Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

In the final book of the series, Harry leaves school with Ron and Hermione to chase down He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named based on vague instructions from Dumbledore to search for objects in which Voldemort has hidden pieces of his soul. Frustrated with the lack of honesty and clarity in Dumbledore’s instructions, Harry becomes disheartened as he realizes that Dumbledore was not infallible. As the search party stalls in the fight against Voldemort, they stumble upon the Deathly Hallows, a collection of enchanted objects that, when combined, make the possessor master of death. In a race against both enemies and time, Harry struggles to figure out whether Dumbledore meant for him to destroy Voldemort in a systematic search for hidden objects, or to overpower him by collecting Hallows. In reckless and daring acts of defiance, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and a significant number of their friends and allies, pull together in the final stand against Voldemort, balancing everything they know with everything they can guess at to defeat the most powerful Dark wizard of all time.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is the ultimate culmination of the Harry Potter series in every sense. Not only does it revisit every important instance, character, and setting in all of the books, it also uncovers and unites all the relationships, alliances, and themes presented in the series. The entire book almost serves as a climax for the series because every turn of the page presents new and startling information, calling into question everything that was previously known or assumed about the wizarding world. Rowling’s plot twists emphasize the need for trust and teamwork due to the inability of an individual to grasp the overall picture. Voldemort stands as the recluse among his followers, unwilling to trust and unable to love in his pursuit of power, while Harry, despite sharing characteristics with Voldemort, represents the struggle to overcome individual wants in favor of collective needs. Throughout the series, Rowling shows how to learn and grow through relationships, push limits, and overcome unbelievable hardships in order to overcome public and private enemies.

I cannot say it enough that Harry Potter is the most amazing book series ever written. Not only has Rowling thoroughly researched and planned every aspect the series, but she also writes with the imagination and passion required to create and bring to life all the details of the wizarding world of Harry Potter. There are some inconsistencies throughout the series (the thestrals were not present at the end of the fourth book, but suddenly appeared at the beginning of the fifth), but the series overall is imaginative, cohesive, and constantly evolving as Harry grows up, learns, and meets new people and challenges. Each rereading uncovers new interpretations and understandings. The Harry Potter books cannot be individually separated from the series; they must be read together. This series is indisputably fabulous. READ THEM.