During dark times, a seventeen-year-old wizard sets off on a journey with two friends to seek out powerful objects. Is this the right path to stopping the Dark Lord?
This fantasy adventure is the last in a seven-book series. Written in a formal style, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a challenging read of over 600 pages!
Seventeen-year-old Harry Potter fights Lord Voldemort, the Dark Lord or You-Know-Who. Even though he has gone through many tough challenges and experienced powerful emotions, Harry’s heart is pure and able to love. This proves that the Boy Who Lived is truly human. Lord Voldemort is so dark, one may think that he is the spirit of death and evil. Stripped of all love, the Dark Lord is too evil to be human. These two rivals appear in all of the Harry Potter and the … books. My favourite character is Harry because he is the hero. Also, by coming back to life because he was willing to die for others, Harry proves that love is magic.
The battle between Potter and Voldemort is a classic story of the triumph of Good over Evil. Good uses the magic of love and friendship to win in this book and the others in the series. Evil is prejudice against those who are different.
In the present, the book guides the reader into a story taking place in a real world with fantastical elements. The author makes the audience feel like there are two different worlds. Rowling accomplishes this by starting in a normal house with modern-day features. Then, she takes the reader away from that house with flying brooms and motorbikes, and magical creatures. This transports the audience into a world full of strange objects, potions and spells.
I think it is fitting that the quest takes us back to Hogwarts for the final battle—the main location of the first six books and where the magic begins. I really enjoyed the magical elements of this story, such as the idea behind the horcruxes: objects which contain part of someone’s soul. All of the previous books lead up to this climax, resolution and ending; making this my favourite of the series. Harry coming back to life makes “King’s Cross” my favourite chapter. For a more interesting ending, I would have written about a celebration about the defeat of Lord Voldemort. There would have been a feast and Professor McGonagall would thank Harry and everyone who risked their lives. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is suitable for eight-year-olds and older who like magic, action and adventure. Older children will be able to understand it better and there is some violence that may upset younger people. This recommendation goes for the previous six novels, too.