Alright. I read the book in about 4 hours and was kinda rushing through it, so I have to re-read it to be sure, but here's my initial thoughts:

THE BOOK WAS SO DISAPPOINTING! I couldn't believe that I was actually reading the real book, and not just, dreaming it up or something!!

The opening... very different from the others. I had a little bit of trouble following it at first (which maybe was due to the fact that I was standing in line waiting to get our second copy). But I finally managed to get it straight, I think...

The new Minister of Magic was very... Interesting. I thought it'd be someone we'd never heard of.

Um. I was disappointed that we didn't even hear from Harry until the third chapter, and right away he's leaving the Dursley's... not much detail there, unlike before.... Shocked that Dumbledore himself got Harry that time...

Ok, now... The fact that Dumbledore and Harry Apparated together was kinda cool...

Umm... Tonks. In love with Lupin! Who'd have thought!!

Ahhh, Ron and Lavender was so.... I was rooting for him to ditch her and get with Hermione! And that ridiculous necklace Lav-Lav sent Won-Won... Eh. I'm sorry, but I would NEVER may have an engraving, but I mean... *twitch*

I CAN'T BELIEVE SNAPE GOT DADA! And Slug-whatshisname was Potions! *twitch* And it was Voldemort who put the curse on the DADA position...

Draco, Death Eater? Figured. And the whole crying to Moaning Myrtle? Knew it was him when she mentioned a boy crying, but just... weird.

The whole Legimen-blahblahblah thing was just... weird.. All those memories of Voldemort.. And the Horcruxes... *twitch*

Dumbledore's death disgusted me.

I mean, I agree where the whole thing seemed like a fan fic.

I mean, it was totally not up to Rowling standards, and I can't believe we waited two years for it. I mean, the book had it's redeeming qualities... But it was too rushed, left all sorts of stuff out, and it was entirely too short.

But I need to read it again, just to get myself straight.