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

'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.

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.‘

Ellie 

Kass

Kylie Robinson

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Seren Johnston

Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Constance Reed

Emily Akerman

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.

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Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

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

'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

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.

As Harry enters his sixth year at Hogwarts, a storm is brewing in the battle between good and evil, a battle that promises to have incredible consequences for the magic world.

Megan Snodgrass

4.5

It's not that I thought I'd hate these books.. it's just that I'm liking them a lot more than I thought I would. Now, this review is coming from someone who has seen these movies countless times so I was aware of the general plot and big reveal (As well as the shirts people wore in Jr High of what page it was on). Even knowing the big reveal I was constantly enraptured of the if/when and felt every bit of the emotional heartache. Wish I had read all the books prior to the movies to form my opinion on Snape, though I'd like to think I always believed in Dumbledore's opinion. Also MY OH MY the Ginny and Harry relationship makes WAY MORE SENSE, the movies you're like where tf did this come from? Also loved seeing the subtle, going through puberty and hormones, wow my feelings for my friend might be something more vibe between Ron and Hermione.

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be published on July 16, 2005, in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling, is the sixth in the bestselling Harry Potter series.In the previous book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the last chapter, titled "The Second War Begins," started:"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."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 as Voldemort's power and followers are increasing day by day, in the midst of this battle of good and evil.The author has already said that the Half-Blood Prince is neither Harry nor Voldemort.Intriguingly, the opening chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been brewing in J.K. Rowling's mind for 13 years.All five Harry Potter books are available in various editions: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Raincoast will be simultaneously publishing the standard children's hardback edition (ISBN 0747581088) and an adult hardback edition (ISBN 074758110X). Both editions feature the same text but with different cover artwork.

Izza

2005 - 4 stars 
2015 - 5 stars

Can't believe I had only read this one once before and that was 10 years ago!

🌞Laur🌞

Annabella

Rachel Evans

(4.75/5) Audiobook - ?? - Harry Potter books are very hard to rate and review but: the plot with the penseive and discovering about the horcruxes is very good, but the side plots involving the arguments between Hermione and Ron are usually just annoying. Without such a focus on this, it would be more enjoyable.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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