This weekend I curled up and read the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I've followed Harry and his friends from the start, and while it was great watching them grow and mature, and of course take on Voldemort, it's sad knowing the series has come to a close.
Author J.K. Rowling said the end was bittersweet. She has spent nearly two decades crafting the extraordinarily complex tales.
She called the time immediately after the completion of the novel the hardest. "The first two days were terrible. I was incredibly low," Rowling said. "I think what is probably hard for people to imagine is how wrapped up the 17 years' work is with what was going on in my life at the time. So it all merges into one."
The book sold a record 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours in the U.S. market. It has been warmly received by critics and fans.
For those of you who've read the book: what did you think of the end? Were you satisfied? Did you have any unanswered questions? Did anything surprise you?
