This month I reread Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. This is the seventh and final story in the amazing Harry Potter series. When Lord Voldemort takes over, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are on the run. While the trio are out hunting Horcruxes, the Ministry of Magic has fallen, and society has turned dark and horrid. Voldemort’s men are hunting Muggles and Mudbloods, Hermione has forced her parents to go into hiding! Ron is worried for the safety of his family and friends. Harry is worried about his girlfriend Ginny, wondering if she still stays up at night thinking of him. When a huge battle rages at Hogwarts, will the Boy Who Lived survive? Or will darkness close in?
What I loved about the book was that you were never sure what was going to happen next, it wasn’t predictable. It was also really funny at times even when something bad was happening. This is one of my all time favorite books. My favorite character in this one was Hermione. She always had witty comments, knew what to do in almost every situation, and she always cared for her friends. One of my favorite Hermione quotes was on page 32 where Hermione shows she’s smart, starting when Ron says, ” ‘Oh, of course,’ said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. ‘I forgot we’ll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.’ ‘Ha ha.’ said Hermione, looking down at Spellman’s Syllabary. ‘I wonder. . . will we need to translate runes? It’s possible. . . . I think we’d better it, to be safe.'” I like this quote because it shows that she is always prepared and even with Ron’s sarcasm, she is always smart and thinking strait.
One of my favorite line is when George gets his ear cut off and Fred is worried sick. It starts with Fred Weasley saying on page 24, ” ‘Is his mind affected?’ ‘Saintlike,’ repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. ‘You see . . . I’m holy. Holey, Fred, geddit?’ Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever. Color flooded Fred’s pale face. ‘Pathetic,’ he told George. ‘Pathetic! With the whole wide world of ear-related humor before you, you go for holey?‘ ” I love this quote because it shows that the Weasley twins’ humor will always live on, even when they lose an ear!
