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What is the point saying "yes" or "no"?
Do as Eliezer suggests in the intro "If you still don't like it after Chapter 10, give up."
As for my own opinion on the work, I'd say it's very very good in some respects, and quite bad in some others.
"What is the point saying "yes" or "no"?"
Um, none for you, I suppose. But it might mean some utilons for me. Anyway, a hint about which way the story might be heading would be good. (Comeuppance? Minister Potter? Furry slash?)
If you go in expecting the standard narrative where hubris is punished and the status quo maintained, you will be vastly disappointed. Harry certainly fails at stuff and succeeds at other stuff, but at no point does he come to accept that the best thing to do is meekly accept the status quo.
My guess, reading between the lines, is that you will like later chapters less and less.
There are points in the story where his arrogance results in severe consequences for him, and when other people call him out on some of his actions.
There also continue to be points where he wins and proves how much smarter he is than almost everyone else. I still enjoy reading it, but I'm not going to force you to.
Ah, I didn't realize that such a hint was what you were asking for.
Okay: He (eventually) does things that go very very wrong, and he (soon) starts understanding there must be something really really off/weird with him.
So, yeah, he does get a comeuppance of sorts, for his arrogance. Though I'm not sure it's yet enough a comeuppance for such arrogance.