this book was sad, for me anyway.

1) sirius dies
2) the twins leave. is this the end of them? i sure hope not.

You found it sad when the twins left? I actually found that one of the happiest scenes in the book! It made me... I don't know... just somehow really relieved about something. Definitely made me feel emotional, but in the almost-excessively-happy sort of way. I'm sure that we haven't seen the end of them.

The book did have a sad theme about it, didn't it? I have a feeling that is how J. K. Rowling wanted it, along with the book having an Angry Harry theme.

You'll probably be chucking tomatoes at me for this, but I wasn't sad when Sirius died. If Lupin died, on the other hand....

The end of the twins? Never! They are too cool, too funny...but then again, Sirius was like that, wasn't he? And look what happened to him -- he disappeared into an archway and never returned.

I think the most emotional part for me in fifth book was when we find Neville and his grandmother visiting his parents. I feel so sorry for Neville! Having to visit your parents, only for them not recognize you, and then realizing your friends now know too...

You should make a poll for this! Unless, of course, there is all ready a poll for this topic or you just can't due to some rule or another. It's really thought provoking!

sirius died!
i really don't want him to die!
he's one of my favorite characters & he's really cool!

but you know.....
this is just an opinion of mine...
i think he's not really dead!
he just fell from that stupid veil
while dueling with that freak, bellatrix lestrange!

There were a few parts in OotP that made me feel a very strong emotion; some were good, some others were bad. Let's see now...

Snape's Worst Memory. When I read the title of that chapter, I was prepared to be sad about whatever his worst memory was (he is, after all, one of my favorite characters), but I had no idea I'd get so angry! Words cannot describe the anger I felt towards a certain James Potter. I got so mad with James in that part that my hands were shaking as I turned the pages. There were tears in my eyes too, but I think they were more out of anger than sadness. Sirius I didn't get as mad with because it almost seemed like he was just going to follow whatever James was doing. I couldn't believe that Lupin just sat there and let it all happen! Thank God Lilly showed up...Lilly gained a lot of respect from me after I read that chapter.

The Weasely Twins Leave. Hahaha! That was just brilliant! The Twins are, by far, the coolest Gryffindors ever. They shall go down in Hogwarts history!

Harry Begins to Realize His Connection to Voldemort. When Harry and Ron were in the dressing room and Harry's scar started burning, and he told Ron that he could feel what Voldemort was feeling (I forget was it was right now), and then Ron said, 'You can read You-Know-Who's mind,' my jaw feel to the floor I think! I was just...freaked out! This was when I first started to realize just how connected Harry and Voldemort really are.

Sirius Dies. *sniff* There's really no explianation needed for this one I don't think. When Lupin said something like, 'There's nothing you can do Harry...he's gone,' the tears just started streaming down my face.

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blacks so called death that was really upsetting.

Well I found the book generally quite depressing. It has quite sad themes though dosen't it?

1) The thing about Neville upset me a bit. It just seemed so awful.

2) Obviously Siruis dying. That made me cry!

3) Harry feeling depressed and worthless, I wanted to hug him!


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1. Sirius' death:

He's my favorite HP character and who wouldn't be upset when your favorite character is dead. Before I read OotP, my friend told me that someone will die. He's such a spoiler and told me that it was Sirius. I really feel sad with that.

2. Harry's behaviour:

I don't know but I really don't like Harry here in this book. I actually blamed Harry for Sirius' death. I think he's not thinking. I was really disappointed. I don't like his attitude about Ron, being a prefect, making me think that Harry had inherited some of James' attitude (being arrogant). I do like Harry and James but not that attitude of them.

3. Umbridge/ Percy:

I find her so irritating. She's the best villian, for me, because she really made me feel angry. As well as Percy. If I was a character in HP books, the Weasleys will gain all of my respect. The respect Percy had taken for granted. I don't know what's in his mind but I'm more curious on what in his heart regarding his actions.

4. Ron, a prefect:

Though I never excepted it, like Harry, I feel so happy for Ron. It's another achievement for him. But as I've said earlier, Harry spoiled it all. . Well, plus the fact that he is with Hermione all the time...

Neville and Ginny's development:

It explains all.

When i was reading OoTP my friend said that DD will die at the end of the book. So i was kinda waiting for his death while they were fighting in the Department of Mysteries, and when Sirius was "gone" i was sure that he will somehow come back. But he didnt and when i finished the book i was crying like a baby. i was sooo disappointed, that my fav character died. i still shed tears whenever i reread that chapter...

There is a part that made me emotional and that was when Sirius died. It was so emotional to me because Harry keeps calling for Sirius and he doesn't believe Prof.Loopin at first when he told Harry that Sirius really was dead.

[FONT=Geneva]I was jumping up and down when Fred and George left on their brooms. Then I was bawling my eyes out when Sirius died and Harry was yelling for him. I also cried a lot during Dumbledore's explanation. My mum came in and was like, "What's your problem?" And I said, "SIRIUS DIED!" She walked away.[COLOR=purple]

zimmy, your post is slightly to the off-topic side, I'm afraid.

If you want to talk about whether Sirius will return in future books, do so here and if you want to talk about who the HBP is, do so here.

Sirius' death and when they described Harry's feelings and also when Dumbledore explaind the Prophecy. I started crying like it was the end of the world, the last few chapters. I think Harry's behaviour was actually quite understandable. The Twins departure was, I'm sure, not at all the end of them (Those two are everywhere! )

i cryed from chapter 34-38! sirius was my favourite person! i was so mad when he died i really wasnt exspecting it. when dumbledore was explaining everything to harry and he got all mad... which is totally understandable. it has to be so hard to b e harry now that he has all these burdens and loses...but at the same time just wants to be a normal kid...(wizard)

I started crying when Sirius died and when Dumbledore was explaining everything and Harry was yelling at him like mad. I started crying like crazy at that part.

I vow to myself to hate Bellatrix.

It was a very emotional book for me too! I found the entire story to be generally sad. Umbridge had me very angry for most of the story and then Sirius's death was horribly sad. I read the book as soon as it was released and I'm am still depressed that one of my favorite characters is gone. I can only hope he plays some part in the next two books.

I know. I hate that Umbridge toad too.

I never cried so hard in a book before, there were tears on the pages!

I loved the twins leaving hogwarts scene, it was a moment of true rebellion against Umbridge and devotion to Dumbledore. I'm sure we ain't seen the last of them

hiys well i think that the bit i really hated was when sirus died. i was upset and alohough someone i heard rumors that someone, it was a bit of a shock whe i knew who it was ( though the shock didnt register till i read it ofr a second time!). anyway the other person that got me so angry was Umbridge! i felt like stabbng her i hated her so much!

Same here, queenie.

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Harry was n't made a prefect!!! This part really got to me...when Dumbledore ended his ever-famous conversation with Harry:

Dumbledore stated '...you may have wondered why i never chose you as a prefect?...i...rather thought ...you had enough responsibilty to be going with.'
'Harry looked up at him and saw a tear trickilng down dumbledore's face into his long silver beard.'
I could have...sort of relate to it ...at the time i had read it!!
Touchy bit of text...really!! coz...honestly...this must have been a seriously sensitive issue... which made the most powerful wizard of present break down!!!

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well just like allmost everybody: Sirius' death, I nearly cried when that happend.

I'm with 'Muggle Born Auror' on this one

I had tears streaming down my face as I was reading that scene in Dumbledores office. Even when Harry was going ballistic and throwing things I was crying, I could feel his pain.

And when it dawned on me what Umbridges 'special' quill was doing to Harry's hand I was horrified!

And when Harry and the others were listening through the door at the hospital to the order members discussing the 'vision' Harry had, and they intimated that he was being possessed, I was thinking "No! No, he couldn't be responsible for Mr Weasley's attack!'

I went through so many different emotions reading this book! And I still go through it again when I re-read it. It's powerful stuff!

Exactly - razzberry2

When Sirius died, I couldnt believe it..I was in a state of denial. I really REALLY hope JK brings him back...somehow. I was so upset, and when Harry had the two mirror out trying to call for Sirius that's when the flood gates opened, I cried like a baby..
I feel so bad for Harry because he has no one left, no *real* family, Sirius was like a second father..I'm anxious to find out what happens later on.


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I read the fifth book...at least eight times and no, I'm not over exaggerating. The book was amazing. But the sixth book is even better, definately a favourite of mine. I really don't think that Sirius will be coming back anytime soon. Maybe in fanficitions, but not in the series. I liked Sirius. He was a cool character...one of the parts that made me VERY emotional was any scene with Umbridge. I hated her and still do. I always will.

I'm so glad she was carried off by centaurs in the end. *evil smirk* If Umbridge was mentioned, I pictured beating her with a shovel. She was a horrid character. I hope that if she shows up again (which she probably will), she's a miserable, old hag that's job-less and poor. BWA-HA-HA!!! Sirius' death was definately a shock, but I was sad...not really on the verge of tears, which I feel ashamed to admit. The death scene went by so quickly and there was so much going on that I missed everything. But, it was definately an emotional moment for me.


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emotional to the sad side made me the szene in the hospital with Neville and his mother giving him the wraper.

As for Sirius death itself didn't make me sad - shocked maybe but not sad. sorry to all you Sirius fans out there. Harrys reaction to his godfathers death on the other hand was heart breaking to me.

it's actually the part where sirius was dead in the dom! of course it all affect the readers right? don't tell me you're not affected! and another thing, actually it was a line, it's something that goes like this "harry can still imagine sirius's image and can still hear his bark like laugh!" but the truth is he's already gone and left harry!

oh my goodness, the entire book made me emotional.
I admit, i do get very emotional in books anyway, but this was big.

i loved the whole book. its my favourite with PoA. i've read it sooooo much. the parts that made me really emotional were...

1. Sirius' death (duh) had to read over it a few times to make sure i had read it right.
2. The conversation in Dumbledores office after the escapade at the MoM, where harry smashes things, gets mad, and dumbledore takes it so calmly. that made me feel really sad.
3. the 'post-kiss' conversation between Harry, Ron and Hermione. very funny, but still emotional.
4. Harry's reaction after the visit to Snape's worst memory. not so much the memory itself, but his feelings afterwards and the discussion with sirius and lupin too.
5. the twins leaving. not so much sad, as disappointing. i miss them! but what a way to go.
6. at the start when he first arrives at Grimauld Place, when he full on stresses at Hermione and Ron. that is sad.
7. i got pretty upset when Harry smashed the mirror that sirius gave him, cos after the knife melted in the door at the MoM, he kinda doesn't have anything special to remember Sirius by. that made me sad.
i love OotP so much!!!

of course when Sirius died and when everybody laugh about Ron, and when Ambrage dismiss Trealawney even she was awful teacher and old cheater, she was good person

The part when sirius died was really sad. he just was suddenly dead it almost seamed like he was winning the fight at first. so that was really surprising and afterwards when harry was remembering him it was sad.

The twins left! And Sirius died! I didn't want him to die...., he was harry's only real relative

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Oooh. I cried (well, almost) when Harry kept on calling Sirius in the Mirror and trying to comunicate with him. And the point where he smashed it. And he came looking for Nearly Headless Nick and that Nick said that Sirius won't come back.

Oh yeah. And when Remus Lupin stopped Harry from helping Sirius. Aww.

[/B]Sirius's death
this part was probably the saddest because he was my favorite character.he will always be!!! !!!!This part made me cry literally!!I usually don't cry!!!!

[B]Fred and George leaving
This part was also emotional but in a good way!!!!I was laughing so much!!!I loved it when they say "Give her hell from us peeves" and peeves listened!!!definetly my favorite part!!!!

Neville
I was upset at this part because it is just terrible to have parents that can't recognize you or anything!!!!It was terrible!!!if i had to choose between harry's tragedy or neville's i would choose harry's because it is less painful!!!

[B]Snape's worst memory
I did feel bad for Snape but i hated Lily here!!!She might be respectable and everything but she doesn't listen or care about James!!!She is supposed to be nice to everyone and i think james
falls under the "everyone" catagory!!!

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i found the part where Neville visits his parents....i was so sad. how awful would it be to not lose [ur] parents but have them never to remember [hu] [u] [r]. its just as bad as losing them.

Also when sirius died!! i was going OMG OMG OMG!!! . I could just feel harry's heart break right there. losing the one family member [u] hav. its horrible!

As for when Fred and George left! thats not sad at all! i found it quite hilarious. and i'm sure we havent seen the end of them yet. talk about exiting in style lmao:lol:

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I didn't get emotional when Sirius died, some fag told me. I did get quite emotional when Voldemort posessed Harry and Harry said, '...and I'll see Sirius again', that was really profound. The most emotional part for me was the Mirror at the end, and the conversation with NHN when he was desperate to see him again, and the entire aftermath in general.

What an emotional book!! I was happy and sad and angry. Wore me out!

Snape's Memory
At first I thought that Snape just hated James because he was a Gryffindor or something, but when it shows how mean he was, I definitely lost some respect for James. Now that I see what James did, I can understand why Severus always calls him arrogant because he really was. And I think Harry realizes that too.

The Twins' Departure
Yeah, I was sad too see them go, but they had such a good exit line, how could you really be depressed at that moment? You knew you'd see them later so, no biggie.

Poor Neville
It made me really sad when we saw Neville in St. Mungo's and his mom gave him that wrapper and instead of throwing it away he put it in his pocket. I felt terrible for Neville. He must have loads of those wrappers.

That Big Fat Toad
I have never met a more terrible woman than Umbridge. What she does to Harry is cruel. It made me so angry when she made him start writing with that quill. I just wanted to stab my book. Not that it would do anything more than make a hole in my book.

Siriusly Devastating
Sirius was my favorite!!! It made me so sad when Harry Kept calling for him at the veil. I just wanted so bad for Sirius to say "I'm here Harry" or something. I got even more emotional when Harry was trashing Dumbledore's office. I don't know why, but that really connected with me because that is something I would do. I actually had to set my book down to unblur my vision. And then when Harry busted that mirror, that was so terrible. I wanted so bad for someone to just give Harry a super long hug or something.

Snake-like Grip
When Voldemort attached himself to Harry or posessed him or whatever in the Ministry, I literally yelled at my book "Get off him!" I did that too in Book 4 when he touched Harry in the graveyard. I'm one of those people who talks to books and movies. But that made me really mad.

I know everyone has already mentioned all these but I felt like I would comment too.

I was in tears (just barlly held 'em back!) when Sirius died. It was sooo sad! I love Sirius! Why did he have to die!?

In COS when Harry, Ron and Ginny come into Professor McGonagalls office and Mr and Mrs Weasley are there and are so happy to see she's alive. I cried the first time I read that. It's just such a sweet moment.

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Snape's Worst Memory chapter. When Harry comes back out and Snape goes off at him, I don't feel sorry for Harry, I feel sorry for Snape. Imagine having the most popular guy in the school humiliate you infront of everyone. That must have been awful. He had every right to react that way, no-one would want to relive that, and they especially wouldn't want their tormentors child to see it.

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I was in total shock when Sirius died but it didn't quite sink in til Harry and DD's talk in his office. That's when it got me. To read Harry's emotions I couldn't help but feel so bad for him.

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Cedrics death got me too. But only because so many people were around and trying to see him. That made me angry, it was like they didn't care he'd died, they just wanted to gawk at him.

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And Umbridge!!! Oh man I hated her! I was so glad when she got taken by the Centaurs. Serves the idiot right. What an evil piece of work she was.

The most emotional parts in the book to me were when Sirius died, obviously, I was blubbering like a baby, when Neville was in St. Mungo's, and yes, I really wished I could have given Harry a hug and made him feel better somehow. Poor guy.
I thoughtthe part with Fred and George was funny and remarkable, not sad! I loved that part!

Oh gosh...well I'm not the most emotional person in the world....but there were several parts that touched me....

When the originally left Hogwarts, I felt so worried....I didn't know what to do....I had to set the book down for a moment, only to realize that I must press on

And when Sirius died, I shed a single set of tears....I couldn't believe it.... Stupid Bellatrix!

When Harry had his first detention, my mouth literally dropped open. I was ready to curse out that wreched Umbridge!
I was in shock for a while after Sirius died. I just couldn't understand why he had to die. He and Harry had so little time together.
I also got upset in the end when Harry started saying things like he wanted to die and stuff. I was like: "Harry, stop!"

I was most emotional when Sirius dies, when Umbridge acts like a little-witch- , and when the twins leave forever. I was also so frustrated because no one would believe that Harry was telling the truth.

Probablly the thing that made me the angriest was Harry's detentions...that woman is so awful...Argh!

I definitely have to say that the one time I was the most emotional ever was when Sirius died...I cried, but not that hard...

First Serious Death:
When was i reading the book,i feel sorrow for Harry as he saw the death of his God father Serious.He is such an honest man to Harry.

Second:
When both of the twins brother leave the Hogswart.

Sirious' death made me cry, he didn't have the chance to even say goodbye to Harry...

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