I feel like there are the least events that happened in this booking.
And hold on, it might seems strange, yet it feels like it
To me, it's all because an entire story in this year is centered around two important moments:
1) meetings with Dumbledore, reliving the past of Voldemort and finding about Horcruxes;
2) Malfoy and his duties.
and yeah, there is also a Half-Blood Prince storyline, but it's going all through entire book and really shows up at the end, so
It creates an atmosphere of uncertainty, sometimes in a tense, sometimes in a pleasant, almost excited way. You have no idead what is Harry about to find out, and it actually creates a calm and collected vibes.
Yet we all know what silence before the storm means....
But
Let' start from 2 most important topics mentioned above.
I was really enjoying a deep-dive into Voldemort's past. It really expanded his personality and basically explained why Tom become who he had become. The entire trip to Mr. Gaunt's house was actually marvelous and felt surreal, and watching Merope and the tense conversation between Ogden and Mr.Gaunt was very tense and nervous.
When it comes down to Malfoy, I really liked that the booked explored the mother's side of things here. I feel like the movie did a better job of portraying Malfoy's feeling but the booking is doing it differently. It really shows that Narcissa always wanted to protect his son and really cared for him, but the fact that he was a Chosen One, but in a very dark way, was too much for her to handle.
Also I want to say a lot of things about Dumbledore. Sometimes I'm just blown away with how wise this person is. It feels like he knows everything, he feels everything yet he always allows people to be themselves and treats them with the respect and kindness no matter of how people are treating him. Yet at the same time you are feeling his endless power, you are feeling that he is a best wizard who had ever lived and this moments (for example when he saved Harry from the lake and let Inferies off him) are mind blowing. I really feel like lowkey Dumbledore is my favourite character just because despite the fact how much power he is having he is not allowing it to be a weapon against other good-minded people.
Also you are starting realize how little you know about him once you are starting this book. You can actually look at him from different angles here yet it's still feels like you need a lot of books dedicated to Dumbledore only to be able to get to know him better
About other stuff
Ginny
Yeah
We all heard it
The book actually explains how Ginny and Harry actually got together, how their relationships developed. I'm not the one who will tell it was an amazing display yet it explains things and expands Ginny which allows to understand her better
Fleur and Bill
Yeah, well, Fleur sometimes isn't liking a lot of stuff yet hate towards her seems too much for me. I've felt bad whenever it comes up
Harry isn't as matured in this book as in a movie. At least that's how I felt
And his relationship with the Half-Blood Prince book here is also portrayed detailed and you are definitely feeling that he was obsessed with it. It was cool to know that Levicorpus charm was actually invented by Half-Blood Prince.
Quidditch is a Quidditch. It never fails to deliver. Ginny is also shines here
Cormac McLaggen - oh yeah, this dude. Goddamn it. Yeah, he has a father who is influential. Yes, he thinks he is great but...who cares I guess
The ending.
Oh damn
Remember when I said that this booking feels like a calm before the storm?
Oh yeah, the storm itself was full of drama, pain and sadness.
You are just feeling it
No words needed