Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

by Nicholas Hooper

Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. Harry obtains a Potions book which used to belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince's ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way. Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort's past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him. This book of piano solos offers music from the film, as composed by Nick Hooper, and contains four pages of colour photographs.

Genres: Fantasy, Harry Potter, Fiction, Magic, Young Adult, Adventure, Classics

40 pages, Paperback

Published August 6, 2009

Reviews

[Mary Ingalls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had to reread, it’d been too long! My favorite in the series

[Sheila Alvarez · Rating 5 out of 5]

En mi más humilde opinión es el mejor libro de la saga, en el vemos la decisiones del "horripilante enemigo" de Harry, Draco Malfoy, y como le obligan a hacer algo que en un principio desea hacer pero después se da cuenta de que no es así.
También las acciones de severus snape y como llega a su máximo punto de persona despreciable, Horace Slughorn, dando clases magistrales y teniendo un pequeño séquito de alumnos. Y sobre todo vemos a un Harry Potter que se debería clasificar en Slytherin por su astucia

[Arpit Kakkar · Rating 5 out of 5]

No words are enough for this series

[Cheyenne Wooten · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good!

[Agastya Girish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing, the best Harry Potter book. Harry and Dumbledore's adventure together is amazing. Though, the movie spoilt it for me. Ginny and Harry's relationship was really well written by JK Rowling. Dumbledore's death was very suspenseful and the fact that it was Snape. Draco's arc was really good as well. Overall amazing book 5/5. Very Comparable in Plot and Arch to Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)

[Saranya ⋆☕︎ ˖ [hibernating] · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loveeeeeee this<<<<<<<<<<<3

[Deedee · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars...

[Hedwig The Owl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its good

[hannah ༄ · Rating 4 out of 5]

ONE OF MY FAVES

[Sarah Tasker]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, puts the whole wizarding world on edge, as dark magic grows stronger, and dangers may lurk within Hogwarts walls. Quidditch along with piles of homework, Harry’s life could not get anymore complicated. Even so, as his 6th year at Hogwarts begins, Death Eater attacks are growing, and murders and disappearances are all over the Daily Prophet. Not to mention murder attempts that have been narrowly avoided, and no one knows who the intended victim was. Full of mystery and suspense, J.K Rowling does not disappoint, with new secrets being uncovered and suspects to follow!

The 6th book of this series really explores in depth what may be good… or evil. Though Voldemort seems to be the “bad guy” in the story, Dumbledore, Harry, and even Hermione are also not perfect. Hermoine uses a spell to help Ron in Quidditch tryouts, and Harry, Hermoine, and Ron lie to Hagrid to avoid hurting his feelings. The mysterious Half-Blood Prince is another example of this. It’s knowledge does end up helping Harry both in Potions class and even to save a friend, but its spells also lead Harry to seriously hurt people without fully understanding what they mean. Though there seems to be a clear line between right and wrong, it may be blurred around the edges. However, we can see how each person's overall morals and beliefs set each character apart. While Voldemort craves control and thrives by manipulating others, Dumbledore respects other opinions and is always patient and willing to give second chances. As each reader dives further into the story, we begin to understand these two sides more. We explore different views that create our own understandings of the theme!

The mystery of the Half-Blood Prince is well written, with enough suspense to keep a reader interested as well as clever clues that make it clear that much thought has been put into it. Other mysteries such as Harry’s suspicions of Draco, and to what Dumbledore has been up to, are also written in the captivating style that is often seen throughout the series! There are some pacing issues, as the flow in the book can be uneven. Slower moving sections could be more interspersed with action-packed scenes. There is also a lack of significant plot progression. The book definitely introduces important concepts (that I will not discuss to avoid spoilers) but while some side stories such as Quidditch, bring fun and depth into the story, others like Slughorn’s party, romances, and such make it confusing

Another theme to note is a new kind of drama added to the book. As the main characters are entering their late teens, a certain element of romance is added into the plot, a genre very different from the more common themes of fantasy, action adventure, and mystery, present in the series. Aside from a small love interest between Harry and Cho in the 3rd and 5th books, this is unlike any book in the series so far. Though this new side-plot definitely adds more detail and depth to each character’s personality and the overall story, it also distracts the reader from more important events in the storyline. (Whether you will like this change in style, purely depends on your taste and opinion.)

This book should be for ages ten and up, as it does take a significantly dark turn compared to the previous books. There are quite a few violent scenes especially towards the end as well as while Harry and Dumbledore are exploring memories. The increasing amount of romance between the teens also may be inappropriate for younger readers and though no swear words are written, some characters are described using “rude hand gestures.”

Overall, the cleverly written plot, genius character development, heartbreaking betrayals, and shocking losses will captivate any reader. I highly recommend it to those who love lots of action, suspense, and are ready to take on a big read! It is sure to make you eager to start the next book!

[Zoey Zhou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book, really enjoyed it. Although the most specific thing that I noticed was that the word 'said' was just way too overused. It got kind of boring in the end because of the same words.
Harry said "..."
Hermione said "...!"
Ron said "........."
I feel like using the same word so many times really wears the readers out and makes the book a lot more junior and easy to read although I'm guessing that this book was actually written for younger teenagers.
Overall, pretty good, read it many times, but could do with some improvement.

[Kavya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second-favorite HP book after PoA. I don't like a lot of the teenage romance with Ginny (not a Ginny fan) and Lavender/Ron, but the Snape plot was super interesting and the ending especially fleshes him out a lot. He's one of my favorite characters and having such complex layers to his personality comes alive in this book.

It's hard to re-read because it's so long, but I always re-read the chapter, 'Sectumsempra'.

[Jack Gibson · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is Verry slow and boring throughout the book, it was a tough read for me. the exception tho is that the end was quite good, I pushed through the whole book and got a good reward reading the end which I was pleased to read. So out of all of the Harry Potter book this one is one of the worst ones, but I would prob still recommend to read because Harry Potter is a great series, and it's a good read, especially the end.

[Mercedes Piper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is everything I wanted the order of the Phoenix to be . I am so glad to get rid of Umbridge and all of the character development was so good .

Though I kept hoping Dumbledore would have magically came back to life .

[Soft_chill · Rating 5 out of 5]

my.....God....it was....AMAZINGGGG....I cried, I laughed, I related, I grinned, I got frustrated, I got disgusted, I got happy, I kicked my legs in the ai and giggled. I lived every single emotion that exists. Everything. Yep, it was emotional trauma at the end, but... I managed to survive 😅❤️‍🩹

[Juniper · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I finished the book, I was shocked at how good it was! It was one of my favorite Harry Potter books. I'm already a huge Harry Potter fan; I just need to read the 7th book and I'll be finished!-juniper.

[Fungisai Parerenyatwa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was thus far the saddest book in the Harry Potter universe, the death of Albus Dumbledore was so shocking and heartbreaking, at a loss of words for how this made me feel.

[Ana Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love it

[mrs rhys · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Absolute FAVE score ever.

[Laura Keenan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, a fantastic read, would recommend to any hp fans!!

[Shirquita Craft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read this books its good

[Joaquín · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encantooo, entendes muchas cosas del pasado de voldemort y me encanta el romance de harry y ginny. Te adoro J.K Rowling

[Fátima · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo ame

[Padmasri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is just amazing 😃

[Shikha Akhilesh Saxena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must be on every child or young adult book shelf. Wonderful imagination.

[Todd Galbraith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it
😉

[Lucky Ma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book.

[Maliha Maliha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoying the book.It keeps me on edge and Hogwarts always give a homey feeling.Radiates of warm feeling.

[Rise Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is very fantastic and great.