Today I went with my mom and nephew to see Harry Potter 6. It made me realize that I had never written about reading the 7th book. My cousin got married on Saturday (hopefully will have pics soon) so we went down to Austin for the weekend. On Saturday, my nephew stayed with us at my mom’s house so we could all go to the movie. I always wish I can see them more often, so we’re going to try to. He said he’d come stay at our house for a few days toward the middle of the month. One last outing before going back to school. Unfortunately, business cut the trip shorter than I wanted. I didn’t get to visit a bunch of friends that I was looking forward to seeing. Hopefully we can go back soon.

On to Harry Potter…

I liked this book, easily the best in the series. I’ve said it before, but I found the series hard to read in the beginning. Mostly because they were just too young for me. The books certainly improved as the series went along as well. The ending was fantastic. I like getting to the end of a series, there is always an excitement for that final scene and what it will be.

This series ended perfectly. The whole time you read you are shown again and again that Harry isn’t necessarily stronger than anyone else. Or more skilled. Instead, he just has a true heart and an honest intent. I think the ending of the series suits this perfectly. I would go to more depth, but hey, there are always people who haven’t read it yet.

Overall I would suggest the series. If you can’t get into the first book you might watch the first four movies and then read the last three books. Sounds strange to say that, but I think some people might never get to the end because of those first books.