I read this book in two days and I only put in down when my nose was in the center of the book due to sleep deprivation. I immensely enjoyed it to the very end. Yet I was sad and horrified that J. K. Rowling killed one of my favorite characters...but you have to read it to find out who. The book was dark, and I didn't think it very appropriate that these small children were reading this, but if it gets them to read I suppose everything evens out. Rowling has a talent for making the readers care for the characters, and experience what they are going through. The book definitely makes you laugh, but it also makes you cry. There is also a certain character in this book you love to hate, surprisingly other than Draco and his father. I loved all her books, and I definitely added this to my collection at 12:01 the Saturday it came out. It is a mixture of everything and comes together brilliantly. J. K. Rowling has truly created another magical masterpiece.