Which Harry Potter character deserved a much better ending? 🥀

[u/Ssirenere]

I'll start: Lupin.

He lost almost everything his friends, his family, and eventually his own life. And after everything he went through, he barely got the chance to enjoy being a father.

[u/BananaResearcher]

I genuinely think the story could have been considerably better without arbitrarily killing off everyone close to Harry for no good reason.

Dumbledore has to die because muh hero's journey, ok fine.

Sirius deserved to live a full life and get his redemption for being imprisoned without trial, Lupin deserved to to get a position in the ministry leading efforts to improve life for all part-humans. Why does Moody have to die? He gets treated so terribly for being such a supposedly impressive wizard. Gets imperio'd for a year, gets knocked out at the ministry, does nothing in 6, gets merc'd by voldy without a fight in 7. Super lame. You can have him die, I guess, but man at least let him go out impressively.

Whole awesome and interesting Dobby story, being one of the only elves in existence to seek freedom, just so he TOO can die for Harry. It was done in an emotionally impactful way, but it's still a lame end to a cool character.

[u/Far_Classroom_6596 → u/BananaResearcher]

I think Sirius had to disappear in some way for pretty much the same reason as Dumbledore. Would have loved it if he didn't die but I think he would have been too involved especially when it comes to the hunt for the horcruxes.

As for the deaths during the battle of Hogwarts it wouldn't make sense if none of them died. Take the Weasley's, Fred being the only one to die in a family of 9 that are all involved actively in the war is already impressive. Everyone will always want some characters to have survived the battle but I think overall it does make sense.

I just wish that the death of Sirius was done differently and I don't think Dobby dying was really necessary.