Here we go..... this is the thread for us who have finished reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
My overall feeling is that it was great. I was sad, sad, sad about Dumbledore. I also don't think Snape is really a deatheater. There are a lot of reasons why I think he is good and that Dumbledore asked him to do it. One of the reasons : in the office, right before Snape kills him, Dumbledore says "Severus, please"... pleading. huh? Dumbledore isn't afraid to die, why would he be pleading for ANYTHING? he's not a pleading kind of guy, unless maybe he was pleading with Snape to do what he asked him to do... anyway, it looks like a lot of the fans on the internet agree that Snape is still good. I dont think Rowling would let Dumbledore go down as an old fool who got tricked by some pasty looking guy.
but then, i guess it could be that maybe Dumbledore is kind of an old fool who foolishly tries to see the best in people... we shall find out in book 7!!
oh yeah, and I knew there was going to be a lot of romance in this book.