The Top 30+ Memorable Sad Harry Potter Quotes

Sad Harry Potter Quotes – Harry Potter is a franchise that is filled with magical and adventurous moments. Among these many moments, however, they are several emotional moments that pack a punch. There are also several lines that can tug at the heartstrings. Whether you are a fan of the franchise or not, there are many different lines and moments that can cause a variety of emotions. If you are interested in what kind of scenes and lines are so emotionally impactful in the Harry Potter franchise, these are some of the more memorable Sad Harry Potter quotes:

• “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
  
• “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, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “If I brought my parents back here now they probably wouldn’t recognize any of it. Not the trees, the river, not even me.”
  – Hermione Granger, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “You’re the weak one. And you’ll never know love, or friendship. And I feel sorry for you.”
  – Harry Potter, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
  
• “You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don’t recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself plainly when you have need of him.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
  
• “It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’
  
• “To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
  
• “But know this; the ones that love us never really leave us.”
  – Sirius Black, ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
  
• “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
  
• “After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’

Sad Harry Potter Quotes Fans Will Understand

• “Always”
  – Severus Snape, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “That’s my son! That’s my boy!”
  – Amos Diggory, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’
  
• “Such a beautiful place it is, to be with friends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend, Harry Potter.”
  – Dobby, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “Until the very end.”
  – James Potter, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “When all this is over we’ll be a proper family.”
  – Sirius Black, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
  
• “Here lies Dobby, a free elf.” 
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “An invisible barrier separated him from the rest of the world. He was — he had always been — a marked man.” – ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
  
• “We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.”
  – Albus Dumbledore, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “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, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’
  
• “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.” – Luna Lovegood, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’

Sad Lines From the Books

• “‘Hedwig — Hedwig —’ But the owl lay motionless and pathetic as a toy on the floor of her cage.”
  –  ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
  
• “’No – no – no!’ someone was shouting. ‘No! Fred! No!’ And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 
  
• ‘You do care,’ said Dumbledore. He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. ‘You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.’”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
  
• “The letter was an incredible treasure, proof that Lily Potter had lived, really lived, that her warm hand had once moved across this parchment, tracing ink into these letters, these words, words about him, Harry, her son.” 
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 
  
• “Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here.” 
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 
  
• “I am not worried, Harry,” said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. “I am with you.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ 
  
• “No, he must have known you would always want to come back.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 
  
• “‘Go on, have a pasty,’ said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
  
• Hagrid’s miserable face broke into a wide, watery smile.“Tha’s my boy… you show ‘em, Harry, you show ‘em. Beat ‘em all.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ 
  
• “‘No – no – no!’ someone was shouting. ‘No! Fred! No!’ And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 
  
• “Dying? Not at all,” said Sirius. “Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”
  – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ 

If you want to check out other Harry Potter related lines, go read our “Harry Potter Knock Knock Jokes” or find more emotional lines with our “Quotes About Being Happy and Sad at the Same Time.”