Top Ten Important Characters

Top Ten Important Characters

1. Harry Potter: The main character. Everything in this book and the series revolves around him. He is filled with bravery, love and compassion. He is the Chosen One to vanquish Lord Voldemort forever. Harry also has leadership skills and runs the show. Harry makes all the plans and without him this book wouldn’t exist. Not to mention he destroyed two Horcruxes.
2. Voldemort: The prime antagonist. Voldemort is a terrible and great villain. Voldemort is the character that provides all the conflict. He is a very important character because of his Horcruxes that make him a near invincible bad guy, and the fact that he is almost in complete control of the Wizarding World of Britain.
3. Ron Weasley: Harry Potter’s best friend, he has been at his side for the whole series and even destroys a Horcrux in this book. Despite a conflict in this book where Ron leaves the group, he is guided back by advice and determination to help others, so his relationship with Harry and Hermione is strengthened.
4. Hermione Granger: Harry Potter’s other best friend; Hermione has created all the plans and is the most logically smart witch of the group. In this novel Hermione contributes to the destruction of Voldemort by destroying a Horcrux. She is a round character, helpful, caring, and bright.
5. Severus Snape: Snape has been on the rocks throughout the series. He has been subject to judgment by his friends, supposed friends, and enemies. However, the fact that Snape kept his cover for the greater good defines his character, making him the bravest man in the series. He was a spy but he should get as much respect as a great warrior.
6. Albus Dumbledore: Although this powerful character is in this book for a short time, he plays a major role throughout the series and is in the book in spirit. Dumbledore is a selfless, good wizard who helps out Harry and the gang by leaving clues about his intentions. He is a very mysterious character in that he held all the cards and nobody knew what he meant. He is a very important character and he destroyed a Horcrux.
7. Neville Longbottom: He may not be the most intelligent character in the book, but he has many other attributes that make him an important character. He is proud, brave, loving, and strong. Neville was chosen by Harry to carry on killing Horcruxes to finish Voldemort, so this shows that, at least in Harry’s eyes, he is a very important character.
8. Bellatrix Lestrange: She is Voldemort’s Lieutenant and right hand woman. Although she has had some screw ups in the past, she is a very important character because Voldemort chose her vault in Gringotts to hold his Horcrux, and Voldemort still respects her despite blunders in other books. She is an important character in the book because she is a key component in Voldemort’s reign of terror.
9. Ollivander: This very interesting character has made a few appearances in past books, but his job, thoughts, and knowledge are essential to the plot of this book. Ollivander is a Wandmaker and tells Harry about some secrets of Wandlore, which help Harry solve Dumbledore’s clues on the Deathly Hallows to end Voldemort.
10. Griphook: A cunning Goblin who helps Harry, Ron, and Hermione. He was in captivity at the Malfoy Manor when Harry rescued him. Griphook gave him essential information about a Horcrux and helped them break into Gringotts to steal it. Griphook was helpful, but a resentful and nasty Goblin, but nonetheless helptful.

Harry Potter-Section 7-Post B

I am writing a letter to Severus Snape, and I will be commenting about probably the most stunning twist in final section of the book that involved him.
Dear Severus Snape,
There are many things I would like to say to you many of them are questions and the rest of them are praise for your brave actions. Some questions though are how? How did you maintain your true allegiance to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix and more impressively keep it from Lord Voldemort. How did you fool all those people, and how could you turn every good witch and wizard against you even though you were on their side? I must say bravo Snape. It takes true guts to be a double spy and even then, rise through Voldemort’s ranks by killing Dumbledore even though he planned it. Although I know why you did it, out of love for Lily Potter, which makes me wonder why you were in Slytherin… But anyways the ending was truly spectacular even though you died and weren’t around to see it. Oh well, best wishes!
Sincerely,
Tommy Tyson

Harry Potter-Section 7-Post A

One theme that was recognized and concluded in this book was the good at heart triumph over evil. Or "good always win."

"The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."(p. 759) This quote is significant because it wraps up all the remaining questions and sets the stage with one grand conclusion, this also makes readers happy and finishes the series.

Harry Potter-Section 6-Post B

I am going to write a letter to Tom Riddle, or more commonly known as Lord Volemort and I will be asking him questions, giving him advice, and other things as well:
Dear Voldemort,
Obviously you are being challenged more by Harry Potter than you ever have before. Before his sixth year at Hogwarts he has just been trying to stop you from gaining power and trying to keep you at bay, but now that you found out that he and Dumbledore have been after your Horcruxes, which you probably thought were a secret that nobody knew about, and attempting to rid you of this world forever must be quite a shock to you. I read about how you slaughtered dozens of wizards and goblins around you, whether they were friends or foes because you just found out about Harry’s quest, and I understand that you would be angry or scared but why would you do that? I would advise you against that and I am telling you to keep your cool. That doesn’t solve anything and you need to check up on your Horcruxes, which you did. Also, keeping Nagini close to you is also smart, but sometime in the near future after you figure out the deal with the Hogwarts horcrux, you should put Nagini somewhere unexpected and random, I know that you are big on the trophy keeping thing but if you let that go and make it impossible for Nagini to be traced then you can’t be killed.
Yours truly,
Tommy Tyson

Harry Potter-Section 6-Post A

"Professor, we've got to barricade the school, he's coming now!"
This quote is significant because it shows that there is going to be a climactic finale to this book, and this quote helps build the suspense and anticipation for it.

Simile: "... and tiny little ears like a hippo's." Luna Lovegood says this on page 511.
Onomatopoeia: "CRASH". This sound is describing the sound of coin and treasure falling on page 537.
Metaphor:"... he was Voldemort". This is when Harry compares himself to Lord Voldemort by use of a metaphor on page 548.

Harry Potter-Section 5-Post B

In this section, J.K Rowling uses her suspense skills in that she gives us answers, and then branches off of those to raise more questions. In section 5 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we (as readers) finally start getting some answers to some of those pesky, unsolvable clues that Dumbledore left Harry, Ron, and Hermione. In Hermione’s book that was left to her, an odd symbol was etched in its pages, but in this section the gang visits Xenophilius Lovegood and he gives them some odd answers. He tells them about the Deathly Hallows which are three items that make the possessor of all of them master of death. J.K Rowling makes the book even more cliff hanging because she writes each character to have his or own belief about the Hallows. “The three of them spoke at the same time; Hermione said, “the Cloak,” Ron said, “the Wand,” and Harry said, “the Stone.”” This quote reveals each characters thoughts about the Hallows and why one may be better than others. But the unanswered questions J.K Rowling asks are “who is right?” “Where are the Hallows?” “Do the Hallows even exist?” and “How do we get them?” This turn of events and wonderful writing wasn’t the only thing that happened though. Also, the gang gets attacked by Death Eaters, they get captured and imprisoned at the Malfoy Manor, and they escape (but not without the sad death of Dobby the House Elf) to Ron’s brothers house, where they formulate a plot to steal a Horcrux out of a Gringott’s vault.

Harry Potter-Section 5-Post A

Mottled: spotted or blotched in coloring.
Effusion: the act of effusing or pouring forth.

I believe one emerging theme in this book is love. Love is encouraged among friends and even those witches and wizards that are unknown. Examples in this section show that.

Harry Potter-Section 4-Post B

This is the most exciting section so far in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So much happens, and it is all significant. The section starts out with Harry and Hermione in a graveyard of Godric’s Hollow. They are visiting Harry’s parents’ graves, but they also see another grave. This ancient worn out grave carries the symbol that was in the book that Dumbledore left Hermione. Since this symbol keeps popping up, I think this part about Dumbledore’s clues will be revealed. But then, Harry and Hermione narrowly escape Voldemort and return to their camp. When they keep moving on, a silver doe appears to Harry as he is taking a night watch, and I believe another example of foreshadowing is taking place because we don’t learn the identity of the person who cast the silver doe or what it’s importance is, but we will soon I think. Anyways, the doe leads Harry to the sword of Godric Gryffindor at the bottom of a freezing pond. Harry dives in when Ron rescues him from drowning! At Ron’s return, he and Harry destroy the Horcrux with the sword, but not before it speaks to Ron. It tortures Ron by showing him what he most fears; that Harry and Hermione don’t care about him anymore, and that they are falling in love. However, he and Harry don’t tell Hermione this, and I believe this is another example of foreshadowing because I think the Horcruxes actions will be brought up again, and the fact that Harry and Ron did not tell Hermione what it did will come back and bite them in the butt. In conclusion, there was a lot of foreshadowing and unsolved mysteries in this section, which are both very clever, and suspenseful writing tactics used by J.K Rowling.

Harry Potter-Section 4-Post A

Gait: a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
Querulous: full of complaints; complaining.

"Are-you-mental?"
This quote is significant because it is the first time Harry hears Ron's voice since his return, and they are the first words Ron says after saving Harry's life.

Harry Potter-Section 3-Post B

In this section in the book, a lot of key conflicts and exciting things have happened. Many of these things I am sure are important to the novel in whole, and the conflicts will shape the characters as a result. In the first chapter of section 3, Remus Lupin comes in the scene and offers Harry his assistance (p. 211). If the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is like any of the other six books, I am sure that this will not be the first person vs. person conflicts Harry has with someone else. But he denies Lupin and another key conflict occurs. Harry and the gang break into the ministry of magic to steal a Horcrux from Dolores Umbridge, now because the whole wizarding government is after Harry; this is an example of a person vs. society conflict when they get discovered and the ministry puts a price on his head so now the whole wizarding world is after him. Then later on in the section, the group is faced with their biggest conflict of all. After an argument and long lasting tempers, Ron leaves the group and storms out on Harry and Hermione (p. 310). This was mainly due to the person vs. person conflict between Harry and Ron, but also Ron threw Hermione in this mix due to false accusations. All of these conflicts and occurrences will in time shape these characters and change their course of events, but I hope it is some time in the near future because the book is sad enough without the friendship breaking between Harry, Ron, and Hermione. I predict though, that later on in the book, Ron will redeem himself somehow, whether with a self realization thing or somebody ushering him on.

Harry Potter-Section 3-Post A

3 Examples of Figurative Language:
Irony: When they found out Dumbledore left them clues and a tool to destroy the Horcruxes they were extatic, but then Ron left the group to go home. It is ironic in that something so bad happened when something so good happened.
Symbol: The rain and the gloomy downpour started to come right when an angry and nasty conversation was approaching. The rain is a symbol of bad things happening.
Onomatopoeia: When a spell was cast by the death eater Yaxley, the sound described was BANG.

I believe that one emerging theme in the book is determination. Determination is a thing that is being challenged right now for the group, and if they prevail and stay determined rather than give up, it will be a moral of the story if all works out.

Harry Potter-Section 2-Post B

I am writing a letter to Harry Potter, the protagonist:
Dear Harry Potter,
I first off would like to give you some advice; no matter where you are do not lose your head, always stay focused, and be prepared. So far you can tell that Hermione has not lost her head in some life or death situations, and as the group’s unofficial “leader” you need to do the same. So follow her example like in the chapter A Place to Hide, where instinctively she grabbed you and Ron and disapperated away from the Weasley house after Kingsley’s warning at the wedding. On my second piece of advice, you always need to stay focused. This kind of goes hand in hand with my first piece of advice, but it is crucial nonetheless. Finally for my third piece of advice, you always need to be prepared; you could take a page out of Hermione’s and even Ron’s book. For they both demonstrated this vital bit of advice; Hermione packed all of yours and Ron’s things and stuff you will need for your mission in case of a quick getaway, and it turned out you needed it, and that will not be the first time, so always be prepared. I would also say Ron has been prepared too. In the chapter The Ghoul in Pajamas, Ron showed signs of preparedness by dressing up his ghoul in pajamas, and giving him red hair to throw off the death eaters of his whereabouts by telling them his story that he is sick at home with spattergoit. In conclusion Harry, as the leader of you group, follow my advice, because as you’re the one with the power to end Voldemort’s reign of terror, you need to succeed your mission, and my advice will help that.
Sincerely,
Tommy Tyson

Harry Potter-Section 2-Post A

Tantamount:equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification.
Dilapidated:to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect.

"The ministry has fallen, Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming."(p. 159)
This quote is significant because it is the line that gets Harry, Ron, and Hermione to start their mission. Rather than putting it off or leaving with a grand exit with many tears and goodbyes, they leave the wedding they are at in a hurry due to this quote, which was a warning by Kingsley.

Harry Potter-Section 1-Post B

“He had thought he knew Dumbledore quite well, but ever since reading this obituary he had been forced to recognize that he had barely known him at all.”(p.21). This quote occurs in the second chapter, I believe it is significant for a few reasons. One being that in the previous Harry Potter books, the first couple chapters really set the scene and mood for the book, which means that this is not the last time that something about Harry’s and Dumbledore’s relationship will be mentioned. Another reason is that at the end of the previous book, the author did not really wrap up the Harry-Dumbledore situation, which means it will be important in this book. The last reason is that in that chapter, not only is the obituary mentioned, but a look into a biography in the near future, which will be mentioned later. Now on a change of subject, this book so far jumped right off into action and suspense, and in the chapters The Seven Potters and Fallen Warrior grief and sadness was experienced. The plot has been wonderful and this book is a ten out of ten so far. I hope that the book keeps up the pace of getting better and better. On another change of subject matter, I believe Harry Potter will undergo changes and experiences never before seen in the other books. I think these experiences will definitely include grief and sorrow, but I also think his feelings will increase in loyalty and trust of his friends, as well as even love. In the final book of the Harry Potter series, anything can happen.

Harry Potter-Section 1-Post A

Sumptuously: Entailing great expense as from fine workmanship, choice materials, luxuriously fine, splendid, or superbly.

Impunity: Exemption from punishment.

I believe that one emerging theme in the book is trust. Many characters so far have discussed the importance of trust and who to trust.

Explanation of Choosing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling

Published 2007

A fiction novel

759 pages long

This book is sufficiently challenging for a high school sophomore for many reasons. Some of the main reasons are: The very long length of the book and the fact that this most recent Harry Potter book has been read by numerous adults, some of which whom I know personally and they are very gifted readers and have said, “this is no book for kids”. Another reason is the difficulty of the vocabulary in this novel. Just dappling through the first chapter I saw five words that I did not know the meaning of. And the last main reason is there are dark and some adult themes in the previous books and I have been assured by friends that this book is even more so filled with themes that younger kids and students can not grasp. In conclusion, this is no book “just for kids”. It is sufficiently challenging for a high school sophomore.

I chose this book because I spent the months leading up to, and during the summer that this book came out re-reading the series preparing myself for the final novel. I enjoyed the first six, and the last is supposed to be the best.