Harry Potter wrap up

SO, I finally finished the Harry Potter series over break. Those books put me through such a whirlwind.

I might not have finished them over break if it wasn't for my purse getting stolen. Because it was stolen, I needed a new license, so we went to the DMV and I brought my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which I probably hadn't picked up since I brought it home from school after finals. The DMV's computer system was down, and you know how that goes. So lucky for me I had my copy of Harry Potter and read it until the system was up. And again while I waited for my license to get printed and such. When I got home there wasn't much for me to do that day, my friends were out of town and my computer doesn't work so, I continued to read. I was done with Order of the Phoenix by the next day.

I continued to read Half-Blood Prince after finishing book five. And after a sped through six, I went to sleep, woke up and started Deathly Hallows. It was such a different experience from when I first read it in 2007. That summer, I had to read it over the course of one week because I was at the beach with a friend and she didn't want me to get ahead of her reading it and vice versa. Her sister, who hasn't even read the series read the last chapter. And basically, we were spoiled.

Re-reading Deathly Hallows in fourteen hours was amazing. I hoped the first time I read it, that it would be different the second time around and it truly was. I didn't remember Fred dying with his last smile etched upon his face. Or everyone being happy that Percy came back. Or Ginny having to stay in the Room of Requirement. I remembered that Tonks died but I completely forgot that she ran after Remus. I COMPLETELY forgot about Aberforth and Arianna. I remembered Snape's love for Lily, but it was nice to see his memories again. Overall, it was a good experience I think because before I looked back on the end of the series bitterly, but now I'm satisfied. It's funny because Pete Nichols and I talked in 2007 after finishing it. I remember being iffy about it, but he said that he'd read it twice all ready and he liked it. It took me way to long to read it for a second time.