Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is a fantasy novel
written by british author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final
novel of the Harry Potter series. It was released on 21 July 2007
in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United
States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The
novel chronicles the events directly following “Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince” (2005) and the final confrontation
between the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.
This series book is about a boy whose parents were killed by
Lord Voldemort when he was just a little baby. The Dark Lord
tried to kill the boy too with the Killing Curse “Avada Kedavra”,
but, luckily, the boy lived. After this their uncles took care of
him until he was 11, when he joined the Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, when he also found out he was
famous. He was known as “The Boy Who Lived”.
The seventh book is starting with Albus Dumbledore’s death
(the headmaster). After this, Voldemort consolidates support
and power, including by attempting to take control of the
Ministry of Magic. Meanwhile, Harry is about to turn 17, at
which time he will lose the protection of his home. Members of
the “Order of the Phoenix” explain the situations to the
Dursleys and move them to a new location for protection. Using
several of Harry's peers and friends as decoys, the Order plans
to move Harry to the Burrow under protection. However, the
Death Eaters have been tipped off about this plan, and the
group is attacked upon departure. In the ensuing battle, "Mad-
Eye" Moody and Hedwig are killed and George Weasley
severely wounded. Voldemort himself arrives to kill Harry, but
Harry's wand fends him off of its own accord. After this, Harry
sets off with Ron and Hermione on a difficult quest to find and
destroy the last of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Only once those
have been destroyed, Harry knows, can Voldemort truly be
killed. It’s not easy. Harry is plagued with rumors of
Dumbledore’s past, and begins to wonder if the Headmaster he
so long revered might have had a much darker past than he
ever let on. The three are frequently without food, and with
winter coming their journey is no day at the beach. Because of
their lack of plan, lack of food, and lack of progress, their spirits
are often low, and Ron especially becomes argumentative. One
night he and Harry get into an epic fight and Ron leaves to go
back home.
Harry and Hermione are devastated that he’d abandoned them.
They finally decide to revisit Godric’s Hollow in search of clues,
and once again they’re almost caught by Voldemort. Every step
they make, it seems, he is there anticipating them. They’ve
almost died too many times to count, and their spirits sink even
lower when Harry discovers his wand was broken in the battle.
Ron redeems himself a few weeks later by coming back and
saving Harry’s life in the nick of time. They manage to destroy
another Horcrux with Gryffindor’s sword, and they become
excited again as they begin to learn about a mysterious trio of
magical objects called the Deathly Hallows. Whomever
possesses the three objects will be a master of death, and to
Harry, it’s his one chance to beat Voldemort and live to tell the
tale. As his adventures and the danger he’s in increases, Harry
begins to truly understand what Dumbledore intended him to
do. He realizes, almost at the last minute, that his own life will
have to be sacrificed in order for Voldemort to truly be
vanquished. Filled with love for his friends, he willingly gives his
life so that they may live. His last act of heroism, however,
saves his life. He meets Dumbledore again in death, and
Dumbledore answers many of his questions. He is given a
choice to stay or to go back, and he chooses to go back and
fight. It’s all over between Harry and Voldemort with just one
spell. Harry is left alive, the true master of the Hallows, and
Voldemort is killed for good. He now understands more than he
ever has about love, and life, and sacrifice, and in spite of the
loss of many of his friends during the last battle, is grateful for
the second chance he’s been given at life, and love.

Deathly Hallows shattered sales records upon release,

surpassing marks set by previous titles of the Harry Potter
series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold
within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US and
2.65 million in the UK. Generally well received by critics, the
book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award, and the
American Library Association named it a "Best Book for Young
Adults." A film adaptation of the novel was released in two
parts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in
November 2010 and Part 2 in July 2011.