This was my very first time reading any of the Harry Potter novels and I had never seen any of the movies so, needless to say, I was pretty excited when I got to the 7th book. I could not wait to find out what happened and refused to let anyone spoil it for me.
I must say that the book did not come out exactly the way I thought it would. There were so many twists and turns that I never would have expected to happen. It was amazing how J.K. Rowling was able to really tie up any loose ends and answer any questions that we had, and she did it by tying in parts from all 6 books beforehand. I do not know how her mind was able to connect all those strands together to make such a beautiful conclusive ending, but she did it very well I must say.
The battle of Hogwarts at the very end of the book I would say is one of the most interesting and suspenseful parts of the whole series. Here we really see how extreme Voldemort and the death eaters are and how they will go to any lengths to make sure that Voldemort is happy and has conquered Harry Potter once and for all. This battle kills many innocent wizards and ruins a lot of families. When Tonks and Remus died all I could do was think about how sad it was for their poor little baby to be all alone now. But it also showed the willpower and bravery of all the wizards at Hogwarts, they were fighting and risking their lives in order to stop Voldemort. This unselfish bravery is something that is so inspiring to me.
One thing that I wish would be a little different was how Harry killed Voldemort at the end. I thought that it was going to be more of a battle between the two instead of Harry just killing him in one try. I get that it was because of the elder wand, but I still think it would have been more suspenseful if they had truly been engaged in a battle and Harry won. To me that would have showed more of Harry's dominance over Voldemort and his power instead of him being lucky once again and having the unbeatable wand do it for him. But I am still very glad that Voldemort is dead and that Harry remained supreme.
The epilogue was my favorite part by far. It was so touching to see that even after all they had been through and faced that they were still about to go and build happy lives. They of course will always remember what they had been through, but they look at it for what it is and that is a growing experience. Everything that they faced in the 7 books turned them into the people and parents they are in the epilogue, they are strong enough to be able to go on and just live life. I think that is also very inspirational. It teaches that even when you think your world has fallen apart you are able to put back those pieces and really move on from it. I also just really enjoy happy endings so seeing that they were all in love and had gotten married made me so happy!
I am so glad that I joined this class and was able to experience the wonderful world of Harry Potter!
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