[First read: December 2001. 4 stars. 
 Second read: 28th January, 2016. 2 stars.] 
 Read as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003. 
 I can't say I was taken with this one. I think, from what I've seen, this is the least favourite book (and film) amongst the Potterheads and (up to now) I think I agree. There was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing in relation to the previous book and repetition galore. I also disliked Ginny intensely and didn't enjoy the way she was basically just a damsel to be used and rescued. I am also getting tired of how many times the female characters are being described as "being giggly" every time they get in a group of two or more. 
 It's written fairly well, though I did notice a few typos. I think the series really takes off once the books get a bit longer but the earlier ones are basically just children's books with fun magic stuff. It was a rather tedious read (and that 2-and-a-half hour long film was dire) but I still don't hate Harry Potter or the world in general, so it's still going well. 
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