Deathly Hallows is dark and bloody, but then again what do you expect with Voldermort kicking around?
Like everyone else who has the smallest smidgen of enjoyment of Harry Potter I was looking forward to reading the last of the series (allegedly). In fact, I received Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at noon today and promptly sat down and read it cover to cover in one sitting. This 600-page fantasy reads rather well, it has to be said, flowing nicely along at a good pace. It's dark and bloody, but then again what do you expect with Voldermort kicking around?…
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576 - Draco
Think it in this way- dumbledore thought that if he lets Snape kill him, Snape would be master of EW. but this would never have happened, DD's plan was bound to fail, because DD had PLANNED his own death.. that means, he had remained undefeated until the very end and hence Wand'd powers would have died(natural death of owner causes EW power to die, Harry says it at the end to DD). here though death of DD was not natural, but he died UNDEFEATED.
and yes, i was wrong in saying that 'Dumbledore thought that killing is necessary for gaining the alligiance of Elder Wand'. I eat my words!!
Hope this doubt is now clear.
577 - Draco
Dobby's knob,earlier you asked if anyone is disarmed, his wand suddenly changes allegiance.yes, Wand changes the alligiance, that's what I think.
There are so many examples of disarming in the series, I agree.. See, wand which has been disarmed by it's master may BEND it's alligiance to the one who disarms(overpowers). but the best wand for a person is the wand which CHOOSES the him or her.
Now after Draco had disarmed DD, EW would still have worked for DD, but not well. (Just like Bellatrix's worked for Hermione, Blackthorn wand worked for Harry). This is because, EW did not CHOOSE Dumbledore WILLINGLY. It BENT it's alligiance when DD defeated Grindelwald. It bent it alligiance to Draco, as it's master DD was defeated by Draco.
Then Harry took Draco's that is, EW'S MASTER'S wand FORCIBLY, that made Harry the master of EW as previous master(Draco) is overpowered.
You know why Harry did not take the EW at the end? This is a very wise decision. That shows he understands Wandlore! A reason behind it can be that Phoenix Wand which CHOSE Harry is the best one for him. (Wand chooses the wizard. EW didn't choose Harry, Harry won it. The affinity between PW and Harry is undoubtedly greater than that between EW and Harry.
What do you think?
578 - Yaser
Truely, it's surely one of the most magical book after the Lord of the Rings.
579 - bob
i would just like to say for Jac that if you can truely sit there and say you didnt enjoy the 7th book and the 5th is one of your favorites i find it hard to believe that you have ever really read any of the books. Book 5 was by far the least enjoyable....
580 - kartik
this book is great i enjoyed it
581 - honus
in harry potter & the sorcerers stone it says gryffindor has 312 points and slytherin has 472 points so shouldn't they be tied?
582 - anonamous
i enjoyed the book and am currently reading it for a second time and nearly finished i think jk has done a great job with the series and would like to see more of her great work with maybe a eighth book but if she doesnt she should start something with teddy remus lupin(lupin and tonks' son) like him goin to live with harry at the weasly or maybe at his own place with ginny since his parents are dead and i dislike anyone who thinks this last book sux
yours faithfully anonamous
583 - anonamous
hey its me again
thankyou
584 - You Know... Its Me
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows RULES!!! thats right! it R-U-L-E-S RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough said... Bye bye
585 - Logan
There are some people here who, if I may say it without being ignorant, seem to not get what J.K. Rowling was trying to do. To address the complaints about her 'tainting' Dumbledore.... Dumbledore was human, and I thought it was brilliant to finally point that out. He was still a brilliant wizard, but he had his flaws, and this makes Harry just seem so much cooler because he didn't fall pray to the temptations that Dumbledore did, even though he was tempted. And I don't know why people say it feels rushed. Maybe it just seems that way because Harry, Ron, and Hermione weren't at school in this one, so the subject matter often felt different and unfamiliar. I mean, do you really expect a series to end with the same-old-same-old? I found it satisfying that Rowling changed it up a bit. I have no clue why anyone says that it feels rushed. EVERYTHING, almost, was explained in the book. She took the time to lay it all out, for us to see all the puzzle pieces, and that was awesome. How did it feel rushed, exactly?
I'm not saying the book doesn't have its flaws. I admit that I found myself, once or twice, thinking "Well why would Voldemort make all these mistakes if he was so intelligent and formidable?" But I think that's the point, really. He is great at magic, definitely, and he is capable of terrible things. But I think Rowling wanted us to see in this book that he wasn't really all that smart after all. He was horribly ignorant and he never took the time to consider that he might be making a mistake. He was too arrogant to see flaws in anything he did, and that, ultimately, was the difference between him and Dumbledore, and which made Dumbledore, in Harry's words, "a greater man". He didn't seem all that clever or exacting towards the end of this novel, but I think that was J.K.'s intention.
One complaint I do have, however, is the disappointment that comes with going from right after the battle with Voldemort to when Harry is an adult with children. What happens in between? I thought that it would have been better if Rowling had just ended the book with Harry as a teenager so that we could just come up with our own future for Harry, but maybe that's just my opinion. The epilogue did have its moments though, such as Harry's son being named Albus Severus and his fears of being in Slytherin. That's another thing I thought was brilliant in this book: the story of Snape. That was one of the best parts of this book I think, that Severus turned out to be one of the most tragic characters in the whole story, and that after everything he's done, we feel incredibly sorry for him by the end.
Bravo, J.K.
586 - yay!
i loved this book, i really enjoyed it! im so glad harry did not die, that would have been awful! im glad lots of the main charchters died, it shows that there was a war! i thought there were plenty of twists, im glad we got to know a lot more about dumbledore! i really loved the book!
however the epilogue could definetly have been better, i would have loved to know what happened to all the other charchters, such as goerge, how he is without fred!
but i have to say i did love the book! jk rowling is a genious!!
587 - theorell
know what? i finish reading the last book in 2 months?! and im starting it all over again!! the ending was a bit predictable but in whole, its very good!!! the fact that many of the characters are died is a more like tragedy style of writing were protagonist dies. its sad but its okay. thanks J.K. Rowling
588 - Bob
I was extremely satisfied with the book and the ending was truly amazing
589 - #12
Best book no question.
590 - Fox1990
my favourite part of the book was snape's memories... i had never imagined him loving lily. when he was younger he was from a pretty troubled background - not from the best part of town and his parents constantly arguing, even if he had been truly bad we could understand why.
i can't get over how much i dislike james, harry's father! after reading this book i actually think i hate him!!
but what reduced me to tears was when snape realised that dumbledore meant for harry to die! i couldn't believe it... dumbledore, the one who we would have sworn was pure good personified had prepared harry, unknowingly, for death. and i loved snape's "lead a pig for slaughter" comment, it was so appropriate.
one thing i wasn't too sure of was when dumbledore asks snape if he had grown fond of the boy afterall... was snape saying he had, or was it truly all for lily?
and the silver doe...
what i hated was how harry watched snape die and believed he was evil, when snape had been on his side all along... :(
thank goodness he took the memory eh?!
and i just read on a comment here about when snape told harry to look at him when he was dying he just wanted to see lily's eyes again... i hadn't thought of that... it's so beautiful!
why was his love unrequited?? so sad...
after this book the only person i feel i truly care about is snape... yes even with his greasy hair!!
and as a sidenote i felt so sorry for petunia, wanting to be a witch(so cute how she wrote to dumbledore) and now totally understand her extreme dislike of harry.
and though i agree with everyone about the epilogue being extremely odd i must say i did love the lline when harry tells albus severus about the bravest man he knew being in slytherin!
because when you think about it it was snape in constant danger, if voldemort had ever realised.... and then having to live with all the "good people" hating him for having "killed" dumbledore.
i really enjoyed this book, thought it was a fitting end to the series... but i do want another book explaining what happened directly after voldemort's death!, i want to see newspaper headlines, the rebuilding of the community, etc!
591 - Jack
What spelling errors? and what plot glitches? this book is the best in the series, by far. Every chapter is enjoyable. Even the Dursley one ...
Please stop attacking the book. Because, believe it or not, the only book which has sold more copies than this, is the Holy Bible.
Impressive? very.
592 - Meg
I personally loved the final harry potter novel and thought it was by far the best in the series. some may say it was predictable and quite rushed at the end, i disagree. The adventure that harry, ron and hermione endure was completely unexpected with brilliant twists! i doubt very much that any of you could have predicted the deal with severus snape.iam embarrassed to say that could not stop crying when i believed that harry was going to die,it was unbelievably brilliant how j.k rowling made the chapter 'the forest again' so emotional yet nail biting! i am so sad now that there are no more harry potter book to look forward to but i do hope that j.k rowling is planning another novel. :D:D
593 - Samrat
It matches my lifestory!
594 - Mithiran
I didn't see any errors in the book. Where were they?
595 - Manisha
I think the book was GREAT! Some parts were a bit predictable, but not when when Harry finds out about Snape. Voldemort could of played a better role as a baddie though.
Overall: 9/10
596 - Marty Dodge
Its interesting to me, and an example of the quality of the series as a whole, that people are still chatting about my review. I stand by what I said , it was by far the weakest of the series.
597 - Tiegan
I loved the book as much as I loved the others, however I was so shocked when I read about the people who died - (Dobbie, Fred,lupin.) The ending was the best part!
598 - christine
all I have to say is that I thought the book was great!
really good read. can't understand how others don't like it.
i liked the happy ending. yes maybe a bit predictable but still really enjoyable.
i would defiantly recommend it to others.
599 - Rebecca
I also thought that the book was rushed, as in K.K Rolwings previous books there was always a build up to when Voldemort would come, however in this one,it didn't have as much as a build up. But it did have someone intersesting parts.
600 - Rebecca
I aslo thought that this book was rushed. As in J,K Rowlings previous books there was always a spectacular build up to voldemorts appearance, however in this one there wasn't. But I did love it and can not wait for the final movie.
601 - donnie
..the book was ok.. but i enjoyed HP 5 more... love the ending by the way!
602 - harley
the last book was very diapointing with voldmort a strong wizard harry kills hime with only a disarming spell not well done
603 - 7
you are wrong in my opinion this was by far the best HP book