My Review 
 Just reread for the first time. I'd "discovered" these way back in 2002, when I was in a deep dark hole of post-college unemployment and they had saved me from some extremely boring nights. 
 Upon my second reading, the first of the series definitely feels more like juvenile fiction to me, which makes sense, because the characters are still, well, juvenile. 
 In the end, I can't help it. It's worth the hype. 
 Favorite Quotes 
 [anything Dumbledore says, ever] 
 Yes, Severus..so useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat. 
 After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.