ENGLISH (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) / ITALIANO

«It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind»

Due to numerous attacks of Death Eaters, the new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, duly appointed, decides to meet the muggle British Prime Minister... It's the first time that the Muggle world and the magic one come bluntly face to face. J.K. Rowling chooses that the first chapter of this novel is the right time for this interaction, highlighting the dramatic situation and the necessary cooperation to stem the enemy of all: Lord Voldemort.

The bedtime reading for my daughter became less lighthearted and more serious by now. Luckily, for some difficult questions Dumbledore bails me out every time:

«It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more»

We're almost there, the end of the journey is close. Unfortunately, it will never be the same.

Vote: 9

«Era quasi mezzanotte e il Primo Ministro stava seduto da solo nel suo ufficio, a leggere una lunga relazione che gli scivolava via dalla mente senza lasciare la minima traccia»

A seguito dei numerosi attacchi dei mangiamorte, Il nuovo Ministro della Magia Rufus Scrimgeour, fresco di nomina, decide di incontrare il Primo Ministro britannico babbano... E' la prima volta che il mondo babbano e quello magico si trovano ad interloquire senza mezzi termini. J.K. Rowling decide che il primo capitolo è il momento giusto per questa interazione, a sottolineare la drammaticità della situazione e la necessaria collaborazione allo scopo di arginare il nemico di tutti: Voldemort.

Oramai la lettura serale per mia figlia si è fatta decisamente meno spensierata e più impegnata. Per fortuna, per alcune questioni spinose c'è sempre Silente a togliermi le castagne dal fuoco:

«È l'ignoto che temiamo, quando guardiamo la morte e il buio, nient'altro»

Ci siamo quasi, la fine del viaggio è vicina. Purtroppo per noi, però, non sarà più come prima.

Voto: 9

If snape hadn’t killed Dumbledore I would have killed him myself

Why are the realy hard parts always in the end , my fragile heart is broken

This book has to be one of my favourites in the series, if not my favourite!! There's just something really special about it and it's just such a beautiful book...

The plot is so intricately structured and everything falls into place so well! I think this book has the best plot out of the series as it builds up to the end and really does keep you guessing throughout!

The character development within this book is fantastic! Everyone is just that little bit sassier and hormonal which is very entertaining to read! Romione and Hinny kill me as they're just so "ughhh" and "AHHH" and do things to my heart!!

I will never not get emotional when reading or watching this book/film because there's that one death which just simply ruins me!! I will never get over it. Never.

One thing that irritates me is the fact that they didn't add all the extra information given in this book about the horcruxes or Voldemort's family etc into the movie! All the little details are so important and really add to the plot! I think that is why these books will always be my favourite, because yes the films are aMAZING but the books just have the little bit more and I will treasure them always...

*hugs all my Harry Potter books*

Dumbledore made up for his absence in book 5 here but first Sirius and now Dumbledore, I am drowning in the sea of sadness and crying.

Issues:

1. Harry doesn’t have to be the greatest wizard of his time but that he peaked in third year with mastering the patronus charm is quite sad. It’s also sad that he doesn’t feel he needs to work at magic. The idea that Harry could have been in Slytherin or Ravenclaw is laughable - he has no drive, and no intellectual curiosity. Draco grasped occulumency in two months in order to guard himself against Snape, an ally. Harry won't do it to protect himself against Voldemort, even though having failed to do so resulted in Sirius' death. Harry doesn't try even when new skills are obviously useful - not with occulmency, not with wordless magic. Harry turns out to be good at a few discrete things - the patronus charm, resisting the imperius curse - but that never extends, kind of like how Ron's chess skills never extend to any type of application in real life.

2. I'm not opposed to Sirius' death but I am opposed to how it means nothing in this book. Harry reassesses nothing. Again, we see Draco taking his responsibilities seriously, Draco questioning authority and learning independence, while Harry continues to prioritize quidditch and his chest monster, and follows whatever Dumbledore says even though he knows Dumbledore is keeping things from him once again. (It also is a little annoying that everyone keeps on saying that one should trust Dumbledore's judgment of Snape; Dumbledore didn't realize that a Death Eater was impersonating one of his close friends for a year). It's a little disgusting that the big reveal with Tonks is that she couldn't care less about Sirius; she's upset that Lupin won't marry her. Not a soul cares about Sirius. Mrs. Weasley doesn't even think to speak of Sirius' death when she sees Harry. Given what happens/doesn't happen with Remus as well (he doesn't form any type of familial bond with Harry, has a totally out of the blue romance plot, reveals himself to be a coward, then dies), I think JKR dislikes the idea of messy, non-blood related, non-nuclear families and finds it easier to dispose of these characters, leaving the core characters to marry into the 'real' family (Weasleys). Sirius had to die, and Remus had to fail to step up, so that Harry would be left with neatly marrying into the Weasleys. I feel confident in this view having seen JKR say that Lupin had to die because she decided to let Arthur Weasley (a total nonentity who has no value other than being part of the Weasleys) live. It's easier to kill off these survivors and imagine them all smiling down on Harry in the afterlife than to imagine that they could ever have a place in society.

3. Harry/Tom Riddle parallels were unceremoniously dumped. Instead of going with what she already had developed, JKR chose to make TMR a born inbred sociopath with a “bestial” expression who at age 11 says things like “I can make them hurt if I want to.” JKR has also said in an interview that TMR couldn’t feel love because he was born of rape. Why develop the parallels / choices vs abilities theme only to abandon it? And though I understand what she was doing with the pureblood-inbred insanity thing, frankly, no one wants to read that degeneration shit. It's not compelling in a villain.

4. Good v bad women. Bellatrix saying she wishes she had children so she could sacrifice them to Voldemort vs Narcissa desperate to save her son; Lily dying to save her son vs Merope dying despite her son. The reconstruction Dumbledore does of Merope’s life based on 80% guesswork could not be more patronizing. Having a scene where two male characters discuss how pathetic a woman was for dying during childbirth is not great.

5. Ginny is unbearable. Instead of giving her a character arc that would follow from the previous books (she did become a whole different character in OOTP but there’s little continuity even from OOTP to HBP), she’s become the school’s punk rock princess, developed entirely to be Harry’s gir- trophy wife to the jock king. She’s a cool girl. She'll fight Hermione, her only depicted friend to defend Harry's honour #standbyyourman. She'll accept Harry dumping her to protect her from Voldemort even though she's written as hating being condescended to and patronized. She's whatever Harry needs, whenever Harry needs her.

6. All the love plots in this book involve women losing their powers or control of themselves because they’re in love. Tonks, Merope, Hermione. Pass. Snape has been an incel for decades without any loss of powers.

7. Ron is written as a misogynist ass and he and Hermione are fundamentally incompatible. They should have realized that and moved on. Really, they come together to parent Harry. Without that, there's not a lot there.

8. Luna becomes Ginny’s pity project. There is a definite shift in Luna’s character from doing her own thing to sad misfit and I think that’s a decidedly negative change. Ginny tells people off for calling Luna names in this book when she was doing the exact same thing a year ago, having at the time known Luna for years.

I'm pretty sure the universe only exists so the Harry Potter series could be written.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6), J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series.

Set during protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and Harry's preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore.

The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury, and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries.

Lord Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the wizarding and Muggle worlds, with his Death Eaters kidnapping wand-maker Garrick Ollivander from Diagon Alley and destroying the Millennium Bridge.

The Malfoy family is disgraced when Lucius is apprehended and sent to Azkaban for his involvement with the Death Eaters.

Voldemort instead chooses Draco to carry out a secret mission at Hogwarts. Draco's mother Narcissa and aunt Bellatrix Lestrange seek help from Severus Snape, who claims to have been acting as a mole within the Order of the Phoenix all along.

Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa to protect Draco and fulfill the assignment if he fails.

Harry Potter, now 16 years old, accompanies Albus Dumbledore from Surbiton to the village of Budleigh Babberton to visit former Potions professor Horace Slughorn. Slughorn, who has been in hiding, agrees to return to teach at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore then takes Harry to The Burrow, where Harry reunites with his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

The three visit Fred and George Weasley's new joke shop at Diagon Alley and see Draco entering Knockturn Alley with a group of Death Eaters including Fenrir Greyback.

Harry believes Voldemort has made Draco a Death Eater, but Ron and Hermione are sceptical. On the Hogwarts Express, Harry hides in the Slytherin carriage using his Invisibility Cloak, but is spotted and petrified by Malfoy.

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فهرست: آن وزیر دیگر؛ بن‌بست اسپینر؛ وصیت‌نامه و جن خانه؛ هوریس اسلاگهورن؛ خلط اضافی؛ مسیر بیراهه‌ی دراکو؛ انجمن اسلاگ؛ اسنیپ پیروز؛ شاهزاده‌ی دورگه؛ خانه‌ی گونت؛ همکاری هرمیون؛ نقره و عقیق سلیمانی؛ ریدل، معمای مرموز؛ فلیکس فلیسیس؛ و پیمان ناگسستنی؛

ششمين سال تحصيلی هری در مدرسه‌ ی علوم و فنون جادوگری هاگوارتز آغاز میشود؛ «آلبوس دامبلدور»، مدیر مدرسه، برای «هری» کلاس‌های خصوصی ترتیب میدهد، و در کلاس‌ها، او را با گذشته‌ ی «لرد ولدمورت»، و اندیشه ها و آرزوهای او آشنا میکند؛ و راز جاودانگی او را برملا میسازد

نقل از متن جلد نخست: (هری پاتر با صدای بلندی خروپف می‌کرد؛ بیش‌تر چهار ساعت گذشته را در کنار پنجره‌ ی اتاق‌ خوابش، بر روی صندلی نشسته و به منظره‌ ی خیابان زل زده بود، که دم‌ به‌ دم تاریک‌تر می‌شد و سرانجام، در حالی که یک‌طرف صورتش به پنجره تکیه داشت، با دهان باز و عینک، یک وری، به خواب رفته بود؛ بخشی از شیشه‌ ی پنجره که در اثر نفس‌های او بخار گرفته بود، در برابر نور نارنجی رنگ چراغ خیابان می‌درخشید و در پرتو این نور غیرطبیعی، هیچ رنگ دیگری بر چهره‌ اش سایه نمی‌انداخت، چنان که صورتش در زیر سیاهی متضاد موهای نامرتبش، رنگ پریده و ترسناک به نظر می‌رسید؛ اتاق، پر از وسایل درهم ریخته‌ ی گوناگون و خرده آشغال‌های پراکنده بود؛ پرهای جغد، دانه‌های سیب و کاغذهای مچاله‌ ی شکلات در گوشه و کنار اتاق ريخته بود؛ چندین کتاب جادوگری لابه‌لای رداهای درهم گوریده‌ ی روی تختش قرار داشت و دسته‌ ی نامرتب روزنامه‌ها بر روی میز تحریرش در زیر هاله‌ ای از نور به چشم می‌خورد؛ عنوان یکی از روزنامه‌ها گویی با داد و فریاد، خودنمایی می‌کرد: هری پاتر: پسر برگزیده؟)؛ پایان

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 09/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 30/05/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

For a long time this book had a special place in my freezer with my favorite ice creams and frozen food I was banned to cook (I eventually burn them when I defreeze them. I was born with non-culinary skills!) I repeated what Joey Tribbianni did because after finishing this book I cried so hard,
I cursed nonstop, I screamed till my local cords declare their uselessness and I tried to throw the hardcopy out of the window but I changed my mind because an innocent kid may have found the book at the outside and started to read and cry nonstop! So instead of throwing away or burning the pages( which is so harsh punishment because this book is still a classic and it’s one of the best ones of the series)freezing the book and never forgiving the author for killing one of my favorite characters were the best choices I’ve had.

As my new weekend quarantine habit: I started retro weekend tradition and reread my favorite series. Even though this book broke my heart more than a decade before, at least this time I prepared myself with lots of tissues and golden toilet papers( they’re so precious things and I hang them on the walls with hand sanitizers as if they’re historical artifacts.) and I bottled up my happy memories inside my head to protect my heart tear apart.

This is sweet 16 adventures of Harry: the girl crushes, secret smiles, hormonal and characteristic changes, seeing the world from different aspect! If I didn’t get so sad with the unexpected ending, this might be second favorite HP book because JKR- wizard of the words reflected the emotional and psychical changing as they grow up more and realize the biggest danger out there to steal their best times of their lives.

I never get bored to reread any HP books or anything JKR writes. (instead of shopping list. Lately they made me sleep!) So I had quite great time with my nostalgic journey to the past and realize I will find myself reading these books a decade later and I will still get the great taste of literature and have quality time. That’s the magic of skilled writing and gifted talent!

n  Second Reread Review:n


REVIEW TO COME SOON

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5 GLOWING MAGICAL STARS!

n  'Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right,' said Hermione. 'I heard him telling your mum, Ron.' n

I'm really enjoying this series so far but this series gets darker and darker. the first three of this series were so funny and cute even though there were sad scenes on them and the fourth, fifth and sixth books contained so much pain and I even shed more tears for these book than I did for the the first three. I have lost a favorite character that always made me laugh and smile. this character is Sirus Black. I even still can't get over his death. but let's admit it that maybe there's a death of character that we will never get over.

*takes deep breath* okay let's talk about this book

・。・゜★・。・。☆・゜・。・゜。・。・゜★・。・。☆・。・゜★・。・。

n  PHLEGMn

I have never liked Fleur Delacour very much since I first saw her on the book four and then I saw her again on the book four as Bill's girlfriend or Fiancee and I also laughed when Ginny called Fleur Phlegm. I also still don't how Bill fell in love with her but yeah, she is pretty but I thought Bill deserved someone better than her. I like Bill so much. he is so cool with his red long hair. maybe I didn't like Phlegm because I was jealous hahahaha okay it is not maybe, I was jealous. but look at this scene :

''E is always so thoughtful,' purred Fleur adoringly, stroking Bill's nose. Ginny mimed vomiting into her cereal behind Fleur. Harry choked over his cornflakes and Ron thumped him on the back.

ugh ... how could I like her if she acted like that?!?



that was really annoying and Ginny also found it disgusting. Hermione and Ginny didn't even like her. but she changed my mind on the the end of this book because when Bill was attacked by ... that werewolf guy who bit Remus when he was a kid. Bill is no longer as handsome as he used to be but Fleur still loves him. she doesn't care about how he looks and I even thought she would leave him after he was attacked but she didn't and that time I changed my mind about her. She is the right girl for Bill, even though I am a little bit jealous hahaha xD

n  Ron and Hermionen

I ship these two so much and I really really like Ron. Ron and Hermione are always funny. they always bicker about something and I think the first time Ron fell in love with Hermione was on the book four because he was so angry when he knew Hermione went to the Yule Ball with Viktor Krum and in this book Ron hurt me so much. He thought that Hermione kissed Krum and he was so angry and jealous because of this and he kissed Lavender in the common room that was full of people and it also broke Hermione's heart.

Harry looked into the corner she was indicating. There, in full view of the whole room, stood Ron wrapped so closely around Lavender Brown it was hard to tell whose hands were whose.

And I was so angry in that moment



'Er - my - nee,' croaked Ron unexpectedly from between them.

but all my anger was gone when he was poisoned and he said that while he was asleep. I think he was trying to say Hermione, so that meant he dreamt about her and I forgave him that exact time and he also didn't really like Lavender anymore since then. he even pretended to be asleep when Lavender came to visit him in the hospital wing. so that meant he didn't like her anymore and I don't think he actually liked Lavender before he was poisoned. I think he just kissed Lavender because he wanted to make Hermione jealous and feel hurt, which he successfully did.

n  Harry And Ginnyn

have you ever thought why Ginny had relationship with quite many guys? wait ... not many guys because she just dated two boys, Dean and Michael. But she always got a boyfriend as soon as she split up with her ex and my thoughs about this is probably right because Ginny said this to Harry on the end of the book

'I never really gave up on you,' she said. 'Not really. I always hoped ... Hermione told me to get on with life, maybe go out with some other people, relax a bit around you, because I never used to be able to talk if you were in the room, remember? And she thought you might take a bit more notice if I was a bit more - myself.'

I think Ginny always dated a guy as soon as she split up with her ex because she always tried to forget Harry, so maybe if she had a boyfriend, she wouldn't love Harry anymore. But according to what she said she never really gave up on Harry so that means she has always loved him.
I was a bit sad when Harry said they can't be together again because Harry was afraid if something would happen to Ginny if they kept seeing each other. he was afraid if Voldemort used Ginny to get him. but I didn't angry with him because this just proved how much Harry loves Ginny and I am sure they will be together again. I hope so ...

n  Dumbledore's deathn

I admit that Dumbledore is not one of my top favorite characters in this series but I always found him funny and a bit weird, in a good way, of course. But his death left me in shock because he was actually pleading to Snape but Snape killed him with The Avada Kedavra curse and I thought Snape was on the good side. What will happen now after Dumbledore died?! He is the only one Voldemort is afraid of.
I have this feeling that I'll to lose my favorite characters again ...

thank you so much for reading and liking my review. hope you all have a great weekend, guys!

4.5 Golden Stars

92%

yeah, it was dark, but probably the most Hilarious book of HP; it IS a Comedy! I was rolling in laughter! Hilarious Ron, sassy Harry & Hermione's wittiness & the unique fun in the writing style, the impression, the descriptions, the comparisons.

anyway, don't get mad at me, but this book is my least favourite in Harry Potter series. it was kind of disappointment for me.
3 years gap, reading the other fantastic books many times, guessing & after that shocking end in book 5, looking forward to this one, to be greater than others as we are close to end...
in one sentence: I was not satisfied after reading it. (IK the book was the calm before the storm, but still.)

& don't get me wrong; it was a disappointment Only compared to other HP books.

Boring start. (2 chapters without anything related to Hogwarts or the golden trio)

Harry was obsessed with what Malfoy was up to, the whole year & for the first time, I found Harry annoying. risking for no good reason, only his hunch. maybe this is the main reason I didn't like this book. (I hate 'Sectumsempra' chapter , always get mad at him.)
always yelling:
Don't!
No!
you idiot, Harry!

because he is my favourite character...
(though now after many times re-reading, at some points, I found those parts hilarious too, )

at the end, he was right though.

also, lack of funny sarcastic retorts between Harry & Draco :(

almost whole events were like side-jobs (except the... you-know-what)
A.K.A the Slug club
truth: I don't care about Slughorn either. those chapter he just talked & talked about celebrities once-were-his students... ughhhh.

Adrenaline peak parts were not satisfying & not enough (amounts). the whole story was a bit ordinary & nothing happened in the whole school year, in particular. (like school wasn't at an immediate, solid grave danger (book 2, 3, 7 & maybe 5), the golden trio wasn't solving mysteries (1, 2, 4, 5, 7) or something as intriguing as these. they were just attending classes, boring parties, slug club & these normal stuff.
though I like the classes & the Hogwarts routine, justt ass I enjoyed in book 5. whenever I missed Hogwarts this book, along with 5, is my go-to.
just the Slug club ruined it a little.

but in total, other parts (except Malfoy & Slug club); maybe not high peak of adrenaline (as I said), but interesting, & funny; we all wanted to know who the half-blood prince was, Quidditch was great as always & the parts with Dumbledore were fascinating.
I liked the second half of the book more, like finally this book stepped into action!
& that end was the "Beginning of the End"!

But main reason: his obsession with Malfoy; 'OMG! Harry, just come off it!', therefore Harry being annoying, therefore lack of Harry's sarcasm comebacks with Malfoy, lowered this book to my least favourite.


However....
on the bright side, there are parts I love too:

❤ sassy Harry was the best!


There's no need to call me "sir", professor.



Bless you JKR!
Bless you Harry Potter!
one of the sassiest comments in the history of sass masters!


my first reaction when I see this, was: whaaaa!?... then "omg! Harry! did you just...!?" & re-read the sentence to see if I got it right & then... putting the book down ("Hail Harry Potter!") & burst out laughing!
& that's that, ever since!

although there was no sarcastic comebacks between Potter & Malfoy, but this book had many funny moments by other characters.

"Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow..." (Gee! Thanks Ron!)
"I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough!”


& Harry was not just being sassy & sarcastic, but also being funny & clueless too, which was laughable.

Ron's jokes with ghosts always made me choke with laughter!


❤ Friendships
Harry & Ron's friendship (always one of my favourite brotps) funny, great, looking after each other. always love it, in all books.

Roonil Wazlib!

also Harry & Hermione's. (especially after Ron & Hermione's bickering), beautiful, caring, protective. again, I love it in all the books.

I actually noticed after years of rereading, now Romione has lowered in its place for me & I ship these two more. they care so much for each other.
(I'm thinking it's probably also a brotp. well, it's complicated to decide if I want to accept the canon (because I do love canon too) or my mind. the point is, I love the moments with these two together :)

❤ the writing style is just Unique & perfect & funny!

❤ my favourite chapters are "the Cave" & "Horcruxes"; awesome, exciting with unexpected amount of surprises. I actually loved them.
I loved the main-stream parts with Dumbledore.
I loved how Harry, at some points, admired Tom.
& how he unfolded this story & also sympathized with other characters.

❤ I liked Dumbledore in this book.

❤ at least after that terrible mistake (mentioned above), the chapter ended beautifully; my favourite part, that magical romantic moment, how well described, what a glamorous scene. My first ship finally sinking!


"... After several long moments, or it might have been half an hour-or possibly several sunlit days- they broke apart.
The creature in his chest roaring in triumph."

(& I was really angry when the movie CHANGED this scene! actually I really loved the first 3 movies (they were so similar to the books) & 5 too (tho it was a bit different & they mostly deleted the humor parts), 4 was similar enough, just darker than my imagination. but movies 6 & 7 just had the same quotes (almost) & changed or deleted scenes a lot, therefore those completely disappointed me. :(

❤ & I was proud Harry became Team Captain!

Quidditch were funny, especially the first one (You Clever Harry! XD). except not the commentator, but Harry made a funny moment of that too ;)

❤ Don't forget how Gracefully this book was written. (& how delicately Rowling chose to show they were swearing without any direct swears. I love it. it doesn't make me apprehensive, on the contrary, it makes me laugh very hard & respect the pure talent.)
Hail Queen!

10th read; November 2019: I could've given 5 Stars because of Sassy Harry (I mean, Harry just being savagely Sassy this year! XD) & beautiful, magnificent choices of the words & compare to a few of my 5 stars this book definitely deserves 5; but I'm not satisfied with it (still things that annoy me) so I probably won't. Although there's a progress, the rating score has risen to 4.5 now.
13th read; June 2022: never have read this book this quick! thanks to BR with my new Potterhead! (slow down girl!

As a war is being fought NOT in plain sight, it's up to Harry and co. to investigate Voldemort's past for any vulnerabilities. Am I allowed to say that this the pen-ultimate book of one of the most popular serials ever written, has a slow start, a slow middle, but a thrilling final 200 pages! It took me nearly six months to wade through!

2016 read