Lavender Brown did die in the movie because Fenrir Greyback bit her, but in the books it doesn't say anything about Lavender dying.Wcat_03x said: She died only in the movie, in the books it's said nothing about Brown's death. posted over a year ago. now i think about it, hermione was devastated when she saw that lavender was dead in the movie. in the book, when she saw the injured lavander she was like 'meh'. guilmon2149 posted over a year ago.