Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Harry Potter's Last Adventure

TIME book critic Lev Grossman grabs an early copy of Deathly Hallows and finds it a sad but satisfying wrap-up to J.K. Rowling's seven-novel epic

Video: 10 Questions for Daniel Radcliffe

The star of the Harry Potter films talks about the latest installment in the blockbuster series, Harry Potter and and the Half-Blood Prince. Daniel Radcliffe will now take your questions

Preparing for Harry

Excitement builds for the release of The Deathly Hallows

A Harry Potter Primer

Who was the prisoner of Azkaban? What powers did the Sorcerer's Stone have? Here's a quick refresher course on J.K. Rowling's first six Potter novels

A Wizard Grows Older and Darker

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry is both a tortured adolescent and an epic hero ready to do battle

Harry Potter and the Sinister Spoilers

An inside look at the elaborate secrecy campaign around J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book

Harry Potter and the Leaked Pages

Pages of what appear to be the The Deathly Hallows are turning up online, but the publisher won't confirm if they're real

The 5 Great Unanswered Questions

What is Scholastic working so hard to protect? Answers. The first six books have left a lot of loose ends. Here's a recap

The Epic Saga of the Seventh Manuscript

Or, how the supersecret final Potter tale went from finished draft to hardcover book in 10 very careful, complicated steps

Curing Harry Potter Withdrawal

Wondering what to do once Harry's gone? If you loved J.K. Rowling's series, try these other magical books