Have you ever grieved for a fictional character?

Today was a day of many emotions. My sister wedding shower was this afternoon. I was all in a state of nervous panic before hand... it went very well. To a state of relief that everything went well and that the shower was now over... to coming home exhausted... looking forward to watching the latest episode of my favourite tv show... so sobbing... literally shaking with sobs over the death of one of my new favourite fictional characters... now this may seem petty or down right stupid to you reading this... but my heart feels deeply... I am all heart... I get attached...I love... I've only cried a few time over fictional characters... the authors should congratulate themselves on excellent writing... the first I can remember was Matthew Cuthbert from Anne of Green Gables... the 2nd or most recent that I can remember is Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series... and now Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey... and I'm technically not even supposed to have seen this season yet in Canada. But with the wonders of the internet... so right now I am grieving... I feel a loss... and honestly I don't know what to do now... ha Of course I don't mean I will cry all day or actually mourn like I would if someone dear to my heart past away but I do feel pain... how so very strange to me that is... the power of words... If these words I have read or the words that actors portray on tv can effect me so deeply... then how deeply do my words affect the lives, hearts, and minds of my dear little students I have the privilege of teaching each year. I am trying to be very careful with my voice and volume control this year. I have learned over the course of my teaching career that a soft spoken rebuke or reminder to follow the rules etc is met with much better results than a harsh tone or yelling...