No, I WON'T tell you. READ THE BOOK.

[blakemp]

You know what's really annoying me today?

When I mention to someone that I've finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I keep getting, "Oh, I'm not going to read it, just tell me how it ends."

I could tell you how it ends, sure. But if you didn't read it, if you weren't part of that adventure, how can you possibly understand it? The ending is

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[can_calyx]

I couldn't agree more.

[talekyn]

Here Here! I totally agree, Blake!

However, I am awaiting the chance to actually discuss the ending with people who have also finished reading it. Actually, to discuss, as you said, the whole journey.

[scribe_kayla]

Dude, that has happened to me dozens of times today, and it's starting to drive me batty. My parents, my bosses, my co-workers, everybody. I was in an airport this morning and saw a man walk up to the book display, pick up a copy, flip to the end and read, and then put it back.

WTF? I feel like...

SPOILER AHEAD

... that people who know nothing about the series wanted to hear that Harry or someone equally important had died, because there seems to be a sick excitement in that. I actually overheard a co-worker who hasn't read any of the books ask someone how it ends, and when she heard he lives, she said sounded disappointed and said, "Oh, I was kinda hoping he would die." What right do you have to hope that? Grrrrr.