4 STARS of course! 
 I re-read the series 9 years ago in preparation for book 7 and last week I decided to re-read the first book to cap off the end of my 2016 reading year. I want to re-read the rest of the series in 2017 but we will see how that works out considering how gigantic the last few books are. But reading this again brought back so many memories. I read the first book in Middle School on printed pieces of paper because for some reason our teacher could only get a hold of 10 copies, so the rest of us had to read it in a three ring binder lol it was still fun. I didn't however pick up the rest of the books in the series until High School but Harry Potter was still a very huge thing for me in my teen years and I'll cherish it forever. - Richard