Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

27/06/2025 24 min

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Join us this week as we dive deep into the climactic moments of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! We'll explore the profound themes surrounding Harry Potter's "death" and remarkable survival in the Forbidden Forest.Works CitedAnelli, Melissa, John Noe, and Sue Upton. "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one." PotterCast #130, 17 Dec. 2007. Accio Quote!.Associated Press. "Harry Potter Author Talks About Ending." CBS News, 26 July 2007.Bates, Robin. "Harry’s Lenten Message: Love over Death." Better Living through Beowulf, 25 Mar. 2018."Can someone please explain the significance of the ressurection stone in the snitch, and also how Harry survives Voldemort killing him in the woods. Please and thank you." Reddit, r/harrypotter.Dahlbäck, Katrin. The True Master of Death: An Existential Reading of Harry Potter. Master's Thesis, Stockholm University, Spring 2013."Death, or Love? Overarching theme of the Harry Potter series." Reddit, r/HarryPotterBooks.Downes, Daragh. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollowness: A Narratological and Ideological Critique of J. K. Rowling's Magical System." International Research in Children's Literature, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2010, pp. 162–75. Edinburgh University Press.Haber, David. "J.K. Rowling Goes Beyond the Epilogue – What Happened to the Characters in Harry Potter." Beyond Hogwarts, 26 July 2007."Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." SoBrief."Harry Potter Read-Alongs: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Conclusion." Reddit, r/HarryPotterBooks."He Greeted Death As An Old Friend": What It Really Meant To Be Master Of Death In Harry Potter." Screen Rant, 16 Sep. 2023."How Harry Potter and Dumbledore's Relationship Illustrates Healthy Trauma Resolution." Michael Shahan, 7 June 2021."I would like help understanding Harry's sacrifice in Book 7, please correct me if I am wrong." Reddit, r/harrypotter.Johansen, Gjermund Fure. Only death can pay for life - The role of the protagonist’s death in young adult literature. Master's Thesis, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 15 May 2019. HVL Open."J.K. Rowling now regrets matching Hermione and Ron together... Thoughts? Feelings? Hearts Breaking?" Reddit, r/harrypotter.LitCharts. "Mortality and Sacrifice Theme in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." LitCharts. Accessed 26 Oct. 2024."Meaning of the Deathly Hallows." Reddit, r/harrypotter.Nieminen, Emmi. The Character Development of Neville Longbottom in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Novel Series. Bachelor's Thesis, Tampere University, Feb. 2021."On Matters of Faith: JKR Talks Christian Themes in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'." Leaky Cauldron, 17 Oct. 2007."PTSD Cognitive Formulation: Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived." Psy Fiction, 8 Feb. 2021.Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007.Shedge, Vasant R., and Goda Shivaji Ugale. "Religious Parallels in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Epitome: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, vol. 2, no. 7, July 2016, pp. 562-566."The truth about JK Rowling's infamous Wonderland interview: amazing how a bit of context can dramatically change everything." Reddit, r/harrypotter."The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy." SoBrief, 2010."Towards a Grown-Up Faith: Love as the Basis for Harry Potter's Self-Sacrifice." Brill.Torrance, Jonny. "Harry Potter and the mysteries of death." Seen & Unseen, 14 Apr. 2025.Vieira, Meredith. "JK Rowling One-On-One: Part One." Today Show (NBC), 26 July 2007. Accio Quote!.Vollmer, Erin. "Harry’s World: An Exploration of J.K. Rowling’s Social and Political Agenda in the Harry Potter Series." UW-L Journal of Undergraduate Research X, 2007.Wandinger, Nikolaus. "'Sacrifice' in the Harry Potter Series irom a Girardian Perspective." Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture, vol. 17, May 2010, pp. 27–51. Scholarly Publishing Collective.