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