I was so impressed, being an avid HP book fan, that they stuck so closely to the book. I feel like it is possible that people who hadn't read the books may have thought that it was stalled in a few places...but I thought that it was just awesome. I am so glad, that even though they didn't have Dudley thank Harry in the beginning, they showed the Dursleys, which i was afraid that they were going to leave out. They also showed Hermione's parents and brought all of the things together, so that the kids could go do what they needed to do. I also love the fact that they had Creecher and Dobbie in this. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!! I can't wait for the final movie!!