i was just talking about this book with my best friend and after our long, long conversation. 
 i am at peace with giving it 3 stars. i liked it. i even enjoyed it. it was FUN. but that's because i never read it as a part of the original HP story. i read it as one would read fan-fiction. it was *those* characters but it was canon in my eyes. 
 still it was fun and entertaining. but no. it wasn't comparable to my original golden trio. boooo!