Well, I did it. I finished the last Harry Potter book. While I am still in a haze from reading the entire 759-page book in about 30 hours (stopping only to eat, sleep and take care of Ana) I am deeply mourning the fact that there will never be another Harry Potter book. Sure, I will continue to re-read the series, allowing myself to slip into the mystical world J.K. Rowling created. I will be able to share the books with my daughter and experience the wonder and magic with her. But still. This is the ending of an era, and for that reason I am saddened.
While you will find no spoilers here, I will admit that there were deaths. So very many deaths. But there was also life. For each feeling of sadness, despair, and anger there was also happiness, laughter, and love. I am still trying to process all I have read, but I welcome anyone who wants to discuss the books to email me or leave a comment. As a courtesy to those who have yet to finish, I urge you not to leave any information in the comments. But I will say this: Oh. My. God.
I hear ya! I got the book yesterday while at costco.
It was pretty cute that every single person that i passed
there had their own copy of the book in their carts. I think I
stayed up till 2am reading, and finished the last bit in the morning.
I too am sad that this is the last book… "( But, I really enjoyed
the ending!!!
I read most of it during our 11.5 hour trip to take the rugrats to camp today (from Bend, to Sahalie Falls, to Stayton, to Silver Falls, then back to Bend). I kept having to rustle through stuff to find tissues, old McDonalds napkins, and other assorted tear-wiping materials (for both the happy AND the sad types of tears).
When I finished, Scott said welcome back! And then wanted to know what happened because he is a slow reader and didn’t want to wait any longer to know how it ended.
I loved it! There are a lot of questions I had that were not answered, but I think it’s almost better that way. I too am really saddened by the fact that this is the last book. There is so much more about this world and its characters that she could write about, and we would certainly all hungrily read! Ah well, at least, like you said, we can experience the magic all over again when we share it with our children a few years down the road. And we still have the last two movies to look forward to right?! 🙂
We’ll have to get together this week to discuss it all! I think a friends night might be in order soon, although none of the guys have read it yet have they??
Ahhh, it was such a good book that left my head spinning and trying to make sense of the 9,000 events that took place. Personally I thought the book was everything I wanted it to be, despite the happy and sad, which I definitely needed some time to come to terms with. Perhaps we can all get together soon and discuss. Yet it’s a bit sad that we can’t figure out what will happen in the next book…..
I’m very late in adding a comment here, but I’m so glad to see I’m not the only adult who completely checked out of life to be in Harry’s world! My husband knew not to talk to me for the 48 to 36 hours I took to read each book. I’m very sad they are over but felt the last book had everything it needed to. What an emotional rollercoaster! These will be friends I revisit for life. =)