Wow.  I did it.  In this day and age of internet spoilers and other media talking about the ending to the last Harry Potter book the week it came out, I managed to somehow submerge myself into an information blackout until I finished the book.  I still can’t believe I didn’t inadvertently hear about the ending although some radio shows sure tried over the course of the past year.  I would quickly switch the station when there was any mention of the book.  I even avoided reading synopses of the latest movie in production in case I read some throwaway sentence regarding the ending of the movies yet to be made.

I finally finished the 759 page book last night and have to say the ending was satisfying to me.  I refuse to talk about it and I hope no one mentions the outcome in their comments in case others who want to read the book still haven’t done so.  Having read all seven over the course of the past few years, it would have been extremely disappointing to know how it all ended – something that happened to me when the sixth book came out.

I’ve talked about the Harry Potter phenomena before and wanted to give one last round of kudos to JK Rowling and her ability to create a series that is entertaining to young and old alike.  Even more impressive is her ability to make kids clamour for books that are all the thickness of a phone book!