Top 10 Harry Potter Characters with the Saddest Backstories

He should be number one! He literally had no one except Lily Potter (Harry's mom), and he was so in love with her. But she never loved him, and she died when he was literally feet away from the door as Voldemort killed her.

He gave everything to make sure her son lived, and all he got was a painful death at the hands of Voldemort.

He was in love with Lily, but she didn't love him back. She probably thought they were just friends. And then Lily got taken by someone she truly loved - James Potter. When she died, Snape was just feet away from the door, and when he saw her dead body, let's just say things were a little unexpected.

He did everything to keep Harry safe and alive. And while I initially thought he was bullying Harry just to be mean, I realized that he really hated him because Harry was the son of James Potter.

I feel like his past is sadder than Harry's. Harry's parents died, but at least they knew him and always loved him. Neville's past is worse because his parents didn't die but were tortured, and because of that, they don't even recognize their son anymore. How sad must Neville feel? But he didn't even tell anyone that.

Everybody knew about Harry's tragedy, oh, it's so sad, but no one knew about Neville because he probably didn't want people to worry more. And even though his awful past, he stayed strong and didn't go down. His amazing strength is moving.

His mum loved her sister. She didn't know what would happen to her son, and there was no other way, so she had to put the spell for protection. Locked in a cupboard for 10 years - what if his cot was in his cupboard? Bullied by Dudley and his gang, not fed properly (he had to do Dudley's diet, remember), given Dudley's clothes, not told that he was a wizard. His relatives wanted to force him into a Muggle school, not allowed to go to parties (like in the second book, for example), forced to lie that he goes to some school for kids who break the law.

Remus easily had it the worst. He was ostracized and discriminated against his entire life just for who he was. He found friends who supported him, but eventually, he was left all alone, believing that two were dead and the third was responsible. He lived alone and in poverty.

Twelve years later, he got a teaching job (and was the best DADA teacher), only to leave after Snape outed him because of a stupid childhood grudge. He learned Sirius was innocent and got his best friend back, only for him to be killed two years after that. Then he had a son, and then Remus himself died. And through it all, he was a good and kind person (unlike Snape, who was a whole blood supremacist).

It sucks that he grew up in a family that disowned him, was then framed for the murder of his friends, and finally cleared his name and got close to Harry, only to die not much later.

He died soon after telling Harry he was his godfather and clearing his name.

HOW is he in fifth place? Albus Dumbledore belongs in the top three at the very least. Initially, his sister was driven insane and became an Obscurial. Then his father received a life sentence in Azkaban for attacking the people who drove her mad. Furthermore, his brother began to detest him, and in the absence of love, Albus turned to Gellert Grindelwald, whom he eventually fell in love with but did not express his feelings due to the homophobia of his time.

There ended up being a duel between his brother and the man he loved, resulting in his sister's death and Grindelwald's betrayal. There is even a chance he killed his sister. His brother blamed him and became estranged. He eventually had to duel the man he loved and ruin his life. Happiness.

His mother died hours - HOURS - after his birth. He literally never met her or his father. He was raised in an orphanage, and he was different from other kids, so they were cruel to him. Even in Hogwarts, he didn't fit in. His life molded him into who he is now.

Also, did you guys know Voldemort is not capable of love? Even if he tried, he could never feel love toward someone. At most, he feels indifference or tolerance. Isn't that kinda sad? And you know why? 'Cause he was conceived while his father was under the effects of a love potion. Kinda changes the whole story, doesn't it?

Um, Hagrid up higher, please? Yeah, he didn't have the very saddest backstory, but his life sucked. He constantly felt out of place and insecure about being half-giant, and then was framed for a crime he didn't commit, leading to his expulsion from Hogwarts and the destruction of his wand.

Even now, he's belittled and mocked by his own students, like Malfoy. Speaking of which, Malfoy should be much lower on this list. Yeah, he had the whole "forced to be a Death Eater" thing, but other than that, he had a pretty privileged life.

Draco is definitely not my favorite character, but I despised the way that he was treated by Voldemort in the last books and how he was portrayed as an evil character. Not only that, but his father was also placing pressure on him, and it seemed that his mother was the only one who cared about him at all.

While I understand that Harry is an orphan and never got a proper chance to meet his family, when he was at Hogwarts, at least he had friends who understood him and loved him as a person.

Draco Malfoy had a terrible life compared to the others. He was forced into murder, and he was treated very poorly. Harry Potter had friends and people that cared for him, but Draco had nobody and was completely alone. His only friends were Crabbe and Goyle, but they were not friends with him for who he was.

Growing up, he never had time to have fun. He always had to study and read in his free time since he was born into an evil pureblood family. Harry Potter's life may have been bad, but it wasn't nearly as bad as Draco's.

Poor Luna had to watch her mom die and then got bullied at school for just being herself. It really sucks, and I feel bad for her.

Poor sweet Luna. We should feel empathy that she lost her mother, she got bullied, and she is still her sweet, sweet self.

Scorpius Malfoy was just a kid, but he had a horrible dad. I'm not biased, but I don't think Draco is that good of a dad. He expects too much from Scorpius.

It's horrible how his brother, whom he was so close to, had to die like that!