Posted on 21/07/07
Weepin' wizards! It's Harry Potter and the end of the line
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWSBy J. K. RowlingRaincoast Books, 608 pages, $45And so Harry Potter's days at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are over. What is to be said about the green-eyed, bespectacled boy with the jagged scar on his forehead in the shape of a lightening bolt? Has he vanquished his evil foe, the dastardly Lord Voldemort, the Dark Wizard who seeks immortal life? Or, is our hero a martyr for magic and already mouldering on the grounds of Hogwarts - the only true home he has ever known - even as millions of fans are cracking open their copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? The factual answer is immaterial: Harry Potter, the fictional character, has long since achieved immortality because of the extraordinary success of J. K. Rowling's seven-book series.
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