It is already more than 36 hours.
I would say by now, most of HP fans who got their book yesterday should have finished or about to finish HP and The Deathly Hallows.
If you haven’t, don’t ready any further.
I remember reading one’s blog about Death, and how it should not come as a surprise. After all, the only things certain in life, are Death, and Taxes. And the effort Voldermort went to cheat death became a liability for him. After all, as he bid to set his seventh and final horcrux, he accidently marked Harry as his Horcrux. Killing Harry became a Catch-22 situation for Voldermort. He kill Harry, and 1/7 of his soul too dies…
And there were plenty of deaths too in this book. But, in the battle of Good versus Evil, there will be deaths and sufferings, for both sides. That’s the facts of life.
So, now, you know the ending. But I won’t spoil how it happened. You guys have read it. I am just gonna analyse it.
Each and every book in the Harry Potter series, reveal clues for the 7th Book. Why was Dumbledore so confident that Snape will protect Harry? That was the question asked by Harry in the first book. After all, didn’t Snape loath Harry and of course, his father, James? But Snape’s love for Lily Potter was the real reason why Snape watched over Harry. All the time. Watching back the movie Order of the Phoenix, the part where Snape taught Harry occlumency, on one side, you wonder if Snape enjoys reading Harry’s mind, and the other, Snape really really wanted to help Harry to the point of pressuring Harry to succeed.
I do admit, I had a soft spot for Snape. And some do know about my affinity for the Slytherins. After all, there is good in bad people, and bad in good people. But as I read through the chapter where Harry went through Snape’s final memories, I felt like I hit a jackpot. I have suspected that Dumbledore ordered Snape to kill him when the time is right. After all, Dumbledore was weak when the Death Eaters set upon Hogwarts. But Snape’s affection for Lily was the surprise for me. You do need to wonder why Dumbledore believed in Snape, and true enough, love was the answer. Something Dumbledore always told Harry about the magical power he possessed but not understood by the Dark Lord.
Reading through the pages of HP7, I do see the need for KISS, or rather Keep It Simple Stupid. Harry do not know much of advanced magic, while Voldermort traveled till the ends of the world to acquire knowledge on the Dark Magic. In the end, Voldermort on his arrogance, forgotten about the basic principles of Magic.
Voldie was resurrected on the blood of his enemy. But did not realise that by having a part of Harry, that allowed Harry’s wand an advantage where it knows how to counter whatever spells Voldie conjured. Voldie then seek for the Elder Wand, found it, but could not use the full power of the Elder Wand because he did not gain the rightful ownership of the wand. Voldie realised that, and killed Snape but did not realise that the person who disarmed the Elder Wand’s owner was actually Draco Malvoy. The wand has submitted itself to Draco and not Snape. Well, it’s kinda nice that the KISS principles still apply in the magic world, just like in programming. 
Of course, there are many heroes apart from Harry. Hermione, excellent as always, to come up with many spells that saved Harry, Ron and of course, herself. Ron, being there where it matters the most. And how about Neville? He actually killed Nagini! It should not be a surprise, after all, Neville’s bravery has been acknowledged since the first book.
In the end, the Good overcome Evil. But there were a lot of casualties. Kids lost their one or both of their parents. Parents lost their kids. The Weasleys, they lost Fred. As much as Mrs Weasley did not allow Ginny to fight alongside the Order, in the end, she has to give in, reluctantly. For that’s the only way Ginny can really grow up. Parents who trust whatever decision their children made, and love them nevertheless. Not disowning them, like what Sirius Black’s parents did.
And not being part of the wizard community have it advantages. Hermione and Harry have shown to the Goblins and Elves that even humans can be kind. And sometimes, a little kindness go a loooong way. Heck, even Kreacher helped Harry and the gang. Indeed, we do have to look beyond our prejudice, and sometimes we have to put ourselves on other people’s shoes…
Although it has been a Harry, Hermione and Ron’s adventure in this book. Many others joined in, within the book, and of course the whole of the muggle world. Especially those who queued up to get a copy of HP7. It has been a great adventure for me, from the day Harry was happy to get out of 4, Privet Drive into a whole new world at Hogwarts.
At the end of the day. Harry Potter, and Thomas Marvollo Riddle (or rather Voldie) are not different at all. Both are orphans not of their choice. Both have the same talents when Riddle accidently gave it to Harry. Heck, they even look alike. Well, if Harry did not wear his specs. But the exterior does not reveal what’s inside them. And that’s where they are different.
They do have a choice, they were shown the choices they can make. Riddle have the choice to be good as he was guided by Dumbledore. But he choose not to. Harry had the choice to walk away from the war. But he choose not to.
