I think she was thinking ahead to the last volume and more worried about setting us up for what happens there than she was about writing a blockbuster with this one. All in all, a disappointment despite the bang-up ending.
(7) Wed Jul 20 2005 12:26 I'm Not As Shocked As You Think I Should Be:
Today while I was proctoring the retakes, I read the rest of The Half Blood Prince. The little bit at the ending of the book was more like it. Too bad it took the author 500 pages to get there.