Before Reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HP7)
I’m still waiting on my English copy of HP7 to appear, and I found these helpful and amusing.
The Guardian’s Digested Read of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (HP5)
The Guardian’s Digested Read of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (HP6)
John Crace’s pre-review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HP7) (no spoilers at all):
The book will start with Harry making his way back to Hogwart’s for his final year and his scar will be hurting. Ginny and Ron will be flirting a bit, while Harry tries to take himself seriously by almost swearing. There will be loads more unedited, not very interesting back story that should have been cut and there will be a ‘terrifically, exciting denouement that I can’t reveal as I don’t want to spoil the plot in which two much-loved characters die’. Oh, and JK will make another fortune.
Here are my previous entries on Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.