was very sad and poetic. And to give Harry the memories that he needed to finish off Voldemort was the final touch!

Fred's death came last of the poetic death's. Dieing with a smile on your face, laughing about a joke his brother made - a brother who Fred thought was a git for 2 years - was poetic.

snape's death....

The green met the Black and after some time,the light behind the Black died out....and before that he urged:"LOOK AT ME"!!!
What a description!I was bowled out!!

The Death of Dobby was also very very sad event!Specially when Harry was digging his Grave..The thunderous sound of the see,the pain of Harry,all made the death of Dobby a memorable event!

I'd also like to add, as many people have said here already, that I think Snape's death was very poetic. Because as we found out that he loved Lily, and as we have heard how Harry has his mother Lily's eyes throughout the whole series, and when Snape says "Look ... at ... me ... " to Harry as he's dying, he just wants to see Lily looking back at him one last time. That broke my heart for sure.

I vote Severus Snape like a lot of people no doubt

I think keith put it perfectly


It was just so tragic. Heres just a few reasons:

To have loved but never known love in return
To loose your true love to the guy that bullied you mercilessly
To know you were a major reason for your true loves death
To be entrusted with the son of your true love, yet the son of your enemy
To protect the son in the name of your true love only to discover it was all for nothing!
To die at the feet of the son. A boy who hated you as he watched you die. A boy who looked like his father - the guy who tormented you in school and ruined any chance of happiness you had. The boy with Lily's eyes, the only eyes you ever loved.

What a mind f***

like so many people before me, i agree that it's snapes death that was the most poetic! and for all of the same reasons shown above!
when it's said like that, his death sounds even worse!! i could feel myself remembering his death with every reason! and each time there was a new reason there was a slight pang in my heart of how sad it actually was! no wonder snape was so cold towards everyone, no wonder he never showed any emotion! how could you want to feel any kind of emotion and let it be seen after what happened to him and it all being his fault! no wonder he thought that wearing your heart on your sleeve was a weakness! because it's because he gave his heart to someone that he was so hurt and now so alone!
i don't think i'll ever get over snape's death! especially after now knowing the truth!

Snape. The way he loved Lily. Man that was a good book!

I thought Snape's death was the most poetic. It was so dramatic, but I loved it. It was so good to know that Snape was Dumbledore's.It was pretty sad too that the last thing Snape wanted to look at were Lily's eyes. I thought Dobby's death was done well too. I wasn't expecting it all, and it was so sad that the last thing he said was "Harry...Potter..." I was almost crying when Harry dug the grave himself and wrote "Here lies Dobby, a free elf."