Harry Potter 1-7 by JK Rawlings: This was a draft post I just forgot about. I reread the entire series before book seven came out. I stopped really liking them beginning with book five, but finished the whole series anyway. I wish she'd had a series editor who would have had her bring more hints about the horcruxes into the earlier books (more than just the diary in book 2) and I hated the introduction of another set of random magical stuff in book seven, although I liked seeing the darker side of Dumbledore. I also wanted to see more at Hogwarts rather than Harry and co wandering around the woods. Even more via the radio would have been enough. Hermione never got acknowledgment of all of her help and I hated that Lupin and Tonks had a kid and died only because Rawlings didn't want to kill off Mr. Weasley. I loved Mrs. Weasley fighting Bellatrix, I liked Neville and the sword, I liked Dudley finally showing some appreciation for Harry, and in general I was happy with the series as a whole. I wish she hadn't put the epilogue in. Ending with the line about Harry's scar not having hurt in 19 years makes me want to write a fan fic where the Slytherin kids bring back Voldemort the next year.

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