All these years I've thought of Mrs. Weasley as a kindly, middle-aged lady who worries too much, and then at the end she turns into Ripley, Sigourney Weaver's character from "Aliens." Remember when Ripley confronts the Queen Alien who is about to attack Newt, puts herself in her "armor" and says "Get away from her, you girl!" Mrs. Weasley rocks! I KNEW Neville was going to do something great, but pulling the sword of Gryffyndor out of the Sorting Hat after the goblin ran away with it? Awesome. The deaths that affected me the most were (1) Dobby, even though I always found Dobby incredibly annoying; (2) Snape -- but only after reading the story of his love for Lily, and the fact that his Patronus was the same as hers. "Always." A wonderful ending that Harry gives his second son "Severus" as a middle name, and calls him the bravest man he ever met -- best part of the otherwise pedestrian epilogue. I'm assuming that Rose and Hugo were Hermione's parents, and that she restored their memories so that they can appreciate that they have grandchildren named after them?

i couldn't figure out who the person who did magic later in life was... anyone know??? i thought the book was very good, but evry scary. just reading about the physical pain they had to go through (swimming in hot gold in the Lestranges vault, for example) was bad enough, but then the deaths too! poor George... i feel the most sorry for him!! the epilogue was very disappointing i have to say... it did what it was supposed to do, but not nearly enough detail. And I hate to say it, but Harry and Ginny naming their kids James, Lily and Albus... very very corny:S

It is by far the best book of the series. I cried through out the entire book. It is the end of an era for me. Thank you Jo. Thank You Mugglenet.

It was a great book overall. I'm not sure if it was my favorite. I'll have to read all of the books again to decied. It was funny, scary, & exciting. I laughted, I cried, & I was freaking out during the last few chapters. JKR did a great job on the last book. However, I wish that there was more at the end. It ended with the war's over and Harry wants a sandwich. Ok. BUT what happend afterwards!?!?! I felt that I was left hanging a bit. We then get the Epilogue(19 years later) and it tells us a little bit of what happend, but I want some details! We know that Harry & Ginny get married and so does Ron & Hermione and they all have kids, but there is so much missing in the 19 year gap. I really hope JKR writes a book or tells us in some way what happend in the 19 years that we missed. It's killing me that I don't know! I would LOVE some more information, so I can have more closure.

i also thought it was soo sad when fred died. at least he died happy right that part made me cryy so much .. actually i cried when everybody diedd!

Flitwick, you need to email that list to jo. its the only way. maybe theres an eight, maybe i just want there to be. add to the list: didnt you say the ford anglia was coming back?

I loved it! Snape is now my favourite character! Cant beleive Lupin and Tonks died. Fred as well....so harsh..especially for George!! and dobby!!!!! woah. I thought it was so good. I dont care that the ending was cheesy i thought it was sweet, although would have liked to find out what happened to other people too. Maybe Jo will tell us. and hopefully she will point out who did the magic late in life. I loved reading the bits that people had predicted correctly in the editorials hehe.

It's without a doubt my favorite. I was scared in the beginning because a bunch of it did sound so much like fan fiction I've read, but It came through amazing. And, just like what other people are saying I agree that the epilogue could have been a ton better [Albus Severus Potter is kinda corny but Ohhh well, It was great all the same] I was so curious as to why there were curtains on the US Cover of Deathly Hallows, when A friend and I figured out that the Us hardback edition of Sorcerer's Stone had curtains, signalfying the beginning and closure...I feel awfully empty now..

the book was AMAZING.... best of all the other 6 books. I loved all the battle at hogwarts. I kinda wanted harry to keep the elder wand.... but its for the greater good. The epiloge was a disapointment. I have downloaded a file thinking it was actually the book, and i was more satasfied with the epiloge in that fake one than with the real book. Albus severus.... i mean what the hell. Well its my opinion, some others might be satasfied with the epiloge. There was something wrong with it, like it wasent Jo writingt it at all. Whatever tho

I knoew Snape was good. Knew it in my heart all along. Horrible way to die, though. Cried my eyes out too many times in the book, but loved it all the same. Good book when you laugh, cry, scream and love through out it! Wish the Epilogue had contained a bit more about the other characters, though. And, HUGO? Where did that name come from? Thanx, JKR!

I'd also like to add, from my recent post, that we also see that there still is a sorting going on at Hogwarts, and that the Sorting Hat recovered from being caught on fire! So, we have that answer too! We can also see, from the epilogue that Harry and Draco aren't the best of pals, but at least there's no resentment towards them.

I just have one major problem with the book, besides all the things Jo promised that she didn't answer; from an objective point of view, it was perfect. Except the "Harry a Horcrux" theme. It did seem a little "fan fiction-esque", but Dumbledore was the person who really angered me. Did he know from the "gleem of triumph" that Harry would survive the killing curse, yet again? Or did he really intend to send Harry to his death?

THE GREATEST BOOK I'VE EVVVVVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

I loved it of course because it was the last Harry Potter book, but at this moment I'm doubting if I liked it that much. It wasn't my favorite because I was expecting so much more. There were a lot of empty promises the JKR had made, such as, Lily's career and if the teachers had spouses. There was lots of plot holes. It looked as if she needed Dumbledore again and since she already killed him had to come up with a clever way of bringing him back. I didn't like that scene. But I did like parts and it was cool that it had more adult humor. It was very LOTRs at parts. Like the locket became heavey. The eilologe was very disapointing. The covers were misleading at least the US.

I thought the book was wonderful. Not everything was answered but as Jo said, "I will never say never" in regards to another book. Therefore she has enough info to give us if she chooses down the road. I thought the book was fast paced when needed and slow enough in spots to give us a chance to worry who she would off next. I realize that we would all love to know more but I was still happy knowing that Harry and Ginny were together as well as Ron and Hermione-and parents no less. I can only imagine what a book or books would be like if she filled in those missing 19 years. The action was great, the history of the characters like Dumbledore and Snape I loved and for my romantic side- The most understated part was the love Harry and Ginny had for each other, we just knew from the kiss on that they would be together if they both made it out alive-and that made the suspense even greater (the same is true of Ron and Hermione). I hope she enjoys her well earned time off and I hope she writes more of these characters some day!

EXCELLENT. I was sad when people die but I really really liked it. I wish the epilogue was longer! I pictured Harry and Ginny's children to be so cute! :D

JAMIE LAWRENCE IS A POKEMON MASTER

I want to know why Dumbledore didn't come out of the Resurrection Stone..??

All I can say is.... FRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEED DDDDD!!! Oh, and after finding out all that backstory on Snape, his "look at me" and worst memory from OotP are SO TOUCHING. Poor Snape.....

i think it was ron who did magic late in life when he did the parstletongue thingy to get into the chamber of secrets

I was actually very disappointed, for me the end was too much like a fairytale. I believe JK has left it open incase she misses harry too much. I also believe that snape, tonks, fred and lupin did not get a great death scene that they deserved where as Dobby had a great one (i was sobbing) Don't get me wrong there were bits i loved but i think most of it was rushed, i would have preferred waiting a few more years for a more detailed book. Don't mean to complain because i love the HP series, i am just slightly disappointed.

it was good!

OMG it was amazing! Definitely the best!!! I agree about the epilogue, it sucked big time. I was expecting a narrative type thing listing what became of everyone, not just a teeny scene with H+G and R+Hr, because hello it was obvious they'd get married and have kids. Disappointing there. But I loved the last fight scene, Harry was AMAZING! He figured out that HE was the owner of the Elder Wand, excellent! And not only was Snape good, he was helping everyone out! SO happy (mostly) how everything turned out! RIP Lupin, Tonks, and Fred QQ

I read the epilogue on the internet before the book release (I'm weak, what can I say?) and I was sure it was a fake because it seemed so unlike the usual Rowling stuff. When I found out that it really was the true epilogue, I was prepared to be underwhelmed by Deathly Hallows. However, except for that epilogue and a few too convenient happenings, I have to say I was really caught up in all the excitement. There's more than enough going on in this book to keep us all happily debating for years! Snape seems as murky a character as ever. Yeah, we know he loved Lily, but he still was a royal pain in the neck to almost everybody--even when he didn't need to be to keep his cover. And I have a theory about Umbridge that I can't wait to float on the forums. It was great to see Ron and Neville finally come into their own. It's so exciting to be part of this--thank you JKRowling. If you never write another word, you have given us all so very much to treasure!

Book was great, I wish Harry didn't have a bad attitude at parts. I'm glad he used his connection with Voldemort on his own decision. Lupin, Tonks, and Fred's deaths were totally thrown in, or at least it felt that way. what is George supposed to do w/ out Fred, they've never done anything apart? EPILOGUE was a huge disappointment, no doubt about that. Was expecting something much more satisfying. Plenty of fan fiction would add more details that we WANT TO KNOW. Dobby's death, very touching, and Kreacher's story was great as well! King's Cross was an excellent chapter, although never explained why Dumbledore was still in limbo, was he waiting there to talk to Harry before he moved "on"? I wish there could have been a final chapter at the end of the book, pre-epilogue that would be Harry and everyone close to him in the Burrow sharing words of love or something, although I guess the great hall scene at the end was supposed to work for that, it just wasn't resolved in enough detail. Maybe this is because I loved how everyone took great care of Harry at the end of GOF, that I expected a big touchy scene at the end of it all as well. Ow, I'm feeling quite sad at the moment that this is the last of Harry Potter that I will ever explore.

was anyone kinda disappointed in the ron/hermione hook up! i mean ive been waiting forever for him to be like hermionie in case we die i wanted you to know i love you and bam kisss like right before the war! that woulda been cute :] but i did like the other one too. i was pissed though when he left them at the tent! i was like NO!!! they were doing so good holding hands and stuff!

I have to say, Dobby's death really hit me much harder than I was expecting it too. I've never even really liked Dobby very much, but I just cried and cried when he died. I think it was the fact that all he ever really wanted in all the books was to be of use to Harry because he set him free and even though he was terrified, going back to his master's house like that, the moment Harry was in danger, he didn't hesitate. Plus it was just so amazing the way it all happened. A real shocker. Snape was about the most tragic character I can think of too. Even his death was inconsequential, and yet if it was not for him, Harry never would have made it. He never would have succeeded. Very sad.

i thought it was pretty good, but a few questions if someone wants to help!! 1) who was the unexpected witch or wizard?? 2) what is on the cover?? the final battle?? then where is harry's wand?? 3) what did dudley see from the dementors?? thanks!! i thought the epiloge could have been better, and i'm still crying about dobby!! but i loved molly weasley killing bellatrix (i never knew she was so powerfull!) and i am also still so sad for snape! he had such a sad life!! and one last thought... go neville!!!!!!!!!!!!

Highly pleased with the end. Who knew Snape and Lily were best friends? (besides the Severus/Lily shippers, of course... I think it's so funny that she called him "Sev" haha) I found the epilouge to be kind of corny, but I am happy that everything turned out good for all of them. I wish I knew what happened to the other characters, though. And I could NEVER have theorized all of that stuff. It was crazy. And I loved everything about Ron and Hermione- they were the ones I was excited to read about. And of course, I love how Harry managed to defeat Voldemort. He kind of channled (sp?) Dumbledore in a way, it was really cool. Especially how he calls him Tom Riddle and stuff, really awesome. R.I.P. Hedwig, Moody, Dobby, Fred, Lupin and Tonks.

IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!! I cried through nearly the entire book! Speaking of Ron and Hermione specifically though (because I am a Ron/Hermione fan): I thought it was so sad when Riddle-Harry and Riddle-Hermione emerged from the locket that Ron was supposed to destroy, and began to talk down to him, saying things like, "you are nothing, nothing, nothing to Harry." And the Riddle-Harry and Hermione KISSED! OMG. In the book, Riddle-Hermione was described as being more beautiful than the actual Hermione. Could it be that that's the way Ron invisions Hermione? awww...so sweet.

i was pretty dissappointed. there are still a lot of unanswered questions. the biggest let down was the epilogue. i'm sad; i was expecting a lot more.

so yeah WOW! so good. and can we please take a moment to AWWWW profusley at severus? i mean seriously, god love that man. and also poor george, left without fred i mean, that was so sad. oh gosh and dobby. here lies dobby, a free elf. so perfect. as were harry's sons, james and albus severus. 'i cant give a professor love!' so great epilogue was disappointing in that we didnt find out more about them and also the other characters but i think that because she'd had it written for so long and stuff... also i really want to know who the two characters were that she didnt intend to die. that is really something i want to know. but i loved it, as you can tell from my rant. sorry bout that one. x

Dobby and Fred dieing was heartbreaking and I loved it when Percy came back :-). I'm dissapointed in Ginny; I was sure that she would come and help at least, or even destroy a horcrux. Overall I really enjoyed the book. However, I will be extremely mad at JK if she doesn't write an encyclopedia, as the epilogue left much unanswered.

thank you to everyone who answered my question! it helps, the only thing i'm still not clear about is if, harry couldnt die bc it want possible bc of the blood and wand, why was he given the choice to die by dumbeldore? thanks everyone for attempting to answer my last ones!

I think the epilogue was more like a fan-fic than anything else...

I just wanted to point out that I totally CALLED the death of Hedwig:]. I also think that her death was one of the saddest in the book because of the following reasons: 1. It showed that Rowling really wasn't afraid to kill off anyone and that the story would really be the bloodbath that she claimed it was going to be. 2. Harry's entire life he had always been cared for by someone, whether he wanted to accept it or not, but Hedwig proved that he could take care of something, that he wasn't only receiving, but giving too. 3. And, as stated in the book, Hedwig had always been Harry's connection to the magical world he loved so much while being locked inside his room at Privet Drive. RIP Hedwig:[

although i agree i am too a little dissapointed with the "19 years later" i think the book was awesome. I loved it all and am so sad that Harry Potter has come to an end. I loved the book - even before it started. The two poems the J.K put in the start of the book for some reason really do something to me.. i dont know what it is.

I really liked the book and especially the fact that the ending was so vague. Think about it for a moment. JKRowling gave us a gift in not telling us exactly what the occupations of Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny were, or what happened to Luna, etc. She gave us the chance to fill that in ourselves. Example: most of us see Harry becoming an Auror, a Quidditch player (although it would kinda contradict the epilogue, just as Minister for Magic would by the way), etc. I can´t see Harry being employed by the Ministry and neither seeking attention as Seeker. Others will disagree heartily. That is why I am glad that I can just imagine that myself. It´s a gift!!! As for the epilogue, I kind of liked the way we are really full circle now. The scene at Kings Cross was exactly like in the first book, even in writing style. A New generation is going to Hogwarts and we are back being children again. It fits if you look at it that way. Oh and you really have to read the first chapter of PS again, right now. It´s amazing. It´s like you have never read it before. I really, really loved the book, all of it, although I was bawling like a baby at times. Fred, Snape, Dobby, Tonks, Remus and the scene when Harry asks if dying hurts... I was sobbing by the time i read this....

It was AMAZING! It has become my favorite book out of the series! From the part where Harry leaves Privet Drive to the final battle, I was shaking so much! And sweating(something that happens to me when I get scared or nervous)! I loved the part when Percy came back, I was sqealing for a while! It was everything I expected to be, yet nothing at all how I expected the book to be....does that make sence? lol. I have a strange feeling that the cover was meant to be somewhat misleading.....I dunno why. There was no summary of the book on the front flap to keep the book a complete secret. I guess that the cover was meant to be misleading also, so people won't know what will happen at all? I don't think that I fully understand that the series is over, but it will hit me soon. Like a ton of bricks. Then, I'll probably start crying. =[ lol.

I think J. K. Rowling definitely saved the best for last. This book was different from the others because it was not about going to school. I think the crux of the epilogue was what Harry gave as the middle name of one of his sons. I must admit some of my predictions were way off in terms of what the Horcruxes were, Snape's allegiances, and who would live and die. I'm curious to know what the main actors think of the book. We all expected that Emma Watson and Rupert Grint would have to do a kiss scene; now it seems she may also have to do one with Dan Radcliffe.

I made the mistake of reading the last sentence first, so throughout the book, I had my doubts. I really thought that it was going to be a let-down for me, but it was a perfect ending to something I have been keeping up with for the last 10 or so years of my life. I have a few complaints, but in the big picture of things, they are nothing. First, apart from the beginning, the first half of the book was pretty slow. Maybe it was because I missed the tales from Hogwarts, but I think many will agree with me, that it seemed to be a lot of the same thing ( picking up moving to a new place, Harry's scar hurting and Hermione lecturing him, saying the same thing everytime). There were a few things to break the monotony, like the trip to Godric's Hollow, the trip to see Xenophilius Lovegood, and the whole affair at the Draco's, but for the most part the book seemed to drag on until Gringott's and Hogwarts. I must say, the battle at Hogwarts contained some of the best moments in all 7 books, and there was so much going on I found that I had to read it about 4 times just to make sure I understood clearly and could pick up on all the subtleties. I was pleased to find many of my hunches were true, and also pleased that there were plenty of surprises! I was a little worried about how it would all end, but I am pleased overall. I do agree that the epilogue sucked. I suppose it's great that we got one at all, so that we could at least get a gist of what happened to everyone. I was so afraid that it was just going to end with nothing but my imagination to make up futures for everyone. There were a few things that I wanted answered that didn't get answered, and some people that weren't mentioned in the epilogue that I thought should have been. Especially about Teddy. He ended up with no parents, like Harry, but they didn't really mention where he ended up ( despite being Harry's godson), only mentioned him snogging with a character that no one can figure out where she b...

This book was AWESOME and quite different from all the others. It's one of my favorites in the series now. But yeah.. the epilogue... kinda disappointing since I still had so many questions after (occupations, etc.).

It's hard for me to believe that I have finished the Harry Potter series.When I finished I just kind of sat alone for a little while thinking about the book. I wasn't disappointed by it at all. I loved it, I knew I would, and I personally think that it did a terrific job wrapping it up. I was wrong about a few of my predictions, I had really thought Snape was evil. Alas, he was not. Though, I was right about him being in love with Harry's mother, Lily. The Prince's Tale made me cry. I thought it was one of the best chapters J.K Rowling had written. Actually, a lot of stuff made me tear up in the book. I figured that would happen. The deaths in the book, I thought were of course very sad but necessary. I loved the characters that were killed, particularly Lupin, Fred and Dobby. I was inexpicably sad reading Dobby's last words, the poor elf. And of course, Snape. I loved Snape even when I thought he was evil. Of course there were plenty of things to smile about while reading it. It seems that Ron Weasley's **** finally dropped and he turned into a worthwhile character. (Most people know that I was not very fond of him in the first books.) And of course the idea of Tonks and Lupin having a baby, a baby with a little patch of turquoise hair, is wonderful. And then there was the epilogue, that I thought, was well-written and clever. I know people may have wanted a more straight-forward ending, letting us know everyone's fates and every last stinking detail but come on, did you really expect it? It was short and sweet and gave us not only a new generation of children to wonder at but to contemplate and debate the adults fates as well. The only thing left to address in Albus Dumbledore. I seriously, like Harry, thought him to be a great man/role-model/whatever. That didn't change throughout the book. In fact, I think J.K. Rowling did a brillent job of showing the kids that will read this that they do not always have to be perfect, everyone is flaw...

LOVED IT!!! I cried the most at the part when Harry entered the pensieve, and Snape told Dumbledore that he has always loved Harry. It was beautiful! Such a beautiful book! Most definately my favorite of all of them!! I wish the series wasn't over!!!

I'm not saying I was disappointed but I could do with a few more tying-ups of loose ends, don't you think? I really enjoyed reading it and I am going to read it all again to check that I have understood everything and haven't missed anything. I really think that the epilogue should have been different though.

I adored this book!! I wish there were more! I can't believe Forge died! Poor Gred. And Tonks and Lupin died....*sniff* *cries* I CAN'T BELIEVE PERCY RETURNED!!! YAY! YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! All in all, amazing book. The plot twists had me going. But I heard that in a recent interview, JKR might be making an 8th book, like an encyclopedia with all the stuff she didn't mention. It was in a magazine.

ridiculusly riveting. it made me cry. absurdley amazing. mesmirizing suptous. jk rowlings mind is blessed.

Wow, this board is exploding. It's funny how people said they cried through out the book, because I was too scared to cry! I was literally petrified when I turned each page, not knowing what fate would befall our beloved characters. I began reading the book from 12:15 AM and finished at 5:45, five and a half hours later. The one place that I "lost it" by was when Harry realied he had to die. Not knowing the ending, having always been a supporter of "Let Harry Live", but having known he might sacrifice himself, it had been a niggling worry for the last five years that Harry might not live past book seven. When she laid it out and Harry realized and decided that he must die, I completely freaked out. I started to cry hysterically and scream (quietly, everyone was sleeping) "NOOOO!! YOU CAN'T KILL HARRY! YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T! SAVE HIM! DON'T LET HIM DIE! YOU CAN'T KILL HARRY!!!!" Literally. I was screaming and crying through out the chapter. When I realized he wasn't dead ("That's weird - is she describing life after death? OMG - Dumbledore said Harry's not dead"), my sobbing finally slowed to shuddering gasps, the realization dawning that HARRY SURVIVES. OOHH thank the good L-rd, and Jo of course. I liked the book alot. I found the part hanging out waiting for horcruxes boring, probably because our trio was bored too. The constant fear, the constant deaths, the constant threats, the trio using unforgivables - that made it all so realistic. People have complained about pointless deaths, but it would've been cheating to have all the "good guys" survive. This is a realistic story here. I'm still in shock over the ending of the series - yes we'll always have it forever, but we'll never again wonder what will happen, theorize, worry, bet a dozen sausages...

I simply want more! The epilogue should last about... I don't know, a hundred pages! The Prince's Tale... beatuiful! Snape's was always one of my my favourite caracters. Of course, when he killed Dumbledore, my faith was a little weak... but I keep telling myself he was good, that he was THAT GOOD. HIS LOVE FOR lILY IS SIMPLY BEATIFUL.... and the scene when he is crying with the Doe? ... broke my heart. I think Teddy John Lupin lived with his grandmother, Andromeda, eventhough he visited the Potters a lot. J.K.Rowling NEEDS to explain some things in her site, like she did before.

i thought it was so good! although i must admit i read it so quickly that i probably missed a few things. i am gonna wait a little because my head is still swimming from the ending. i was a little disappointed in the epilogue. i thought it was a tad bit too predictable. but then again the book made up for it :-) anyways, like everyone else said who is the one that learned magic later in life? and was it just me, or did the book say that voldermort was related to one of the three brothers, and harry was related to one of the three brothers.. so would that not make harry and him really distant relatives? am i the only one that picked up on that? but the whole thing with snape was so horrible! i mean when he died i was like yes! but then i read the next chapter and i was like oh my gosh i feel so bad! snape was good!!! WAHHH!!! and i cannot believe that fred was killed. i just cant believe it. i think i will block that part out of my mind... :-( can any one answer me questions? i hope that JK Rowling does answer some. she is a great writer.