These Harry Potter Quotes Can Help Us All Mourn the Loss of a Loved One

Inevitably, death is a part of life, and one way to cope is with wise quotes from our favorite series, Harry Potter. The movies and books address the loss of a number of beloved characters, from Fred Weasley to Dobby and more, reminding us all of the short time we have here on Earth. With the book and film series capturing inspiring words from Dumbledore and others, these quotes on loss and death are bound to comfort you. Keep reading to remember some of J.K. Rowling's most emotional sentiments.

— Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes

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

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"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it." — Dumbledore

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

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"Albus Severus, 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

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"We must try not to sink beneath our anguish . . . but battle on." — Dumbledore

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

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

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"You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble?" — Dumbledore

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"After all this time?" — Dumbledore
"Always." — Snape

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"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