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Harry Potter will always have a place in my heart. My daughter and I read the books over and over every year.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a gripping conclusion to J.K. Rowling's iconic series. It masterfully ties together the themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the battle between good and evil. The book's high-stakes narrative keeps readers on edge, leading to an emotionally powerful climax. Its richly layered characters and bittersweet resolution make it an unforgettable finale to the wizarding saga.
The end is here. Harry and his friends are on the hunt for Horcruxes, the only thing able to truly defeat Voldemort once and for all. As they are on the run, the Wizarding world, from the Ministry to Hogwarts, is crumbling around them. By the time they reach Hogwarts, the battle is commencing, and neither can live while the other survives.
Despite being the final book in a heavily built up and drawn out series, this book poses to be the most anticlimactic of them all. Most of the book is spent up focusing on Harry, Ron and Hermione on the move, camping and hunting Horcruxes. This is interesting to witness, especially each of their reactions and methods to coping with long months. However, this takes up the majority of the novel, and the battle that each book has been building up to, feels quite anticlimactic.
Harry's death and his decision to face death was well written, you could see the way in which he was not hesitant to save everyone, but obviously had his fears of dying. Seeing his family once more was a nice farewell and to see him die would have been a bittersweet ending. However, after his return, the rest of the battle, including Voldemort's blink-and-you'll-miss-it death, is condensed into one chapter. Given how much time was spent on the hunt for Horcruxes, it felt as though the structure of the novel was prioritising that, over the death that so many readers have longed for.
A most epic ending to a very epic series. This is where are we get all the answers to our questions. This is the most tear jerking book of the whole series. The themes are brought into their fullest. So many of the characters are so grown up and you feel like you grew up with them.
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