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* Thanatos (aka Zane) from ''[[Incarnations of Immortality]]'' will take time to talk to his clients and give whatever comfort he can (if they need it). He's also managed to prevent a few deaths he thought unfair or unnecessary. At least one other character comments that he has an unusually caring approach to his Office.
* While [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] never encounters Death, according to the Deathly Hallows, Harry's ancestor - the one who received Death's invisibility cloak - befriended him, and when it was time for him to die, he sought Death out and they walked away together.
** Later on in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', {{spoiler|Harry dies briefly, and his guide into the afterlife, should he choose not to go back, is Dumbledore.}} Really, death gets a pretty good rap in this series.
*** [[Kill'Em All|It'd have to...]]
** It all has to do with the [[Author Tract]] about how to deal with death, stemming from the [[Creator Breakdown]] when [[Real Life Writes the Plot|Rowling's mother died]]. If one doesn't accept their own mortality ( {{spoiler|i.e. the first Peverell brother, Voldemort}}), or gain acceptance of their loved ones' passing ( {{spoiler|the second brother, Snape}}), then Death will be a grueling bastard. But if one accepts Death's visit as an inevitability ( {{spoiler|the third brother, Harry}}), then he will greet you like an old friend.
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