35 Sad Harry Potter Quotes That Made Fans Teary-Eyed

The "Harry Potter" franchise, while it is among the most beloved and acclaimed works of literature and cinema, packs some of the most heartwrenching moments that fans still remember today.

The first of the "Harry Potter" films debuted in 2001, with a light-hearted and adventurous tone. As the series progressed, however, it became graver as Harry and his companions grew closer to facing a dire threat: Voldemort and his legion.

The responsibility he carried as Voldemort's unwilling living Horcrux grew heavier as more of those who protected him lost their lives. Harry even witnessed some of those deaths, and the depiction of his grief in the films was enough to leave anyone with a heavy heart.

Amid these adversities, among several others, Harry had a strong support system and continuously made good allies. They offered comfort in times of grief and minimal hope and helped the young wizard come out on top.

Relive these low moments with this collection of hard-hitting quotes below.

A photo of Sirius Black with his quote, "It's cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily, and you so little." | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"Harry Potter" Quotes That Will Leave You Teary-Eyed

"To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever." — Albus Dumbledore

"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more." — Albus Dumbledore

"It's cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily, and you so little." — Sirius Black

"I'm sorry, too, that I will never know him . . . but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life." — Remus Lupin

A photo of young Ron and Hermoine with Hermoine's quote, "If I brought my parents back here now they probably wouldn't recognize any of it. Not the trees, the river, not even me." | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory." — Albus Dumbledore

"[About the Forest Of Dean] If I brought my parents back here now they probably wouldn't recognize any of it. Not the trees, the river, not even me." — Hermoine Granger

"[About his son] One day he'll understand." — Remus Lupin

"When all this is over we'll be a proper family." — Sirius Black

A photo of Severus Snape with his quote, "You have your mother's eyes." | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"Such a beautiful place it is, to be with friends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend, Harry Potter." — Dobby

"Severus... please." — Albus Dumbledore

"[Crying over Cedric] That's my son! That's my boy!" — Amos Diggory

[When his true role in the Harry Potter saga is revealed] "Always." — Severus Snape

A photo of Amos Diggory with his quote, "[Crying over Cedric] That's my son! That's my boy!" | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"You're the weak one. And you'll never know love, or friendship. And I feel sorry for you." — Harry Potter

"You — the three of you — you shone you know? You liked each other. You had fun. I envied you those friendships more than anything else." — Draco Malfoy

"[When Harry asked what he wanted to be growing up] Quidditch. But I wasn't good enough. Mainly, I wanted to be happy." — Draco Malfoy

"You ask me, of all people, how to protect a boy in terrible danger? We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come." — Albus Dumbledore

A photo of Harry Potter with his quote, "The Boy Who Lived. How many people have to die for the Boy Who Lived?" | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"I shouldn't have survived – it was my destiny to die – even Dumbledore thought so – and yet I lived. I beat Voldemort. All these people – all these people – my parents, Fred, the Fallen Fifty – and it's me that gets to live? How is that? All this damage – and it's my fault." — Harry Potter

"... And being alone – that's so hard. I was alone. And it sent me to a truly dark place. For a long time. Tom Riddle was also a lonely child. You may not understand that, Harry, but I do ..." — Draco Malfoy

"... It is exceptionally lonely, being Draco Malfoy. I will always be suspected. There is no escaping the past." — Draco Malfoy

"Tell Albus – tell Albus Severus – I'm proud he carries my name" — Severus Snape

A photo of Severus Snape with his quote, "Tell Albus – tell Albus Severus – I'm proud he carries my name" | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe." — Albus Dumbledore

Perhaps a Little Consolation

"To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." — Albus Dumbledore

"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect." — Luna Lovegood

"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love." — Albus Dumbledore

A photo of Luna Lovegood with the quote, "Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect." | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." — Albus Dumbledore

"Albus Severus Potter, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew." — Harry Potter

"But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us." — Sirius Black

"Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself plainly when you have need of him." — Albus Dumbledore

A photo of Sirius Black and Harry Potter with Sirius's quote, "But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us." | Source: YouTube/harrypotter

Fans got quite a treat in 2022 when the cast of the film series, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, the late Robbie Coltrane, and many more, reunited to relive and reminisce on the "Harry Potter" experience.

It was a lovely addition to the rewatching of the movies that many Potterheads still engage in today. For more of that nostalgia, why not read these Gryffindor quotes to remember the house's bravery and its strong sense of justice?