** spoiler alert ** 
 (4.5 stars) 
 2 weeks. It took me 2 whole weeks to finish this. It could be blamed on either my being busy 25/8 or my half reading slump, but I finally finished it. 
 This book is probably my least favorite of the series so far, but those last 120 pages, oh my goooooooooosh. Those were probably the best of the series (so far?). 
 I cried (not full-on crying, just a few tears shed) when Sirius died- he's probably my favorite character- and when Dumbledore explained everything. 
 A lot more action probably would have made me read this quicker, but I understand now it's probably all foreshadowing for what was/is coming. 
 I really don't have much more to say, and I feel like if I had read this quicker, I would have loved it more. I'm now debating if it's my favorite series ever, but I have 2 more books that I'm going to dive right into (and hopefully finish quickly) before I have to decide that.