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Unfortunately, if I could give this book zero stars I would. I don't know where the magic of books 1-5 went. But Book Seven is such a disappointment. What a horrible way to end what could have been a great series. Instead of tying up loose ends, new magical objects are introduced, things that seemingly should have been explained are left untouched and basic theories of what magic is able and not able to do are changed, switched or totally ignored. There is no continuity. As to the characters, where do I start. What happened to the strong Hermione we all knew in Book 1-5. She has turned into a crying girl that does Ron's laundry. Ginny, which according to JKR, was supposed to be so powerful is non-existant in this book. She is only there to offer herself to Harry as a birthday present and that is about it. Her character got no more "development" than it did in HBP and is certainly not worthy of the hero. Harry has turned into a hormonally charged useless dutz that only defeats Voldemort out of sheer dumb luck...in fact, he doesn't even really do anything. Ron, apparently has decided that he wants to control witches with the help of a book and shares his knowledge with Harry. Dumbledore isn't the pilar of the earth we are led to believe for this entire series. The only person to actually show some guts here is Neville. In fact, this book should have been Neville Longbottom and the Deathly Hallows. This book is rifled with inconsistencies, grammatical erros, plot holes, cheesy dialogue and rushed and convuluted plot. In fact, many of the plot points have been guessed on fan sites for years. So no suprise there. Many of the things that JKR mentioned as important were not. Things that seemed critical to find out are a total let down. And lastly, this is a children's book supposedly then how come there is alluded nudity, swearing, sexual innuendos gallore. Really, this could have been a wonderful series standing the test of time...unfortunately, this is neither Narnia nor Lord of the Rings...not even close. And the epilogue does not even merit mentioning. That is what JKR was working towards for all these years?