Blog Post #3

Reading the last book of this series was awesome, because I honestly did not expect most of the deaths, twists of plot, and the secrets that were revealed. This was my first time reading the entire series, and putting it all together at the end makes everything so much better and more interesting (with a lot of anticipation!). My feelings about Dumbledore were just completely reassured: still pulling strings and helping out, when he is dead. It shows that he is with Harry every step of the way, whether he can physically be by his side or not. To be honest, I still am not a Snape fan, and Rowling made him so tricky to figure out and he seemed so sneaky. I was so convinced he was a Death Eater or on the dark side in ALL the books, and then he tries to claim he isn’t, but really is, and then isn’t again. His love for Lily showed true loyalty and gave us more of an idea of what the real Snape was like. It was kept very quiet and never hinted towards, and Snape always made comments about how much Harry was like his father, and never noted anything about his mother, or more specifically his eyes being similar to Lily’s. I never would have guessed any of that if you would have asked me after the fifth and sixth book, because we didn’t like him in the Order of the Phoenix or when he killed Dumbledore. I think Ron was really important in this book, because he displays his bravery and knowledge, and I particularly love when he saves Harry and destroys the Horcrux. He shows that Harry isn’t the only one that can contribute on their mission, and there is a reason he and Hermione promised to accompany Harry. Hermione, from day one, had the brains to disguise Harry, use the polyjuice potion routinely, put a false memory charm on her parents, and trick Bellatrix about the sword just to name a few examples. By now, that is what was expecting of her and she too contributed in a major way in Harry’s quest. After all of the horrible deaths and battles in the Deathly Hallows, the epilogue nineteen years later really cheered me up, and the two marriages of Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione were somewhat expected, but enjoyable to see. Seeing their children getting ready for Hogwarts for their first year had to be a funny feeling for them after everything they had been through together at the school.