***SPOILER ALERT!!!*** 
 Harry continues to mature, his understanding of the world continues to grow in sophistication, and the battle between the good and evil forces grows ever more perilous. The plot moves forward toward the ultimate confrontation between Harry and his nemesis. Voldemort's character grows ever darker. Harry looses a valuable ally. In between, he learns more about magic, shows up Hermione, and develops a romantic entanglement. The writing is crisp and moves along quickly. 
 The minute I began to read the book, my heart couldn't stop beating, my eyes couldn't stop reading, and my hands couldn't put the book down. Unfortunately, I saw the movie before reading the book. (yes I know, never judge the book by the movie) well, I might have to say, it's true. You should read the book before watching the movie just because in the book it has more details and the movie will just make you cry and not understand the whole point. He fought, somebody dies, and everybody cries. But the book tells you so much more...You'll just have to read it if you haven't read it yet.