Now that the Harry Potter series will be available as e-books beginning in October, I may actually get around to finishing the books. I read the first two volumes way back in the early Aughts, but somehow never made time for the rest. I could easily borrow the books from my fan-girl sister, but I don’t mind contributing a few dollars to Ms. Rowling’s cultural empire. As long as I can read them on any device of my choosing, I’ll have no complaints. But now I must decide whether to see the final movie before reading the rest of the books. Thanks to the spoilerific nature of the Internet, I know the generals of the story’s ending, but not the specifics.
What say you, Potter-maniacs? Will seeing the final movie affect my enjoyment of books 3-7?
I’m actually a staunch advocate of both the books and films. I don’t know that any harm’s done by seeing the eighth film before reading the books (assuming you’ve seen all the other films already).
(To be fair, don’t you know the ending in your gut? 😉