J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building... wherever they had murdered... When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny... Having now become classics of our time, the Harry Potter ebooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism to readers of all ages. With its message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.

Pia 

I know I will be dead long before you read this. But I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match you will be mortal once more.

Hast neither knew nor cared what the massage meant.

this will be the only moment ever that I like him 😂 because no one likes that Werwolf bastardf

“Pleased to see me Dumbledore” “no I can not say that I am”

like you did with the potters? Because that worked out for them

“I can help you draco” “we can hide you more completely than you can possibly imagine”

don’t mind me crying for Sirius  brother

“A dead man lying face up inches beneath the surface”

yk who Else needed that tip Dumbledore REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK

“She’s Ron sister” “I’m his best mate.” “That will make it worse”

“Right im going down to Hagrids” “what” said Ron and Hermione “no Harry you’ve got to go and see slughorn remember?” “No”

“I love you Hermione” said Ron. Hermione turned fairly pink.

he is just like his father And also not me Mixing canon with fancanon 

“What happened?” “Cracked skull ” said madam pomfrey. “Nothing to worry about”

“I love her” repeated Ron “jokes over drop it” 

“You will not underestimate the power of obssessive love”

Somehow it reminded him simultaneously of treakle tart, the wooden smell of a broomstick handle and something flowery he thought he moth have smelled at the burrow

“Yes.” “Yes sir” “there is no need to call me sir professor”

“I was interested to see your new patronus. I think you were better of with the old one. The new one looks weak” said Snape

Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince

Eva Marquant

'Zeg tegen haar dat ik aan haar denk.' - Harry Potter

'Tel je SLIJMBALLEN niet voor de post bezorgd is,' zei Perkamentus ernstig.

Seit Voldemort, der gefährlichste schwarze Magier aller Zeiten, zurückgekehrt ist, herrschen Aufruhr und Gewalt in der magischen Welt. Als Harry Potter und seine Freunde Ron und Hermine zu ihrem sechsten Schuljahr nach Hogwarts kommen, gelten strengste Sicherheitsmaßnahmen in der Zauberschule. Dumbledore will seine Schützlinge vor dem Zugriff des Bösen bewahren. Um Harry zu wappnen, erforscht er mit ihm die Geschichte des Dunklen Lords. Ob auch Harrys Zaubertrankbuch, das früher einem „Halbblutzprinzen“ gehörte, ihm helfen kann?

Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz

Elisa Klarenberg

„Ginny, wo willst du hin?“, schrie Harry, der mitten in der Luft in eine Massenumarmung mit dem ganzen Team hineingeraten war, aber Ginny preschte einfach an ihnen vorbei und krachte schliesslich mit einem gewaltigen Knall gegen das Podium des Stadionsprechers. Während die Menge kreischte und lachte, landete die Gryffindor-Mannschaft neben dem Trümmerhaufen aus Holz, unter dem Zacharias sich schwach regte; Harry hörte Ginny munter zu der erzürnten Professor McGonagall sagen: „Hab vergessen zu bremsen, Verzeihung, Professor.“

„Aber wenn ich ständig im Ministerium ein und aus gehe“, sagte Harry, immer noch bemüht, seine Stimme freundlich klingen zu lassen, „würde das nicht so aussehen, als wenn ich gut fände, was das Ministerium unternimmt?“

„Nun“, erwiederte Scrimgeour und runzelte leicht die Stirn, „nun, ja, das ist auch ein Grund, weshalb wir gerne -„

„Nein, ich glaube, das lässt sich nicht machen“, bemerkte Harry höflich.

Pavel Medek

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this point in the midst of the storm of this battle of good and evil

Harry Potter a princ dvojí krve

Eliška Teichmanová

There is no need to Call me sir, professor

Fantasy. Endnu en gang skal Harry Potter tilbage til troldmandsskolen Hogwart efter at have tilbragt nogle kedelige uger hos sin plejefamilie. Han glæder sig, men han ved heller ikke, hvilke uhyggelige oplevelser han har i vente

rafael

‚And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.‘

Suspicion and fear blow through the wizarding world as news of the Dark Lord's attack on the Ministry of Magic spreads. Harry has not told anyone about the future predicted by the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, nor how deeply what happened to Sirius Black affected him. He's desperate for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and take him away from the Dursley's but Hogwarts may not be the safe haven from Voldemort's Dark Forces that it once was. In his sixth year, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince and Dumbledore prepares him to face his own terrifying destiny.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Gryffindor Edition

Lynn

Ellie 

Kass

Kylie Robinson

Briar's Reviews

Apparently, in the year 2017 I read this book and reviewed it. Do you think I remembered reading this book? HECK NO! Does it matter? HECK NO! I decided to indulge in myself and re-read the entire Harry Potter series. I never actually read book 5 (Order of the Phoenix) so why not just start from the beginning and binge read the whole sha-bang? Honest to goodness, it was totally worth it. I'm annoyed at my younger self for not reading the series like it was meant to be read, but who cares? I'm an adult now and adulting is hard, so we reward ourselves with Harry Potter. 

I read Order of the Phoenix in 2017 as well, so it has been a fair bit of time since I've bothered with the boy wizard and his merrily troop of misfits. Lucky for me, I've watched the movies god knows how many times so I have a good idea of what happened last time around. 

My positives:
1. Ginny, Neville and Luna by far stand out in this book. I love their rebellion, quirkiness and overall levels of fun. They are obviously different character types, but they stand out as a strong supporting cast. Malfoy took a bit of a back seat in this one for me, but these guys were fun! I loved them. Sometimes I feel like I am Luna...

2. I used to hate the long narratives when I initially read these books, but now I love it. I love going into the lore and picking apart the different storylines and webs J.K. was trying to make. The Half Blood Prince lore, Voldemort/Tom Riddle's history, and Slughorn... it's all so cool. It's one of the reasons I love FNAF so much - there's so much lore hidden and woven that the story is just SO DARN COOL. To top it off, these lore bits don't slow the pace down at all. It's truly amazing. This woman is TALENTED. And to grow the characters with the age groups who would be reading? SO COOL. SO SO COOL. Am I the only one who wants to see the crazy map J.K. made to set this story up? 

3. Snarky comments towards Snape. Seriously, I wish I had the courage to act like that back in my youthful years at elementary/high school. 

4. This book is much darker than the other books and... I dig it. I didn't back in the day (2017-era, you know... a LONG time ago...) but I like it now. Maybe because I'm older and wiser and adult life is dark sometimes? Who knows.

5. The curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts job. That should have been stressed WAY more in the movies, because it's super cool. I'm using the word cool a lot... oh well. It's cool!

6. This has nothing to do with the book, but Bill is Domhnall Gleeson and man that Irish boy is wonderful. Ten points to Gryffindor. 

7. The comedy is spot on in this book despite it being a dark mess. Ron's nicknames, the love potions, the snarky comments (which I listed above but totally fits here too) - all of it really makes for a well rounded book. 

My negatives:
1. I have always love book Hermione way more than movie Hermione. I've researched the heck out of why they made the characters the way they did in the movie (Ron is super dumb in the movies, Rupert Grint deserved way better than THAT) but that doesn't change the fact that the books do the characters justice. She's not as annoying in books 1-5, but is starting to get a little annoying... the whole romance thing is not J.K.'s specialty (I think almost everyone can agree on that point). I wish they would have had Harry and Hermione grow closer, because their character types seems much better together than Ron and Hermione. But that's just me.

2. I never understood why Dumbledore had to drink out of the gauntlet. I still don't, to be brutally honest. There's probably some explanation somewhere and I could look it up... but let's be honest, I won't remember to.

3. The death didn't hit me as hard this time, but probably because I knew it was coming. I was very much heart broken when my 10 year old self picked up The Deathly Hallows without reading The Half Blood Prince (judge me, please... I read the last chapter first. I made big mistakes in my childhood, I'll own up to them) and found out about the death. 

4. I want more information on the new Minister of Magic. I felt like he could have been utilized more. He kind of just seemed like a plot device. He's super seedy and totally worth going into... but I know book seven won't be focusing on him.

5. I couldn't be bothered with the Quidditch match in this book. I honestly just didn't care about it anymore. GIVE ME LORE AND DRAMA GOSHDARNIT J.K.!

Overall, this book is an absolute gem and I'm pumped to re-read this series. It's a book that when I picked it up, I know I'm going to enjoy it and find something new and exciting in it. I'm amazed that it holds up so well (maybe not perfectly, but almost spot on) and that I can still enjoy it as an adult. That's a true testament.

Here's my prediction, in three to five years I will probably pick it up again. If you've been avoiding this book or just haven't picked it up, you should do it. Just watching how the books change in tone over the years (imagine a ten year old picking up the first book and grow as the years pass on) is cool all on it's own. 

Will I read the eighth book? Probably. It's going to take a few years to get my hands on The Cursed Child but I AM READY.

Five out of five stars. This girl needed a book to pull her back into her love of reading after a couple very, very bad weeks, AND IT WORKED.

Now, any recommendations for more books that are as awesome as this? HIT ME UP.

The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet…

As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate — and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

So it’s the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort — and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.
--back cover

Erik Wallace

In the second to last book of this series and the darkest to date, trust becomes a major theme. Snape's allegiance to the Order and Dumbledore is further confused as he makes an unbreakable vow to Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange to protect Draco. Harry becomes obsessed in following Draco convinced that he's a Death Eater after seeing him in Diagon Alley.

Further distracting Harry, upon returning to Hogwarts he learns that Snape has been awarded the Defense Against Dark Arts teaching position and he discovers a potentially dangerous potions book from the Half Blood Prince.

'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. "It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again," said Fudge.' These dramatic words appeared in the final pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the midst of this battle of good and evil, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort's power and followers increasing day by day . . .

Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

Bessie Small

I think its a great book for every age group and very entertaining.

Suspicion and fear blow through the wizarding world as news of the Dark Lord’s attack on the Ministry of Magic spreads. Harry has not told anyone about the future predicted by the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, nor how deeply what happened to Sirius Black affected him. He’s desperate for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and take him away from the Dursley’s – but Hogwarts may not be the safe haven from Voldemort’s Dark Forces that it once was.

In his sixth year, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince – and Dumbledore prepares him to face his own terrifying destiny.

Source: https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/au/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-9781408865446/

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

Wynter

- What happened? I was seriously bored by this one
- Nothing really happened except Harry obsessing over Malfoy and Snape
- Also, it's getting annoying how Rowling is trying to convince me that Snape is a bad guy. When you try so hard, I start to assume the complete opposite
- The big shocker in the end was very underwhelming
- The whole book seemed like a set up for a sequel
- :(

Colleen

Another classic in the Harry Potter series. It has all the hallmarks of the earlier books: the brilliant characterization, the intricate plot, and the detailed descriptions. The theme of the power of love is explored in more depth. Harry also continues to grow and mature. With that comes all the pains of change, the awkwardness, the sting of realizing that your idols are human too, or the discomfort of finding out how your enemies become who they are today. A wonderful read as always!

Harry Potter And the Half-Blood Prince

chloe ✩‧₊˚✧｡*ﾟ

4.5 ⭐ (of course)

I don't know what to say. I'm feeling a little empty. I love all the characters. Even the ones we are meant to hate. Except Voldemort of course becausssse he is an actual psychopath.



"It was, he thought, a difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head high. Some people perhaps would say that was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, (and so did my parents), that there was all the difference in the world."

When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on. Harry, Ron, and Hermione, having passed their O.W.L. level exams, start on their specialist N.E.W.T. courses. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, losing a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry becomes captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, while Draco Malfoy pursues his own dark ends. And classes are as fascinating and confounding as ever, as Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Most importantly, Dumbledore and Harry work together to uncover the full and complex story of a boy once named Tom Riddle—the boy who became Lord Voldemort. Like Harry, he was the son of one Muggle-born and one Wizarding parent, raised unloved, and a speaker of Parseltongue. But the similarities end there, as the teenaged Riddle became deeply interested in the Dark objects known as Horcruxes: objects in which a wizard can hide part of his soul, if he dares splinter that soul through murder. Harry must use all the tools at his disposal to draw a final secret out of one of Riddle's teachers, the sly Potions professor Horace Slughorn. Finally Harry and Dumbledore hold the key to the Dark Lord's weaknesses... until a shocking reversal exposes Dumbledore's own vulnerabilities, and casts Harry's—and Hogwarts's—future in shadow.
--publisher's description

Harry Potter #6

Anyaconda

Re-read via audiobook. This might actually be the book where the movie was better 😅
Still good though.

Emily Akerman

Lacy W

Since I gave  The Order of the Phoenix  a theme, I think it would only be fitting to give this book a theme. I think it would be grief. 

Harry is dealing with so much grief in this book. (view spoiler)[ Sirius is dead  (hide spoiler)] and Harry doesn't know how to deal with it. His friends, Ron and Hermione, are possibly going to get together in a romantic way and Harry is grieving for the times when it was just friendship. Harry is essentially grieving his childhood, well as normal of a childhood as Harry could have, give who he is and all. 

I feel for Harry in this book. He is still angry and hurt after what happened at the Ministry but at least he is coping a bit better with it. He also has the relief knowing that the Ministry finally believes him about Voldemort. He is finally letting Ron and Hermione in and telling them things, which is great. I never noticed, when I was reading the series when I was younger, how much information about his life he hid from those two. It just drives me nuts because those two have always been there for him, no matter what. Yes, they have gotten into fights and been a bit catty to each other but who hasn't? Ron and Hermione clearly have Harry's best interest at heart. I still blame the neglect and abuse that Harry suffered from while living with the Dursley's. 

Another topic I want to bring up is Dumbledore. I really used to like Dumbledore, even looked up to him. He seemed like he genuinely cared for Harry and wanted Harry to survive. But knowing what I know now, I don't know how much of what Dumbledore did was in Harry's best interest. He seemed to still hold a lot back from Harry, even though it was Harry's life on the line. Personally, I think that Dumbledore should have started Harry's personal lessons with him in his third year at the very least. I don't know though.

This is still a rocking series. I must reiterate that this is no longer a middle grade series. The content is just too dark. I still think that it is YA and even borderline on adult. There is a lot of things discussed in this book that middle school children don't need to know. I think it would give them nightmares, to be honest.

I’m not the biggest fan of this book since Snape is playing a big role in it and I absolutely hate him haha 

Alex Najera 

Harry Potter e il Principe Mezzosangue

the best book in the harry potter series, i don't make the rules

رغد

i knew it would happen but i still cried for an hour. still bawling my eyes out. I HATE HIM I HATE HIM I HOPE HE BURNS ALIVE

Kate Perrin

Jamieson

SOME THOUGHTS

-- tbh how did I never ship hinny before bc those two are actually so cute ??
-- Dumbledore's funeral is really nice. I love the centuars and merpeople coming
-- Draco Malfoy is not a villian tbh when will people realise this ( I mean, antagonist? sure. Villian? no) 
-- Neville and Luna are the best
-- I love Fleur Delacour so much. Fleur is amazing and I just ? cry about everyone hating her
-- Harry has it so rough and I just? he has such a good heart despite everything. I wish he wasn't the most underrated character in his own story. Like, idk I love Harry so much

tbh .. this is probably my 'least favourite' harry potter book but HONESTLY as my least favourite it's still such an incredible story and I love it so much like it's still such a solid 5*

A very compelling read. I rather enjoyed reading this book, so far I would have to say my favourite in the series.

The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.

And yet . . . as with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability.

Brittany Jenkins

Please excuse me while I go curl up & cry for a little while after finishing this one.

On another note, I loved the numerous ties this book made back to the Chamber of Secrets, possibly my favorite book up until this point. The Half-Blood Prince quickly became a new favorite in the series & held many cozy, vivid reading sessions as I made my way through the book. I found myself deeply immersed in the story & growing very fond of the characters. A very emotional read at times.

Overall, this was a beautiful book in so many ways.

Harry Potter és a Félvér Herceg

This is my favorite book for sure. I read it more than once, and the reason why cant i give 5* is because i still unable to like the Golden Trio era

Agnese

aisha

kesha

** spoiler alert **
           nothing like having a mental shutdown over having completed only 30% of my endsem syllabus that's happening in almost 12 hours while grieving over dumbledore's death and harry's and draco's lost youth at 4am

I did not like the beginning much, very repetitive and just like the other books, but HOLY CRAP the last couple of chapters are phenomenal!

Kyra

Harry Potter, now sixteen-years-old, begins his sixth year at school in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of the Dark Lord Voldemort.

So this is the first time I ever read this book and I decided to reread the first 5 . This book … well… I could understand the negative reviews . This is probably the longest I took to read a Harry Potter book , I gave it 4 stars due to the hardship of trying to start this book. 

The beginning was very very dull and it didn’t pick up till about chapter 3.  The potions teacher has finally changed . And Harry must try to get close to slughorn to get a memory. 

I did like that fudge is finally gone  ,  and I got a small jump scare when umbridge came back for a split second . This book also tells us of voldermolts past,  which I found confusing .. most of this book was confusing and hard to grasp unlike the other 5. 

Overall I found it as a filler book as J. K. Probably didn’t know how to bring in the halcroxes.  This is the one I will take my time to get a reread in..

Aly Valenz

So this is the first time I ever read this book and I decided to reread the first 5 . This book … well… I could understand the negative reviews . This is probably the longest I took to read a Harry Potter book , I gave it 4 stars due to the hardship of trying to start this book. 

The beginning was very very dull and it didn’t pick up till about chapter 3.  The potions teacher has finally changed . And Harry must try to get close to slughorn to get a memory. 

I did like that fudge is finally gone  ,  and I got a small jump scare when umbridge came back for a split second . This book also tells us of voldermolts past,  which I found confusing .. most of this book was confusing and hard to grasp unlike the other 5. 

Overall I found it as a filler book as J. K. Probably didn’t know how to bring in the halcroxes.  This is the one I will take my time to get a reread in..

Dana Paduraru

Ryan LaFerney

On of my favorite HP books! This actually might be the best book in the series (although I'll always love the Prisoner of Azkaban). This series remains compellingly readable, breathlessly suspenseful and exciting, and now powerfully emotional. I don't want to say much for folks who haven't read it (they exist) but I'll say this: prepare to cry. There are tears of joy to be had reading this and tears of grief.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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