rebeccazh's reviews
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This series will forever mean so much to me. They were a huge and inseparable part of my childhood and teenage years.

Rereading the series just confirms something for me -- the epilogue and Cursed Child will never be canon to me because of how defeating they are. For a more personal reason, Cursed Child won't be canon for me coz I love Harry and I refuse to accept the future Cursed Child presents. More suffering and anguish after the immeasurable pain and loss he suffers through most of his teenage years. Just no.

The descriptions of anxiety/nerves were really good. This is the last happy book in the series. I love reading about the Triwizard Tournaments. Harry pitting himself against the first and second task and excelling are just so cool and satisfying to read about.

Rereading this series after Cursed Child made me thoroughly disgruntled and made me miss these familiar characters. Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix is when it all starts getting grim -- a death a book; oh, Harry. First Cedric, now Sirius. He's so angry in this book. But after Sirius died, Harry becomes so withdrawn and quiet. He doesn't speak for pages. Oh, Harry.

Reading about the students' uprising is as vicariously satisfying as ever. Fred and George's epic departure from Hogwarts is one of those mic drop moments. Umbridge is really that villain you love to hate.

It's so good being back in this world, reading about the familiar, beloved characters and discovering the wizarding world along with Harry. I love JK Rowling's style too.

Reread it in 2015. Absolutely loved it. Imo one of Sherwood Smith's best.