This was my favorite Harry Potter book for so many years while I was growing up. Sirius Black was my favorite character. I'm not sure either of those statements still hold true for me, now that I've grown and can see characters as rounded and thus flawed. Still, I ADORE this book. It will always have a special place in my heart. I've read my copy of it so many times that the spine has cracked and some of the binding will probably slip loose in my next reading. It's my most well-read and well-loved book.