I got around to reading the book lately and thought it was lovely. It's definitely my favorite book in the series. The only other book that just really sat well with me was CoS. None of the others really grabbed my interest and captivated my full attention as these two did.

Loved the ending btw, and the epilogue. Don't know why so many people (here at least) seem disappointed or upset with it in some way. It was just right for an epilogue and filled the space nicely.

Hmm. I'm curious as to whether Harry lost the transferred powers and abilities from Voldemort when Voldemort destroyed the part of the soul within Harry. Just thought of that now; I probably wasn't reading the end there carefully enough.

I was terribly upset that Hedwig was killed so quickly into the story... such a sad moment. And killing Fred was upsetting as well. But the deaths absolutely went well with the storyline.

As a final sidenote: I also greatly enjoyed the additional revealed backgrounds of Snape and Dumbledore. Great book, really.