Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
ISBN: 9781408855713(ISBN-10: 1408855712)
37 segments(36 chapters)
Characters (8)
| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter An orphan raised by his unkind aunt and uncle who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. Enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry learns that he is famous in the wizarding world for surviving a killing curse as an infant. Brave, loyal, and stubborn, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble. | The Boy Who Lived, The Chosen One | Protagonist |
| Hermione Granger A Muggle-born witch and the brightest student of her year at Hogwarts. Bookish, principled, and relentlessly logical, Hermione tempers Harry's impulsiveness and Ron's laziness with careful planning and encyclopaedic knowledge. | Protagonist | |
| Ron Weasley The sixth of seven Weasley children and Harry's best friend from their first day at Hogwarts. Overshadowed by his brothers and insecure about his family's lack of wealth, Ron is nevertheless brave, fiercely loyal, and funnier than he gives himself credit for. | Ronald Bilius Weasley | Protagonist |
| Albus Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts and widely regarded as the greatest wizard of the age. Brilliant, eccentric, and deeply kind, Dumbledore is Harry's most important mentor. Known for his love of sherbet lemons and his half-moon spectacles. | Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore | Major |
| Draco Malfoy Harry's rival at Hogwarts and a member of Slytherin house. Arrogant, prejudiced, and a bully, Draco comes from one of the wealthiest pure-blood families in the wizarding world. | Major | |
| Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor house. Stern, fair, and a supremely gifted Transfiguration teacher with a fierce loyalty to her students and a dry sense of humour. | Supporting | |
| Rubeus Hagrid Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, and later Professor of Care of Magical Creatures. Half-giant, enormously strong, and possessed of a deep love for dangerous animals. One of the first people to show Harry genuine kindness. | Major | |
| Severus Snape Potions Master and later Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Cold, sarcastic, and openly hostile towards Harry from their first meeting. A deeply complex figure whose true loyalties are one of the series' central mysteries. | The Half-Blood Prince | Major |
Groups (7)
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Gryffindor(Series) | Faction |
| Slytherin(Series) | Faction |
| Order of the Phoenix(Series) | Organisation |
| Death Eaters(Series) |
History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
21 July 2007 | Publication | The final volume, published worldwide simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic, selling over 11 million copies in the UK and US in its first 24 hours - a record at the time. Critical reception was strongly positive, with most reviewers agreeing that Rowling had delivered a conclusion worthy of the series' ambitions. The New York Times called it "a satisfying finale." Some critics raised reservations about the pacing of the middle section and the tidiness of the epilogue. The book was adapted into two films, released in 2010 and 2011, with the second film setting box office records. It brought to a close a publishing phenomenon that had spanned a decade and fundamentally changed the children's book market. |
Publication21 July 2007
The final volume, published worldwide simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic, selling over 11 million copies in the UK and US in its first 24 hours - a record at the time. Critical reception was strongly positive, with most reviewers agreeing that Rowling had delivered a conclusion worthy of the series' ambitions. The New York Times called it "a satisfying finale." Some critics raised reservations about the pacing of the middle section and the tidiness of the epilogue. The book was adapted into two films, released in 2010 and 2011, with the second film setting box office records. It brought to a close a publishing phenomenon that had spanned a decade and fundamentally changed the children's book market.