[News] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [spoilers abound]

Dumbledore is dead, she has said so herself when asked directly. There really is no point in arguing otherwise anymore. But, as was expected, he will be in the seventh book in some form, be it pensieve or portrait. She recently told Dan Radcliffe, "Well, yes [Dumbledore's dead]. But it's more complex than that." So all of you people who love Dumbledore don't have to worry, as you will get your fix, but don't expect him to be throwing goblins in between Harry and Voldemort any more.

As for Sirius and his mirror. Siruis's mirror shouldn't play any part in the next book at all, as Harry smashed it at the end of Order of the Phoenix when he realized that he could have used it to contact Sirius. I know your thinking that he could just whip out his wand and fix it right up again, but considering his state of mind when he broke it and the time that has passed since it broke, I doubt that the pieces remain there for him to fix it. One would think that once it has been broken, the magic within is lost. Kind of like the prophecy containers. Like Dumbledore, I wouldn't expect Sirius to be physically helping Harry out either. She killed him for a reason and bringing him back would add nothing.

However, the vail and the Department of Mysteries still holds great interest for me. I do believe that there is a strong possibility that Harry may need to go there to find information on obtaining/destroying horcruxes or to defeat Voldemort. The locked room with the "most powerful magic of all", which according to Dumbledore is the power of love, seems like it may be crucial to Harry's victory, seeing as he is vastly overpowered by Voldemort.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Deathly Hallows Cover Art is released.



Very interesting. I absolutely love it. Voldemort looks exactly like how I always thought he should: Warped beyond human features, red eyes blazing.

Notice the shadows of the people in the background. Reminds me very much of the end of Goblet of Fire. At least we know that Harry and Voldemort won't be fighting their last battle in solitude. Also, notice how they are not holding any wands, which leads to me thinking that Harry will indeed need to try and find a way to harm Voldemort without his wand, per Goblet of Fire. I'm curious as to where they are dueling, too. Nowhere in any of the books has there been a coliseum.

This is entirely to bittersweet for me. Nothing left now to look forward to until the book. Suspense is killing me.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

He saw nothing. Dementors aren't visible to muggles.

Just because he didn't see the dementors themselves, doesn't mean that he didn't see something. After all, that is what dementors do. They make you relive your worst and most terrible memories.

Just like Harry relived the night his parents died when he was attacked in the Prisoner of Azkaban, Dudley had to "see" something that made him react the way he did. I too am curious as to what Dudley was so afraid of.

I could have sworn that she said we would find out. Maybe it's in there somewhere and I just didn't see it. I'll have to try and read it closer when I go through it a second time.

Also, agreeing with everyone about the ending. Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Ron are not the only characters that I care about. By the end of the book, their futures were obvious. I want to know about some of the characters whose futures were more ambiguous.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.