Charlie Friesen - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Charlie Friesen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J. K. Rowling
Fantasy
Just Right
pg. 341

1. Right now in my book, Voldemort has taken over the Ministry of Magic. Harry Potter is Undesirable Number One. So he, Ron and Hermione were now travelling around England in a tent. Tensions were high, they were trying to find a way to destroy the horcrux that Dumbledore had found and left to Harry. When stress reached its peak, Ron got frustrated and left Harry and Hermione alone. Then Voldemort almost killed Harry when he visited Godric's Hollow, where his parents lived. They then returned to their wanderings. Then one night, Harry found a Patronus and followed it, where he found the Sword of Gryfindor in a pool of water. He then tried to get it, but when he was diving to get it the horcrux strangled him, but Ron saved him. They then destroyed the horcrux with the sword. The trio was back together and they went to their friend's father's (Xenophilius Lovegood's) house. But Xenophilius was a traitor and called the Ministry to come and capture Harry.

2. I think that this book is great. It has taken me a while and I have not completely remembered all the characters, it has been at least three years since I read the last Harry Potter book. But overall, it has been very suspenseful, almost like a murder-mystery book. I am always trying to guess who is working for Voldemort and who is working with Harry. It seems as if the most interesting parts of the book are guessing who is going to turn Harry in. It is fun to try to guess. I did not think that Xenophilius Lovegood would rat out Harry, but I suspected that something would have happened there. So far, no intense duels between Harry and Voldemort, but I am ready for it when it comes!

3. So far, the theme I have noticed in the book is desperation. First of all the trio is trying to hide from the Ministry. They have all the Death Eaters looking for them. They always need to travel under the invisibility cloak, for fear of being seen. There is also this daunting task of destroying all the horcruxes of Voldemort. They have almost no clues. It seems as if Dumbelore has left them no clues or hints whatsoever. And then Harry is the chosen one, the one who has to defeat Voldemort. There is so much stuff they need to do, it is daunting, and they only have a limited amount of time before they are found.

4. My favorite character is Harry. First of all, he seems to keep Ron and Hermione from killing each other. Also, he always tries to keep the spirits high. He also was the one who helped Ron destroy the horcrux. He is the leader of the trio obviously and no one has outshone him so far in the book, so he is the best. No one has been particularly amazing, but Harry has been the best one yet.

5. My least favorite character is Hermione. She always seems to be negative and must argue with everyone's ideas. When Ron came back after leaving, she threw a fit for about a day and probably would have attacked Ron if Harry had not intervened and put up a magical wall between them. I did not like how she overreacted to Ron. Also, she discredited Xenophilius Lovegood's idea that the Deathly Hallows are not real (the book is titled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, so the Deathly Hallows must be real). I know that the characters would never know, but this is still annoying.

6. The Ministry is coming for Harry, but they are still going to escape from the Lovegood's house. After then it is a little unclear, but I think that they will either find another horcrux or get close to one. My other thought is that they might get caught by the Ministry and jailed until Voldemort could deal with them.