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Posts: 1279 · Posted: July 5, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: Too much crying!

Grrrrrrr the crying in book 6 annoys me and book 7 will likely contain more tears. Here are some (help fill in) of the many examples of people crying in book 6.
1. Narcissa is in hysterics about Draco while talking to Severus (dunno if crying, but hysterics at the least)
2. Hermione sheds a tear when Won Won drags Lavender in a classroom already occupied by Harry and Hermione.
3. Draco bawls because with Moaning Myrtle
4. Tonks I am pretty sure cries at some point about Remus (could be wrong here)
5. Hagrid cries like a baby when Aragog dies.
6. Slughorn wiped a tear when in Hagrid's cabin and Harry was trying to get the horcrux and speaking of his mother.
7. When Bill got bit Mrs. Weasley I believe shed some tears
8. Mrs. Weasley and Fleur cried in eachothers arms after Fleur said she was still gonna marry him
9. Many a tear was shed when DD died
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Posts: 17157 · Posted: July 5, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject:

DD was dead...people are bound to cry. They are in a war. People are bound to cry. YOur pet (aragog) dies, of course you're going to cry. If people didn't cry in these instances it would seem JK was creating unbelievably stoic or unfeeling characters.
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Posts: 116 · Posted: July 5, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject:

I agree with Arabella, if there is was no crying in HBP the book would really feel meaningless. It would have to much of a happy feeling to it to be the book that basically starts a war.
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Posts: 102 · Joined: Jul 7, 2007 Posts: 102

Of course people are going to cry, some pretty terrible stuff happened.

Posts: 3391 · Posted: July 8, 2007 7:50 am Post subject:

i hate the crying
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Posts: 4552 · Joined: Nov 25, 2006 Location: Home of the hits Posts: 4552

I think it's nice. It shows that the characters have lots of emotions, even characters that you don't expect, like Narcissa Malfoy.
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Posts: 63 · Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 63

i think the crying is what makes them more human.. and the whole situation more realistic..

Posts: 469 · Joined: Jul 9, 2007 Location: Azkaban Posts: 469

I dont know about you, but unless you have emotions of a toothpick, all the crying is justified.

1. Narcissa is in hysterics about Draco while talking to Severus (dunno if crying, but hysterics at the least) Her son has been given a task that could lead to his death, what kind of mother wouldnt cry?

2. Hermione sheds a tear when Won Won drags Lavender in a classroom already occupied by Harry and Hermione. Clearly shes in love with him and girls can get pretty teary when they are jealous

3. Draco bawls because with Moaning Myrtle. Again hes facing a task which could mean life or death

4. Tonks I am pretty sure cries at some point about Remus (could be wrong here) Im sure she was scared that something happened to him, who wouldnt cry if they knew someone they love is in grave danger?

5. Hagrid cries like a baby when Aragog dies. He was drunk and just lost a "friend"

6. Slughorn wiped a tear when in Hagrid's cabin and Harry was trying to get the horcrux and speaking of his mother. Again drunk and they were talking about his former student which he admired a lot

7. When Bill got bit Mrs. Weasley I believe shed some tears. Her son could have almost cried, shes bound to cry

8. Mrs. Weasley and Fleur cried in eachothers arms after Fleur said she was still gonna marry him women Rolling Eyes

9. Many a tear was shed when DD died Doesnt even need an explanation. I've read that people actually cried while reading the book

If they didnt cry the book would have lost a lot of its realisim in my opinion

Posts: 2207 · Joined: Jul 8, 2007 Location: India Posts: 2207

well it was an emotional book. if they wudnt cry in those instances they wud seem non-human (if thts a word lols) i mean i was really upset wen dumbledore cried.... normally i read HP 4-5 times... thts my average for the other books. but i cud read HBP more than 2 times. the end was so sad. i wish she ddint hav to kill dumbledore Sad

Posts: 179 · Joined: Jul 8, 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 179

The book is quite sad towards the end, but not to the point of crying over it. All the other points were well justified, which Deatheater pointed out quite nicely.

Posts: 862 · Joined: Jul 1, 2007 Location: Gateshead, England Posts: 862

Lost dog - Are you telling me that if you were in the same situation in real life you wouldn't be upet and cry?!?!
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Posts: 13 · Joined: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 13

I hate the crying do you hate???

Posts: 96 · Joined: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 96

is it really a big deal all of the crying... i mean it was kind of necessary considering some of major ordeals the characters went through...i personally didn't mind it..

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Posts: 70 · Posted: July 31, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:

well
i didn't know DD died.
but I guess now I do. lol....
so what is going to shock me?
nothing???
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Posts: 17157 · Posted: July 31, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject:

ah but do you know how he died? if not, that'll be a shocker. if you don't see it on here first. Rolling Eyes

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Posts: 140 · Posted: August 5, 2007 3:44 am Post subject:

Well with the content of the book being more 'darker' then there's bound to be more crying.

Dumbledore's death was of course bound to induce immense amount of crying as everyone there thought highly of him. He was their 'protector' and the most feard by Voldermort.

I certainly would cry if I thought that there was no hope yet.

I agree that Hagrid seems to be doing a lot more than his fair share of crying though. Haha, for a big half-giant he sure does act like a big ol softie =p.
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