Oh, my. That’s all; oh, my.

In many ways this book is less action-packed than its immediate
predecessor (and shorter, too); most of the story takes place at
Hogwarts, and for most of the book Hogwarts is a reasonably peaceful
place. There’s more teen angst and bickering, and a few delightful teen
victories–oh, and Harry spends quite a bit of time working with Dumbledore.
Doesn’t sound like much, put that way, but the book works, it definitely
works, even if it has a quieter tone than some of the others.

Of course, there’s always a lull before the storm….

Oh, my.