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Lupin and Tonks dying off-screen sort of annoyed me.


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I can understand this feeling.

But, it's a realistic portrayal of war. Since the story is seen from Harry's perspective (except a few chapters in the whole series), it would be unrealistic for us to see the deaths of everyone. With so many people dying, it should be expected that Harry will occassionally just hear about the deaths of people he cares about. And, when he learns of Lupin's and Tonk's death, he doesn't have time to stand over them and mourn. He still had work to do in the fight.


The death that really annoyed me was Hedwig's. I was completely unprepared for it and it didn't drive the plot in any way. It was just a pointless death in a war. So, in that strange way, it drove home how nearly any character could die at almost any time.