Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter 7) by J. K. Rowling

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Note: The BRAILLE edition of the seventh Harry Potter novel is now available, which brings Harry to all readers! National Braille Press, through a special exclusive agreement with Scholastic Press, is pleased to announce that the braille edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be... read more

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Summary

The Order of the Phoenix attempt to take Harry Potter to The Burrow just prior to his seventeenth birthday but are ambushed by Death Eaters. Harry's wand, seemingly of its own accord, countercurses Voldemort, and Harry escapes. Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour gives Harry, Ron Weasley, and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

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Harry: Main Character
Ron: Harry's friend
Hermione: Harry's friend
He-who-Must-Not-Be-Named (aka You-Know-Who or Voldemort): a VERY evil wizard
Harry Potter: The main character of the story
Albus Dumbledore: former Headmaster of Hogwarts.
Ron Weasley: Harry's best friend
Rodolfus Lestrange: Bellatrix's husband. Death Eater as well.
Rubeus Hagrid: the teacher for Care of Magical Creatures, friend to Harry, Half giant
Hermione Granger: Harry's other best friend
Severus Snape: Double agent. Former Potions teacher at Hogwarts.
Remus John Lupin: Werewolf. Former Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts.
Alastor Moody (aka Mad-Eye Moody): Auror, teaches at Hogwarts during Harry's fourth year but is kidnapped and impersonated by a Death Eater
Arthur Weasley: Ron's father. Works for the ministry of magic.
Molly Weasley: Ron's mother.
Fred Weasley: George's twin.
George Weasley: Fred's twin.
Bill Weasley: Ron's eldest brother
Percy Weasley: Ron's brother who works at the ministry
Ginny Weasley: Ron's younger sister.
Ted Tonks: Tonk's Dad
Nymphadora Tonks: Auror
Rufus Scrimgeour: Minister of Magic after Fudge.
Dean Thomas: Student at Hogwarts
Griphook: Goblin at Gringotts Bank
Fleur Delacour: Bill's wife
Aunt Muriel: Ron's annoying aunt.
Elphias Doge: Dumbledore's old friend
Rita Skeeter: Journalist for the Daily Prophet
Bathilda Bagshot: writer
Ollivander: Wand-maker
Gregorovitch: A Wand Maker Before Ollivander
Gellert Grindelwald: Who Dumbledore battled.
Kendra Dumbledore: Dumbledore's mother who died.
Ariana Dumbledore: Dumbledore's younger sister who died.
Aberforth Dumbledore: Albus' Brother
Phineas Nigellus Black: Ancestor of Sirius
Regulus Arcturus Black: Brother of Sirius
Kreacher: House elf. Belonged to the Black family.
Dobby: House elf. Belonged to the Malfoy's family and was freed by Harry.
Luna Lovegood: Harry, Ron, and Hermione's unusual friend.
Xenophilius Lovegood: Luna's dad
Neville Longbottom: a friend of Harry's, slightly clumsy
Mary Cattermole: Muggle-born
Rancorn: Mary Cattermole's husband.
Mafalda Hopkirk: Works in the Improper Use of Magic department at the Ministry of Magic.
Lily Potter: Harry's Mother, killed by Voldemort
James Potter: Harry's father, killed by Voldemort
Lord Voldemort: Harry's arch enemy, the most powerful dark wizard in history.
Bellatrix Lestrange: Voldemort's second most trusted Death eater
Lucius Malfoy: Out of favor death eater, Draco's father
Narcissa Malfoy: Draco's mother, Bellatrix's sister and Lucius' wife
Draco Malfoy: Harry's nemesis at Hogwarts, son of Lucius and Narcissa
Yaxley: Ministry official/Deatheater
Amycus Carrow: Deatheater
Alecto Carrow: Deatheater
Dolores Umbridge: Ministry Official, once defense against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts
Fenrir Greyback: Werewolf, once bit Remus Lupin, making him a werewolf. Works for the Deatheaters
Minerva McGonagall: Transfiguration professor and Head of Gryffindor House
Pansy Parkinson: Slytherin student
Vincent Crabbe: Slytherin student, henchman of Draco Malfoy
Gregory Goyle: Slytherin student, henchman of Draco Malfoy
The Gray Lady: ghost in the Ravenclaw tower
Andromeda Tonks: Nymphodora's Mother, Ted's wife, Bellatrix and Narcissa's disowned sister
Charlie Weasley: Ron's second eldest brother, works with dragons in Romania
Nicholas DeMimzy-Porpington (a.k.a Nearly headless nick): Ghost of Gryffindor Tower has head that is barely attached to his body (hence his nickname Nearly Headless Nick)
The Bloody Baron: Ghost of Slytherin Tower
Teddy Lupin: Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks' son. Harry's godson
Cho Chang: Harry's former girlfriend
Seamus Finnigan: Gryffindor student and Dean Thomas' best friend
Sirius Black: Harry's Godfather and dads best friend
Filius Flitwick: Charms Professor and Head of Ravenclaw house
Horace Slughorn: Potions master and Head of Slytherin House
Pomona Sprout: Herbology Professor and Head of Hufflepuff House
Pious Thicknesse: Minister of Magic
Walden McNair: Deatheater
Antonin Dolohov: Deatheater
Thorfin Rawle: Deatheater
Augustus Rookwood: Deatheater
Kingsley Shacklebolt: A member of the Order of the Phoenix. He is assigned to protect the muggle Prime Minister.
Scabior: Snatcher, works with Fenrir Greyback

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Memorable Quotes

“It's our choices that show who we truly are far more than our abilities Harry.”
Albus Dumbledore
“You could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's ever proved that it doesn't exist!”
Hermione Granger
“Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?”
Albus Dumbledore
“Wow- we're identical!”
Fred and George Weasley
“You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.”
Albus Dumbledore
“After all these years? Always.”
Albus Dumbledore & Severus Snape
“Not my Daughter you B*tch”
Mrs. Weasley

First Sentence

The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane.

1. The Dark Lord Ascending
2. In Memoriam
3. The Dursleys Departing
4. The Seven Potters
5. Fallen Warrior
6. The Ghoul in Pyjamas
7. The Will of Albus Dumbledore
8. The Wedding
9. A Place to Hide
10. Kreacher's Tale
11. The Bribe
12. Magic is Might
13. The Muggle-Born Registration Commission
14. The Thief
15. The Goblin's Revenge
16. Godric's Hollow
17. Bathilda's Secret
18. The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
19. The Silver Doe
20. Xenophilius Lovegood
21. The Tale of the Three Brothers
22. The Deathly Hallows
23. Malfoy Manor
24. The Wandmaker
25. Shell Cottage
26. Gringotts
27. The Final Hiding Place
28. The Missing Mirror
29. The Lost Diadem
30. The Sacking of Severus Snape
31. The Battle of Hogwarts
32. The Elder Wand
33. The Prince's Tale
34. The Forest Again
35. King's Cross
36. The Flaw in the Plan
Epilogue: Nineteen Years Later