Teaser Tuesday 92: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current book or recent read.
* Share a few “teaser” sentences from somewhere in the book.
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title and author so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser!


I actually finished this book over the long holiday weekend and had intended to post this last Tuesday, but my ISP apparently had issues, which meant I had NO CONNECTION. Yeah, wasn't happy. So, I am posting it this week. I'm glad I read this final installment of the series before the very last movie comes out this Friday, and that friends and I watched HP7.1 over the weekend. I hope you enjoy the teasers I've selected from this book!

And then, out of nowhere, out of nothing, they were surrounded. At least thirty hooded figures, suspended in midair, formed a vast circle in the midst of which the Order members had risen, oblivious—
(pg 55)

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"Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?" asked Scrimgeour.

"No, I'm not," retorted Hermione. "I'm planning to do some good in the world!"
(pg 124)


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The tethered dragon let out a roar, and a gush of flame flew over the goblins; wizards fled, doubled-up, back the way they had come, and inspiration, or madness, came to harry. Pointing his wand at the thick cuffs chaining the beast to the floor, he yelled, "Relashio!"

The cuffs broke open with loud bangs.

"This way!" Harry yelled, and still shooting Stunning Spells at the advancing goblins, he sprinted toward the blind dragon.

(pg 541)

ABOUT THE BOOK (from Good Reads):
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book 7)
By JK Rowling

As the novel begins, Harry, Ron and Hermione are on the run from Lord Voldemort, whose minions of Death Eaters have not only taken control of the Minister of Magic but have begun to systematically—and forcibly—change the entire culture of the magic community: Muggle-born wizards, for example, are being rounded up and questioned, and all "blood traitors" are being imprisoned. But as Voldemort and his followers ruthlessly pursue the fugitive with the lightning bolt scar on his forehead, Potter finally uncovers the jaw-dropping truth of his existence....

Undoubtedly Rowling's crowning literary achievement, this triumphant final installment not only answers any and all questions surrounding integral characters like Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort, Severus Snape, Neville Longbottom, and Draco Malfoy but also brilliantly deals with some decidedly adult themes—mortality, faith, duty, honor, etc.—with a lyrical simplicity that will touch the hearts of readers of all ages.
~Paul Goat Allen