Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV remake must fix the worst death across all eight movies, and it's one that even J.K. Rowling's books could have handled better. There are sad deaths in each of the Harry Potter movies, and they all come directly from the source material. Some turn out better than others, but that's par for the course with adaptations.
Hedwig is with Harry from the very beginning of his journey, and her death represents the loss of his innocence and childhood heading into the final Harry Potter movies. Like the movies, the Harry Potter books don't spend much time on Harry's grief over Hedwig. There are a few moments that show him missing his bird, but they don't fully acknowledge the extent of the loss. Harry should probably be more upset after losing a pet that served as his only companion during his summers with the Dursleys. Hopefully, HBO's TV remake can find a way to depict this and give Hedwig a better send-off.