They flirted and fought through five books, but by the end of Half-Blood Prince, we knew for sure: it's on. The only question left is, Do they both survive?
TIME book critic Lev Grossman grabs an early copy of Deathly Hallows and finds it a sad but satisfying wrap-up to J.K. Rowling's seven-novel epic
Ron and Hermione, sittin' in a tree...