Poll: Which Harry Potter death affected you most? [SPOILERS FOR ALL 7 BOOKS/MOVIES]
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Dumbledore, on account of not having read the books or watched most of the films, the meme was the only one I had any connection to.
well considering Fred had the mischievous mind and George was more of the "enabler" with his methods, i would think George became less obnoxious, but in the end still a cheerful fella... in the books they do explain both their personalities each time, even more when they are arguing about somethingDorian6 said:
well as i jst finished the last book for the 1st time last night, id say Fred had the deepest impact, as it came from nowhere, and Percy's reaction was kinda perfect
also a shout out to Colin Creevey, Crabbe and Wormatail. Colin's death hit me pretty hard, as it came from nowhere, he'd snuck back into the castle to fight for Harry and paid the ultimate price.
Crabbe, who up till the room of requirment had been a almost-mute henchman, snaps at Malfoy and tries to kill people, followed by the room set a blaze, and a blood curdling scream, i supose because i'd always thought of him as a non-threat, just a thug, he probably came closest to killing Harry (save for Voldemort)
and Wormatail's moment of redemption, and the boys trying to save him
sidenote; i chuckled at the overkill on Hedwig, and gave little cheer's at the deaths of Bellatrix and Nagini (Neville & Molly get a badass moment)
also a shout out to Colin Creevey, Crabbe and Wormatail. Colin's death hit me pretty hard, as it came from nowhere, he'd snuck back into the castle to fight for Harry and paid the ultimate price.
Crabbe, who up till the room of requirment had been a almost-mute henchman, snaps at Malfoy and tries to kill people, followed by the room set a blaze, and a blood curdling scream, i supose because i'd always thought of him as a non-threat, just a thug, he probably came closest to killing Harry (save for Voldemort)
and Wormatail's moment of redemption, and the boys trying to save him
sidenote; i chuckled at the overkill on Hedwig, and gave little cheer's at the deaths of Bellatrix and Nagini (Neville & Molly get a badass moment)
Okay, I voted for Fred because I can't imagine anything worse than losing a twin, especially with how close those two were. Lupin and Tonks were sad, but they at least died together and their child found a good home. Dumbledore had the death clock hanging over his head from the get-go, and Snape was too damn crafty for his own good...
Here's the thing though, the death that bothered me the most was Sirius. It was sad and all, only family that Harry had, blah blah... whatever. Harry's life is in the shitter already. No, what bugged the crap out of me about that was the medium by which he died.
What the fuck was that thing!? It's never explained! We just take it at face value. "Oh, it's just the murder-arch, don't mind it."
Seriously? Is it supposed to be some kind of magical jehova's witness deterrent? It's literally a giant open space that if you fall into, you die. Why the fuck is this thing just lying out in the open? No chains, no bars, no magical safe guards... not even a bit of fucking caution tape.
And why don't they ever employ this thing in the war?! Voldemort would have been easy! Just stick it in the front gate to Hogwarts and trick him into putting a foot through!
Here's the thing though, the death that bothered me the most was Sirius. It was sad and all, only family that Harry had, blah blah... whatever. Harry's life is in the shitter already. No, what bugged the crap out of me about that was the medium by which he died.
What the fuck was that thing!? It's never explained! We just take it at face value. "Oh, it's just the murder-arch, don't mind it."
Seriously? Is it supposed to be some kind of magical jehova's witness deterrent? It's literally a giant open space that if you fall into, you die. Why the fuck is this thing just lying out in the open? No chains, no bars, no magical safe guards... not even a bit of fucking caution tape.
And why don't they ever employ this thing in the war?! Voldemort would have been easy! Just stick it in the front gate to Hogwarts and trick him into putting a foot through!
I bawled like a baby when Sirius died, it was just so horrible because he really was the only family that Harry had and it was already ripped away from him before in the third book but that was such a sledge-hammer in the face :,(
Severus Snape, actually, as he was build up as a more sympathetic character throughout the entire series. Very well done, I feel. Mere hints at the beginning, more and more details closer to the end. A bit too much exposition at the end, but whatever. As much as I hated the epilogue, I liked the bit where adult Harry tells his son about the origin of one of his names.
Sirius could've worked quite well, but he unfortunately simply played too little of a role. He was established late and didn't really grow until he died. Plus, I did not find him seeing James in Harry so often charming but rather worrying. As if he may not really have loved Harry for who he is as his godson, but still his friend James. In the end, he was in the story too little and his death affected me much less. Maybe this sounds a bit harsh, but it wasn't as much of a loss as it was a potential loss.
Fred Weasly was kind of sad, but it happened a bit too quickly, which was probably the intention, demonstrating how destructive, chaotic and deadly the battle is. At least he got a proper send-off by his relatives, though.
Unlike Lupin and Tonks. They got offed "off screen" so to speak. Tonks was a new but likeable character, but Lupin was much better established than, say, Sirius, and I feel deserved much better.
Dobby was sad but also heroic. He died fighting against insurmountable odds (further reinforced by his physical smallness) for freedom and for his friends. In Klingon and/or Viking terms, it was a good death.
Voldemort died quite appropriately. Alone, surrounded by his enemies, nobody left to mourn him. I did like that he reacted so strongly to Bellatrix' death, as that may imply some stronger emotions than are usually attributed to him. Then again, he might simply have been angry at the loss of a strong fighter, not at the loss of his close confidant.
Dumbledore. Did not affect me too much. I saw it coming a long way off and it was quite apparant that he orchestrated his own death. Admittedly, I did not see it coming that he had planned it almost a year in advance, but I did realize when reading it for the first time, that Snape was killing Dumbledore on his own orders. I just figured it was a rather short-term orchestration, if you will, not a plan so long in the making.
As for others? The Creevey brothers made me sad. Bright-eyed, happy, friendly, idealistic, a little annoying, childlike. They didn't deserve to be caught in the crossfires and killed off so unceremoniously like that.
Sirius could've worked quite well, but he unfortunately simply played too little of a role. He was established late and didn't really grow until he died. Plus, I did not find him seeing James in Harry so often charming but rather worrying. As if he may not really have loved Harry for who he is as his godson, but still his friend James. In the end, he was in the story too little and his death affected me much less. Maybe this sounds a bit harsh, but it wasn't as much of a loss as it was a potential loss.
Fred Weasly was kind of sad, but it happened a bit too quickly, which was probably the intention, demonstrating how destructive, chaotic and deadly the battle is. At least he got a proper send-off by his relatives, though.
Unlike Lupin and Tonks. They got offed "off screen" so to speak. Tonks was a new but likeable character, but Lupin was much better established than, say, Sirius, and I feel deserved much better.
Dobby was sad but also heroic. He died fighting against insurmountable odds (further reinforced by his physical smallness) for freedom and for his friends. In Klingon and/or Viking terms, it was a good death.
Voldemort died quite appropriately. Alone, surrounded by his enemies, nobody left to mourn him. I did like that he reacted so strongly to Bellatrix' death, as that may imply some stronger emotions than are usually attributed to him. Then again, he might simply have been angry at the loss of a strong fighter, not at the loss of his close confidant.
Dumbledore. Did not affect me too much. I saw it coming a long way off and it was quite apparant that he orchestrated his own death. Admittedly, I did not see it coming that he had planned it almost a year in advance, but I did realize when reading it for the first time, that Snape was killing Dumbledore on his own orders. I just figured it was a rather short-term orchestration, if you will, not a plan so long in the making.
As for others? The Creevey brothers made me sad. Bright-eyed, happy, friendly, idealistic, a little annoying, childlike. They didn't deserve to be caught in the crossfires and killed off so unceremoniously like that.
While I voted Snape for reasons already discussed, Voldemort would probably come second. For all his power and knowledge, for all his desperation to avoid death; even he was mortal, and when he died, he was no different from any other corpse. The movie fucked it up by making his death spectacular; that it was no different from any other death in the book was the whole point.
Hedwig, there was no need to kill her off. I really liked that owl and she's just forgotten afterwards.
Dobby's death comes in number 2. All he ever wanted to do was help Harry and ended up sacrificing his life for him T-T. I grew to like that elf, and having him killed just sucked.
Sirius should be my number one, but his death wasn't that devastating for me. My 7th grade self refused to accept it and I was convinced he'd return in some future book. Of course that never happened, but it's too late to be affected by it.
I now want to re-read the series >.< (still pretty sure I won't care about Cedric)
Dobby's death comes in number 2. All he ever wanted to do was help Harry and ended up sacrificing his life for him T-T. I grew to like that elf, and having him killed just sucked.
Sirius should be my number one, but his death wasn't that devastating for me. My 7th grade self refused to accept it and I was convinced he'd return in some future book. Of course that never happened, but it's too late to be affected by it.
I now want to re-read the series >.< (still pretty sure I won't care about Cedric)
Id have to say tonks, but she reminded me of someone I know, and she was their favorite character.
Fred... I was like, in denial till I read it like five times.
Besides, she could have just got his ear blown off too so they were identical again. BAM dark irony.
Especially hate his death because she said she killed him off because there were two of them, so everyone saw it coming.
SO? Just because there's two it's not like there's a SPARE or something.
Hedwig also seemed unnecessary. Why does everyone keep throwing themselves in front of the worst character in the book. Dobby does it too. HEDWIG SHOULD OF SAVED LUPIN INSTEAD. Or anyone else really.
After that Snape, his story was sad and he was probably a 38 year old virgin.
Every death made me sad, even Voldemort's, cause it meant it was over.
I don't count the movies, those weren't very good imo. I kinda treat them like I treat the new star wars stuff. *Closes eyes and stuffs fingers in her ears* LALALALALALA.
Besides, she could have just got his ear blown off too so they were identical again. BAM dark irony.
Especially hate his death because she said she killed him off because there were two of them, so everyone saw it coming.
SO? Just because there's two it's not like there's a SPARE or something.
Hedwig also seemed unnecessary. Why does everyone keep throwing themselves in front of the worst character in the book. Dobby does it too. HEDWIG SHOULD OF SAVED LUPIN INSTEAD. Or anyone else really.
After that Snape, his story was sad and he was probably a 38 year old virgin.
Every death made me sad, even Voldemort's, cause it meant it was over.
I don't count the movies, those weren't very good imo. I kinda treat them like I treat the new star wars stuff. *Closes eyes and stuffs fingers in her ears* LALALALALALA.
Snape because after all he had done, he had it thrown back in his face. Nobody recognised his sacrifice's until the end. And killed by Nagini...terrible death
Sirius Black too, because he was a father figure to Harry. Only person that could help Harry escape his horrible home life and he gets killed by Bellatrix. Harry once again lost the closest thing he had to a father
Sirius Black too, because he was a father figure to Harry. Only person that could help Harry escape his horrible home life and he gets killed by Bellatrix. Harry once again lost the closest thing he had to a father
Sirius was the saddest for me. His death was so pointless and disappointing. I mean, a curtain? What the hell is that. I also felt bad that he escaped Azkaban only to be essentially imprisoned once more in another place he hated, with nothing but dust for company. On top of that, he probably felt like a third wheel that was only tolerated because they were using his house as a hide out. He basically spent his whole life in prison, and then he got killed.
I liked Snape better when he was just a dick. The sob story Rowling made up with Lilly destroyed what respect I had for his character. Big deal, so he liked a girl when he was younger and she turned out to be an absolute *****, abandoning him, her childhood friend, for someone who used to bully him cruelly. Who cares if Snape liked to dabble in the dark arts. She saw the kinds of things James used to do to him and she agreed to date him anyway. He still loved her after that? That's just pathetic really.
I liked Snape better when he was just a dick. The sob story Rowling made up with Lilly destroyed what respect I had for his character. Big deal, so he liked a girl when he was younger and she turned out to be an absolute *****, abandoning him, her childhood friend, for someone who used to bully him cruelly. Who cares if Snape liked to dabble in the dark arts. She saw the kinds of things James used to do to him and she agreed to date him anyway. He still loved her after that? That's just pathetic really.
Cedric. Weird choice, I know, but he was the first person that we saw get killed by the Avada Kedavra, which cemented the notion that anyone could die, and almost instantly.
Snape, with Sirius close second.
Unless the question is which one caused the most pure joy, at which point Dobby.
*expects the harry potter inquisition to come and give all the reasons why they weren't now*
Thing is, I actually feel that Snape was the true hero of the book series.
Anyway, this HISHE is really what should have happened if the characters were smart.
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Unless the question is which one caused the most pure joy, at which point Dobby.
Agreed, I hated Harry's parents. They were terrible people whose only decent moments came right at the end.
*expects the harry potter inquisition to come and give all the reasons why they weren't now*
Thing is, I actually feel that Snape was the true hero of the book series.
Anyway, this HISHE is really what should have happened if the characters were smart.
Skip to 1:45