| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth | | | | one. While trying to do so they were severely |
| book in the series of books by J.K. Rowling. The | | | | challenged by Draco, who is on the evil side but not |
| story setting is in the famous Hogwarts school | | | | powerful enough and not decisive enough to win, and |
| where Harry meets up with his old friends again. The | | | | Snape. Snape was the one who arrived to the battle |
| main characters of the book are mostly the same | | | | scene where Dumbledore was fighting with Draco |
| ones from previous stories. Harry's friends Hermione | | | | and after a few seconds of hesitation he killed the |
| and Ron, and the Hogwarts Headmaster Dumbledore | | | | professor. This climatic episode is very dramatic for |
| are the closest to Harry and are kept in constant | | | | Harry and also is about to bring changes to the lives |
| focus by the author. In this book Potter starts a | | | | of the three friends and the rest of the school. From |
| deep exploration into the life and secrets of the man | | | | that point on Harry is meant to be almost on his own |
| who became the Dark Lord. Harry and his friends are | | | | as now he does not have a mentor and a true wise |
| searching for his flaws and secrets hoping to discover | | | | friend who was all this time by his side. It is possible |
| a major one that will bring Harry close to | | | | that Dumbledore predicting his own death he told |
| "You-Know-Whose" downfall. Throughout the book | | | | Harry to rely on his friends through the upcoming |
| Harry is getting ready for the final battle with evil | | | | difficult year and also not to fear the unknown that |
| Lord Voldemort who is back in business and is trying | | | | he would encounter soon. |
| to kill Harry to regain power and authority in magical | | | | The self-made "Prince" always seems to be in the |
| world. | | | | background reminding of himself, although he is a |
| The major theme in the book is developed and | | | | negative character Harry would have never been |
| brought to the reader through minor changes as it | | | | exposed to such knowledge that he gained if not for |
| seems at first site. Harry's new schedule at school | | | | his notes in the textbook. Clearly Snape is depicted |
| does not emphasize attending every class, although | | | | as a major enemy in this book however in reality as |
| students still have huge amounts of homework with | | | | it becomes obvious toward the end Snape is a mere |
| individual specifics depending on the field of study. | | | | rehearsal for a more serious problem-the Dark Lord. |
| Potter discovers an interesting textbook that has | | | | Harry still has to destroy the remaining horcruxes to |
| numerous remarks and explanations by someone | | | | defeat Voldermort that will probably happen in the |
| mysterious called Half-Blood Prince. Later in the book | | | | following book. |
| the reader finds out that Snape is the one who left | | | | Apart from serious matters such as destroying |
| all those interpretations in the book. Harry apart from | | | | malicious enemy, Harry's friends Ron and Hermione |
| studying the helpful textbook holds private meetings | | | | are getting into romantic relationships that are the |
| with Dumbledore. Those lessons with the | | | | sings of adolescence being mentioned in this book |
| Headmaster are meant to help Harry understand the | | | | more that in any previous one. Thus there are still |
| prophecy written in the fifth book and also train him | | | | plenty of fun moments in the book which make it |
| for the inevitable battle with the Dark Lord. Mainly | | | | less tense and more realistic, close to the lives of |
| the book describes the ultimate conflict between | | | | Muggles- ordinary people. |
| good and evil where Harry is the representation of | | | | The readers of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood |
| the good and Voldemort is the evil of the world. | | | | Prince are definitely captured by the swirling reality |
| In order to get to know as much as possible about | | | | that happens inside the Hogwarts' walls, but the final |
| his hidden enemy, Dumbledore tells Harry that | | | | act of the series is left for the last seventh part of |
| Voldemort has created six horcruxes, which means it | | | | the great story. The author is leading readers to the |
| is hopeless to kill him until all the horcruxes are | | | | logical ending although it is not definite and predicting |
| destroyed. The two were already ruined earlier and | | | | anything would be difficult as Rowling is an expert of |
| professor and Harry wanted to destroy the third | | | | new mysterious characters and fascinating plots. |