Blog Post 3

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            The end of the Harry Potter series for me was bittersweet. I was so upset that the adventure was ending, but at the same time the way everything ended was so perfect that I was happy with the outcome. I think the most astounding moment for me, as it very likely was for many others, was when we see that the one person who was the biggest aid in killing Voldemort was Neville.

            This was SUCH a shocker to me since throughout the entire book Neville is always viewed as sort of a dud and underachiever. We get to see him grow more confident throughout the series, but he's always on the lower end of the wizarding world. What I also loved was that in order to defeat Voldemort, all his Horcruxes had to be destroyed, and while Voldemort thought by killing Harry this would solve all his problems, really by killing him he just made it a little easier for himself to be killed. I think that this ending was the perfect twist to go out with, keeping readers entertained and involved.

            I think the ending of the series really shows just how skilled of a writer J.K. Rowling is. Throughout the series we’re shown how she’s able to weave numerous themes, genres, and problems together to make a piece of art, but there were always so many unanswered questions that she neatly answered in the end of the series while still making it an unforgettable, and far from disappointing, conclusion. I was also very happy she included the epilogue. I loved being able to see where all the characters ended up and how their lives changed since their teenage years. It helped put my mind at ease.

            Finally, I think it’s important to talk about the rollercoaster of a character that is Severus Snape. Throughout the series I found myself fighting to figure out my feelings about him. I hated him, then I liked him, then I hated him again, and so on and so forth. I feel like throughout the series we were shown so many sides of him that it was hard to decide what to feel. On one hand he was a complete jerk to Harry. I understand he didn’t like his father whatsoever, but that’s no excuse to be rude to someone. Then we also saw that he loved Harry’s mother, which made me feel sympathy for him. There were other moments like when we thought he was working for the dark side, and when he was actually saving Harry from falling off his cursed broomstick early in the beginning of the series. Overall I’ve decided that Snape is just bitter, but throughout all of that he still tries to do good, and that’s enough to make me like him as a character.