Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Categories Growing Up & Facts of Life
Author J.K. Rowling
Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books; Reprint edition (June 26, 2018)
Language English
Paperback 784 pages
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Dimensions
5.2 x 1.7 x 7.9 inches

I. Book introduction

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It is the seventh and final novel in the Harry Potter series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) and the final confrontation between the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.

Deathly Hallows shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the Harry Potter series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US and 2.65 million in the UK. Reception to the book was generally positive, and the American Library Association named it a “Best Book for Young Adults”.

A film adaptation of the novel was released in two parts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in November 2010 and Part 2 in July 2011.

Plot

The young wizard Harry Potter is about to turn seventeen and is being escorted to The Burrow by members of the Order of the Phoenix. The group is attacked by Death Eaters, who kill “Mad-Eye” Moody and injure George Weasley. Lord Voldemort attempts to kill Harry but fails.

Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger begin searching for Voldemort’s four remaining Horcruxes. They learn that the locket Horcrux is in the possession of Dolores Umbridge at the Ministry of Magic. Harry and his friends infiltrate the Ministry and steal the locket from Umbridge, but are unable to destroy it. The locket’s Dark magic affects Ron, who abandons Harry and Hermione. In Godric’s Hollow, Harry and Hermione are attacked by Voldemort’s snake Nagini, but manage to escape. One night, a Patronus guides Harry to a pond containing the Sword of Gryffindor. When he tries to recover it, the locket tightens around his neck, nearly drowning him. Ron returns and saves Harry, then destroys the Horcrux with the sword.

The three friends visit Xenophilius Lovegood, who tells them of the mythical objects known as the Deathly Hallows: the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility. Xenophilius then alerts Death Eaters to the presence of the trio in his home, but Harry and his friends escape. Soon after, they are captured by Snatchers and imprisoned in Malfoy Manor. Harry and Ron are thrown into a makeshift dungeon with Luna Lovegood, Mr Ollivander and Griphook the goblin, while the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange tortures Hermione. The house-elf Dobby helps all six prisoners escape, but dies in the process.

Harry, Ron and Hermione break into Gringotts Bank and retrieve another Horcrux. Harry has visions which inform him that Nagini is a Horcrux, and that another is hidden at Hogwarts. After the trio enters the school with the help of Aberforth Dumbledore, Voldemort prepares to assault the castle. As the Death Eaters enter the school and fight the professors and students, Ron and Hermione destroy the Horcrux from Gringotts. They then accompany Harry to the Room of Requirement, where they discover the next Horcrux. Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle ambush them, and Crabbe casts a fire spell which grows out of his control and destroys both him and the Horcrux.

After stealing the Elder Wand from Dumbledore’s tomb, Voldemort struggles to make it obey him. Believing that Severus Snape is the master of the wand, Voldemort uses Nagini to mortally wound him. Before dying, Snape passes his memories to Harry, who views them in the Pensieve. The memories reveal that Snape loved Harry’s mother, and acted as a double agent against Voldemort in an attempt to protect her. Albus Dumbledore had learned he was dying, and decided to plan his own death at the hands of Snape so that Snape could gain Voldemort’s trust. The memories also reveal that Harry himself became a Horcrux when Voldemort first tried to kill him. Now, Harry must die to render Voldemort mortal. On his way to surrender himself to Voldemort, Harry instructs Neville Longbottom to destroy Nagini. He also uses the Resurrection Stone to communicate with his deceased loved ones: his parents, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.

Voldemort casts the Killing Curse on Harry, who then awakens in a dreamlike place. He is greeted by Albus Dumbledore, who explains that the curse destroyed the fragment of Voldemort’s soul inside Harry, and that Harry can now return to life. Harry subsequently regains consciousness and pretends to be dead. Voldemort orders Hagrid to carry Harry’s body back to Hogwarts, and demands that the professors and students surrender. Neville, however, pulls the Sword of Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat and kills Nagini. The battle resumes, during which Molly Weasley kills Bellatrix. Harry reveals himself to be alive and duels with Voldemort, who casts another Killing Curse. However, the Elder Wand refuses to kill Harry, because Harry is its true master. Voldemort’s spell rebounds and destroys him.

In the novel’s epilogue, set nineteen years later, Harry and his friends see their children off to Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny have three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Ron and Hermione have a daughter named Rose and a son named Hugo.

About the Author (J.K. Rowling)

Author J.K. Rowling

Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J.K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, been translated into 84 languages, and spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. The Casual Vacancy (2012) was her first novel for adults. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International in 1990 when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, the birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was published in 1997. Six sequels followed, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). By 2008, Forbes had named her the world’s highest-paid author.

The novels follow a boy called Harry Potter as he attends Hogwarts (a school for wizards), and battles Lord Voldemort. Death and the divide between good and evil are the central themes of the series. Its influences include Bildungsroman (the coming-of-age genre), school stories, fairy tales, and Christian allegory. The series revived fantasy as a genre in the children’s market, spawned a host of imitators, and inspired an active fandom. Critical reception has been more mixed. Many reviewers see Rowling’s writing as conventional; some regard her portrayal of gender and social division as regressive. There were also religious debates over the Harry Potter series.

J.K. Rowling has won many accolades for her work. She has received an OBE and made a Companion of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy. Harry Potter brought her wealth and recognition, which she has used to advance philanthropic endeavours and political causes. She established the Volant Charitable Trust in 2000, and co-founded the charity Lumos in 2005. Rowling’s philanthropy centres on medical causes and supporting at-risk women and children. In 2012, Forbes estimated that Rowling’s charitable giving totaled US$160 million. She has also donated to Britain’s Labour Party, and opposed Scottish independence and Brexit. Since 2017, Rowling has been vocal about her opinions on transgender people and related civil rights. Her comments, described as transphobic by critics and LGBT rights organisations, have divided feminists, fuelled debates on freedom of speech and cancel culture, and prompted declarations of support for transgender people from the culture sector.

II. Reviewer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

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1. SUZANNE reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“I’m going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don’t think I don’t know how this might end. I’ve known it for years.” — Harry Potter

Most seventeen-year olds don’t view the possibility of an early death as being, well, possible. But then again, most seventeen-year olds haven’t come face-to-face with death almost half a dozen times before their first kiss either.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of the ridiculously popular Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling brilliantly ties up every loose end that she has planted over the last ten years since the very first outing of the series was published in 1997. Truly, Rowling has learned exactly what her fans want and subsequently delivers a book that answers every Potterhead’s questions — and then some.

Not only does Deathly Hallows revisit key places and characters from all of the previous six books, but Rowling even manages to make clever references to previous bits of dialogue from her earlier books. Case in point: near the end of the first Potter book, after Hermione fails to see the magical solution to saving the trio from a nasty patch of Devil’s Snare, Harry’s best mate Ron bellows “HAVE YOU GONE MAD? ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?” Now, six years later, Hermione finally gets her revenge on her red-headed friend when Ron believes that all is lost until Hermione yells to him “Are you a wizard, or what?” thus reminding Ron to use his wand to solve their problem. Subtle references such as this are a large part of what makes Rowling’s books so enjoyable to re-read as there are always deeper meanings and additional allusions that are often only discovered via multiple read-throughs.

Harry’s bold statement regarding his own potential death is also a prime example of how much Rowling truly wrote Harry’s last tale for her long-time fans. This line seems to read as a secret “shout-out” to the Potterites who have also known for years that the series might not end happily ever after. The prophecy in the fifth book revealed that “neither shall live while the other survives”, and therefore by the end of book seven either Harry or Voldemort had to die. Rowling cleverly fills her last installment with so many twists, turns and complications, however, that it becomes practically impossible to determine which way this book is going to end.

More than any of the other Potter books, Deathly Hallows is a true quest narrative, with the trio spending the majority of the story hunting for horcruxes and hallows whilst evading capture by Voldemort’s Death Eaters. The multiple close-calls that all three main characters find themselves in throughout the book add to the tension that continues to build until the predictably bloody battle at the end of the tale. The book does, after all, chronicle a brutal war, so be prepared for a lot of killing and, consequently, a lot of tears.

This is not to say that Deathly Hallows doesn’t offer up a great deal of laughs as well. The hilarious twins Fred and George Weasley make several appearances to ensure that the book isn’t all doom and gloom. By far, the funniest part of the story is the secret radio show Potterwatch, anonymously hosted by former Hogwarts Quidditch commentator Lee Jordan with special appearances from Fred, George, and ex-Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Remus Lupin. Rowling perfectly mixes this blend of humour, tragedy and adventure so that her epic-length novel never lags or drags.

To write a 607 page book that millions of die-hard fans around the world are able to devour in less than 24 hours is no mean feat, but Rowling’s farewell to the Boy Who Lived is an incredibly gripping page-turner that will leave all Potter lovers immensely satisfied.

2. KASSIDY reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It’s hard for me to believe that I finished the Harry Potter series… I wish this series would go on forever!

I don’t know how I’ve gone through my life without these books. I regret not reading it when I was younger, but I am so happy that I finally did, better late than never, right?

The world built in these books is so real and tangible, it is truly a masterpiece. The characters are engaging and brilliant, and I love how the plot is so interwoven and twisted within itself, especially in this last book.

I was taken by surprise when I started the series, I didn’t think it would pull me in as it did. As I kept reading through the books, the characters slyly stole my heart. Now, having finished the last line, I am flooded with emotion. This series is more than a story or words on a page, it is magic.

3. THARINDU DISSANAYAKE reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“OI! There’s a war going on here!”
“Merlin’s Pants!”

The six-year build-up is over. The final adventure, towards which we’ve been sailing for – through six amazing Hogwarts years – is here at last. And yet again, Rowling surpasses her own standards to bring us the most adventurous book of the entire series, to conclude everything is a most dramatic way. Twist after twist after twist is going to keep the reader immersed more than ever. Be warned: once started, you won’t have a moment’s rest till your finish this one!

“Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches”

It seems redundant now to repeat all the good things about Harry Potter books in general – from plot to writing style – which never reached a plateau, but kept on improving. All of that is still there. But setting up the atmosphere for events has reached a level that is far beyond anything we’ve seen before. And the complexity of the events has also been increased. Even the few sup-plots are highly detailed and complex, and contributes a lot to the main story. It gives a very fulfilling feeling, when the reader is allowed to connect all the dots as progressing towards the end, tying up a lot of loose ends. Also, it’s unbelievable how well the plot twists are introduced – whether they are happy or sad – maintaining suspense better than ever.

“permettez-moi to assister vous,”

The reader is bound to encounter a lot of heartbreaking disappointments here, but all that help make the ending much more satisfying. I did miss the occasional humor, though it would not have complimented well the dark world we are in right now. Oh, and I’m really happy that I only had to hate Snape for a few days… (from finish of Half-blood prince till now) I guess that’s the good thing about reading all the books of series at once: less anxiety!

“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure!”

When I started Philosopher’s Stone, it made me realize that I’ve been missing out on a lot – a world of magic which is full of amazing characters. Then the journey got ever so thrilling and entertaining, with each book outperforming the previous one in every possible way. It’s been three magical weeks for me – literally and figuratively – from the starting of the first book till the last. I don’t recall ever been immersed in a book series as much as I did with Harry Potter, and, though the ending was great, it’s sad not being able to continue, to know that this is the end. I’ve watched the first few HP movies a long time ago, but those didn’t come anywhere near the books in my opinion, and I really wasn’t a fan. But now, I’m finally enlightened as to why Harry Potter series is much loved by millions. It’s impossible not to, once you’re through with the books! A well thought out foundation put in place in first three books, then setting stage for the core of the series in next two and finally, an incredibly thrilling ending with the last two books, while each book being a five-star read, at least for me. Harry Potter became the my all-time-favorite book series.

“Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice,”

4. JESSICA reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

happy thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today! we all have so much to be thankful for! this year (and every year), i am immensely thankful for books; but in particular, this series.

i know im not original when i say the harry potter books are what made me fall in love with reading. but they gave me a childhood far more magical and imaginative than i could have ever asked for. they opened my eyes to a world beyond the one in which i lived. the series taught me the value of empathy, that courage comes in many different forms, the importance of having and being a true friend, that love is the greatest power above all, and most importantly, it taught me to believe in magic. i would not be who i am today without these books and i love that stories have the power to do that, to change lives for the better.

i owe so much to this series, which became such a massive part of my life. and for that, i will be forever thankful. <3

↠ 5 stars

5. ELINOR FLORENCE reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

A satisfying conclusion to an epic tale

I finished reading aloud this final book in the series to my granddaughter Nora yesterday. She was seven when I started the first book and she is eleven now! At first I thought she would not grasp all the nuances but she showed a remarkable ability to retain the information and reminded me several times of events I had forgotten. A LOT happens in seven books and this final one ties up all the loose ends, which makes it quite complex. One entire chapter is given over to a lengthy explanation. However, the author did an excellent job of pulling the whole thing together. And the final confrontation between good and evil (the unspoken comparison to Hitler and his Nazis throughout the series is unavoidable) and its aftermath is worthy of any great writer.

6. BEATLENIK reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The New Arthurian Saga Comes To An End

I’ve been a Fantasy Fiction addict since I was old enough to hold a book open with both hands. With formative years spent on pulpy Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E Howard, HP Lovecraft, et al; I became a “literate” Fantasy Fiction addict as soon as I could digest The Lord Of The Rings and re-read it year after year after year from about age 10 to this year (age 60+), and in the meantime there was study of Shakespeare, Beowulf, and all those Gothic and Classical writers of the 19th Century, as a well a continued addiction for the Sci-Fi Fantasy adventures strewn about the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and not so much 80’s. Robert Jordan threatened to keep writing his Wheel Of Time saga until they nailed his coffin shut and he was true to his word. Roundabout the 8th volume in the series I decided I would assist in the hammering of those nails. Then along came 21st Century “Young Adult” novelist JK Rowling and her epic Harry Potter series. Courtesy of my adult daughter who liked to read this stuff too, I entered (tenderly and with trepidation at first) the wading pool with the Trade softback issues of each volume of the first three books. Can’t say it didn’t grab me immediately. My first thoughts on this addiction were that I finally found an inheritor to Mary Stewart’s Arthurian novels (The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, etc.) or Marion Zimmer Bradley’s female perspective take on same (Mists Of Avalon). Arthur and Merlin are infectious heroes who have a habit of consciously and subconsciously injecting themselves into modern literature, and if you have half a mind, you cannot help but immediately make the connection with Harry and Dumbledore! It helps that Rowling has an easy writing style that some critics are horsewhipping yet others who are not quite so strict on are calling “literate”. No matter what side of the fence you are on, she has brought young people to books, big ones, with a prose that does not insult adults and is assimilated by children of all ages. There you have it, Rowling is the new Epic Romance, the Modern Gothic, the 21st Century Elder Edda.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS was so eagerly awaited that I succumbed to purchasing it in hard cover without waiting for the soft version which usually followed 4-5 months later at import prices. Rowling imbued this final book with some heavy Bronte pathos, you cannot help it, this is the finale of good versus evil and her vast assortment of characters who have not yet been killed off have to come together in a last stand of apocalyptic proportions! How she kept all of these growing casts sorted over the years is beyond me, but JK gets huge kudos from me for building a network of heroes and near heroes and villains that really had depth and empathy with the readers through 7 ever more huge volumes. Apocalypse you want, Apocalypse you get! Harry and Hermione become nearly twins in this last cycle of forging the sword while Ron acts as an almost Gollumesque character who needs to be brought back to earth, all in good time. The book is so much more in depth of darkness than the movie (can you imagine that?) if you have not read this, you simply MUST. How to bring two lead characters so close together without creating a romance (and yet nearly doing so but not) and keeping the reader on the edge of the seat (no matter how old the reader) in such a disturbingly engrossing manner is sheer brilliance. While Rowling has essentially built Harry Potter into a brand name (we must remember we did that, not her), we have to bear in mind that she and Harry are the descendants of Roald Dahl and Tolkien, TH White and CS Lewis, Ursula K LeGuin and Richard Adams, all names whom our children and theirs should become acquainted with now that Potter has grown up. King Arthur and Merlin are prerequisites to Gothic and Modern Fantasy, they inhabit our universe now and forever.

Finish Harry Potter and go exploring some more…

7. ROBERT W HATCHER reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Deathly Hollows – Read it Again! ( spoilers )

This book improves each time I read it. The Deathly Hollows can be a bit confusing and slow on the first read, as the characters spend too much in aimless wandering, creating a serious low. Reading a second, third, or fourth time allows you to appreciate the subtle weaving of the plot lines that lead to a superb complex, exciting, emotional and satisfying ending to the series. Though I still think the author was self indulgently stretching the time line to get Harry to points at her desired time ( Goddericks Hollow at Christmas) (and waiting for Tonks to have a baby),on a second read, one can skim over the low part,with its obligatory arguments, and fast forward to Godderiks Hollow, where the story picks up the pace again.

8. PATRICK J. HEARD reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Farewell HP and friends…

I just finished my five-month reading of the Harry Potter series. Needless to say, I loved every book. The Deathly Hallows was one of the best. Lots of chills, thrills, intrigue, and for me, as we reached the climax, many tears. I hated to see my five months of living with HP and his friends come to an end. If you haven’t read the series and somehow are seeing this review beforehand, take it from a nearly 60 year old man: you will love the experience. It’s some of the best overall reading I’ve ever experienced. I feel like a 12 year old who is about to say farewell to good friends. I’m forever changed by these books…really.

9. CHELSEA HUMPHREY reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It is finished.

I’m thrilled to say that I managed to follow through with at least one book related commitment this year, and that was to read the entire Harry Potter series for the first time. It’s tough to pick a favorite from the group, but the Deathly Hallows is a worthy contender for that coveted first spot. As the dark tension that began growing at the finish of the Goblet of Fire has come full circle, I felt this was the perfect finale to a (rightfully) highly acclaimed series. I’m so happy to have finally experienced first hand this beloved story arc that so many readers hold dear to their heart. I’m already trying to figure out when I can reread them. 😭 Now, on to our annual Christmas time watching of the films while we wrap presents! 😍

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Gulp. This was my PIFM choice for the month of November in the A Good Thriller group here on Goodreads. I can’t believe its finally time for my first read through of the Harry Potter books to come to an end, but I’m also dying to read this one and see how it compares to the film.

10. LUFFY SEMPAI reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Though this is the least magical Harry Potter book, the weakest, the least whimsical, the least logical, it remains that I do consider it a 5 star book.

Keeping the differences in Lord Thingy and Harry Potter in mind, the finale, symbolically played out in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, could not have been better conceived.

I was curious to see if I would cry again. I did. The Prince’s Tale gets to me every time. The epilogue seems to belong to Cursed Child more than to Deathly Hallows, but J.K. Rowling is only human.

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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

“His will to live had always been so much stronger than his fear of death.”

“Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart?”

“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”

“Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
“After all this time?”
“Always,” said Snape.”

“We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”

“He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.”

“Death’s got an Invisibility Cloak?” Harry interrupted again.
“So he can sneak up on people,” said Ron. “Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking…”

“He must have known I’d want to leave you.”
“No, he must have known you would always want to come back.”

“Why are they all staring?” demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students.
“Don’t let it worry you,” said Ron. “It’s me. I’m extremely famous.”

“Cinderella? Snow White? What’s that? An illness?”

“How do you feel, Georgie?” whispered Mrs. Weasley.
George’s fingers groped for the side of his head.
“Saintlike,” he murmured.
“What’s wrong with him?” croaked Fred, looking terrified. “Is his mind affected?”
“Saintlike,” repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. “You see…I’m HOLEY, Fred, geddit?”

“Albus Severus,” Harry said quietly, so that nobody but Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be waving to Rose, who was now on the train, “you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew.”

“Holey? You have the the whole world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey?”

“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.”

“The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.”

“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”

“Seventeen, eh!” said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred.
“Six years to the day we met, Harry, d’yeh remember it?”
“Vaguely,” said Harry, grinning up at him. “Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?”
“I forge’ the details,” Hagrid chortled.”

“I’m going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don’t think I don’t know how this might end. I’ve known it for years.”

“Does it hurt?” The childish question had escaped Harry’s lips before he could stop it.
“Dying? Not at all,” said Sirius. “Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”

“Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his face, was so precious: To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second.”

“For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. That’s a basilisk, listeners. One simple test: Check whether the thing that’s glaring at you has got legs. If it has, it’s safe to look into its eyes, although if it really is You-Know-Who, that’s still likely to be the last thing you ever do.”

“We did it, we bashed them wee Potter’s the one, and Voldy’s gone moldy, so now let’s have fun!”

“Look…at…me…” he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more.”

“Snape’s patronus was a doe,’ said Harry, ‘the same as my mother’s because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children.”

“The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?’
Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.”

“But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously. “Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?”
“For him?” shouted Snape. “Expecto Patronum!”
From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
“After all this time?”
“Always,” said Snape.”

“Hogwarts was the first and best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned boys, had all found home here.”

“So that’s little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you’ve inherited your mother’s brains.”

“Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with five beautifully painted faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville. They were not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a certain magic about them all the same: Harry thought they breathed. What appeared to be fine golden chains wove around the pictures, linking them together, but after examining them for a minute or so, Harry realized that the chains were actually one word, repeated a thousand times in golden ink: friends . . . friends . . . friends . . .”

“I am sorry too,” said Lupin. “Sorry I will never know [my son]… but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.”

“You think I’m a fool?” demanded Harry.
“No, I think you’re like James,” said Lupin, “who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.”

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Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people).

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