Harry Potter Book 7

The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Publisher Summary for Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows

Following Dumbledore's death, Voldemort has completed his ascension to power and gains control of the Ministry of Magic.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione leave Hogwarts so that they can find and destroy Voldemort's remaining three Horcruxes. Harry's only chance at defeating Lord Voldemort.

They isolate themselves to ensure the safety of their family and friends. The only knowledge they have about the three remaining Horcruxes, is that there is a possibility that two of them are objects that belonged to Hogwarts founders- Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff- and that the third is Voldemort's snake- Nagini.

The locations of the two founders' objects are unknown, and Nagini is presumed to be with Voldemort himself.

As they search for the Horcruxes, the trio learn details about Dumbledore's past, as well as Snape's true motives.

As the battle ensues, Harry's allies defend Hogwarts and their lives against the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters.

And now Harry's up... he's the only one who can defeat Lord Voldemort... he just may have to die to do it.

Review of Harry Potter Book 7...

The New York Times

J. K. Rowling's monumental, spellbinding epic, 10 years in the making, is deeply rooted in traditional literature and Hollywood sagas— from the Greek myths to Dickens and Tolkien to "Star Wars."

And true to its roots, it ends not with modernist, "Soprano"-esque equivocation, but with good old-fashioned closure: a big-screen, heart-racing, bone-chilling confrontation and an epilogue that clearly lays out people's fates.

Getting to the finish line is not seamless— the last part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the series, has some lumpy passages of exposition and a couple of clunky detours— but the overall conclusion and its determination of the main characters' story lines possess a convincing inevitability that make some of the prepublication speculation seem curiously blinkered in retrospect - Michiko Kakutani

We recommend listening to the audio cd version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to get the full experience of the book. Jim Dale, the narrator, is fantastic reader and he really brings the story to life.

Classes Available for 7th Year Students at Hogwarts:

• Astronomy
• Defence Against the Dark Arts
• Herbology
• History of Magic
• Potions
• Transfiguration
• Charms
• Divination
• Ancient Runes
• Arithmancy
• Care of Magical Creatures
• Muggle Studies

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