Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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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Meanwhile, artist Mary GrandPré reads a copy and works her end of the magic, crafting illustrations. She has called the Harry Potter books a "candy store for an illustrator."

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