This is a chronological synopsis of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The seventh and final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows follows Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione as the try to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort for the final time. The book is scheduled to be adapted into two full-length movies, the first to be released in November 2010.

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

"What Rowling has achieved in this book and the series can be described only as astonishing"Metacritic: LA Times Review (July 22, 2007)—Mary McNamara

"Getting to the finish line is not seamless ... but the overall conclusion and its determination of the main characters’ story lines possess a convincing inevitability that make some of the prepublication speculation seem curiously blinkered in retrospect."New York Times: New York Times Review (July 19, 2007)—Michiko Kakutani

"It’s the conventional Grail quest and Hollywood through-line Ms. Rowling always spared us from—and I, for one, felt as nostalgic for their school days as I sometimes am for my own."New York Observer: New York Observer Review (July 23, 2007)—Mark Lotto

• • Harry Potter is attacked by Death Eaters after leaving the Dursley home. Hedwig and Mad-Eye Moody are killed.

• • Harry, Hermoine Granger, and Ron Weasley inheret mysterious items from Albus Dumbledor's will. Hermione inherits a children's book, Ron inherits a Deluminator, and Harry inherits Godric Gryffindor's sword along with the first snitch he ever caught in a Quidditch game. Scrimgeour, however withholds the sword from Harry. The three assume these items have been given to them to assist in their Horcrux hunt.

• • At a Weasley wedding reception, the three learn that Scrimgeour has died and that The Ministry is under Voldemort's control. Death Eaters approach and the trio retreats.

• • While seeking refuge the three discover that Locket Horcrux has fallen into the hands of Dolores Umbridge. Harry, Hermoine, and Ron infiltrate The Ministry and recover the locket.

• • Soon it is also revealed that the Gryffindor sword withheld from Harry is a fake. Harry and Hermoine search for the sword in Godric's Hollow, as it has the power to defeat Horcruxes. However, the two are attacked by Voldemort and Nagini along the way, and Harry's wand breaks in the process.

• • While in the Forest of Dean, Harry is led to the location of the real sword. However when he attempts to secure it the Locket Horcrux strangles him nearly to death. He is rescued by Ron who uses the Deluminator given to him by Dumbledor to destroy the locket. Ron informs Harry that speaking Voldemort's name aloud will reveal the speaker's location to bounty hunters called Snatchers.

• • Harry, Hermoine, and Ron learn of a cryptic symbol that represents the Deathly Hallows: The Elder Wand, The Resurection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak.

• • Harry, worried that Voldemort is seeking the Elder Wand accidentally speaks his name. Soon after, the trio is kidnapped by Snatchers and imprisoned at Malfoy Manor. Hermoine is captured and tortured for information while Harry and Ron are rescued by Dobby. The two confiscate Draco's wand and Disapparate to Bill and Fleur Weasley's house. Dobby is killed in the struggle.

• • Harry, Hermoine and Ron learn that the Elder Wand can transfer allegiance if its owner is defeated. They also discover Hufflepuff's Cup Horcrux hidden in the Lestrange vault.

• • In the meantime, Voldemort steals the Elder Wand from Dumbledor's tomb. He then discovers that the Horcruxs are being destroyed and that there is another Horcrux hidden at Hogwarts.

• • Harry, Hermoine, and Ron arrive at Hogwarts and warn the staff of Voldemort's presence. The three discover that the Ravenclaw's Diadem is a Horcrux while Hermione destroys the Cup Horcrux. Soon Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle arrive and chaos ensues. Crabbe, in an attempt to cast a spell, kills himself and destroys the diadem.

• • Harry, through psychic connection witnesses Voldemort murder Snape with Nagini, in hopes of becoming the Elder Wand's master. Harry learns of Snape's loyalty to Dumbledore and of his love for Harry's mother Lily. It is revealed that Dumbledore, in fact, had ordered Snape to kill him. Harry also learns that he, himself, is a Horcrux and that in order to defeat Voldemort he must give his own life.

• • On his way to Voldemort's camp Harry finds the Resurrection Stone inside the Snitch. He calls on the spirits of his parents, Lupin, and Sirius Black, who attempt to console him. Soon Voldemort strikes him with Avada Kedavra.

• • Harry awakens unsure if he is alive. Dumbledore's figure appears before him and tells him that Voldemort's Horcrux within Harry has been destroyed.

• • Harry pretends to be dead while Voldemort makes Hagrid carry Harry's body to Hogwarts. The Sorting Hat, during a disagreement between Neville Longbottom and Voldemort reveals Gryffindor's sword and kills Nagini. The final Horcrux is destroyed in the process. A battle ensues between the folks at Hogwarts and the Death Eaters.

• • Being the true master of the Elder Wand Harry challenges Voldemort. Voldemort casts a Killing Curse as Harry casts a Disarming Spell, but the Elder Wand's curse falls back on Voldemort, ending his life.

• • Meanwhile, the battle claims many casualties including Fred Weasley. Harry uses the Elder Wand to repair his own wand.

• • In a flash into the future, Harry and Ginny Weasley are married with children. Ron and Hermione are also married. The families meet at King's Cross station, where Harry's teenage godson is caught kissing Victoire Weasley. Harry encounters Draco Malfoy, who acknowledges him with a slight nod. Finally, the book concludes: "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."