21 Literary Characters Who Shouldn't Have Died

Be prepared to get hit in the feels. Spoilers ahead, obvs.

Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to offer up their thoughts on which literary characters should not have died. Things got real AF pretty quick.

Jon Snow from Game of Thrones

HBO / BuzzFeed

_{Submitted by Jweebz}

Alaska Young from Looking For Alaska

Dutton Juvenile

"I feel like we only got to know her as a character, not a person, and then her death was as vague as she was."

_{Submitted by Cecily Bohanek, Facebook}

Henry DeTamble from The Time Traveler's Wife

New Line Cinema

"Henry's death always gets me. But because of wibbly wobbly timey wimey magic, he is still alive in other places so it's okay..."

_{Submitted by Ayahs93}

Sirius Black from Harry Potter

Warner Bros / BuzzFeed

_{Submitted by Mariel Paré}

Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars

20th Century Fox

"I STILL CRY OVER HIM. I'VE MET JOHN AND HE MADE A JOKE ABOUT HIS DEATH AND I BROKE DOWN. I'M VIOLENTLY ANGRY STILL."

_{Submitted by Amityc}

Primrose Everdeen from The Hunger Games

Lionsgate / BuzzFeed

_{Submitted by Anne Companion, Facebook}

Bambi's Mum from Bambi, a Life in the Woods

Disney

"All you assholes forgetting about Bambi's mother. Remember your tears."

_{Submitted by Lambman17}

Hans and Rosa Hubermann and Rudy Steiner from The Book Thief

Picador

"I threw the book across the room then proceeded to sob uncontrollably on the floor for half an hour. If you read that book, be prepared to have your heart ripped out of your chest then run over by a damn bulldozer."

_{Submitted by Stephanieh4690622cd}

Beatrice 'Tris' Prior from The Divergent Series

Lionsgate

"I just finished the Divergent series last night and that one kicked me in the gut."

_{Submitted by Laura Katherine Smith, Facebook}

Fred Weasley from Harry Potter

Warner Bros / BuzzFeed

_{Submitted by Meisha Garvey, Facebook}

Finnick Odair from The Hunger Games

Lionsgate

"He died fighting for a cause. He died saving his friends. I don't agree with it, but it's better than dying in an arena for sick entertainment."

_{Submitted by Mercedes Fish, Facebook}

Ned and Robb Stark from Game of Thrones

HBO

"Why George? Why you hurt me so bad??"

_{Submitted by tooshortheather2}

Rue from The Hunger Games

Lionsgate / BuzzFeed

_{Submitted by Rosie Callahan, Facebook}

Severus Snape from Harry Potter

Warner Bros

"Snape, so hopefully Harry wouldn't have named his son after someone who abused not only him, but Neville to the point where Neville's biggest fear was Snape."

_{Submitted by Malin Skøld}

Catelyn Stark from Game of Thrones

Voyager Books

"Catelyn's death was absolutely ruthless. I'm still in shock!"

_{Submitted by Alison Carey, Facebook}

Newt from The Maze Runner

20 Century Fox

"I hated when Newt died, I was really on his side. And the guy who played him in the movie was cute :("

_{Submitted by Natalie Bell}

Fili and Kili from The Hobbit

Warner Bros

_{Submitted by Stephen Twain, Facebook}

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