J. K. Rowling

'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.' As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

Eva Marquant

'Zo,' zei ze zachtjes. 'Nu lijkt het alsof hij slaapt." - Fleur Delacour

'In liefde en oorlog is alles toegestaan.' - Ron Wemel

Pia 

And at the head, the locket of regulus black bouncing on his chest, was Kreacher. “Fight the dark lord in the name of brave regulus” 

“Tell me one last thing. Is this real? It has this been happening inside my head” “ofc it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean it is not real?”

not them looking the way the were on the day they died but it was the day the potters died because that day their souls died

Sirius was tall and handsome and younger by far than Harry had seen him in life. Lupin was younger too.

bro you go girl I hate you but saying that to Snape yes

Harry had a clear few of the body’s lying next to Fred. Remus and tonks 

Fred looked at Percy with glee “You actually are joking perc. I don’t think I heard you joking since  you were-“ the air exploded. 

And then with a little shutter the Elve became quite still 

Together he and Harry looked down at the silver hilt of the knife petrifying from the elves heaving chest

A blour Flying silver as bellatrix’s knife flew across the room at the place where he was vanashing

It was easy to easy. He had not even picked up his wand.

And James potter fell like a marionette who’s string were cut.

“With your parents safely out of the way” “my parents are dead”

“…about anything of the junk” kreacher has taken a run at mandungus and hit him over the head with pan

shit your mouth Harry because how could you say something like that

“The man who taught me how to fight dementors a coward” 

“I made a great mistake in marrying tonks. I did it against my better judgement and I have regretted it ever since”

Oh kreacher my poor poor kreacher I know what your feeling

Watched as master regulus was dragged beneath the water

Do not enter with out the expressed permission of Regulus Arcturus Black

Yeah Harry I wonder why probably not because he is a bad person and set everyone up for failure

But why had Dumbledore taken James invisibility cloak

not Krum hitting in Ginny while Harry is right there and Harry making himself look frightening 😂

“Yeah and she is seeing someone. Jealous type. Big bloke you would wanna cross him”

One of the saddest death of the golden trio era

Fred and George turned to each other and said together “wow we’re identical”

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the epic tale of Harry Potter, Harry and Lord Voldemort each prepare for their ultimate encounter. Voldemort takes control of the Ministry of Magic, installs Severus Snape as headmaster at Hogwarts, and sends his Death Eaters across the country to wreak havoc and find Harry. Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione embark on a desperate quest the length and breadth of Britain, trying to locate and destroy Voldemort's four remaining Horcruxes, the magical objects in which he has hidden parts of his broken soul. They visit the Burrow, Grimmauld Place, the Ministry, Godric's Hollow, Malfoy Manor, Diagon Alley...But every time they solve one mystery, three more evolve—and not just about Voldemort, but about Dumbledore, and Harry's own past, and three mysterious objects called the Deathly Hallows. The Hallows are literally things out of a children's tale, which, if real, promise to make their possessor the "Master of Death;" and they ensnare Harry with their tantalizing claim of invulnerability. It is only after a nigh-unbearable loss that he is brought back to his true purpose, and the trio returns to Hogwarts for the final breathtaking battle between the forces of good and evil. They fight the Death Eaters alongside members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, the Weasley clan, and the full array of Hogwarts teachers and students. Yet everything turns upon the moment the entire series has been building up to, the same meeting with which our story began: the moment when Harry and Voldemort face each other at last. (publisher's description)

Harry Potter #7

Hannah Yang

I can hear what you're thinking.. Hannah, why would you start from the last book?? Why would you read this massive book in one afternoon?? What are you D O I N G ?!?


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

I have been a long-time self-proclaimed Potterhead, but I've never actually read the books until now. (The shame is real). I find a review would be inadequate to express my love for the entire Harry Potter world. It is always a pleasure to return to the magic of it all, to be whisked away on another journey with our Golden Trio. The amount of detail put into every aspect of every story, the emotions that you feel right along with the characters, the funny parts and the thought-provoking parts and the parts that make me cry every time... it is rare to find a book series that has touched the world so deeply.

The experience of reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows after watching the movies? Familiar. I could visualize so clearly what was happening. Of course, I had also seen excerpts many times via Pinterest and whatnot, so I would see something and think, I know this part!! 

But, at the same time, reading allowed me to explore the characters with much more depth than watching. There was so much more contained in these pages, details that the movies could not recreate. There's a reason it is practically a universal truth that for any series, the books are better than the movies. This is all to say that I loooooved it. So! Much!!


  “That makes me sound a lot cooler than I was,” Ron mumbled.
“Stuff like that always sounds cooler than it really was,” said Harry. “I've been trying to tell you that for years.”

I know this isn't my typical review since it's not actually very informative about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' contents, but I honestly don't think anything I say will do it justice. This series is truly legendary. I hope Harry Potter's stories continue to positively impact people for a long time.


  “It was not, after all, so easy to die.”

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy.These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...

Cindy McKee

This series is still such a wonder. All these years, all these rereads later and I still sob. Always /*

Shape Mismatch

The only book in the series whose writing (IMHO) justified the amazing setting and the plot.

Briar's Reviews

I will confess a horrible sin: When this book came out, I read the last chapter first.

I hadn't read any other Harry Potter books at the time, but I had watched up to the fifth movie. I thought I was all cool going in on the book launch day and picking up the copy. I excitedly held it in my hands all the way home, and then I snuck off into my parents' room and I read the last chapter. I was utterly confused and then decided I had to actually read it. And man, was I even more confused because I didn't know what happened in book six since the movie wasn't out yet... Ah, the memories.

As an adult, I decided it was finally time to read the book series in order and not be the bratty little kid who wanted to know how it ended before all of her friends (luckily that phase has long since passed). It took a few years for me to manage it, but I finally dove into the last Harry Potter book and welcomed it like an old friend. I had so many smiles and nostalgia trips remembering reading this book in my parents bed (don't ask me why, but this book required me to not read in my normal reading spots of my bed or the couches, but instead in their bed). 

This series is marvellous. The writing style and tone of moving from a much younger kid who is innocent to the world to a set of young adults dealing with violence, bravery and fear all at the same time... It's incredible. I am still in awe at how great this series was. Does it have its flaws? Absolutely. This series is not perfect by any means, but it is a great set of books to read if you want to disappear into a fantasy world and watch the characters grow and develop. This series has a specialize place in my heart due to the movies enticing me to pick up reading more. 

The story itself is a great finale to this series. There's action, lots of answers to questions we had throughout the series, and a final sentence that will bring a smile to your face and a close to the series. Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest of the gang bring on the fight against He Who Must Not Be Named with wickedly smart deducting, crafty stories and lore, and lots of emotions and drama. Along with the laughs, we get many sad moments that make you realize how "real" the wrath of Voldemort was in this series. The amount of deaths and destruction really puts the trauma into perspective. You'll feel pain, grief and loss along with the characters, but luckily there are some good chuckles and friendly characters around the corners to make sure you're not crying your eyes out through this whole book.

This farewell story for Harry Potter was really well rounded. It's hard to finish off a series with such "hurrah" and fandom behind it in a good way. I have to say, I think it was done really well. I don't think there are many other ways this story could have ended that would leave the book filing complete. There were some parts of the story I wish didn't happen, but it felt like everything belonged and needed to be there for the story to come to a close. Despite some of the flaws that might be present for a variety of readers, I think this is as close as we could get to a "perfect" ending for a series this big. So, I give J.K. applause on that one. Writing a book as universally impressive as this one is hard to do!

Side note: I've seen the many comments about J.K. and I do want to say one thing: We don't have to agree with the author to enjoy this book. I definitely don't agree with everything J.K. has done and said, but this book does have a special place in my heart in the childhood nostalgia section. Don't hate on those who still find the joy and whimsy of their childhood in this series. We can all agree to disagree on that one. Let this book be a book for people to disassociate from the world into. 

Overall, this was such a nice book to dive back into. I hope many more readers can find books that are as enchanting as this one was for me.

Loved the book and the whole series! Neville made me the most emotional 😭 I love that there’s little ‘Easter Eggs’ throughout the book that you’d completely over look but it all ties in at the end. I love itttt. My fav series ever 🥹

j ♡

I thought that this book was good when I read it 

Lexy 

alexandra

by far, my favorite of the series. i’m so emo ughhhhhhh

Mark

Wynter

- Maybe 4.5. The first half of the book dragged on too much, but at the half-way point it really picked up. I was going to three-star this book, but damn, it redeemed itself at the last moment
- I wish parts that contain awkward teenage romance, angst, or bickering were cut out
- Snape is the man
- Awesome battle at Hogwarts kept me up all night
- That epilogue... just ewww
- Harry was so annoying for the most part of the series. No wonder Snape wanted to throttle him. 
- It's so weird that I'm finally done and there are no more books. 
- I can see this series become a classic. If I had kids I would definitely introduce them to it. But I think it's important to grow with the books to really appreciate it.

Bri Billaney

Took me like 3 weeks to get through it but once I did I didn't regret it!

Colleen

The Deathly Hallows is the thrilling conclusion to the Harry Potter series. It is everything one could hope to have to wrap up such a great series. A bittersweet finale to the characters that we spent so many years with as the series unfolded. I don't want to put spoilers in this, so I will try to keep this brief.

In the Deathly Hallows, Rowling drove home her theme of the importance of love. Not just romantic love, which is present but takes a back seat to the love of family and friends. I applaud Rowling for prioritizing open-heartedness, courage, and loyalty over revenge, power, or greed. While the story itself is very entertaining, it is made all the better for having a strong message. Harry Potter will be read for many years to come, not just because of the memorable characters and intricate plot, but because at its core it is about something. 

I have heard many people ask for more Harry Potter books or prequels or spinoffs. I fervently hope that Rowling does not comply. (I know she has already published a couple of short stories obliging, but I hope it stops there!) One of the most beautiful and amazing things about this series is that Rowling had the whole series marked out before the first book was published. "I open at the close." So all of the books are filled with tiny details that tie in throughout the series. It winds along in Escher-like complexity only to weave into an intricate masterpiece. In so many series, authors keep publishing and dragging out story lines and characters as long as there is the tiniest bit of reader interest until all that is left are the mangled, avarice-eaten remains of what was once great. Let a series rest in peace and live on through the rereading of the originals rather than settling for pale imitations that were never meant to be. There are seven wonderful books that are worth reading again and again. Read them.

chloe ✩‧₊˚✧｡*ﾟ

I'm crying. I'm finished. I've really finished. And now I feel empty inside 😀👍

you know that feeling you get when you just finished reading a favourite series and you think you'll never be able to read another book again. yeah. I hate it. I've got severe 'book hangover depression'. Who knew this series would mean this much to me. 

Thank you. (Not you Jk Rowling) But thankyou to the characters for this wonderful experience. I believe we all take something from this series. It truly is magical. thank you thank you thank you <3

This book should’ve ended three books ago… 

Kyra

Read this a few years ago but this is the best book in the series along with the first book! Love this series!! Have to be some of the best books of all time!

Selina 

Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him - and Harry has already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in a final perilous journey find the strength and the will to face his terrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone to fight. These adult editions with glorious jacket art by Andrew Davidson are now available in hardback for the first time.

Kei demand 

Forgot how much better this book is than the movies

Made me cry at the end! I love these books so much

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the epic tale of Harry Potter, Harry and Lord Voldemort each prepare for their ultimate encounter.

Voldemort takes control of the Ministry of Magic, installs Severus Snape as headmaster at Hogwarts, and sends his Death Eaters across the country to wreak havoc and find Harry. Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione embark on a desperate quest the length and breadth of Britain, trying to locate and destroy Voldemort’s four remaining Horcruxes, the magical objects in which he has hidden parts of his broken soul. They visit the Burrow, Grimmauld Place, the Ministry, Godric’s Hollow, Malfoy Manor, Diagon Alley…

But every time they solve one mystery, three more evolve—and not just about Voldemort, but about Dumbledore, and Harry’s own past, and three mysterious objects called the Deathly Hallows. The Hallows are literally things out of a children’s tale, which, if real, promise to make their possessor the “Master of Death;” and they ensnare Harry with their tantalizing claim of invulnerability.

It is only after a nigh-unbearable loss that he is brought back to his true purpose, and the trio returns to Hogwarts for the final breathtaking battle between the forces of good and evil. They fight the Death Eaters alongside members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore’s Army, the Weasley clan, and the full array of Hogwarts teachers and students.

Yet everything turns upon the moment the entire series has been building up to, the same meeting with which our story began: the moment when Harry and Voldemort face each other at last.

Source: http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/deathly_hallows/

Lacy W

I still cry during this book every time I read. Even though I know all these events are coming, I can't help it. Maybe I cry because this is the end of the series. Maybe I cry because I know that, for now, this is the end of the Harry Potter journey.  (We aren't counting the Cursed Child because let's face it, that wasn't Harry Potter.  

I do have to talk about something in this book. Snape. I think I mentioned some of my thoughts about him in another one of my reviews but I want to expand on this point because this is the book that everybody seems to fall in love with Snape. I admit, that I overlooked his many many flaws when I first read this series and for the first re-reads. 

Then I started to realize something as I explored the fandom some more. Snape isn't a good guy. Yes, he "watched" over Lily's son but did he really? He was so verbally abusive simply because Harry was James' son. He terrorized many students and was borderline obsessive in his love for Lily. Lily made it clear after a while that she wanted nothing to do with him. Normal humans are like "okay, fine. Moving on." Snape continued to be obsessed with Lily. I don't know if, in the end, Snape redeemed himself. I know he did to others but I'm still on the fence about that. 

Overall, I really couldn't ask for a more terrific ending to this series. If I had it my way, this series would go on for forever. I would love to read about what happened at Hogwarts while the trio were finding Horcruxes. I would love to read  The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. I would even read about the year that Hermione went back for her NEWTs. This series means everything to me.

Alex Najera 

Y termino la #LecturaAHogwarts

Leer estos libros cuando eres mayor, es muy doloroso porque sólo quieres protejer a un niño que sólo debería ser un niño, pero tiene responsabilidades de adulto.

Leanne Stillman

Lynette Pedersen

Of course it was great, but I was kind of disappointed with Rowling this time around. I feel like she totally caved to the fans, and gave us a sticky sweet ending.

The seventh and final volume of the spellbinding Harry Potter series.

HP AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (7) ปกแข็ง

It felt like it took forever to read this again but the ending is so satisfying :')

Jiahao Chen

I think  J.K. Rowling does a decent job to tying the loose strands of the plot across the volumes. As usual, it's hard to put down.

Jamieson

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

This is my favourite Harry Potter book, I adore it, I love it so much. It's weird because it's not /usual/ Harry Potter. It doesn't have much Hogwarts, there's no quidditch -- but I love it 

I don't wanna get gushy about Harry Potter I mean you all feel me on this everyone loves Harry Potter, you get me. I'm just gonna list some reasons I love this book, this series, so much. 

- The characters.  I just want it to be on the record Harry James Potter is one of my top five favourite characters. He is just SUCH A GOOD PERSON. I admire his bravery, his selflessness and his determination ( and also he's literally the most savage person his roasts are life ) I love so much about him - I love that he's not perfect either. He can be mean, arrogant, literally annoying asf but I LOVE HIM. He makes me so emotional, like he actually breaks my heart. 

Thats why this book is actual crack for me. There is so much of it relating to Harry's parents, his past, his childhood. There is so much about him having to do the right thing even though it's hard, even though he's suffering, even though people have literally been fucking with him for years he does the right thing anyway I JUST LOVE HIM ALOT 

Other characters, Ron man. Ron. He fucks up bad but he comes back and he redeems himself and urggh I love him. His loyalty is amazing, but he's such a real character. I love how he (quite literally) is able to conquer (stab with a sword) his demons and his character development is amazing and he's just so funny and such a good friend he's my son ?? I love him. 

HERMIONE I honestly can't say anything except wife me she's so inspirational and passionate and sticks to her beliefs even when they're unpopular and I honestly just love her and the trio so much ?

Deathly Hallows is just so good like lets recap on some highlights. 

 --> Opens on Dudley actually accepting Harry and thanking him
 --> Wild broom chase, crazy sky wand fights and I'm Holey Fred ... get it ?
 --> Ron fighting his mother about the wedding. Harry and Ginny. Horcrux planning. 
 --> Coffee shop death eater skirmish
 --> REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK
 --> Lily's letter
 --> KREACHER
 --> Ministry break-in. Harry sticking it to Umbridge
 --> Potterwatch
 --> GRINGOTTS BREAK-IN ?!?!
 --> The DA resisting in Hogwarts, magical graffiti that says Dumbledore's Army, Still Recruiting!
 --> Speaking of Dumbledore, just the entirely of his and Aberforths family story
 --> Godrics Hollow. Harry seeing James & Lily's graves and the house. Heartbreaking but beautiful
 --> THE BIT WHEN NEVILLE WIPES OUT NAGINI
 --> Snape's story
 --> Everything coming together so beautifully at the end aND THE GRAND HALL SCENE
 --> Harry mending the Phoenix wand 
 --> Teddy Lupin existing
 --> Harry getting to see his parents/Sirius/Lupin say what he's always wanted to crying bye
 --> like the whole book tbh ?? I love it ??


I could say alot about the beautiful messages and sybolism. I could say about the beautiful and poignant way Harry's grief and loss about his parents is dealt with, or talk about the perfect symbolism of Voldermort's death - and how it shows that he was not special but just a regular man who was devoid of love and took his quest for power way too far. I could talk about how Voldermort's soul is represented and what Voldermort represents for humanity but I wouldn't be the first and I won't be the last and I would have too much to say anyway (and no way to say it how I wanna)

So instead I'll just say I adore this book, forever and always. I adore this series and everything it gave me. I love that it created such a wonderful and expansive world I wanna live in. I love that it gave me characters who were my friends growing up. I love that it's defined my childhood and become to important to me and I can't believe it came out nearly ten years ago. I love it so much, forever.

Wow! What a brilliant book. I love nearly all of it. By far has to be the best book in the whole series.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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