Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review
Here, is my first proclamation of what's happened in the book. None of my friends I want to talk to aren't around, online, or available via phone. It's become quite frustrating, since I had decided on the course of lying the fact that I ever got the book in the first place, to all my 'other' online friends, including Anthony. As you may have read previously, this issue has torn me a part, but in the end, I decided that I don't want to care. Even though, deep down, I did. But this was Harry Potter we're talking about! Screw priorities, I'll figure'em out later.

Anyway, it took me sixteen and half hours to finish! With approximately 45 minutes break total, and that includes falling asleep accidentally. So, I really read the entire book in 15.25 hours.

Below is filled with spoilers. Do not click, for your own safety, if you have not read it.



I was immediately captivated. I cannot believe the twists and turns the book has taken me on. For the majority of the book, I had thought Snape to be a bad guy all along. Before I got the book, I figured him to be likely good but I had my doubts. As well as the majority of people did. And the number of deaths, I don't even know which "TWO" deaths Jo was referring to. I couldn't believe the number of deaths had kept piling.

The final goodbyes between the Dursleys were as I had imagined, existed in fanfiction and in my own stories of the past, even. It was bittersweet, I liked how Dudley got his courage in the end.

Then came the transferal between two locations, and the seven copies of Harry. That got my heart pumping, I had totally anticipated Hagrid's death. But already... a death had taken its toll.

Hedwig and Moody shall be remembered.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I read about the pure owl's death. But as I later reasoned, Hedwig had to go as the story advanced towards its end. As for Moody's, that really served everyone the reminder that not everyone is invincible in the face of death. It is swift.

Then the party, Albus' will, the wedding... and romance notwithstanding, I really liked how the trio talked together, talking about leaving Hogwarts. At this point in time, I had seriously doubted them actually leaving Hogwarts.

Then the conversation between Krum, Muriel and Doge, I had kept all their conversation points in mind as I knew they would serve the plot later on. I was not wrong. Some were even repeated several times. Which must have really mean very important to know.

Then the split up happened, the fall of the Ministry, Scrimgeor dead and Death Eaters were going for them next. The two Death Eaters catching the trio at the pub, the eventual place in Grimmauld place.

So much has had happened at Grimmauld. Harry had seen the error ways of Sirius' treatment towards Kreacher, which made sense. Hermione wasn't wrong all along, which I thought otherwise. Then Kreacher became... decent. Then there's the letters and FINALLY, the REAL locket being remembered there. I was so happy at my suspicion being confirmed all along, ever since I put down the sixth book two years ago, almost exactly. It's really too bad that Jo didn't put in more red herrings about different possibilities of who RAB could be. But that might've made the book too long.

I digress, then the Ministry infilitration by the trio happened. That was fun to read and was quite outraged when I read Moody's eye being used by Umbridge, of all people! Oh, what I wouldn't give to hex that woman! Then the subsequent escape and helping the muggle-borns. I couldn't believe that the Ministry was being so bold as to start registering muggle-borns and accusing them of stealing magic! It's almost like, not to be insensitive, but like Jews and blacks. Being discriminated against so unreasonably.

They really escaped narrowly with their lives, didn't they? Got lucky once again. But now they can't depend on Grimmauld place anymore. That reminds me, I couldn't believe when I read that Snape became a Headmaster! By this point, I was quite convinced that Snape was actually a bad guy and yeah...

Then the blows came to blows, Ron left the group for few weeks, I couldn't believe him. But then again, it was quite typical of him. All because that it seemed to Ron, that Harry had no idea what he was doing, that he wasn't really a leader. That Dumbledore had told him ALL things. I was beside myself, wanting to yell at Ron for being stupid and to take off the necklace now! But no, he did take it off, but he left anyway. Ron should've been more understanding, remembering what Harry had told him for the past year and half pratically, ever since he got his first 'lessons' from Dumbledore. That Harry would have reported everything he was told to his friends and that his guess was as good as theirs. So why didn't Ron see it? And left.

Then the Godric's Hallow. At the end of their visit, I was quite surprised but not at all really, by the turn of events with Nagini, and the apparent show up of Voldemort. Oh, did I mention that I couldn't believe that magic exists in enabling people to FLY? Wow.

Back on topic, the action was so fast, I don't quite remember the exact moment when Harry's wand, of all things, broke. At some points in the book, there were a lot of info dump on Dumbledore, and quite frankly, put me to sleep twice. But I guess there was no other better ways to put it out there. Skeeter really is a handy character for that sort of thing.

Then Harry saw the doe, the subsequent sword found in the pond and forgetting to take off his necklace, but then again, it would've been rather reckless to just leave a horcrux laying around. I was quite surprised by the appearance of Ron and wondered fervently how he had managed to show up in time to save him. 'Course, I got my answer, but the question of whose patronus it belonged to, wasn't answered for quite a long while.

I was quite happy at Ron's explanation of where to show up and what not, though Hermione's cool attitude towards Ron suited her perfectly. I'd have been the same, had I been her.

Then there's Taboo, speaking Voldemort's name, I thought that was quite clever, really. So, of course, Harry got fed up with Ron and finally said his name and the eventual capture of the three. I was quite amused by their making up stories and even had Draco to ask to see if it's really Harry. I found all of that amusing. 'Course, Hermione's torture and the imprisonment wasn't so very cheerful. I had not picked up Bella's sudden panic about people getting into the vault until after the whole ordeal was over. It made sense now, why she was panicking about the sword.

Then their rescue by Dobby, along with Harry stealing Draco's and Bella's wands. There's been a lot of wand swapping lately, huh?

I was sad by Dobby's death. Yet another death down in the list of deaths. When will it end, I had wondered. I had no idea how many more would be waiting at the end.

Then the thing about wands, oh! and the Hallows! That was a quite an interesting turn of events. By the time Harry had finished talking to Ollivander, I could scarcely breathe that Voldemort had the gall to invade upon Dumbledore's tomb, to take the wand.

And of course, the teaming up with Griphook, the invasion of the Lestrange's vault and Bill's warnings about the workings of the goblins. All of that, right up to the final jump into the lake off the dragon, was really, really interesting. And quite pleased to hear that Tonks had her baby as well. And Harry being a Godfather!

Then Harry came to Hogwarts. To get one of the remaining two horcruxes. I'll also say this, I had suspected that Voldemort left a bit of him into Harry's scar ever since I put down the book down two years ago, along with the RAB clue.

Then the subsequent fight broke out pretty soon after when Alecto summoned Voldemort when Harry was cornered in Ravenclaw's tower. 'Course, our lovely moldy woddy voldy wasn't pleased to see that all but his two horcuxes have been destroyed.

So, the battle ensued as Harry sought the diadem, the believed final horcrux before the snake, and I kept thinking "CHAMBERS! GO TO THE CHAMBERS DAMNIT!" but when Ron and Hermione came out of there with a bunch of fangs, I was befuddled. Why did they come out of there?

Then somehow, he thought of the Room of requirement. And off he went, and just when he nearly got diadem, Malfoy and his 'croonies' joined Harry. Of course, not to be pals, but to bring him to Voldeort. Then I became quite surprised by Crabbe's attitude towards Draco about him using them as tools to be used. I guess they had some smarts after all, not being unindividualistic in the end.

Then somehow, the room caught fire by a cursed fire. And somehow happens to be one of the ways to destroy a horcrux. That's too much of a coincidence. And I was sooo pleased to see Harry rescuing Draco and putting him on his broom! Ohh, the D/M fans will have a field day with that! XD Myself included I suppose. Since that was one of my fave pairings. Hee.

Then once the trio got to the Shrieking Shack and the eventual shock of Snape being attacked and then giving Harry the memories of his own. And his last words... now that I have put the book down, the reason why green eyes were so important. This had been the last thing that Severus saw as he died. The eyes of the one he loved for a great number of his years. And Severus... confession, that he had cared about Harry all along! Oh, I was weeping.

And the fact that he loved Lily all along! Ohhhh, I loved it! XDXD I also squealed at that, weeping a bit. Yet another thing that most HP fandom had said. That Snape loved Lily. I was happy. XD

And the truth. The truth that Harry had to die. I was like, what? NO! Is she fucking serious about killing him off? Every action, every sense of his being resonated with calmness, the resoluteness to die. It was eerie reading that passage.

And then his parents, Sirius, Remus. Oh, I couldn't believe that Tonks and Remus had died! It's Lily and James all over again, leaving the Godfather back. At least he's not rash as Sirius. But, Harry was going to die anyway! What's the poine of being named the Godfather now? Didn't he regret for not being able to be around for Teddy?

Then he just... declared himself to Voldemort, without putting up a fight. And Voldemort just said it so casually. That, was also very eerie. I thought then, that this was it. It was the end. I had thought that Ron and Hermione would carry out the final acts of killing the two horcuxes. After the fact that Harry had gotten rid of the traces of Voldemort in his scar.

But then, to my amazement, Harry shows up in the afterlife, and the horrible, simpering creature that reminded me a lot of Gollum. Aannd, Albus shows himself. That was a very eye opening conversation they shared. And the fact that it is possible to return from the dead, if only Harry chose to.

So, of course, he chose to return. It seemed that perhaps only a second had passed in the Living. And the apparent cover up by Narcissa after Harry confirming that Draco was alive. For the first time, then, I really sympathized with the Malfoys. I did kinda in the previous events, but this cinched it.

I was happy to see that Neville had taken upon the job of killing Nagini with the sword. How, I don't know, since last I remembered, it was in Griphook's possession. No doubt that the goblin is pissed. Case aside, the final fight, the final conversation, final confrontation, final etc, etc, etc final final final battle, that, in itself, was very intigruing in itself.

I'm quite befuddled by how Voldemort had died. I mean, I don't really quite understand it myself. And about 5 pages previous, I started thinking what was the power that Voldemort didn't know? I thought of love, which is quite true. And perhaps remorse. I mean, Harry's much more selfless than even Dumbledore, and for Albus, that's quite saying a lot.

Then... the final chapter. Nineteen years later. The chapter that Jo had guarded so secretly, so precious, after writing it, the final chapter, so many years ago, seemed really sweet. I even liked the appearance of Draco. And Harry's children.

It almost feels anticlimactic, but a quite fitting end. But, if I had to be honest with myself. I felt cheated by the ending, even though it was sweet. :\

It was a fun ride, Harry, those seven years with you, were fun. It's time to say good bye.