In an unbelievable twist of the plot in the Harry Potter series, the audience endured the death of our beloved Dunbledore. In this scene, the students of Hogwarts mourn the loss of their mentor. His death alone likely shook the audience to its core, but this display of heartbreak was more than any of us could stand. In this score created by Nicholas Hooper, the audience was brought to tears by low strings, woodwinds, intermittent discordant notes, and a quiet vocal rendering by an angelic ensemble. The cello and violins are layered on one another and the music begins to rise, while Harry's tears fall. As the classmates illuminate their wands, the orchestra brings emotion to its peak in a crescendo that culminates, just as the emotion reaches