I have a vivid memory of the first time a story was ruined for me. In fifth grade, innocently strolling through the school library, I overheard a classmate (who shall remain unnamed… but you know who you are) LOUDLY announce that Snape killed Dumbledore in The Half-Blood Prince. Needless to say, I was shocked beyond belief. What could possibly have happened in this story to result in an ending like that? This was also the first time I flipped to the end of a book to satisfy m