This is one of my favorites of the series. Things start to go down. You really delve into the backstory of Riddle, and you finally learn about why Voldemort didn't die when the AK spell rebounded on him. Delving into those memories may be the most interesting part of the series. You get to see a lot more of Dumbledore, though he is very opaque and secretive throughout the whole book. There's also more entertaining romance drama in this one. It's goofy, but fun to read about Ron and Hermione and Harry and Ginny working through their feelings. (We finally get to see how sassy and fierce Ginny is!) I also love the scene at the end with Mrs. Weasley and Fleur crying into each other's arms (can we talk about how amazing Fleur is again?). And though the war has started, and people start disappearing, things are still relatively normal. It's not until the end you realize that the war is actually real, and it's the last real year at Hogwarts.

This is one of my favorites of the series. Things start to go down. You really delve into the backstory of Riddle, and you finally learn about why Voldemort didn't die when the AK spell rebounded on him. Delving into those memories may be the most interesting part of the series. You get to see a lot more of Dumbledore, though he is very opaque and secretive throughout the whole book. There's also more entertaining romance drama in this one. It's goofy, but fun to read about Ron and Hermione and Harry and Ginny working through their feelings. (We finally get to see how sassy and fierce Ginny is!) I also love the scene at the end with Mrs. Weasley and Fleur crying into each other's arms (can we talk about how amazing Fleur is again?). And though the war has started, and people start disappearing, things are still relatively normal. It's not until the end you realize that the war is actually real, and it's the last real year at Hogwarts.