It’s summer, and now that Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley Dursley are in hiding, Harry is going to get escorted out. Thirteen people come to assist. Six of those people drank the pollyjuice potion to look like Harry, and they go with an escort. Once they are all at the Burrow, they find out that Mad-Eye is dead. Harry stays at the Burrow until Bill and Fleur’s wedding. During the wedding, Kingsley sends a message that the Death Eaters are coming, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione disapperate to a Muggle place. While at a cafe, two death eaters come and the trio narrowly escaped them. They then go to Grimmauld Place. The stay there trying to figure out how to get the locket, one of the horcruxes, things that they are looking to destroy. Harry’s house-elf, Kreacher, helps them locate it. They disguise and steal it from Umbridge. They take turns wearing the locket, because while wearing it all evil inside you is tempted. Ron leaves Harry and Hermione because of the locket. The two still try to figure out how to destroy the locket and they go to Godric’s Hollow and find someone who they believe can help, Bathilda Bagshot. She takes Harry alone and it turns out she was never there and it was Nangini the whole time. Hermione saves Harry and they hide in the woods.
While keeping guard, Harry follows a doe patronus to a pond, and finds Godric Gryffindor’s sword, what he’s been looking for. Harry is saved from drowning by Ron, who destroys the locket. The trio learns about the Deathly Hallows and Hermione is doubtful about it. While back in the woods, Harry accidentally says the word “Voldemort” which makes the sayer located. Death Eaters bring them to Malfoy Manor, where Hermione is tortured. Dobby helps them escape and they go to Bill and Fleur’s house, Shell Cottage. Dobby dies while helping, and Harry buries him. They also convince Griphook the Goblin to help them steal another horcrux to destroy, from the Lestrange vault at Gringotts, with the cost of Gryffindor’s sword. A dragon takes them out of Gringotts and Aberforth helps them after they accidentally break a curfew at Hogsmeade and almost get it trouble with Death Eaters. Read to find out about the battle of Hogwarts, what Voldemort does, Ron’s great idea, the truth about Snape, and how Harry defeats Voldemort.I loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I would give it a 5 out of 5. This book had you thinking of what certain mysteries are, and lead to, such as who has the other end of Harry’s mirror, how Dobby got to the Malfoy Manor, the truth about Dumbledore, and lots more. This book made me feel happy, sad, confused, and left me eager to read every page. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows teaches lots of important messages too, and one is that friends are worth fighting for. This is shown from Ron realizing that he would rather have stayed with Hermione and Harry, and Hermione always staying with Harry. Another message shown is not everything is as it seems. This is shown with Snape. Ever since his first year at Hogwarts, Harry thought Snape was evil and hated him, but Snape loved Harry, and was doing all he could to save him. Overall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was a wonderful book, and I enjoyed every single page of it. I would recommend this book for anyone in 4th grade and up, who loves fantasy and magic, but even if you don’t I think you will still enjoy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. "
Reviewed by Claire H., 7th
