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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007, bringing to a close the series that started 10 years previously with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997.
This last book chronicles the events directly following the previous book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and leads to the long-awaited final struggle between Harry Potter and his allies, and the ever-more-powerful and influential Lord Voldemort and his servants, the Death Eaters.
This is the only book in the series that does not include any critical praise or acclaim on the inside of the front cover, stating instead: "We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter."
Deathly Hallows is published in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the USA by Scholastic Press, in Canada by Raincoast Books and in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin. It was released globally in 93 countries. The book broke sales records becoming the fastest-selling book ever, selling more than eleven million copies in the first twenty-four hours following its release. The previous record, nine million in its first day, had been held by Half-Blood Prince
Plot
 Acting on information received from Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort and his followers plot to ambush Harry Potter when he leaves the Dursleys' home for the last time. Voldemort also seeks a new wand that can defeat Harry's. Shortly before Harry's protection expires on his seventeenth birthday, the Dursleys are sent to an undisclosed location, and Order of the Phoenix members arrive to escort Harry to a safe house. Six Harry-lookalike decoys are used, but the real Harry is identified en route and attacked by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Harry narrowly escapes to The Burrow, but Hedwig and Mad-Eye Moody are killed.
A few days later, Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour arrives to give Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger their bequests from Albus Dumbledore's will. Ron receives Dumbledore's Deluminator, and Hermione has been left a book of fairy tales. Harry inherits Godric Gryffindor's sword and the Snitch he caught in his first-ever Quidditch match, although Scrimgeour withholds the sword, claiming it never belonged to Dumbledore; later, the Snitch reveals a clue inscribed with Dumbledore's handwriting: "I open at the close." Although the trio are unable to determine why Dumbledore's left them these objects, they believe they are intended to somehow help them find Voldemort's horcruxes.
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