I'm really trying to figure that out, actually. Obviously I've noticed a lot more details (especially with the help of the fine people here), but I honestly can't remember the feeling I had the first time I read this. I remember feeling that this was the point when I absolutely couldn't wait any longer to find out what was happening... I was definitely invested. But as for how I felt about the death of Sirius, and all the emotional things... I don't know. I don't think I was horribly affected at the time, and I wasn't particularly this time either. Plot-wise, I'm still having that itching-to-find-out-what-happens-next thing going on, even though I know.

So I suppose that's a long way of saying that although I understand more about the book and series this time around, I don't think I got anything new out of it emotionally.



I do. There's the same atmosphere. Someone has just been murdered, Voldy is really coming back, let's really rev up and prepare for the fight. It's just that everyone's going to take it a bit more seriously this time. Maybe the last time was for warmup.