I actually cried over a character death. (Goblet of Fire spoiler)

[Heloise]

I just finished reading Goblet of Fire. When Cedric Diggory died, and a few times during the rest of the book, I actually wept. I couldn't believe it, it's not as if it's an actual person, but I found myself crying over it. Maybe because I'm still sad over losing my pet, I don't know. I have been a little weepy over it lately. But reading about Cedric just tipped me over again.

In the past, the deaths of characters in the HP books haven't been quite so... I don't know, in the face, maybe? I mean, this one really stunned me.

Okay, I've bared my soul. Anyone else cry over a character death? Don't make me be the only one to admit it!

[jayjay]

Believe it or not, I cried over the suicide of that autocratic, rigid, control freak Javert in Les Miserables. Part of it was just the incredible futility of preferring to end one's life rather than admit that your worldview may be wrong. And part of it was that I had that section of the cast recording of the Broadway show playing in my head.

[Fionn]

I got teary over the final banquet scene in GOF, when the hall is hung in black in Cedric's honor and Dumbledore gives his speech about choosing between what is right and what is easy.

[smiling bandit]

Waaaaaaaaaaah!

Thats just one more death that man's gonna pay for!

(Cool anime scene of me strapping on small/thin metal power armor suit, loading up various big guns which I somehow conceal easily under a long coat, and putting on some odd eye-wear circlet. I grin and fade out of sight via cloaking power.)

*A note on the table says: "Gone Hunting*

[smiling bandit]

Waaaaaaaaaaah!

Thats just one more death that man's gonna pay for!

(Cool anime scene of me strapping on small/thin metal power armor suit, loading up various big guns which I somehow conceal easily under a long coat, and putting on some odd eye-wear circlet. I grin and fade out of sight via cloaking power.)

*A note on the table says: "Gone Hunting"

[Agrippina]

I cried when Harry was in the hospital wing feeling incredibly guilty about Cedric's death, and also when he gave the Weasley's his prize money. What a horrible burden for Harry to carry, even though it wasn't his fault.

[Amp]

I got a lump in my throat during the fight between Harry and Voldemort when the echoes of his mother and father came out of Voldemort's wand. The way the scene was written was great. I think I felt a tear also.

[Coldfire]

_{Note to self: Harry Potter books are either a really good, or a really bad birthday present.}

[Gundy]

I welled up a bit, and my 8-year-old burst into tears. I felt so bad!

[Tsubaki]

I'm glad I'm not the only one...

But I'm kind of a weepy person anyway, so that doesn't say much!

[carnivorousplant]

You-Know-Who kicks ass!

[Heloise]

Well, with the exception of the venus fly trap above, those are pretty much my sentiments. His death was just the first time I cried, then again during his battle, then back at the school, where he wouldn't let go of the body, and again at the final feast. The last part of the book is pretty much soaked!

[hazel-rah]

The scenes in book one with the Mirror of Erised were the teariest for me. Heartbreaking.

But... Cedric's death? I had been told a major character was going to die in book four... gimme some Weasley death and I'll turn on the waterworks, but Cedric "Dead Meat" Diggory? Lieutenant Cedric "Goose" Diggory?

All I'm sayin' is somebody should get Tom Stoppard to write a play called "Cedric Diggory is dead," because the poor kid has some major issues with fate.

-fh

[JessEnigma]

I cried during the book, but not at Cedric's death. (That was more of a complete and total shock of the "What did she just write?" sort). I was not exactly attached to Cedric and I suspect that if I knew him in real life, I would want to slap him. So, no tears for him...except for his ghost, asking Harry to take his body back to his parents. Aw... that was really sad. It fit his character and it was just horrible. I cried for most of the rest of the ending scenes as well.

The third book makes me cry even more, though. Sirius and Lupin are flat-out my two favorite characters and they both have to leave in the end...poor Harry.

jessica

[Judith Prietht]

There's a bunch of those tear-jerker moments in Harry Potter. I get choked up in The Prisoner of Azkaban after Harry realizes that the Patronus he conjures up is his father, and Dumbledore tells him, "The dead we loved never really leave us."

[shelbo]

Captain Gus in Lonesome Dove. I loved that guy.

[Johnny L.A.]

I read Goblet of Fire yesterday. I knew someone was going to die, as I seem to recall some "controversy" about the death of a "good guy" in a child's book.

I was really thinking it would be Hermione or Ron. That would have been tragic. But Cedric? He was a pretty minor character. His death just didn't affect me.

[aquariusrhimme]

I also got a little teary in Prisoner of Azkaban when Harry realized that his Patronus was the Stag. I also felt really bad (although I didn't cry) when Sirius had to go into hiding and Harry couldn't live with him instead of those damn Dursley's. I love the Harry Potter books. I'm thoroughly addicted.

[okielady]

I'm completely addicted to the Harry Potter series. I just finished Goblet of Fire on Tuesday and I have to admit to crying. I'm not sure when it was, whether it was when Cedric died, or when he showed up as a ghost, or getting back to the maze, or the feast...but I did tear up at some point.

I also cried when I read Dead Poets Society when the boy kills himself. I read The Green Mile before I saw the movie and I cried at the end of that one, too.

Those are the only 3 books I have ever cried at that I can remember. Movies, now...that's a totally different story.

[carnivorousplant]

I can't even remember who the heck Cedric was.
Cry? I cry at the end of Das Rheingold.

[Netbrian]

I didn't cry when reading the book, but I am now while reading the thread.

Still, I must applaud J.K. Rowling for having the guts to do this. This is what makes the books good literature.

[Avalonian]

Originally posted by Fionn
I got teary over the final banquet scene in GOF, when the hall is hung in black in Cedric's honor and Dumbledore gives his speech about choosing between what is right and what is easy.

Oh man... same here, Fionn. I was reading that chapter aloud to my girls, and my voice got all choked up at Dumbledore's speech and I had to pause for a few seconds before I could go on.

I'm not sure if my family thought I was just acting the part well (I do all the voices when I read the books aloud), or if I was really affected by it... but believe me, I was really affected by it. I had to wipe away tears.

Someone mentioned Dead Poets' Society... I cry like a baby all through that movie, and at the end of Fearless.

As for books... I remember crying at the end the first time I read King's Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Such a great story, and a beautiful ending.

[gonzoron]

Just finished GoF last night. I remembered seeing this thread title, and I was spending the whole book guessing who it would be. I'd finally settled on Hagrid, but I was obviously wrong. Like Johnny L.A. I was expecting a real character. Cedric was practically an extra.

I mean it was well written, and his ghost was kinda sad, but I got more teary at reading about Harry's Parents' ghosts.

Great book overall, although I was really disappointed that Moody wasn't really Moody for the WHOLE BOOK. He was my favorite Hogwart's teacher yet.

Although I have to admit that books rarely make me cry. The only one I can think of offhand is The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. Movies get me more often, though, so perhaps when the inevitable GoF movie comes out, I might be more sad for Cedric.

[Charlie Tan]

I find the the HP books have gotten gradually better with GoF being the best. It's darker tone, the death, the beginning of puberty and how Harry notices girls and feels jealousy... It's a very rich story on all accounts. But no, I didn't get weepy.

However - since so many rush in to say "I just finished this" I wonder what's up? I read it... oh over a year ago, I guess. Is it just out in paperback or something?

[blur]

The Gaspode, I think it is newly out on paperback, I know I just got it a couple of weeks ago.

I finally got a chance to read it, and I didn't know anyone was going to die in it. I hadn't read the first 3 until this summer, and hadn't really paid attention to anything about it over the last couple of years. I didn't cry over the death, but I was kinda shocked that he Cedric died.

[StGermain]

Two days ago was the anniversary of 9/11/01, and I'm avoiding the coverage on the the major network. So I'm watching My Dog Skip, and at the end, when Skip dies, I just start crying. I'll always cry at a dog story.

StG

[celestina]

Originally posted by Amp
I got a lump in my throat during the fight between Harry and Voldemort when the echoes of his mother and father came out of Voldemort's wand. The way the scene was written was great. I think I felt a tear also.

Yeah, that's the part that got me weepy too.

aquariusrhimme, I also got weepy in Prisoner of Azkaban, which I think is JK's masterpiece thus far, when Harry's daddy shows up as his Patronus. It's such a comfort to know that that poor child's parents are still with him and will look out for him when he needs them the most.

[gonzoron]

Originally posted by The Gaspode
However - since so many rush in to say "I just finished this" I wonder what's up? I read it... oh over a year ago, I guess. Is it just out in paperback or something?

Yup, exactly. Came out in paperback in late July.

Perfect timing for me, since I only started the series after seeing the movie. I was hoping that my friends were right and that the books were better than the boring, boring movie. Thankfully they were right.

(Although it didn't really go from "Just OK" to "Great!" until PoA. Sirius and Moody are probably my favorite characters. With Ron close behind. And not just cuz of his name. )

[Charlie Tan]

How very odd, I got it in trade paperback last year. English edition. Maybe the publishing house is doing something strange. Hamsters? Illuminatii?