The way Dumbledore's past gets resurfaced with hints of bigotry was fascinating. We are living in a world where our opinions are immortalized on the internet and no matter the change of perspective, it will never stop haunting. Everyone wants change, no one wants to accept it though. 
 I had written a biting review of this book, the tone of which was both unpleasant and slightly cruel. I stared at it for a thirty minutes before deleting the whole thing. Its not that the opinion I had was purposefully harsh but because it was wholly unnecessary. Interestingly, I have read this book at two points in my life when my reading was at its prime; as in I read at least two books a week. My initial reading of this book had entertained me for the sheer plot value it offered but also had frustrated me enough with the way the plot plowed through with chunky sections of info dumps. Now a decade later, I can sift through the passages containing stories, anecdotes and just appreciate the character reactions as they are. 
 For someone who had a pretty serene undramatic childhood, these kids are heroes.