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[Mitchfork]

They are all true indeed. I thought that the ending was cliched and bad when I read it here, but Rowling pulled it off well.

[Golden Chocobo]

Yeah, I liked the ending too n__n

WELL except for the fact that Ron marries freakin' Hermione >:O What is up with that?! Nooo!
But she wrapped up things quite nicely, and the last battle few battle scenes were pretty sweet.
I cried at the end of chapter 16 =/

[Mitchfork]

I almost cried when I knew that Harry was marching towards his death, and I remember being distinctly proud of a fictional character at that moment.

[Golden Chocobo]

I totally agree! Part of me was like, Yeah, you go, Harry! And the other was like, No! Don't! You'll die!

But I knew he wouldn't, because the Harry Potter series needed a happy conclusion. Besides, she's [meaning Rowling] been so cruel to Harry throughout the books, don't you think he deserves a happy ending?

I almost cried again when Fred died... and then Tonks and Lupin... Oh! But Mrs. Weasley was totally awesome at the end! She got Bellatrix! I was so proud of her. I always liked Mrs. Weasley.

[Spantac]

I generally hate reading, but I read HP7 all the way through for 2 days without stopping.

Spoiler: I'm just glad there was a (mostly) happy ending <- Spoiler endet.

[Koopa]

Got it, and read it all in one day. A very dramatic story, to say the least.

[Spantac]

This is the US cover? It's a bit... Well it's a bit happy for the book, I reckon.
Here is my one (The UK cover)
But check out the "adult" cover

[Golden Chocobo]

This is the US cover? It's a bit... Well it's a bit happy for the book, I reckon.
Here is my one (The UK cover)
But check out the "adult" cover

Wow. The adult cover looks, um... Yeah.
I don't really like it.

But I do like the UK cover, though it does serve as a minor spoiler :O [oh noes]
The US cover looks too happy? *shrug* I like the colors though.

[Moonbread]

Jeez, if a lot of you read it in one day, couldn't you have just waited until it was in the library I'm not too big a fan. I've read a few of the books, but really didn't like it. The movies are... well, they're ok, a little bit. Honestly, I prefer to read fantasy series that are more based on the dark ages.

[Golden Chocobo]

There's a difference between owning something and borrowing something.
Personally, I think owning it is a lot more satisfying then just renting it temporarily from the library.
And I can read it again whenever I like.

[Mitchfork]

Plus, it looks really nice next to my other 6 Harry Potter books.

[Golden Chocobo]

Oh yeah, that too
My collection is complete!

[Radien]

This is the US cover? It's a bit... Well it's a bit happy for the book, I reckon.
Here is my one (The UK cover)
But check out the "adult" cover

You haven't seen the back of the cover. It wraps around. Check it out here:

http://blntechie.fil...7/04/usfull.jpg
(big image alert...it's almost 1MB)

It's simply showing Harry confronting Voldy. I don't think it makes the scene look terribly happy. Harry looks determined and confident.

By the way, here's yet another Deathly Hallows cover. Not sure where this cover was released, but it's marked "adult" as well. Looks better than the "adult" cover shown above. It gives a nice shot of the locket.
http://papercuts.tsc...thlyHallows.jpg (102KB)

I don't really like the UK cover much because it shows what I consider to be a minor part of the story. I don't know why watching the main characters get burned by money is supposed to make a good cover. But it's better than some of their past covers, at least. I wonder if the onslaught of treasure is supposed to represent Rowling's rise to fame?...

Another reason I prefer the US covers is because they are full-color wraparounds. They're pretty color-themed, for that matter, which makes for an attractive collection:



(...Silly bookstores, selling a box set that won't hold the last book in the series. )

[Sharon Daniel]

Silly bookstores, selling a box set that won't hold the last book in the series

I have an old box set that only holds the first four books...

[Mitchfork]

I like the American covers better... you can see how Grand Pre's (sp?) art style has evolved from very childish to very realistic.