Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

**SPOILERS**

If you haven't watched the movie BEWARE THERE ARE SPOILERS ON THIS REVIEW!

Book:
The ending of this book is more than I could have imagined. So many twists I never expected to happen. So many deaths that I wish never happened. So depressing. But the ending is what it is and the most amazing book series I have ever read is over. A perfect ending I might add.

Favorite Scenes:

~Gringotts

~Meeting Aberforth, well not for the first time but the first time knowing who he is.

~The Room of Requirement helping those at Hogwarts who need it.

~Ron and Hermione figuring out how to destroy the Horcrux they had. Then they KISS!!

~The destroying of the Room of Requirement. :(

~Harry finding out Snape's true colors.

~King's Cross.

~Obviously the big fight scene.

~The Epilogue. The perfect ending to the perfect series!

Movie:

This movie was amazing!! I went to see the midnight showing at my local theater in 3D and I was just blown away by how amazing it was. Everything was just so perfect and it followed the book so well but a few new things were added that just made the experience so much better.

Favorite Scenes:

~Gringotts! I can't believe they were betrayed like that but they did what they needed to do and got out so no worries there.

~The humor throughout the movie. The funny taunting or little side jokes during all the action. It was nice to laugh during the obvious war.

~All the magic, that was amazing. The Special Effects team really outdid themselves!

~Snape's ending and his memories. That scene took the entire movie to the next level and Alan Rickman is my favorite old actor. I don't think anyone could have done it better!

~The Chamber of Secrets.

~Go Mrs. Weasley!! You kick her butt!

~Neville was fantastic in this movie. So much humor and he really did become the hero he was meant to become.

~Voldemort and Harry's final battle.

~Of course, Ron and Hermione finally getting together!

~19 years later. I'm glad they redid it because the earlier pictures did make them all look way too old (and ugly), this new ending couldn't have been done better. It was fantastic.

Scenes from the book that should have been in the movie:

~Us finding out more information about Dumbledore and his past. I guess it wasn't really important for Harry's story but it was important to us.

~Dumbledore explaining everything he knew about Harry and the horcruxes and Voldemort's mistakes. Everything that basically explained why Voldemort went after him as a child.

~Harry talking to Dumbledore's portrait in the end about the Elder Wand and him putting it back where it belonged.

I felt the need to add this.

Scenes that they added that I love!

~The way Harry came out to confront Snape so no one else would have to make the choice. In the book he was found differently but this one was better. They needed that confrontation.

~Voldemort talking to the ones in the castle through their heads instead of like a sound system.

~Showing the Chamber of Secrets and what happened. Then of course Ron and Hermione kissing finally in there instead of in front of Harry.

~Harry confronting himself about knowing all along he knew what he was, what he had to do. Hermione admitting it too. Also their short goodbye.

~Voldemort and Snape talking in the boathouse instead of the Shrieking Shack.

~Voldemort and Harry's run around the school dueling.

~Ron and Hermione going after Nagini and Neville saving them from her by killing her.

~Voldemort deteriorating instead of just dying. It was pretty cool.

Quotes:

~" Don't pity the dead, Harry, pity the living. Above all pity those who live without love." -Albus Dumbledore

~"I'll join you when hell freezes over! Dumbledore's Army!" -Neville Longbottom

~"Albus Severus, you were named after two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew." -Harry Potter

~"Hide them all, then. Keep her - them - safe. Please." -Severus Snape

~"Look...at me..." -Severus Snape (So sad! He wanted to stare into Lily's eyes as he died!)

~"NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH! -Molly Weasley to Bellatrix Lestrange

The End!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

I was pretty excited when this book came out. I can still remember the day. I got and I didn't stop reading until I was done. I got a Gryffindor bracelet when I got it. I love it! Here, though, I am only reviewing up to the part they cut off in the movie.

Book:
I never get tired of saying how amazing Harry Potter is. The entire book series was such an amazing journey. This book is brought to a whole new level for the dedicated fans. We watched Harry grow up and we fell in love with Hogwarts but in Part 1 we are away from the comfort of Hogwarts and head first into this war. We get this whole new experience with Harry Potter and I was enjoying it the whole time.

Favorite Scenes:

~The goodbye to the Dursleys. It was final and it was nice to see Dudley had changed from the selfish brat to at least caring about Harry.

~Hargrid finding out Norbert is actually a girl dragon and they changed the name to Norberta.

~The releasing of Dumbledore's will and the trio arguing with Scrimgeour.

~Bill and Fleur's wedding, pretty much that entire chapter.

~Kreacher and Harry becoming somewhat friends. If not that, an understanding of eachother.

~The emotional scene of Harry seeing his parent's graves, old house, and the sign that people had written notes to Harry.

~The escape from the Lovegood's House. I love Hermione and that scene expresses just how smart that girl is. I love it.

~Potterwatch!!

Movie:

I am just in awe with this movie. It definitely stayed true to the book as much as it could, using what they could from earlier movies. It had so much drama and the actors really pulled through to show us exactly what it would be like to be there during that war. I still can't get over how great this movie was. Just amazing!

Favorite Scenes:

~The seven Potters of course. Who doesn't love that scene? "We're identical!"

~Bill and Fleur's wedding. Fleur's dress is so beautiful. I am just in love with her dress.

~Polyjuice potion at the Ministry. So many funny parts but also keeping up with the drama and action.

~Godric's Hollow.

~The run in the woods. So heart pounding!

~Obviously the action at the Malfoy Manor. I still can't get over what Dobby said. "Dobby never meant to kill anyone...only maim or seriously injure." OMG so funny!

~I feel bad for saying Dobby's death scene but it was better than I could have imagined. Not him dying but the dramatic way he died and his last words. It was so heartbreaking. Dobby had a big impact in Harry's life and he lost him. I didn't cry but I almost did. My sister was sitting next to me and she was just sobbing. They definitely got that scene perfect and showed just how much danger they were in. How close they were to death.

Scenes from the book that should have been in the movie:

~Lupin and Harry's fight. That seemed important to me.

~Hermione taking the portrait of Phineas Nigellus. How did the 'owner' (in case it's

a spoiler I'm not putting the name) of the doe patronus know where Harry and Hermione were?

Because they split the last book into two movies there was more time to fill it with important things from the book there isn't much I disagree with. They did a fantastic job with staying as close to the book as possible.

Quotes:

~"I don't think you're a waste of space." -Dudley Dursley to Harry Potter

~"Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way to obvious, there must be a secret message from Dumbledore hidden in the icing!" -Hermione Granger

~"Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?" -Kreacher

~"Fine, I'll stay here. Let me know if you ever defeat Voldemort, won't you?" -Harry Potter

~"And are they getting married in my bedroom? No! So why in the name of Merlin's saggy left-" -Ron Weasley

~"We wouldn't last two days without her...don't tell her I said that." -Ron Weasley about Hermione Granger

**This was a deleted scene from the movie but I loved it so much I thought for those who didn't know get to hear it.**

~"You think I don't know what they're capable of? You didn't just lose a mother that night in Godric's Hollow, you know. I lost a sister." -Petunia Dursley to Harry Potter

Tribute to Dobby, the free elf.

Sadness!

~"Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!" -Dobby

~"What a beautiful place...to be with friends." -Dobby

~"I want to bury him. Properly, without magic." -Harry Potter

~"Here lies Dobby, a free elf." -Dobby's gravestone

Next up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book:
I know I keep saying it, but this book is awesome. The war is finally out in the open and no one can hide it anymore. The books just seem to get bigger and bigger too. Dark times are ahead and I love how J.K. Rowling shows how much darkness but also adds in all that humor.

Favorite Scenes:

~Dumbledore's meeting with the Dursleys

~When Harry is in bed and everyone just comes up and starts to have conversations with him. And Fleur pops in to say hello, Harry gets self-conscious and pulls his blankest up knocking Hermione and Ginny on the floor.

~I love all the drama between Ron and Hermione and Lavender. It is just so funny. It shows that everyone is grown up more and they are just like normal teenagers.

~All of the scenes that Dumbledore and Harry entered the Pensieve. I am kind of sad most of them were gone in the movie but they were great in the book.

~Ron eating the 'love potion' chocolate and then getting poisoned. It was a great scene even if poor Ron got hurt.

Movie:

The movie was what I wanted it to be and more. It was a dark movie but had so many funny scenes just like the book. Even if they weren't all the same funny scenes from the book, they kept the mood from the book in this movie. I loved that they did that. They added a few new things to it too that actually worked perfectly. Like the fight at the Burrow scene. It set the mood and showed exactly how dangerous that time was.

Favorite Scenes:

~I loved when Ginny saw Hedwig and asked if Harry was there and everybody popped their heads over the stairs saying he wasn't there and Ginny says, "Apparently he's wondering about the house." So funny!

~The added fight at the Burrow scene. It shows just how much danger they are all in.

~Harry being all sarcastic and hilarious after he took Felix Felicis. The whole pincers thing got me laughing so hard it hurt.

~Harry and Hermione talking in the stairwell about how love hurts. I like how they had her admit that she knew he had feelings for Ginny instead of Ginny telling him Hermione knew. It showed just how good of friends they were.

Scenes from the book that should have been in the movie:

~Dumbledore picking Harry up from the Dursleys. At the train station is fine but that scene was important and I thought they would do it. It put the Dursleys in their place.

~I would have loved to see the Apparate and Disapparate lessons, but I guess it's not really that important for the movie.

~Harry and Ginny's kiss from the book. It was so much better! I mean don't get me wrong, I like what they have but I honestly think it would have been better the other way.

~"Dumbledore's man through and through." I wanted that line to be in there so bad!! I wanted the fight between Scrimgeour and Harry to be there. It was so important, it was showing that the Ministry was still full of it and I guess foreshadowing that it would be until the end.

Quotes:

~"He's covered in blood again. Why is it he's always covered in blood?" -Ginny Weasley

~"Yes," said Harry stiffly

"Yes, sir." (Snape)

"There's no need to call me 'sir,' Professor." (Harry) pg. 180

~"Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right." -Hermione Granger

~"I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick." -Professor Flitwick

~"I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being - forgive me - rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger." -Albus Dumbledore

Next up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

Book:
This is the only book I have that has been pretty much destroyed. I have read it so much it is in terrible shape. It is completely worn. This book is fantastic! I guess Prisoner Azkaban is my favorite but I think this is my absolute favorite. It's awesome. So much action and drama. It is the start of the end. Where the war begins. A perfect introduction to the war I might add.

Favorite Scenes:

~When Harry first went to the Grimmauld Place and everything that happened there. The spying, the cleaning, everything.

~Hagrid's tale of the giants and the lesson on threstrals.

~Cho and Harry's date where she becomes a complete psycho. I'm definitely Team Ginny! Cho is a stuck up snot. (I hate girls like that so sorry if I got completely crazy there.)

~Rita Skeeters role of course. It's hard not to like Rita Skeeter. She is so deliciously evil with words. I am sad her role was taken away from this movie too.

~The visit to St. Mungos.

~The ending where Mad-Eye, Tonks, and Arthur talk to the Dursleys about how they treat Harry. It is so funny!

Movie:

The movie is the right kind of dark. The new character were perfectly cast (like Tonks!) and Harry's hair is back to normal. There was a lot of scenes left out that would have been great to see but they did amazing with the time they had. The movie is great but of course the book is way better.

Favorite Scenes:

~The broomstick ride to Grimmauld Place and Grimmauld Place itself.

~Finally seeing the thestrals. They are more amazing in the films than in my head. They are creepy but in a beautiful kind of way. Unique.

~Hermione accidently calling Luna 'Loony' right in front of her.

~Umbridge's detention punishment turned out just as creepy as it was in the book. They did a fantastic job with picking the perfect actress who could get that crazy but evil look.

~The fight at the Ministry is great. The Department of Mysteries was brought to life and it's mysteriousness was clearly shown.

~The battle between Voldemort and Dumbledore was awesome!! We finally got to see an adult duel and it was fantastic.

~Harry being possessed by Voldemort was amazing. I loved they way they did it. Everytime I watch it, it gives me chills.

Scenes from the book that should have been in the movie:

~Ron and Hermione becoming Prefects.

~Hagrid teaching the class about thestrals. Luna telling Harry was okay but I liked Hagrid's way of doing it better.

~I'm still torn on whether I like that Cho tattled in the movie or her friend, Marietta tattled in the book. Hermione's curse would have been cool to see.

~Harry Giving the interview to Rita Skeeter for the Quibbler.

~I think they definitely should have included Mad-Eye, Tonks, and Arthur's conversation with the Dursleys in the end.

Quotes:

~"Don't put your wand there, boy! What if it ignited? Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know!" -Mad-Eye Moody

~"But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him of the Chocolate Frog cards." -Bill Weasly

~"I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursley," -Mad-Eye Moody

~"Dumbledore's Army's supposed to be about doing something real. Or was all that just words to you?" -Neville Longbottom

~"Harry...It's not how you are alike. It' show you are not..." -Albus Dumbledore

~"You're the weak one. And you'll never know love, or friendship. And I feel sorry for you." -Harry Potter

Next up: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Book:

This is the biggest example of me liking the book more than the movie. This one is the first one of big books and it's packed filled with action and cool information that is so awesome it should have been included. This was another fantastic book though.

Favorite Scenes:

~Molly's letter to the Dursleys, the amount of stamps were so funny!

~The Weasleys picking up Harry for the Quidditch World Cup.

~Rita Skeeter's entire role in the book, her interviews and Hermione blackmailing her. It's awesome.

~S.P.E.W.

Movie:

I have to say this is the only movie out of the series that I am disappointed with. It was a great movie but it felt rushed and there were so many things I was looking forward to seeing and just wasn't there. So this is a love-hate thing. Oh, and I hated Harry and Ron's hair. It was so ugly.

Favorite Scenes:

~The Quidditch World Cup was awesome. It worked out great.

~All the tasks were awesome too. The dragons looks so cool, the merpeople could definitely be viewed as scary, and the maze was really creepy. The maze that comes alive!!! Great concept!

~Voldemort is back!

~The Beauxbatons and Durmstrang's means of transportation and their entrances.

Scenes from the book that should have been in the movie:

~The Weasleys picking up Harry from the Dursleys.

~Mr. Crouch's elf and his son being trapped to him. Crouch knowing his son was still alive because he was the one who helped him escape.

~The final task in the movie was disappointing. There are so many cool things that happen in the maze during the book and they dropped it all. The maze in the movie is cool and very creepy but I was looking forward to the monsters and mini-tasks inside it.

Quotes:

~"I bought this in a Muggle shop," said the old wizard stubbornly. "Muggles wear them."

"Muggle women wear them, Archie, not the men, they wear these." said the Ministry wizard, and he brandished the pinstriped trousers.

"I'm not putting them on," said old Archie in indignation. "I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates, thanks." pg. 83 (GOD I love this soooo much! So hilarious!)

~"Blimey, Harry. You've slayed dragons. If you can't get a date, who can?" -Ron Weasley

~"No, I did! Don't you remember? I told Hermione to tell you that Seamus told me that Parvati told Dean that Hagrid was looking for you! Seamus never actually told me anything, so it was really me all along. I thought we'd be alright, you know, after you figured that out." -Ron Weasley

~"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." -Sirius Black

Next up: Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Book:

This is my favorite book out of the series. All the books are great but this one is my absolute favorite. J.K. keeps the drama but doesn't get to dark in this one. There are so many funny parts in this on I just love it! It's the last short book but it was good.

Favorite Scenes:

~Harry's birthday presents.

~Harry's stay at the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley

~The scene where the trio meets and Hermione buys Crookshanks.

~The noisemakers at Christmas dinner that had prizes inside. That would be so cool to have.

~The scene where Ron saw Sirius Black standing over him with a knife. We all know who he was really trying to kill but of course they don't.

Movie:
This is also my favorite movie. This movie got darker. They set apart from the first two with darker colors and Harry Potter's new hairstyle (his hair is too long in the first two and the next one, too ugly looking). The old Dumbledore actor died and I have to say I like the new one better. He is much more crazy, the other one was too calm. I also love the music in this one. So much I actually own the soundtrack. It's awesome!

Favorite Scenes:

~The opening scene of Harry practicing his spells.

~The Knight Bus!

~The dementors turned out better than what I imagined in my head. They are so creepy.

~The boggart scene was very amusing

~Outside the Shrieking Shack with the invisible Harry throwing snowballs at Malfoy and pulling down someone's pants. So hilarious!

~Hermione punching Malfoy in the face!

Quotes:

~"I thought we'd seen the worst when we bought two hundred copies of the Invisible Book of Invisibility - cost a fortune, and we never found them..." -Owner of Flourish and Blotts (book)

~"You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that if you die, you need not hand it in." -Minerva McGonagall (book)

~"No, but you if you jab with a fork, they feel!" -Shrunken Head (Knight Bus, movie)

~"Spiders...the spiders...they want me to tap-dance. I don't want to tap-dance!" -Ron Weasley (movie)

~"You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" -Hermione Granger (movie)

Scenes from the book that should be in the movie:

~I loved the part where Harry stayed at the Leaky Cauldron and spent time in Diagon Alley. Also Florean Fortescue giving Harry free ice cream. :)

~Actually the whole Diagon Alley scene. Harry going to the shop, meeting the Weasleys and Hermione there, Hermione buying her cat. That would have all been cool.

~Crookshanks entire role in the book would have been cool. Knowing Scabbers wasn't who he really was and helping them get into the Shrieking Shack.

~Harry having his first meeting with Lupin in his office. In Death Hallows Part 1, Lupin asks Harry what creature was in his room when they first met alone and Harry answers but it wasn't put in this movie.

~The Gryffindors winning the Quidditch Cup.

~The ending where Harry scares the Dursleys by telling them about his Godfather. I would have preferred that over the broom which should have came earlier in the movie.

Next up: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Book:

This is one of the examples of me liking the book more than the movie. This movie had dropped a few things that happened in the book that would have been really cool to see. This one took a step farther into the darkness. This time people were actually getting hurt, something within the school is hunting people down. The book was small but it had so much detail. Things got worse for Harry but him and his friends conquered it all.

Favorite scenes:

~The guests in the Dursley's house and Dobby. I loved Dobby since he was introduced! He is so awesome!

~The Weasley's flying the car and breaking Harry out.

~Duel class.

~The Polyjuice Potion, Hermione's little mix-up! Uh oh!

~Hermione kicking but and figuring out what the monster from the chamber is and how it's getting around the school.

~Harry saving Ginny.

~Harry freeing Dobby from the evil Lucius Malfoy

Movie:

This movie got just a tid bit darker. Still bright but not as much as the first one. The actors pulled everything off just perfect. My favorite was Dobby of course. He was so funny and adorable. Just perfect.

Favorite Scenes:

~Dobby!!!

~The Weasley's flying car was all made perfect. The Weasley's house and the Weasley family. They are the perfect cast for this family. I love them all.

~The Whomping Willow.

~Ron and Harry in the Forbidden Forest following the spiders. The spiders were so realistic and so many of them. (Personally I'm not afraid of spiders, I love them. I actually have a spider tattoo planned out for me.) Definitely scared my sister who is deathly afraid of them

~The Chamber of Secrets

Scenes from the book that should be in the movie:

~The Death Day party would have been so awesome to see. It's sad it's not in there but what can you do?

~Stealing Snape's potion ingredients. Harry uses a firecracker and Hermione steals them.

~Lockhart's Valentines! Hilarious!

~The Weasleys in the office when Harry walks in with Ginny. It was so dramatic and I thought it would have been a great idea to be included.

Favorite quotes:

"I'll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I'm not there." -Harry Potter

"If you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet." -Moaning Myrtle (book)

"Why spiders? Why couldn't it be 'follow the butterflies'?" -Ron Weasley

"Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself." -Hermione Granger

"Now, Harry you must know all about Muggles, tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?" -Arthur Weasley

Next up: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Book:

This is a perfect start to the series. It's a calm book. No serious darkness. No one dies during this book (except Quirrel but he's a bad guy so it doesnt count) but they do talk about those who died and Harry's horrible past. Not too dramatic.

Favorite Scenes:

~The entire snake scene at the zoo.

~Meeting the Weasleys and Harry meeting Fred and George on the train.

~Christmas!

~The path to the stone. Especially Snape's potion challenge.

Movie:

The movie is not what it is today. The first movie is bright and fun. There are funny moments and we get introduced to the magic of Hogwarts and all it's awesomeness.

Favorite Scenes:

~The flying envelopes and all the owls. It was great.

~Hagrid meeting Harry for the first time. Harry making his cake and blowing the candles out at the moment that Hagrid pounds on the door. The cake, the twisting of the gun, the piggy tail, the entire thing was acted out perfect.

~Hedwig! Such a beautiful owl!

~The giant chess board scene was awesome.

~Nevile standing up to the trio.

Scenes that were in the book that should have been in the movie:

~After the troll scene I would have loved to see the moment between the trio. The part where they come to that agreement that they are going to be great friends. "There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12-foot mountain troll is one of them." (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

~Norbert being sent to Ron's brother Charlie. They rushed through the whole scene right away which works for the time but I would have loved to see the entire dragon scene.

~Snape's potion challenge when the trio were going for the stone. Well at that point it's just Harry and Heromine but I thougth it would be a great scene.

Favorite Quotes:

~"Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed or worse...expelled." -Hermione Granger

~"Books, cleverness. There are more important things. Friendship and bravery." -Hermione Granger

~"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." -Albus Dumbledore

Next up: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Coming Reviews

I'm going to be starting to do book reviews so I decided that to start out that I am going to review a series I have already read.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out July 15th so I am going to spend any spare time I have rereading the entire series and reviewing them here. Not only will I be rereading it but I will also be comparing it to the movies. When I reach the last book I will end where Part 1 ends and then after I watch the movie (Part 2 in 3D!!) I will put up my last review on July 15th.

I pretty excited for this but also really sad. I don't want Harry Potter to end. This series took up a big part in my life. After the books ended we still had the movies so it was OK. I guess it's not really over since the whole Pottermore thing. I can't wait see what they came up for that.

Anyway, tomorrow I will start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!