Harry is about to turn 17. If the wizarding world were not at war Harry would be entering his seventh and final year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But, there is a war going on between Lord Voldemort and his followers and those who oppose him. Dumbledore is dead, Snape has come out openly on Voldemort's side; and when he turns 17 Harry will lose the protection his mother's love has afforded him when he still called number four, Privet Drive, home. However, Harry can still count on The Order of the Phoenix, the members of Dumbledore's Army, and Ron and Hermione who have vowed to follow Harry wherever his quest to defeat Voldemort takes him; even if that quest leads only to death. Will it be enough to help Harry end Voldemort's reign of terror once and for all?
J.K. Rowling's seventh and final installment in the Harry Potter series is 759 pages long. Do not let that dissuade you from once again plunging into Harry' world. Witches, wizards, dragons, elves, goblins, giants, good guys, and bad guys are all here again in the tale of the boy wizard who holds the fate of the world, both muggle and wizard, in his wand. The pastels on print-making paper illustrations by Mary Grandpre introduce each chapter and give the mind's eye a preview of what is to come. Rowling does not hand the reader a neatly tied package, but gives us the opportunity to see that witches, wizards, elves, and giants are, after all, only human and deserving of a chance at redemption. Anyone, aged 10 to adult, who has followed Harry's adventures from the beginning will want to be there at the end.
Review excerpt from Publishers Weekly: "Potter fans, relax—this review packs no spoilers. Instead, we're taking advantage of our public platform to praise Rowling for the excellence of her plotting. We can't think of anyone else who has sustained such an intricate, endlessly inventive plot over seven thick volumes and so constantly surprised us with twists, well-laid traps and Purloined Letter-style tricks. Hallows continues the tradition, both with sly feats of legerdemain and with several altogether new, unexpected elements."
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Rowling, J.k. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. New York: Scholastic, 2007.
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