After several thousand pages of story, spread out over seven books, we have completed the tale of The Boy Who Lived becoming The Man Who Lives. We have witnessed love and death, life and hatred, trust and jealously, and wisdom and betrayal. Harry, Hermione and Ron have bonded into a trinity of wonder. And it is simply smashing. J.K. starts with how years of built up loyalty brings forth volunteers to help evacuate Harry from the Dursleys residence. A spell created by his mother's love kept him alive. Now his friends love will help save him. The powers of good emotions permeate and fill Harry's life, and in so many instances raise him up. This idea becomes a tragedy as the first action set in Hallows gets underway with explosive results. I find it ultimately impressive how J.K. plotted this whole section, from the clues dropped to shock endings to Hermione's wise forethought. All parts come together masterfully to launch the next leg of the story. While many fans have maligned this long middle stretch, I adored it. Having just the three principles interact and clash with each other makes logical and emotional sense. Baggage of various types they all harbour has to be hashed out so that the final transition from youth to adult can be completed. The love triangle that only existed in the certain Potterheads hearts is finally dispelled here, with Hermione and Ron admitting their feelings. Ron's insecurities being force fed angry emotions, causing him to confront his nature and mature. Hermione's slow realization not everything in magic is quantifiable. And Harry seeking closure and some solace in regards to his parents deaths. One event, happening after the Manor escape, is the massively mournful death of one the most innocent characters of all. Dobby the free house elf was one of our favourites. His devotion to Harry is earned, tried and true, with so many of us wishing for a Dobby in our lives. He did not have much in the way of physical possessions, but was ever thankful for what he owned. And the infection of Harry and Hermione's radical idea of house elf freedom, something we all consider so right and natural, made Dobby a pariah among his people. A stigma he held in high esteem. He died freely helping his friend Harry Potter. Which made him happy. RIP Dobby, you deserve it. For the inevitable conclusion, the Hogwarts Three journey back to their old school for the final battle. They find out that Neville has become the man he was always meant to be, a development this Neville booster was waiting for. I always knew he would emerge as a formidable force in this war, it was just a matter of time. With massive reinforcements arriving in droves, giving my fanboy heart giddy palpitations, we see the final battle gearing up. Deaths pile up, and sorrow follows as beloved characters leave the tapestry. Fred. Tonks. Lupin. Colin. All shock. All causing grief. With the realization at this point of Dumbledore's troubled past and indiscretions, followed with Snape's confessionals, I find myself in conflict. My forgiveness of Albus and his youthful lust for power engenders much headway from me. Maybe it is because he dedicated decades of the remainder of his time to fighting the good fight and doing nice deeds, or his now gentle manner, but I tend to overlook this earlier aspect of him. Snape, even with this unrewarded love for Lily being a motivating factor, still does not court my approval. The pain and guilt of her death still haunts Severus, motivating his secret help to Harry, but sometimes under duress from Dumbledore's painting. Snape still seems bitter and nasty and slightly unrepentant all this time later. My own forgiveness of Snape is absent because the past several years his love for Lily never translated to paternal feelings to Harry, but as a confused reminder of his dislike to James. Grow up Severus. Dumbledore did. Harry did forgive you, something I am still grappling with. I hope the daughter's middle name is Minerva. Maybe the wonderful soul searching scene with Harry and the Resurrection Stone brings about this enlightenment. J.K. hits just the right notes, with Harry's mortality being focused on, coupled with those ghostly visits, to complete his emotion journey. Of course they will come with him on his final trip. They love him. And that is the reason he survives so much in his last few fights with Voldermort. Tom has never known love, and seems to glorify in this fact. This primal emotion of goodness that saved Harry, depowered Voldemort, and helped Harry grow and survive, was the one thing that also caused the ultimate defeat of evil. Love is all you need is not just a classic Beatles lyric, but is what Harry Potter is all about. Love. And as for those last few pages, bringing the coda into a future full of love and hope and caring, thank you J.K. Pure tears of joy and happiness. You created a wonder. Scoopriches

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows wraps up the series beautifully. With no doubt the best book of the century, from fatal deaths, romantic interactions and good powering over evil. This book has a magical world you won't want to miss 3

Love the Harry Potter Series. Can't say the last one is great for all ages as there is some emotional parts but still one of the best series

Well here we are.. on the seventh and FINAL volume of the famous Harry Potter series. This is where everything gets settled once and for all with that nasty Voldemort character. With just 600 pages to wrap it all up, you would think that Ms. Rowling would come out flying. You would think this but you would be wrong... The first hundred pages mostly deal with a Weasly brother's wedding and then as the main characters hide in the woods for the next couple of hundred pages, things don't seriously get started until the halfway point! The remaining three hundred pages are very active but they almost feel rushed - as if the editor was whispering to the author offstage - "You have to go out there, the audience is waiting for you..." All in all, a disappointing end to a decent series that was excellent at the beginning and slowly degraded into bloated melodramas by the fourth book. If you are looking for excellent YR books, ask your local retailer or librarian - there are MANY alternatives to this series. Like McDonalds, it is not the best fare but perhaps the most famous. I will always be grateful to Ms. Rowling for jumpstarting the YR and fantasy genres - that contribution will live on for some time. All the same, I have no desire to reread these stories...

This book was great for finishing off the series. However, there were certain "events" that transpired (death) that were difficult to read about. Well written and brought together in an exciting way. Again, there is a big issue with the epilogue. It's terrible! After waiting years for these books to be released and for the series to finally end, the fanatical readers (such as myself), expected a lot more of the "afterwards" epilogue.

This is probably one of the best Harry Potter books. It's exciting the whole way through! The only thing I didn't like about it was the length. i thought it could have been a lot longer. At some parts it seemed rushed, however this just my be not wanting it to end! This book is a fantastic end to Harry's adventure!

It was as intricate and wonderful as any other Harry Potter book. It is satisfying to have all those loose ends tied up.

It is greate book. No one should miss it out.

Probably not my favorite book in the series (that would have to be book 4), but still incredibly good. Besides just enjoying the whole story and many different exciting parts i especially loved the part with Snape. I loved the chapter completely dedicated to him, and honestly his story was what made the book for me. Would recommend people read it if only for that.

So many things to find out, and all explained in about 600 pages ! I really loved this last book, and it was - in a way - different from the other 6 books because the setting changes every couple chapters, and the main characters aren`t in one place the whole time. The epilogue was just a nice end to the series (: I loved the whole series ^^ 5/5