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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
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The Book: The sixth book paved the way perfectly for this one. Every loose end was tied brilliantly and everything came together in such a beautiful way. I loved the search for the Horcruxes and some scenes were truly goosebump inducing. I loved the angle about the inheritance that Dumbledore left for the main three and their significance. But I loved the tale of 'The Three Brothers' more. The discovery of the deathly hallows and the quest for them was quite something. Finally, Hermione and Ron's love story got the necessary importance. When every thing was so good, what could be the best part of the book? Snape, of course. I knew he was a nice man right from day one. Some thing inside told me that he is really important to the story. I knew that he was holding the final thread of the tale. Oh, and how happy I was! I've loved Snape since day one and he remains the epitome of love for me. It is not easy to love and not expect anything in return. Especially when you have a constant reminder of your lost love in front of you. Snape does it beautifully and if you ask me after years if I still like him, I'd reply "Always".
Every scene inching towards the climax was brilliant. I could feel the chill of the cold forest and the fear of the students within me. Finally, Neville deserved to be the hero he always was. The death of Dobby and Fred Weasley broke something within me. They were really lovely characters. I loved every page and every word of this book. This joins the sixth book as my favorite of the series.
The Movie: I cannot believe that they made two parts to cover the final book but neither did justice to it. Everything was shoddy in the movie. Right from the wedding to the happenings at Malfoy Manor, everything was poorly executed. The only thing I loved in the movie was the scene in which Lord Voldemort retrieves the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave and raises it to cause lightning. That scene was very well shot and it looked very dream like. The cup of Helga Hufflepuff was a big disappointment. I thought it would be something exotic, but it looked just like an ordinary trophy. Ravenclaw's diadem was beautiful though. The scenes involving Nagini was shot very well too. Snape's death and his memories deserved to be shown in detail and in a much better way. There needed to be more emotion and a lot of unsaid words between Snape and Harry, but it was all very mechanical in the movie. The protection laid around Hogwarts by Professor McGonagall was enchanting and shown beautifully. The dark Lord's death needed more drama as did the scenes in the forbidden forest. It was all way too simple. A book like this deserved a better movie, definitely.
I do have 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' with me, but I'm not too sure if I want to read it yet. I'm glad I gave this series another try and was able to complete it within a year. Had the fourth book been good, I would have completed the series in a couple of months, but then again some good things take some good time. I loved the series and I think that the imagination and the work that has gone behind it was exceptionally good. Great, in fact. J.K Rowling definitely deserves all the fame and millions that she has coming her way. With an imagination like that, I'm her fan for life. Sadly, her adult books haven't been able to hold my interests for long. 'The Cuckoo's Calling' tired me and I am yet to give 'The Silkworm' a try. Maybe someday later I will.
The order in which I liked the books:
1. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
2. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
3. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
4. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
6. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
7. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
My favorite movie of the lot. I'm just picking the top three as I hated the rest:
1. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
2. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
3. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
My favorite characters:
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1. Albus Dumbledore
2. Professor Snape
3. Lord Voldemort
4. Luna Lovegood
5. Sirius Black
6. Professor McGonagall
7. Rubeus Hagrid
8. Hermione Granger
9. Fred, George and Molly Weasley
10. Remus Lupin
My least favorite characters:
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1. Dolores Umbridge
2. Petunia Dursley
3. Cedric Diggory
4. Lucious Malfoy
5. Harry Potter - weird but true. He couldn't do a thing without his friends. Maybe it would have been better if Hermione was the chosen one.
My favorite house:
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Thus ends my journey with Harry Potter, but a part of it will always remain with me. If I ever decide to have children, I'll make sure that this will be one of the first series they read. I also have the illustrated versions of the first two books. I'm waiting for the rest of the illustrated books to come out. They will definitely hold a special place in my book collection.
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
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The Book: The sixth book paved the way perfectly for this one. Every loose end was tied brilliantly and everything came together in such a beautiful way. I loved the search for the Horcruxes and some scenes were truly goosebump inducing. I loved the angle about the inheritance that Dumbledore left for the main three and their significance. But I loved the tale of 'The Three Brothers' more. The discovery of the deathly hallows and the quest for them was quite something. Finally, Hermione and Ron's love story got the necessary importance. When every thing was so good, what could be the best part of the book? Snape, of course. I knew he was a nice man right from day one. Some thing inside told me that he is really important to the story. I knew that he was holding the final thread of the tale. Oh, and how happy I was! I've loved Snape since day one and he remains the epitome of love for me. It is not easy to love and not expect anything in return. Especially when you have a constant reminder of your lost love in front of you. Snape does it beautifully and if you ask me after years if I still like him, I'd reply "Always".
Every scene inching towards the climax was brilliant. I could feel the chill of the cold forest and the fear of the students within me. Finally, Neville deserved to be the hero he always was. The death of Dobby and Fred Weasley broke something within me. They were really lovely characters. I loved every page and every word of this book. This joins the sixth book as my favorite of the series.
The Movie: I cannot believe that they made two parts to cover the final book but neither did justice to it. Everything was shoddy in the movie. Right from the wedding to the happenings at Malfoy Manor, everything was poorly executed. The only thing I loved in the movie was the scene in which Lord Voldemort retrieves the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave and raises it to cause lightning. That scene was very well shot and it looked very dream like. The cup of Helga Hufflepuff was a big disappointment. I thought it would be something exotic, but it looked just like an ordinary trophy. Ravenclaw's diadem was beautiful though. The scenes involving Nagini was shot very well too. Snape's death and his memories deserved to be shown in detail and in a much better way. There needed to be more emotion and a lot of unsaid words between Snape and Harry, but it was all very mechanical in the movie. The protection laid around Hogwarts by Professor McGonagall was enchanting and shown beautifully. The dark Lord's death needed more drama as did the scenes in the forbidden forest. It was all way too simple. A book like this deserved a better movie, definitely.
I do have 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' with me, but I'm not too sure if I want to read it yet. I'm glad I gave this series another try and was able to complete it within a year. Had the fourth book been good, I would have completed the series in a couple of months, but then again some good things take some good time. I loved the series and I think that the imagination and the work that has gone behind it was exceptionally good. Great, in fact. J.K Rowling definitely deserves all the fame and millions that she has coming her way. With an imagination like that, I'm her fan for life. Sadly, her adult books haven't been able to hold my interests for long. 'The Cuckoo's Calling' tired me and I am yet to give 'The Silkworm' a try. Maybe someday later I will.
The order in which I liked the books:
1. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
2. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
3. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
4. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
6. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
7. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
My favorite movie of the lot. I'm just picking the top three as I hated the rest:
1. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
2. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
3. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
My favorite characters:
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1. Albus Dumbledore
2. Professor Snape
3. Lord Voldemort
4. Luna Lovegood
5. Sirius Black
6. Professor McGonagall
7. Rubeus Hagrid
8. Hermione Granger
9. Fred, George and Molly Weasley
10. Remus Lupin
My least favorite characters:
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1. Dolores Umbridge
2. Petunia Dursley
3. Cedric Diggory
4. Lucious Malfoy
5. Harry Potter - weird but true. He couldn't do a thing without his friends. Maybe it would have been better if Hermione was the chosen one.
My favorite house:
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Thus ends my journey with Harry Potter, but a part of it will always remain with me. If I ever decide to have children, I'll make sure that this will be one of the first series they read. I also have the illustrated versions of the first two books. I'm waiting for the rest of the illustrated books to come out. They will definitely hold a special place in my book collection.
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