DrikoLand: random musings of a child of the '80s

I finally finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow over the weekend and was extremely happy that nobody spoiled it for me. Don't worry, I won't spoil it for anyone that hasn't finished yet.

However, there are plenty of links that I've saved for after I finished the book that any fan should immediately visit. The best gem is a transcript from an extensive question-and-answer session that JK Rowling hosted via live web chat on Bloomsbury's official website. Fans submitted over 120,000 questions, and although she didn't answer nearly all of them, she answered many questions that I had and filled in a lot of back story. In an interview with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira a couple more tidbits of back story were also revealed.

The TODAY interview also revealed that Rowling "'probably will' publish a Potter encyclopedia, promising many more details about her beloved characters and the fate of the wizarding world beyond the few clues provided in the seventh book’s epilogue."

Finally, read why Rowling changed the last word of the book and whether Daniel Radcliffe's guess about Harry Potter's fate was correct.

Did any of you read the book(s)? What did you think?

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I really enjoyed the book. I was happy too to not have it spoiled for me. Eventually, I would like to read the whole series from start to finish. I feel like I missed a lot in the last two books because I forgot details between books. That will have to wait for a break in school (maybe in 4-5 years????). I don't know how they will do this book justice when they make the movie version. I worry that it will be too chopped up and a lot of details will be left out. I guess I need to go see the Order of the Phoenix since that was one of the larger books. I hope it is good.

By Shelley, at 1:22 PM