The Perspicuous Potterphile

My goal is to re-read the Harry Potter books and briefly summarize  one chapter a day.      

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Epilogue: Nineteen Years Later

           The new generation of Potters catch the train to Hogwarts, but they have the comfort and assurances of their parents.  And the circle of life goes on ….

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Chapter 36: The Flaw in the Plan

           Voldemort, thinking Harry is dead, has Hagrid carry the body to the castle. A mocked Neville receives the sword of Gryffindor and beheads Nagini.  Chaos breaks loose in a battle.  Molly ends Bellatrix.  Harry and Voldemort talk too long and finally, Voldemort’s death curse rebounds killing him and the wand flies to Harry.   Harry’s bed in the dorm has been kept for him all year and he would like a sandwich.

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Chapter 35: King’s Cross

           Harry awakes in a white place to find Dumbledore. Dumbledore answers Harry’s questions and Harry decides to go back.

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Chapter 34: The Forest Again

           Harry accepts Dumbledore’s plan and walks through the forest to meet Voldemort. On the way, he tells Neville to kill the snake. It ends with a flash of green light.

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Chapter 33: The Prince’s Tale

           Voldemort calls a battlefield time-out.  So, Harry goes to the Headmaster’s office and views Snape’s memories and we get the back story and what must come next. 

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Chapter 32: The Elder Wand

           The trio fights their way to the Shrieking Shack. Voldemort has Nagini kill Snape.

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Chapter 31: The Battle of Hogwarts

           Battle stations! Harry wheedles info of the diadem from the Gray Lady. Ron, having had parseltongue indelibly burned in his mind from destroying the locket, opens the Chamber, gets the fangs, and Hermione kills the cup. Crabbe lets fiend fire loose, which kills him and the Diadem in the Room of Requirement. Fred dies in the middle of a joke …. 

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Chapter 30: The Sacking of Severus Snape

           Luna stuns Alecto, Harry stuns Amycus defending McGonagall’s honor, she in turn duels and expels Snape. Voldemort is coming and everyone is getting ready to fight.

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Chapter 29: The Lost Diadem

           Neville leads the trio back to Hogwarts and the Room of Requirement.  Harry and Luna go the the Ravenclaw common room to look at the diadem only to be seen by Alecto Carrow, who summons Voldmort.

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Chapter 28: The Missing Mirror

           Their arrival in Hogsmeade sets off alarms and deatheaters searching for them. Aberforth rescues them, tells them about Ariana, and summons Neville to take them to Hogwarts.

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Chapter 27: The Final Hiding Place

           After flying north for hours, they jump off coincidentally into the lake at Hogwarts.  Harry sees Voldemort kill the messengers and go on a quest to protect his horcruxes.  On to Hogsmeade.

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Chapter 26: Gringotts

           Harry, Ron, Hermione, & Griphook disguised or invisible break into the Lestrange vault, find Hufflepuffs cup, and the trio fly out of Gringotts on a dragon.

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Chapter 25: Shell Cottage

           Harry agrees to give the Sword to Griphook to break into Gringotts.  Bill advises caution.  Lupin shows to announce the birth of Teddy.

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Chapter 24: The Wandmaker

           After Dobby’s burial, Harry talks first to Griphook about breaking into Gringotts, and then to Olivander about the elder wand.

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Chapter 23: Malfoy Manor

           Snatchers (and Greyback) take them to Malfoy Manor where they are identified. Hermione is tortured and Voldemort is called.  Harry takes three wands from Draco and they escape, but too late for Dobby.

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Chapter 22: The Deathly Hallows

           Harry figures out the Deathly Hallows, but no one believes him.  Ron finds Potterwatch.  Harry relaxes and says Voldemort.  Oops!

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Chapter 21: The Tale of the Three Brothers

           Hermione reads The Tale of the Three Brothers for Xenophilius to explain.  The trio finds Luna’s deserted bedroom, hears the Death Eaters enter, and then they blast their way out.