Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Author: JK Rowling

Main Characters: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Voldemort and countless others

It was definitely an interesting way to end the series. I foresee a gory movie though. I think at some point the story morphed from a children's tale to more of an adult one. There was cruelty, probably due to the fact the story revolved so much more around Voldemort than ever before. I like the way Rowling wrapped up the subset stories in this book and answered the questions that had been burning in my mind for some time. She gave Snape more depth, along with Ginny. It was put forth to me that Hermoine lost some of her moral compass in this book. I am not sure that I agree with that thought process, I would like to think that she simply gained the life experience she needed to realise that people aren't perfect like the books would like them to believe (the books from their educational experience at Hogwarts). I think she may have finally come to the understanding that there is a time and place for decisions that are not favourable to most "moral" people.

I liked finally learning more about Dumbledore and his family. It was a nice twist to have the brother finally come around and be a help in the war, though he seemed a bit peeved at first. I loved to hate Rita Skeeter and this book just egged that on. I thought it to be a very interesting twist that Rowling chose to make Voldemort unaware, and even daft about certain things. I thought he was supposed to be all-powerful and all-knowing. I suppose that would have been one of the only ways that Harry had to beat him without the help of Dumbledore. I also like the fact that the Malfoy family finally came to realise that Voldemort was not as great as he once seemed.

I liked the book. In the end, Harry turned out to the be the boy (man) that everyone hoped he would be. It was a fitting end to a fabulous series. Oddly enough I can't wait until the last two movies come out. I have enjoyed the films thus far and I am intrigued to see how they finish off the series.