Have decided to re-read the entire series. Will not change the original star ratings, but will include my updated star ratings in the wall o' text.

4 stars
Like 5 (and 6, really) this could really do with a little editing. The aimless camping is pretty tedious. I have found it harder to read about adolescents from the perspective of adulthood than I had anticipated. I'm not sure I buy that (a) Harry could survive given the circumstances of the endgame or that (b) Harry would name a child after Snape; just because Dumbledore was right about Snape, doesn't negate all of the abuse Snape has put Harry through over the course of his Hogwarts career. I really hope that Harry grows up to be a less emo adult, because DAMN that boy can whine and hold a grudge -- or is that supposed to be the implication, given that he's named a kid after Snape? One thing I did find particularly interesting on this read-through, that I hadn't really been so aware of the first time through, was the moral complexity of each of the houses.

Worth the re-read, I think.