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SPOILER
WARNING: this site contains book 6 content.
>> if you have not read all 6 books, proceed
at your own risk!
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Deathly
Hallows: the end of a saga
Welcome
to The Pensieve's guide to Book
7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This
website is devoted solely to exploration of the 7th and
final
Harry Potter book. Relive the magic: watch JK Rowling
reading the 1st Chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on
July 21st 2007 -
part
1 and part
2.
“I
belong to the Harry Potter generation. Before the
fame, the movies and the merchandise, came us,
reading the books before bedtime.”
- Vhari Leishman, Cub Reporter for HBP, quoted
on Bloomsbury.com
"I
always knew that Harry's story would end with the
seventh book, but saying goodbye has been just
as hard as I always knew it would be. I've never
felt such a mixture of extreme emotions in my life,
never dreamed I could feel simultaneously heartbroken
and euphoric ... but one thing has stopped me collapsing
in a puddle of misery on the floor. While each
of the previous Potter books has strong claims
on my affections, 'Deathly Hallows' is my favourite,
and that is the most wonderful way to finish the
series."
- JK Rowling
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It
has been exactly 10 years since the 1st Harry Potter book,
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was
published (2001) and 17 years since Harry strolled into
JK Rowling's
head while she was on a train travelling accross the English
country-side. The
Harry Potter books (and the films and web communities they
have inspired) have formed
a large chunk of many Harry Potter fans' lives. Most fans
approach the final chapter of the saga with mixed emotions:
trepidation, uncertainty, excitement and sadness. Many
fans have spent years of their lives in the company
of the Harry Potter books and have devoted many hours escaping
into Harry's world. But as we approach the end of the Harry
Potter series, we should not be mourning but celebrating
the world that JK Rowling has created. This
website is here to provide you with stimulus for theories
and discussion about the next book.
It's purpose is to whet your appetite for the 7th book
and to keep you inspired after its release. If will also
hopefully
provide
closure
for
you on the events that come to pass in Book 7. The ultimate
aim of this site, however, is to provide a space for you
to reflect on not only the 7th book, but also on the Harry
Potter series as a whole and what they have meant to you.
We encourage you to send us your memories, comments and
reflections on your Harry Potter experience - some will
be published on this site. The
Pensieve is
a place where memories are stored - come and deposit yours.
JK Rowling will not write an 8th Harry Potter
book but she will write a "Harry Potter Encyclopedia", which
explains the backstories, unanswered questions and character
details, though she's not sure she can cover everything:
“I’m
dealing with a level of obsession in some of my fans that
will not rest until they know the
middle names of Harry’s great-great-grandparents. But
I love it,” Jo said. “I’m all
for that.”
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Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows is here!
