J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series

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

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Rowling, who dreamed up Harry while on a train from Manchester to London, finishes the story on Jan. 11, 2007. The final book will weigh in at 784 pages.

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