Sunday, July 17, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling - Most Amazing Fantasy Series Ever

Fantasy books for teens are usually not the ones I first pick to read: I love gore and horror too much. Harry Potter series are a big, big exception. I adored the books, from the first instalment to the seventh one. Now, with the last part of the series in the movie theatres, I cannot resist recommending J. K. Rowling's latest fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is perhaps the best part of the series (and it is saying something).



The protection spell that Dumbledore had cast on the Dursley's home expires on Harry's seventeenth birthday. Voldemort is ready to strike, along with his henchmen; however, Alastor Moody and the Order of the Phoenix are wary and cunning enough to play tricks on them - true that during the process something happens that came as a shock to readers who are familiar with Harry Potter's world. At last Harry and most of his helpers can make it to the Burrow and prepare to the wedding of Fleur Delacour and Bill Weasley. In the middle of the wedding ceremony Kingsley Shacklebolt's Patronus turns up and warns the witches and wizards that the Ministry of Magic has fallen and Voldemort and his puppet of Minister took over, Death Eaters are on their way to the Burrow. Within a minute, Death Eaters appear on the scene and cause a havoc; Harry, Hermione and Ron manage to flee in the last moment. Their hideaway, the Head Quarters of the Order of the Phoenix, is revealed, but, due to the fact that Hermione is well equipped for emergency cases, the three friends still has a shelter, a magic tent where they can hide whilst they wander in abandoned woodlands. One by one they find the Horcruxes and destroy them. Someone is prying on them amongst the woods, but they have an elusive helper as well. In the end, they return to Hogwarts for the last Horcrux. Both Harry's supporters and Voldemort's henchmen appear on the scene to fight the last, despreate and tragic battle; Harry and Voldemort (the latter having the Elder Wand) are there for a fatal clash between them - and we know that only one of them can survive...

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