Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?

Incredible! And only now realize the injustice of scoring this book four stars when it clearly deserves five. My memories of reading this book for the first time were a shadow when I read it now. My thoughts of how long it's taking to make progress, the torture of camping out and not having a plan for the Horcruxes and then everything accelerates to the end.

The concerns with pacing never seem as significant on rereads and now I find the book has an intentional progression. Instead of wondering "what happens next" I think "I can't wait for this next thing".

You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that he must die, and understand that there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.

The book is a great read cover to cover and it's still easy to get emotional during The Prince's Tale. It's been a decade since I read the book last and I remember scenes differently because of having watched the Hallows movies multiple times, so it was nice to get some unexpected locations and characters that didn't show up in the film.

It took a decade to reread the series and I'd like to not wait another ten years before I step back in to this world of wizardry and magic.