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This is my second favorite book of the series. I loved the extra-fanciful elements of the book, with merpeople and dragons. It was nice for Hermione to have someone to admire her and to make Ron jealous. I could care less about Cho Chan, but the rest of the book was fast-paced, creative, and attention-grabbing. The ending was tragic and beautiful and triumphant and ugly--everything it should have been. I loved it!
It was 2000 when I first read Harry Potter. My friend Super Suz recommended the series to me but I put off reading it for ages. I wasn’t into reading much young adult stuff back then and my argument for not reading them was that I wasn’t interested in reading children’s book. How book-snobbish of me.
It was around the time the first film was coming out and I was hearing a lot about the controversy that was being stirred up over witchcraft and censorship. Censorship and banning books is one of my ...more
It was around the time the first film was coming out and I was hearing a lot about the controversy that was being stirred up over witchcraft and censorship. Censorship and banning books is one of my ...more
