Harry Potter... I would be willing that at least 1/2 of you have read one or all of these books. It's the funniest thing how he has impacted the world in so many ways.

I remember when I got the first book (it was just before the third book was released) I read the first two furiously... it was so captivating... the story.. the characters... who Harry was and what he was facing in his life.

I also remember that I was in the middle of the third book when my husband proposed to me... Harry has been with me for a long time. He has seen both of my kids born (the fifth book came with me to the hospital) and now we have the final chapters...

During this entire series of books we are often faced with so many things that relate to us personally. Good versus evil was I think for me the most obvious emotion that I was struggling with on this last book. Could JK Rowling actually kill off good? I found it interesting to hear JK speak with Meridith on the Today show about how she took each death so seriously... Who wouldn't... take death seriously that is...

I have to say it took me 2 1/2 days to finish the book... I closed the final pages and I had to think... now what?