Harry Potter

Harry has been burdened with a dark,
dangerous and seemingly impossible task:
that of locating and destroying Voldemort’s
remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry
felt so alone, or faced a future so full of
shadows. But Harry must somehow find
within himself the strength to complete
the task he has been given. He must leave
the warmth, safety and companionship
of The Burrow and followwithout fear
or hesitation the inexorable path laid
out for him.
In this final, seventh instalment of the
Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling unveils
in spectacular fashion the answers to the
many questions that have been so eagerly
awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven
narrative, which plunges, twists and turns
at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author
as a mistress of storytelling,whose books
will be read, reread and read again.

£17.99

Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows

Titles available in the Harry Potter series
(in reading order):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and theHalf-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Titles available in the Harry Potter series
(in Latin):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(in Welsh, Ancient Greek and Irish):
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows
J. K. Rowling

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First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 36
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Copyright © J. K. Rowling 2007
Front cover and spine photographs copyright © Michael Wildsmith, 2007
Harry Potter, names, characters and related indicia arecopyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000™
J. K. Rowling has asserted her moral rights
The extract from The Libation Bearers is taken from the Penguin Classics edition
of The Oresteia, translated by Robert Fagles, copyright © Robert Fagles, 1966,
1967, 1975, 1977
The extract from More Fruits of Solitude is taken from More Fruits of Solitude by
William Penn, first included in Everyman's Library,1915
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The
dedication
of this book
is split
seven ways:
to Neil,
to Jessica,
to David,
to Kenzie,
to Di,
to Anne,
and to you,
if you have
stuck
with Harry
until the
very
end.

Oh, the torment bred in the race,
the grinding scream of death
and the stroke that hits the vein,
the haemorrhage none can staunch, the grief,
the curse no man can bear.
But there is a cure inthe house
and not outside it, no,
not from others but from them,
their bloody strife. We sing to you,
dark gods beneath the earth.
Now hear, you blissful powers underground –
answer the call, send help.
Bless the children, give them triumph now.
Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in
one another still. For they must needs...