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{{quote|''"Kill the spare."''
|'''Voldemort''', ''[[Harry Potter and
The '''Sacrificial Lion''' is a sympathetic character who [[Friendly Target|is slated to die]] so that the audience knows that [[Knight of Cerebus|the villain is playing for keeps]], or that [[Matter of Life and Death|the situation really is as dangerous and desperate as it seems]]. The death is ultimately unnecessary in the large scheme of things, but it does provide a shocking twist to the proceedings.
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== Literature ==
* Cedric Diggory, the former [[Trope Namer]] from ''[[Harry Potter]]''. He's introduced a book before, given loads of [[Character Development]], becomes Harry's friend in addition to his rival... and then is rather casually murdered, just to show how evil Voldemort is.
** Mad Eye Moody in the beginning of ''[[Harry Potter and the
** Hedwig. Rather distressing given that she had been Harry's faithful pet owl for the ''entire series'' up to that point.
** And, [[Tear Jerker|quite heartbreakingly]], [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Fred Weasley.]] It was his death that led to the climax of Harry going off to face Voldemort on his own to prevent more deaths.
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