Ok who doesnt get it Dumbledore didnt take years to defeat the Ring Horcrux He took years to find out that Voldemort MADE horcuxes. Get that through your headssss guys. He had to find things that supported his theory that what took so long..Goodness.

btownhockey: You repeated pretty much the same thing as your first paragraph. Look at my response to your first post if you want to see what I said, please, because I don't feel like repeating myself over and over again. ---------- Josi: I would say something but it sounds like you've lost all reason. xD ---------- MitchSet: Okay, on rereading, this is what it sounds like you're saying: The book must be tragic to show all the children how tragic life can be, because as a child I had a tragic life. I don't want to critisize you anymore than that, since it is a touchy subject, but come on... HP is sad enough. The first half of the book was rain and gloom. I really hope no one starts to break down with their sob stories, because the truth is, all of us has had many sad moments. Some don't seem as important as others, but it's all relative - losing your husband can be as traumatizing to an adult as your dog dying when you're a child.

MICHSET- YOU'RE NOT EVEN A DEATH EATER .. YOU'RE A DEMENTOR.

Whoa...there's some hostility in here from some people who aren't happy with the book. To those of you (Ihatedeathlyhallows specifically) please calm down. Your ranting will not change the book. It may however, make you feel just a bit better. But, screaming your reasons at us is bad form. We are all entitled to our opinion, you to yours and us to ours. Respect will be given if one can debate their reasonings with a cool head. You might want to try it. Shall we start? *******SPOILERS******** Herry did die. It was HARRY'S choice to go back, not the author's. If you know anything about Harry at all, you would know that he would have NEVER allowed Voldemort to survive, not after what he (Voldy) had done. Harry had a choice to go back or to stay. Okay, your turn....calmly please.

most amazing book ever and will ever be written! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIEL RADCLIFFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Josi - you are so right, there was no need at all for snape to die the way he did. and for the rest of the people on our side: just like MichSet said, stick to the business of why the book was lacking, not childish name calling. and lol to your "this is why im hot" post, ihatedeathlyhallows

I would love to see an interview with Dan, Ruppert and Emma to see how they feel about the out come of there conter parts

Wow I was unaware that Voldemort was recruiting only 12 year olds which is what you said we all are before. Yes he let in a 16 year old who he expected to die trying his task but 12 it's a bit young to be his army no wonder he fell.

hey ihatedeathlyhallows in case you havent noticed youre yelling wont change the book. you see, its already be writen and printed. and also in case you havent noticed this is a fictional story. fiction means not real. therefore there is no such things as death eaters. you seem very angry and streessed which is not good for you it has actually been proven to shorten youre life migh i suggest the following sites: www.helpwithstress.org/ www.stressinfo.net/ familydoctor.org/167.xml www.stresshelpcenter.com www.stress.org.uk/ and www.helpguide.org/mental/ stress_relief have a lovley day.

Guys you gotta calm down or they'll close the ability to post responses. That said, I agree you meanies are Death Eaters and Dementors...haha just kidding ;)

Amazing book. Greatest book ever. Glad to see it sold so many copies.

Thanks Aevans!! that makes so much more sence!! lol! i think i sped read a little to quickly!!

I cried at the end. I cried and the middle, and I cried at the beginning. I thought it was the best of the seires and a great way to end it. JKR really knows how the go out with a bang! I just can't believe it is over... =(

For everyone who is upset with the book strictly because they felt that the book shouldn't have had a "happy ending" because it was so realistic... I think you are forgetting about who is writing the books. Rowling's use of symbolism throughout the books should be the tipoff that these books are meant not only for an amazing story/journey with characters who have in a way become somewhat of a family to us .... it is also a beautiful symbol of hope and triumph. There is a deep and underlying value in the story that says though life isn't fair, and it is hard, we can't live in fear of what we cannot control. We must stand up and face it with courage, and of course, with love. It is that understanding that took Harry to the end of the book, and it is with overlooking and lack of understanding of that that Voldemort destroyed himself. Rowling is trying to show all of us that we can choose love and courage, over fear and sadness. Even in the worst of times, in deaths of loved ones, or seeing someone hurt .... if we have faith in love, we can see that even though people we love may not be physically with us, they are never gone from us, and that we need to have the courage to pick up and continue, and have the knowledge to know that there are still people in this world who need our love.

Is IHATEDEATHLYHOLLOWS just joking? I don't know, I get this wierd feeling. Let's hope this is a prank, anyways, it's really dipping into can't-comment-because-it' s-so-stupid territory. --------- btownhockey: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, you don't like the book because "Snape shouldn't have died that way"? Why shouldn't he? Because it's not fair? Because it's not nice? Because it's not fairytale? Well, then, you're just kicking your own argument in the butt. Frankly, Snape's had such a warped life, it's no surprise he dies in a sad way too. While you're at it: Hedwig shouldn't have died that way. Lupin shouldn't have died that way. Tonks shouldn't have died that way. Mad-Eye Moody shouldn't have died that way. The book shouldn't have died that way. The world shouldn't have died that way. My nose hair shouldn't have wilted that way.

Deathly Hallows is a masterpiece, the best of the seven. Jo knew it, I'll bet, when she finished it. There are really no superlatives that can do it justice. So much emotion, so many amazing plot twists, and it just flowed along. Sometimes I had to stop and just yell out a @$%^#& I couln't believe it was so good!! Has does she do this??? People will be reading--and teaching-- the Harry Potter books for generations. I predict they will be required reading in the classics, they are that good.

Michset- you are dumbledore- i was just kidding. You all clearly have no idea how much this book meant to me. I am not asking for harry potter to die, just a more complex storyline with something unexpected. We knew everything by the end of the book. I KNEW EVERYTHING BY THE BEGINNING OF THE 7TH BOOOK. It was just not like jo to havre a horrifically scary story with a fantastically unrealistic and happy ending with no unexpected reveal. Her themes throguhout this bnook have been that nothing is as it seems. Everything seemed to be in place so I really cant understanmd why you think its so perfect for Harry rona dn Hermione to be perfect and to be running from place to place perfectly conquering horcruxs. that is why i'm hot :)

I think in the end it will be what we want it to be, for me I am picturing Snape holding his hand to Harry and saying... No Harry I am your Father........ Harry...NOOOOOOO.....;)

Where did JKR come up with the idea of destroying a horcrux by fiendfyre? How convenient for the most inept student in Hogwarts to cast it. And what's up with Harry? Giving orders to adults. Who does he think he is? What a deep character he turned out to be. And Mrs. Weasley is the one to finish Bellatrix off? Boy was that fitting. What about Neville? Neither Sirius's nor Dobby's death were avenged. And my personal favourite, Hermione's MAry Poppins bag. Was there nothing in there to save The Prince from bleeding to death? Exactly what he deserved...NOT!!

IHATEDEATHLYHALLOWS - I loved this book over all of them. Far and away, over all of them. Yep, I'm the freaking Lord Voldemort.

I really loved this book; it was Rowling's best work yet. Even though theending was a bit of a cliche (with a bit of a twist), I thought it was amazing. However, I could not help but feel that she did not emphasize Voldemort's death in the Great Hall well enough: it was just like any other event that occurred. While this was one of the best literary works in the history of novels, I felt she left some loose ends that I hope she'll answer. For instance, there was no mention of what happened to the Dursleys, who was Headmaster/mistress of Hogwarts, who replaced Thicknesse and the Carrows and such. While answers to these questions may seem obvious to some, I think it should've been clarified nonetheless. With that said, this was by far my favorite Potter books ever.

The best part of the book was Snape because he was an incredible actor. He faked me out the entire book, I thought he was good from the start, but I wasnt ever sure that he was until he gave Harry the memories when he was dying.

wow ihatedeathlyhallows, thanks for a great post. People just dont have minds complex enough to grasp when a book is way too simple.

Now as a I do agree, the pacing of the book is different than the rest of the 6, i thought it was necessary!. She had a lot to cover, she had a lot of people to please, and how is JKR supposed to make everyone happy. For her to take the ideas from fans is one thing, which to me is fine, because, of those theories, some of them made a lot of sense towards answering all the questions that mugglenet put up about the book. JKR is always on these sites and even said that she's read the theories. to make her fans happy she probably threw in some of the theories. The Horcrux/Hallows idea was probably there from the start, but how they were involved or fleshed out was probably a tribute to us fans. There's nothing wrong in that. For JKR the dilema was probably, how am i going to end this series that MILLIONS of people are looking forward to and read as though it is their lives at stake. She was probably stressed out of her mind trying to fingure that out, for taht is what my issue would be. And using fanfiction to aid her in the process i think is just awesome. I think she covered a lot, and that in itself she should be commended for. maybe she had to cut out the stuff she didnt answer because it didnt fit, or for page length publishing issues that we dont know about... or jsut because in the end, they didnt matter. why does the potters jobs mean so much to everyone. why does the veil have to be explained, and not just the importance of death like how she wrote it. and why shouldnt there be a comparision to the hollocaust, when VM is EXACTLY like Hitler, and i read somewhere that JKR said that Gaunt was related to Hitler in some way, for he died in 1945m which would make some sense. Also ahrry and VM being very distant cousins is kinda cool too. I think book 1 will have a lot of answers, need to reread, knowing what we do now :)

Wow it looks like we have a poster who did not really read the book. IHATEDEATHLYHALLOWS... the question you asked about how it only took Harry a year and Dumbledore many is explained quite clearly in the book. First Dumbledore told Harry everything he knew. Including what he thought the horcruxes were and he was correct. Second Harry SAW INTO VOLDERMORTS MIND when he was in Gringotts and VM confirmed where the last few horcruxes were, and harry could see how much time he had while VM was traveling to the hiding places. Read the book again and open you mind.

chitraghani, Jo DID answer who is Minister of Magic....Kingsley. It might be that some of us need to re-read the story...

H O L E Y moley! lol. And thats only in the US! They only brought 2,000 to Peru...lol. Well, I LOVED the book. I laughed while reading it, I cried while reading it, I gasped and screamed while reading it. It was just awesome. I loved that Hermione and Ron had their kiss and we got to see it, and I now have a new ship: Luna/Dean!

Kandaj: Okay, so you don't like it because it's not fair, right? Because you're going Neville should have killed Bellatrix! Why wasn't Sirius avenged?! OMG, what about the poor house elf? Why wasn't Snape saved from bleeding to death? He didn't deserve it! Bah. Seriously. You guys are arguing the fence. You want it to be more realistic and morbid but at the same time, NO, this isn't fair! That isn't fair! God, the world isn't fair!! I could almost say that people who don't like the book are depressed cynists, and petty daydreamers, but then I'd be arguing with the same inconsitent reasoning that I detest in you people.

Heh that doesn't surprise me. Not with the crazy line i had to go thru top get my book at Borders, and I got there early to reserve my copy and it still took me over an hour to get in line once they released.

SnapeKillsKira- I know you claim to be the "freaking Lord Voldemort" .. but you remind me of a Squib. & HP_FAN_07: I didn't know postrs could read! Thanks for enlightening me!

Remember these are considered Children's books and having studied Children’s Lit. in college there is on theme that runs through them all. Children’s books are suppose to teach lessons period and these books are full of life lessons. If you wanted details of someone’s death then pick up an adult mystery if you want a love story pick up an adult romance if you wanted a book that teaches us that our choices in life don’t just affect us but everyone around us then pick up Harry Potter!

hmmm. i think jo really did really feel taht there will be pple who will hate the book... she had thw idea for 17 years and not going to change it just so to suit everyone, like that is ever possible... why do everyone think it is a happy ending? i mean right, the trol didnt die and all, had kids, became parents... but after all the hell they have been through can this be called a happy ending?! they found peace in their lives (obviously lacking in many pple's lives) and some how this is a happy ending?! living and continuing to love after seeing so many deaths, having surivor's guilt and overcoming it not easy... and this is as fitting an ending as it could have for me..

Kadaj - YEAH RIGHT....SO? PEOPLE WEREN'T AVENGED AFTER DEATH. I FORGOT THE PART IN THE SERIES WHERE VENGENCE BY THE GOOD SIDE WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE INTERESTED IN.

See IHATEDDEATHLYHALLOWS now that you are not just screaming insults, yes I can understand how you feel. I actually found the picture scans before the release and began reading by chapter 3 I thought it was just another fanfic trying to pose as the real deal. I didn't believe it untill I was up to chapter 10 and then got the real thing in my hand I wanted to cry that it was real. I would have liked things to be a bit different but it is her world for her to control.

i'll be back later but I want all of you to know that I am entitled to my opinion of the book and i didnt come here trying to fight but some psychopaths forced me to... I was depressed about the book before now i just pity all of those whose reading skills are so poor that they cant recognize a masterpiece from a disaster.

best seller of the series? if it is the case, it deserves that record.

I HATE PSYCHOS&DEATH EATERS; which is all of you (with a few exceptions)

People quit complaining about what you think the book should have been, except the fact that it is great the way it is, there was no need to throw in extra twists and have people avenged or for her to put in exactly what happened, stop and think for a second at some of the questions your posing, either that or re-read the book slowly, cause alot of people ask questions that are answered. As for me i loved the book, best on written.

miraine: Of course The Prince didn't deserve it!! He was the most powerful wizard EVER. Even compared to Albus who had the Elder Wand. He was more powerful than Voldemort ( Excellent occlumencer, he could fly, potions. he even made up his OWN spells while at school). And most of all, he she should TRUE love, loyalty and he had wit beyond measure, which is man's greatest tressure. So for him to bleed to death in the place where Sirius almost led him to his death is not deserved. He wasn't even given the opportunity to confront Voldemort!! And you say life isn't fair. Well it isn't, so why do the trio survive? Atleast Harry should have died instead of this deus ex machina which was his second coming or whatever happened in 'limbo'.

Way to go Jo!!! Well deserved!! It was wonderful to sit down with the book just after midnight, knowing that millions around the world were reading it at the same moment. We were all on the journey together. That's what is so amazing.....how these stories have bonded so many people for life. It is absolutely the best story ever written.....all seven books. DH beautifully met all of my hopes and expectations. Like so many, I too laughed, cried, cheered, jumped up and down, and bit off all of my nails!!! I'm so glad we have this story and this space to connect. Thanks Jo!!!!!! Thanks Mugglenet!!!!!!

does anyone know who the character was that was supposed to develop a magical ability much later in life? also, what was the significance of harry having his mother's eyes?

IHATEDEATHLYHALLOWS: why dont you just calm down? Its done. Its over. You wont gain nothing for complaining. Hannah: Hi! The book was awesome right?? I loved it :)

Kadaj I think Snape new he had to die to give HArry those memories. Harry would never had believed Snape and Snape knew that. In the end Snape was a great wizard/person because he could have fought for his life but he decided to help others instead and that was very selfless and an act of a true hero.

Kadaj: What? Snape was NOT more powerful than Voldemort and Dumbledore. Now I think you're beyond grief stricken and venturing into delusional territory. Seriously, I loved Snape after I read this book. I think he's a huge tragic, misunderstood figure. I loved when he looked at Harry and said, "Look...at...me" and thought it was the best line in the book. I lvoed Snape. But seriously, don't hate the book because he died. In fact, love the book that Rowling could make you feel the way you feel. It's very unfair. That's the way it goes. And the Trio survived, and not Snape, because Snape was in a very dangerous position. He was tricking both sides, and Voldemort very hard to deal with. Some people survive, some people don't, and this is also another aspect of 'unfair'. Harry did die, too, but he could come back, and he did.

hold up a second there, miraine. i think you misunderstood. i didnt not like the book simply because of snape dying that way. that was only one of many, many letdowns. and i never mentioned at all that it was "unfair" or "not nice", it was just completely irrelevant and quite honestly made no sense at all. obviously, draco would have had no choice but to tell LV exactly what happened with dumbledore, so he wouldve known that draco disarmed him long before snape killed him, so voldemort, being the intelligent (yet evil) man he is should have honestly realized that malfoy was the real master of the elder wand, so it seems like snape was murdered for no reason. also, a simple test couldve been done, to make sure that snape was really the master of the wand: hand it to him, see if it makes him any stronger, as opposed to killing (in his mind) one of his greatest and most powerful supporters. i just feel like the murder of snape in that particular way was not at all how it should have happened. lupin, tonks, moody, and fred were all heroes for the order and died fighting for good. snape died because voldemort thought irrationally, and it was one of quite a few weak points in the story.

once again before i continue to read... Snape had to die. A it lets him (depending on what everyone thinks death is) be with Lily Evans, not lily potter. it also lets him rest his soul knowing he had helped keep lily's son alive all this time, his job was almost complete. finally snape said himself, he would rather have died... he got his wish.

blondybabe242: it reminded snape of lily whenever he saw harry.. that was why his last words was look... at ....me (to harry) ... it broke my heart ( and I thought i would never say that with regards to snape)...

oh my gosh this book was perfect! everything about it was amazing. but poor george and even poorer fred. i do feel a bit lost now that it's over. i don't know what i'm gonna do! for me, harry potter symbolizes a lot more than just a book to read for entertainment. i started reading the series at the most difficult time in my life and it was a way for me to escape. what i'm going to do without new harry potter i don't know. i finished Deathly Hallows in a little over 24 hours, which includes 9 and a half hours sleep, bathroom, and mealtimes. DH is without a doubt the best in the entire series. JKR has out done herself. the conclusion to how it all ended was fantastic. the epilogue really brought a sense of great closure. JKR has something to be immensely proud of. 'ear 'ear!

Like I said, this book SUCKS... I think she had the first 4 books bown,,,,they were great, but then in 5 harry is a whinny little BEOCH...I wanted to choke him....I cried when Harry's owl died! what the hell why did she have to DIE!!! He could have let her go and tell her to stay with ron's family till he got there! and Snape was a stupid Death, as close as fred and george were if the one died the other should have been the for vengence neville was great! he was able to be what we all expected him to be. Neville and Luna are together in the end. and for harry to dies to keep everyone else safe is bull. And snapes memories were not in his blood they were passed onto him when he looked into his eyes when they were released when he died and harry was able to see them all

could someone please tell me what part of the book the US cover is depicting