Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

I know I’ve been so lame for waiting this long to read the Harry Potter series but, a great series truly never dies or loses its relevance. It’s been almost a decade since the last Harry Potter book was published but it still hasn’t lost its magic.

I’ve been wanting to read this book for months after I finished reading the Halfblood Prince– I just never had the time to do so since school took over my life. I didn’t want to force myself to read it in the midst of my stressfulness because I knew that I wouldn’t be able to finish it anyway. I wanted to read this book when I had time to myself when I wouldn’t be bothered by anything or anyone. I knew that a great book like this deserves my full attention.

Whenever my friend and I would talk about Harry Potter, they’d always say that I was such a loser for not finishing the entire series so I promised them that I would finish  reading the series before I graduate–And I’m glad to say that I finally did YAY!

If I would compare this book with the rest of the series, I’d say that this was the most action-packed and the most plot twist-filled. I certainly did not see a lot of things coming. I won’t go into detail cause I don’t spoil it for those of you who haven’t read it yet.

From the title of the book itself Deathly Hallows, I kind of anticipated that a lot of characters would die ( and because a lot of people have spoiled it for me). Although I don’t think the title was directly referring to the numerous deaths in the book. I think I’m just being really literal hahaha.

With that being said, I felt like a big ball of emotions while I was reading the book. The plot twists made me gasped like crazy and it certainly did make me feel guilty that I immediately judged the characters in the previous books. I really want to express all my feelings so there’s a lot of spoilers below the cut.

I really feel so bad for Snape! I always felt that he wasn’t totally bad and there was a reason for what he did but of course there were a lot of times when I despised him especially when he killed Dumbledore. When it was revealed that he was truly on  Dumbledore’s side and that he really loved Lily Potter, I was heart broken. When he said that he always cared for Harry, I crumbled into pieces. I felt so bad for Snape huhuhuhu!

I also felt this extreme sadness when Dobby the house elf died. I could certainly feel Harry’s pain. I just feel like such an emotional wreck after reading the book.

I really can’t put into words how I felt about the book. I felt happy to have reached the end of such amazing series. I felt like I’ve been through such a long journey  and that I somehow grew up with the characters. It feels really bittersweet. I wanted to finish the book but I didn’t want the story to end. I just feel so lost right now and I don’t know how will I ever start reading another book. I will certainly be hungover from this series and I don’t know how long this will last. I may have failed at describing how I exactly feel about this book but there is one thing I know, the series itself is magical.