** spoiler alert ** 
 This might be my favorite in the series, but the jury is out on that since I've read the last one only once, and I flew through it so fast I can barely remember parts of it. As for this book, the snogging stuff gets a little annoying, but the overall story is great. This book also has my favorite scene in the series which is where Snape hands Harry his ass in a duel. Snape is probably my favorite character in the series overall, and he's featured rather prominently in this one.