I can't believe that I've finished the Harry Potter series! This was the first time reading through the series, (I hadn't jumped on the bandwagon the time it came around in my childhood). There were so many awful things that were happening in this book as was all coming to an end. I had just got over Dumbledore's death before reading this book, but I was so happy about him featuring in the Hallows in his painting and in the limbo of King's Cross that Harry travels to. I really like Dumbledore as a character and greatly appreciated his admittance of flaws, which up until this point were few and far between. I really loved the progression of characters. It was clear that the characters and their hang-ups/priorities seemed to alter because the situation had drastically altered. It was time to put away with childish things and get stuck in. The story throughout addressed the with increasing tension and intensity and I could feel my emotions getting pulled in, getting weepier as another character who'd been with me throughout died. However it was the ending that really did it for me. I could see what Rowling was doing, having us walk through and spot each of these characters who had been with use throughout and they had felt like they were the readers friends too. My only complaint is that the ending seemed rushed to me, but I think that may have been an ideal length actually and I just wanted to eek out as much time with all the other characters as possible. I wanted Harry to meet Kreacher one final time with me, I wanted to see if Lavender Brown was ok, I wanted to see McGonagal take the role as Headmistress of Hogwarts. But that didn't happen, and that's ok because things like Pottermore, Leakycauldron and the rest exist to satiate the space where Harry Potter used to occupy as a constant changing thing in my head. 
 I think the Harry Potter book series is very different to any other series closely followed by the Eragon series for me. This was a series of books so beautifully easy to read, each bit was so magical or connection so interesting I wanted to read more and could easily inhale chunks of the book in one go if left to my own devices. 
 I think this book series is very different from most series in that I did not come away feeling cheated that something wasn't addressed or that there were far too many questions left. I ended the series content and happy which I feel for a book series ending is pretty much nigh on perfect to achieve. The Harry Potter books are just portals to friends I can go back to whenever I feel like it and it makes me very happy to know I have a book series like that in my life.