07.10.07
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summer Reading Assignment
Hitting the shelves July 20th, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows could possibly be the most eagerly awaited book release ever. If you are as excited as I am about this book, you will likely stay up late at night devouring this next book in the Harry Potter Series.
If you’ve chosen to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for your summer reading assignment, simply use your Summer Reading Blog Directions, click on the comment link below and begin writing your very own summer reading blog entry. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email Mrs. Farnum at home: cpmfarnum@cox.net.
Happy Summer!
August 1, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was the best book I ever read! I thought it was going to be great, but it was turned out to be even betted than I expected. There were many exciting events that happened and plenty of tight spots that I thought Harry would never get out of. One example was when Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in Bellatrix Lestrange’s safe and everything started to multiply. They nearly escaped being burnt to death. I also enjoyed the book because in the end, Harry learned a vaulable life lesson that he could not do everything by himself.
The nonstop action in this Harry Potter novel had me hooked. I couldn’t get my head out of the book. Sometimes I would sit inside all day and read. I recommened this book to a friend because she loves to read and she is a HUGE Potter fan.
August 2, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was an extroirdinary book. The moment I picked it up and started reading I felt as if I was in a different world. Before the book had been released, I came to a conclusion that all the fanfare surrounding the book was for publicizing the books arrival. Being a Die-Hard Potter fan I was all over the Internet reading predictions and checking out JK Rowling’s website. I got the book immediately when it came out. For the next few days my mom would beg me to watch tv, I read so much. ( Weird, huh?) If any body thinks reading is uncool, think again, this book is a masterpiece that JK Rowling has produced. It ended the series on the right note. I reccomend this to anybody, no matter what their interest
August 13, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Harry potter and the deathly hallowa was an absolutely amazing book. I awaited this book for a long time and when i got it i did not stop reading for a week. I was hooked on the book because it just kept building up the suspense. This book was an amazing way too end the series because it topped all the books. I will reread this book over and over again and i am glad i picked this book for my reading project. I have recommended this book to numerous people and i have got the same review from them, they also enjoyed it. I wouldnt change a thing in this book, i would keep it this way no matter what. I hope that everyone that doesnt like to read gives this book a chance cause they will love it.
August 26, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was an exiting book! I couldn’t stop reading–I loved the book so much! It was the first book of the Harry Potter series that I had read. Now that I am so into Harry Potter I think I am going to go back and read the rest of the books. One of the parts I really enjoyed was when Harry and Luna met up with Professor Mcgongall and they had to battle their whey past Severus Snape and ended up with Snape escaping into the classroom. It was non-stop action and all sorts of drama that kept me alive and awake during the book. Another part I really was facinated with was when Harry was led far out into the woods by a silver doe. The doe led him to an icey cold pool where he found the Gryffindor sword. In order to retrieve it he had to jump in the pond, but he was still wearing the chain of the Horcrux around his neck. Harry found himself almost strangled to death, but out of nowhere Ron jumped in and saved Harry. Even these parts I found interesting. I was either taking notes or just non-stop reading. Almost everywhere I went the book came with me. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was one book I will never forget and I recommend it to all who love reading and even if you don’t I still think you should consider getting it.
August 28, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows= Best Harry Potter book EVER.
I will agree with many people that Harry Potter is the greatest series of books that the world has ever known. I loved this book so much, that I finished it in four days! (If my reading had been non-stop, then it would have been finished in one day).
I was absoloutely amazed at how wide JK (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling’s imagination has become. The never-ending action, romance, and mystery was breathtaking. I am very sad that the series had to end here.
I had many favorite parts to this book:
1. When Ron came back to Harry and Hermione after leaving them. (”Are-you-MENTAL?”)
2. When Harry and Dumdledore where in the magnificent King’s Cross Station. (”We are in King’s Cross, you say?”)
3. The Epiloge, when Harry and Ginny were sending their kids of to Hogwarts in Platform 9 3/4. (The last trace of steam evaporated in the autumn air. The train rounded a corner. Harry’s hand was still raised in farewell. “He’ll be alright,” murmured Ginny.)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was an overall great book and I reccomend it to anyone who loves to read. I also reccomend it to anyone who has seen the movies, which we can still count on even though the books have ended with a flourish.
September 1, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows was a very exciting book,especially since it was last in the series,and I knew that Harry must fight Voldemort to the death. I read the entire book in one week and couldn’t put it down. My favorite part of the book was when Harry saw the silver doe that led him to a silver lake,and he jumped in to retrieve the Gryffindor sword and narrowly escaped death (again). It was so vividly written that I could see it in my mind. My second favorite part was when Harry and Dumbledore met in King’s Cross Station. It is amazing in the Harry Potter World that living people can communicate with those who have passed on. I also loved it when Harry, Hermione,and Ron united with all their friends at Hogwarts after the final battle. One of the important lessons in the book is the importance of friendships and having people to count on. Lastly, I was very happy that Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione were married and had children, a fitting ending to the story.
JK Rowling is a fabulous author! I wish that she cold write more Harry Potter books, but that doesn’t sound likely at this point. I recomend this book to anyone who loves to read long, exciting fiction books.
September 2, 2007 at 4:49 pm
This book was terrific! I couldn’t stop reading it sometimes I read the book for four hours at a time or more! I loved the book so much because I’ve read all of the other books in the series and everything makes sense to me because I know all the characters and names. One part I loved was when Harry first knew that he loved Ginny! It was so touching to me because in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” you first meet Ginny and it says that Ginny has a crush on Harry. From the moment Harry saves Ginny from Tom Riddle(Voldemort) I knew that they would end up together. Another part I liked was when Harry got hit by the Killing Curse and was “dead” and got to talk to Dumbledore for the very last time. As it turns out he was “dead”, but he had a choice of coming back to life because the Killing curse didn’t actually kill him, it killed the Horcrux living inside of him! My favorite part of the book was the whole Epilogue where Harry & Ginny’s Kids and Ron & Hermione’s kids are all headed off to Hogwarts and Harry tells his son Albus that the Sorting Hat takes your choice into account and says “It did for me.”
I would reccomend this book to anyone eleven and up because there are words that younger children might find hard to understand and or inappropriate.
If I could pick a new title for this book I would pick “Harry Potter and the Last Duel”. I would pick this name because this is Harry’s last duel with Voldemort and it makes it alittle more exciting.
One of my favorite quotes in the book was said by Harry “The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account.” and “It did for me.” I love these two quotes so much that they made me tingle from the inside-out. these quotes were so well written that i could see them just as I read them along with the rest of the book.
If I had the chance to change the book I would change the part When Fred dies because it just doesn’t seem right to me. Fred had his whole life ahead of him and he died just when he and George had their own buisness going. I would slso change the part when Lupin and Tonks die because their baby, Teddy will never meet his parents like Harry, but the baby still has his grandma and his godfather, Harry.
August 5, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was an absolutely amazing book! I give it two thumbs up.I’d recomend it to adventer lovers anywhere. My favorite part was when Voldemort tried to kill Harry but really killed the horcrux in him. He got to talk to Dumbledor one last time and harry got to choose to live.Then Harry just pretended to be dead. I also liked how Mrs. Weasly killed Belatrix Lestrange. Some parts i would change are when George died. He was only a teenager and just started a business. The ending was very fitting everyone ended up with someone. Harry and Ginny, Ron and Hermione, and even Draco ended up with someone.
August 29, 2008 at 5:17 pm
My favorite part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was towards the end of the story where Harry was supposedly dead! Harry was eager to go to the Forbidden Forest because Lord Voldemort commanded him to surrender, or else he and all of Hogwarts would die! Harry didn’t want to see his friends suffer, so he surrendered to Lord Voldemort, who put a spell on him, causing everyone to believe Harry was dead. Actually, Harry was in some kind of another world where he could see Albus Dumbledore. Harry was shocked and amazed to see his old headmaster and friend, who had died at the hand of the cruel Severus Snape.
Dumbledore explained to Harry that he could bring him back to life by his strength and power. Harry decided to come back to life and save Hogwarts from the evil Lord Voldemort. Suddenly, Harry felt all his senses around him—he was back! Harry realized that he was being carried back to Hogwarts by Hagrid, but he sensed that he was surrounded by Voldemort and his workers, and several Death Eaters. As soon as Harry’s body arrived back at Hogwarts, everyone was shocked and amazed, and almost all of Hogwarts was crying to see their dead hero. However, Harry’s friends at Hogwarts refused to give up! They fought and fought, trying to kill Voldemort. Suddenly, as Voldemort was about to cast his strongest spell upon Harry’s special friends, Harry awoke and cast a shield of protection around his friends, saving them from death. Everyone cheered in amazement to see that Harry was still alive! Harry and Voldemort’s eyes met, and they battled to the death, with Harry defeating Voldemort once and for all!
September 1, 2008 at 4:30 pm
In Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but times are dark in the wizard world, for Voldemort is at large. Upon hearing a prophecy the previous year , Harry knows he alone must finish Voldemort in the end. Dumbledore and Harry begin having ‘lessons’ together where they constantly dive into the Pensieve, a goblet where you can view memories as if you are they’re. In the Pensieve, Harry and Dumbleore explore the past of Voldemort, who at the time was Tom Riddle. These memories may just hold the key to defeating him once and for all. Harry also learns of Horcruxes, which is basically an object in which you pour a fragment of your soul into. Dumbledore believes Voldemort has six Horcruxes, a record in the wizarding world . Also he believes they must destroy all the Horcruxes , before Harry destroys the last and final piece of Voldemort’s soul inside Voldemort himself.Thus far two Horcruxes have been destroyed Harry did not know it ,but he destroyed one in his second year, which was Tom Riddle’s diary, and Dumbledore destroyed a ring that was a horcrux during Harry’s sixth year. Harry’s loathing of Draco Malfoy only increases througout the year, as Harry suspects him of being a Death Eater, a follower of Voldemort , and could this possibly be related to the fluke accidents such as Katie Bell’s incident with a possesed necklace and Ron’s incident with the poisoned mead. Meanwhile, Severus Snape Harry’s Potion Master for the past five years, finally got the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts,which he has always wanted ,they’re is a new Potions master, Horace Slughorn, and a mysterious potions book with the name Half-Blood Prince written inside, which is responsible for Harry’s superb marks in Potions throughout the year, but at the end of the year when disaster strikes, Harry once again loses a mentor, perhaps the greatest of all. An alternate title for this story could be Harry Potter and the Horcruxes, this could intrigue readers with a simple question such as: What is a Horcrux? Since in the past books we have learned what ‘half- blood’ means, this title could possibly interest readers. My favorite part of the story would have to be when Harry and Dumbledore go to a cave in search of a Horcrux , they go through many obstacles, but it was merely a fake . One quote in particular stood out to me, ” I was ripped from my body, I was less than a spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . .but still I was alive.” This is a quote Harry recalls from two years prior, I find this quote very interesting and well written. To Harry Potter fans everywhere Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a great sixth addition to JK Rowling’s bestselling series!