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Editorial
Reviews - THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - BOOK 7
The
Final Chapter
It's official! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,
the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's magical
Harry Potter series, will be released on July
21, 2007. In the February 1 announcement from
the book's publisher, Lisa Holton, President of
Scholastic Children's Books, said, "We are
thrilled to announce the publication date of the
seventh installment in this remarkable series.
We join J.K. Rowling's millions of readers--young
and old, veterans and newcomers--in anticipating
what lies ahead." Save the date, and let
the countdown begin!
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Begin at the
Beginning....
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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* Harry's first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys,
when a boa constrictor winks at him.
* When the Dursleys' house is suddenly besieged
by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn
how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry.
Rowling does a wonderful job in displaying the
lengths to which Uncle Vernon will go to deny
that magic exists.
* Harry's first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid.
Full of curiosities and rich with magic and marvel,
Harry's first trip includes a trip to Gringotts
and Ollivanders, where Harry gets his wand (holly
and phoenix feather) and discovers yet another
connection to He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named. This moment
is the reader's first full introduction to Rowling's
world of witchcraft and wizards.
* Harry's experience with the Sorting Hat. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets
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* The de-gnoming of the Weasleys' garden. Harry
discovers that even wizards have chores--gnomes
must be grabbed (ignoring angry protests "Gerroff
me! Gerroff me!"), swung about (to make them too
dizzy to come back), and tossed out of the garden--this
delightful scene highlights Rowling's clever and
witty genius.
* Harry's first experience with a Howler, sent
to Ron by his mother.
* The Dueling Club battle between Harry and Malfoy.
Gilderoy Lockhart starts the Dueling Club to help
students practice spells on each other, but he
is not prepared for the intensity of the animosity
between Harry and Draco. Since they are still
young, their minibattle is innocent enough, including
tickling and dancing charms. |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban
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* Ron's attempt to use a telephone to call Harry
at the Dursleys'.
* Harry's first encounter with a Dementor on the
train (and just about any other encounter with
Dementors). Harry's brush with the Dementors is
terrifying and prepares Potter fans for a darker,
scarier book.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's behavior in Professor
Trelawney's Divination class. Some of the best
moments in Rowling's books occur when she reminds
us that the wizards-in-training at Hogwarts are,
after all, just children. Clearly, even at a school
of witchcraft and wizardry, classes can be boring
and seem pointless to children.
* The Boggart lesson in Professor Lupin's classroom.
* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's knock-down confrontation
with Snape. |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire
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* Hermione's disgust at the reception for the
veela (Bulgarian National Team Mascots) at the
Quidditch World Cup. Rowling's fourth book addresses
issues about growing up--the dynamic between the
boys and girls at Hogwarts starts to change. Nowhere
is this more plain than the hilarious scene in
which magical cheerleaders nearly convince Harry
and Ron to jump from the stands to impress them.
* Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione--and Ron's objection
to it.
* Malfoy's "Potter Stinks" badge.
* Hermione's creation of S.P.E.W., the intolerant
bigotry of the Death Eaters, and the danger of
the Triwizard Tournament. Add in the changing
dynamics between girls and boys at Hogwarts, and
suddenly Rowling's fourth book has a weight and
seriousness not as present in early books in the
series. Candy and tickle spells are left behind
as the students tackle darker, more serious issues
and take on larger responsibilities, including
the knowledge of illegal curses. |
Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix
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* Harry's outburst to his friends at No. 12
Grimmauld Place. A combination of frustration
over being kept in the dark and fear that he will
be expelled fuels much of Harry's anger, and it
all comes out at once, directly aimed at Ron and
Hermione. Rowling perfectly portrays Harry's frustration
at being too old to shirk responsibility, but
too young to be accepted as part of the fight
that he knows is coming.
* Harry's detention with Professor Umbridge. Rowling
shows her darker side, leading readers to believe
that Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for young
wizards. Dolores represents a bureaucratic tyrant
capable of real evil, and Harry is forced to endure
their private battle of wills alone.
* Harry and Cho's painfully awkward interactions.
Rowling clearly remembers what it was like to
be a teenager.
* Harry's Occlumency lessons with Snape.
* Dumbledore's confession to Harry. |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince
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* The introduction of the Horcrux.
* Molly Weasley asking Arthur Weasley about his
"dearest ambition." Rowling has always been great
at revealing little intriguing bits about her
characters at a time, and Arthur’s answer "to
find out how airplanes stay up" reminds us about
his obsession with Muggles.
* Harry's private lessons with Dumbledore, and
more time spent with the fascinating and dangerous
pensieve, arguably one of Rowling’s most ingenious
inventions.
* Fred and George Weasley’s Joke Shop, and the
slogan: "Why Are You Worrying About You-Know-Who?
You Should Be Worrying About U-NO-POO--the Constipation
Sensation That's Gripping the Nation!"
* Luna's Quidditch commentary. Rowling created
scores of Luna Lovegood fans with hilarious and
bizarre commentary from the most unlikely Quidditch
commentator.
* The effects of Felix Felicis. |
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