The Definitive Ranking Of Every Major Harry Potter Death, According To How Devastated We Were After

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 11:33

34. Harry Potter

He didn’t really die, did he? Can’t do anything right.

33. Lavender Brown

We’re not saying we’re happy she’s gone, but we also won’t miss her much.

32. Gellert Grindelwald

An evel bugger. Good riddance.

31. Peter Pettigrew

That little double-faced rat. Cya.

30. Gregorovitch

A wand couldn’t save him, poor lad.

29. The Basilisk

Frankly, we’re happy he’s dead. He scared the living shit out of us.

28. Nearly Headless Nick

He ran into my axe. He ran into my axe forty-five times.

27. Prof. Quirrell

A coward, to be honest.

26. Cedric Diggory

Yes, he died a tragic death. But does anyone really feel strongly about Edward?

25. Aragog

He was helpful and Hagrid loved him, but we can’t fully get over the creepiness.

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24. Barty Crouch Sr.

He might not have been the sharpest tool in the shed, but he did not deserve to die. Especially that the killer was his own son.

23. Crab

He wasn’t that smart now, was he? Still, RIP.

22. The Bloody Baron

Died by suicide, heartbroken. Poor lad.

21. Bathilda Bagshot

All she wanted was for people to pay a little bit more attention to history, bless her soul.

20. Moaning Myrtle

All she wanted to do is have a little cry in the bathroom. Was she annoying? YES. But c’mon!

19. Colin Creevey

Let’s raise our wands in memory of Harry’s biggest fan.

18. Nagini

You have to admit, having a giant snake you can talk to as a pet is pretty badass. She will be somehow missed for that reason alone.

17. Snape

Always.

16. James Potter

Tragic death, sure. But unlike Lily, James didn’t do much to protect Harry. Plus, he was a bit of a tosser when he was young.

15. Ariana Dumbledore

Was she an Obscurial?

14. Charity Burbage

All she wanted was for Muggles and wizards to get along.

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13. Rufus Scrimgeour

He died refusing to sell Harry out, but he was a pretty shitty Minister of Magic, so…

12. Lord Voldemort

Don’t get us wrong, we were just as happy to see him gone as you were, but it was a significant death nonetheless.

11. Albus Dumbledore

He would have died anyway, but his sacrifice was admirable.

10. Moody

Probably one of the greatest and most under-appreciated wizards in history.

9. Nicolas Flamel

He gave up eternal living in the name of the greater good. What a chap.

8. Lupin

A moment of silence for the best Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher.

7. Lily Potter

What a woman. No one loved more than her.

6. Tonks

A good soul, taken from us far too early.

5. Fred Weasley

Just as he was about to reconcile with Percy… Ugh.

4. Sirius Black

He was the closest thing to family Harry ever got. NOT. FAIR.

3. Hedwig

What did she ever do to anyone? Except being absolutely fantastic?

2. Bellatrix Lestrange

She was bad, she was damaged, but “NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH.” Probably the best death in the books (and in the films).

1. Dobby

At least he died a free elf. But let’s not talk about it, ok?

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rebekhaleesi

1 of 17
#NeverForget.

hollandrodsen

2 of 17
O.M.G.

diagon-alli

3 of 17
You have your mother's e... never mind.

lestranges

4 of 17
Those prices are RIDDIKULUS.

allantruong

5 of 17
OH SHIT.

teamrocketing

6 of 17
Dumbledore is the worst fucking troll.

laughter-through-the-cloud

7 of 17
We saw worse things in secondary school tbh.

lesliebensgone

8 of 17
Logic is for muggles.

pottergerms

9 of 17
He is a fucking idiot, TBF.

casisinlovewithdean

10 of 17
Dead.

the-real-jt

11 of 17
Thanks, France. Thrance.

bogdanseyebrows

12 of 17
Hnghhhhhhh.

spudsexuall

13 of 17
WTF were they thinking?

jamespotterphd

14 of 17
Accurate, relatable, just damn good #content tbh.

ttonks

15 of 17
#GrowingUp.

hybridmurderbirds

16 of 17
A story in two acts.

swallowthemoon

17 of 17