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Harry died for the first time when Sirius’s enchanted motorcycle failed over the Peak District as Hagrid ferried him to the Dursley’s and the pair plummeted to their deaths into the ruins of Peveril Castle, ironically the seat of one of Harry’s distant ancestors.
He died for the second time when Dudley pushed him down the family stairs aged three and he broke his neck tripping over his oversized shoes and jeans.
His third death came aged four, he dropped the eggs he was frying for Vernon’s breakfast, and Petunia hit him with the frying pan, his head crashing back onto the hob and his untreated brain bleed killed him during the night as he laid unconscious in the cupboard under the stairs.
He died for a fourth time in the chamber of secrets, Dumbledore was using Fawkes to collect his order of lemon drops and Harry and Ginny were both lunch for the Basilisk. Followed by Ron and Gilderoy Lockhart, the creature then rampaged through the school killing almost everyone on the grounds.
His fifth death came from misfortune. Having been kissed by Hermione following their rescue of Sirius, and getting a spectacularly long goodbye snog from his now girlfriend as they separated in the drop off zone at King’s Cross Station, he was walking towards the Dursleys on cloud nine oblivious to the worries of the world around him, directly into the path of a London Transport Bus.
His Sixth death was during the Triwizard Tournament, he was facing off against the horntail, he grabbed his Firebolt and leapt into the air and straight into a plume of fire followed by the dragon’s jaws closing around his head and chest.
His Seventh death was at the hands of Bellatrix Lestrange, he attacked as she tortured Hermione, she slit Hermione’s throat from ear to ear and as Harry collapsed to his knees in grief, she hit him with an organ dissolving curse and he died in agony a few minutes later
Eight times was the charm, tired, defeated and convinced his death was required to end Voldemort, he walked into the forest and stood passively and accepted his fate as Voldemort fired an Avada Kedavra at him, Voldemort then decided to cut his head off to display to the world making the death rather more permanent.