When it came out, I was only nine, and hadn't read 5 or 6 yet either. When I finally did get it, years later, I read up until Hedwig died, burst into tears, and refused to read any more of it for almost a year. Eventually, I decided that I had to read the book before the movie came out, so the day before the movie came out, I started reading. I didn't put it down until I had finished it. Note: I had to get up at seven the next day for school. When I finally finished the book, I looked out the window to discover that the sun had already set, then risen again. It was 6:30. Since there was no point in going to sleep, I just started re-reading it.