An enjoyable, well written fantasy with a bunch of lovable kids who are also witches-in-training. Well, I have not encountered many of those lately in my personal life, but who cares? This is a fun book and so well put together that one cares whether the kids pass the next exam, whether on Quidditch or Flibbets--whatever! I am well past the age of the protagonists, but I have all the books so far published and I hope others will enjoy this one on me!