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“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”

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Reading this book was brutally depessing. I've never expected Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be dark like this, but I liked it anyway. The boy from book one has grown up and makes a decision that turns out to be disastrous. The thing I loved about this book might be when Harry and Dumbledore dig into Voldemort's memory. We get to know about him and what kind of person he was before he became the Dark Lord. This is exceedingly fun !



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“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”

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I really enjoyed many parts of this book, yet the last few chapters tore my heart out and crushed it into the ground. The development of these characters is surprisingly good too. It seems everyone has their way to deal with the problems. Harry and Hermione are perfect together, but not in the romantic way. The climax blew my mind and I didn't want to do anything more than sobbing quitely on the pillow. J.K. Rowling did a good job when she started writing this book, she knew how to unify the pieces scattering around these six books.



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“Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!”

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Re-Read, 1/13/23:

Finished this with my girl on the wonderfully appropriate Friday the 13th. :)

Lucky, unlucky, death, oppression, and a much better book than the movie.

My girl loved it, of course, even if she was super sad. But on a positive note, she was as pissed about what was left out of the movie as I was. So much action, better reveals, better UNDERSTANDING of what was going on. Alas.

A very good book, growing better with re-reads.


Original Review:

Buddy Re-Read continues!

I read this last almost the day after it originally came out and was amazed at the big reveals... Guess who Dies and guess who the Prince is! ... but more than that, I was pretty blah and then very enthused as we learned more and more and more and more about Mr. Riddle as Harry kept sticking his head under water. It was a hate/love relationship for me. I wanted to know about our big bad. I really did. And then I also wanted to just get over all the cleverly-installed flashbacks and get on with the freaking story.

That was before the movie.

And so the movie came out and I was all like... Where is all the backstory for Voldemort? This is hardly anything! This is just a brief little taste! How are we supposed to feel the deep revulsion AND pity for the man if we can't get more screen time for him??? And so I fell BACK on the bandwagon for all those pretty flashbacks.

Ah, the trials and tribulations of a fanboy.

This is like knowing Frank Herbert's Dune inside and out and then watching the Lynch mindf*** and spending more than 3/4 of the movie filling in all the details that are left unsaid in the film that make the story deeper and more amazing than the acid trip that I was watching.

Okay. Maybe the HP6 film wasn't QUITE that bad and there were a lot of brilliant moments that were visual and direct link-ups to the main plot in the HP7 movies, so continuity was preserved very well. Still, the lack of time with Snape's younger cursecrafting self and the lack of all the mystery subplot with Dumbledore, himself, made the end events kind of rushed and confusing within the movie.

Not so at all within the book.

The book was a real page-turner for me. Again. I love in-depth reasons. A lot. :)


Still a great book! :)

This is, hands down, my favorite book of the series. I will make no apologies. I will not even really write a proper review, because who doesn't know this book at this point? I will, however, tell you exactly n  whyn this is my favorite book of the series.

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore finally decides that it is time to teach Harry everything he knows about Voldemort so that Harry can eventually defeat him. But Dumbledore knows Harry well, and he knows his faults and weaknesses. Enter Harry's two best friends, Ron and Hermione. You guys, this book is about the power of friendship.

Tom Riddle has always worked alone, friendless and self-sufficient. He trusts no one and has no sense of obligation, even to his loyal followers. They are disposable. He has no one to tell him that his ideas suck, or that he is going about things the wrong way, or that his ideas n  really reallyn suck, and he wouldn't listen to them if he did.

In contrast, since Dumbledore understands that Harry's faults and weakness are made up for by his two friends, he encourages Harry to share everything he learns with them. Hermione is exceptionally brilliant and cautious, while Ron is brave and has tons of practical common sense. Hermione and Ron help balance out Harry's often reckless, undisciplined, how-I-feel-at-this-moment-is-all-that-matters brain. They have learned to rely on each other and listen even if they don't always agree. This has created a very strong bond of fierce loyalty, responsibility, and obligation.

Even Ron and Hermione's constant skepticism of Harry's ideas throughout this book is an indication of how great this friendship is. As seen in books 1-5, Harry's ideas are sometimes right and sometimes horribly, horribly wrong. These friends don't take "the chosen one" at his word. They challenge him and question him. They aren't just along for the ride. They are in it to freaking win it. Together.

But how difficult is it when, in a group of 3, person 1 and 2 start falling for each other and person 3 starts falling for the sister of person 1? Ugh, teenage hormones. The friendship and support Harry has always had through all the terrible things and difficult tasks are suddenly at risk. Watching them work this out is cringe-worthy but oh so true.

As the book progresses, it becomes increasingly apparent that defeating Voldemort will be an exceptionally difficult task. However, it has been emphasized over and over again throughout the entire series that it will take teamwork to rid the world of evil. In The Sorcerer's Stone, none of the 3 by themselves could have made it through each of the tasks leading up to finding the stone. In The Chamber of Secrets, each of them again played an important role in destroying the first horcrux (which didn't die easily, by the way), along with the crucial assistance of a phoenix and a hat. In The Prisoner of Azkaban, what in the world would have happened if any of the 3 had not taken part? In The Goblet of Fire, Harry would have never gotten through the tournament if the others hadn't help him learn the necessary skills. In The Order of the Phoenix, Harry would have died for sure in the Dept of Mysteries without the D.A. And in this book, we find that Dumbledore himself acted rashly with the second horcrux (which also didn't die easily, by the way), and that this man, perhaps the greatest wizard who ever lived, couldn't have retrieved horcrux #3 without a second person being there to help.

When Harry realizes what he has to do at the end of the book, Ron and Hermione quickly, calmly, and unselfishly insist that they will leave their families and their education and go with him whether he likes it or not. Harry sets out on this nearly impossible task with no army except his two soulmates, which might give him a fighting chance against a man with an army of evil but no soul.

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The twins. Gah! You got to love them.

Now that we are far past what I like to call "the happy era" (books 1-4), it's little moments like these that keep me from taking the book too seriously.

Yes, Draco is skulking around. Yes, Lord Voldemort evilly plotting. Yes, they still have to keep up all sorts of homework and practice....BUT if given the opportunity, Rowling still slips in a good ol' poop joke.

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dont even look at me
i was expecting it and i still cried for like 30 minutes

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. 

There were some things I truly loved about this one. I loved how the bulk of the book, nothing crazy happened. It felt like some of the older books and I love that feeling. All the Harry and Dumbledore time we got, the memories of Voldemort’s past (which were very interesting) and of course Harry and Ginny, who I’ve shipped for a while now finally got their shot.

That’s the good. There is also a lot of sadness and despair. A very important and influential character dies. Sides are chosen. People you trust turn out to be not who they say they are (or so we think…) The last 2 hours of this 18 hour audio book broke my heart. I almost want to wait a while to do the final book, but I really want to finish these books by the end of 2016 so I better start it straight away. Wish me luck! I know I’ll need it xoxo

Always a 5 star

“Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”



JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of my favorites! Lots of questions answered in this installment along with an amazing story! Enjoyed! Ready for the Deathly Hallows!

A este punto J.K. Rowling desbarata con fundamentos a quien sea que se haya atrevido a encasillar a la saga bajo el rótulo de infantil. Este libro no podría distar más de la fantasiosa y casi ingenua obra que nos permitió acercarnos por primera vez al mundo mágico. El misterio del principe es una novela oscura, profunda, que posee casi más elementos turbulentos y psicológicos que fantasiosos.

Dumbledore, reconociendo la madurez de Harry y lo inminente que resulta el enfrentamiento que vaticina aquella profecía que une su destino al de Voldemort, empieza a desvelarle -y desvelarnos- verdades que nos desarman por su agudeza. El pasado de Voldemort. Los horrocruxes. La misión que le aguarda a Harry.

En medio de estas revelaciones, también, nos topamos con el incesante misterio que le quita el sueño a nuestro protagonista acerca de las acciones de Draco. La autora decide proporcionarle más relevancia al adjudicarle una misión y darnos una vaga visión de su tormento. Pero no es el único personaje que nos inquieta. El principe mestizo, quien ayuda a Harry a destacar en pociones, también cobra un giro auténticamente mordaz al ser identificado como Snape y al resultar éste un mortifágo cortando, o al menos eso nos hacen creer, con el rol de doble agente.

El desenlace es perturbador. La muerte alcanza a un personaje sin el que la saga nos parecía inconcebible y sus consecuencias redefinen tanto el rumbo como la fuerza de las motivaciones de nuestro protagonista. La novela, que supo contener matices más ligeros aventurando a los personajes en la búsqueda del amor y la exploración de inquietudes típicas de la adolescencia, acaba imponiéndoles el peso de una misión que excede a su edad pero que coincide con la madurez que han alcanzado tras tantas insólitas batallas.

A un paso del final, la saga nunca resultó más compleja o fascinante.

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

three or four
three or four
three or four

i have no idea but i do know that j.k.rowling should be banned from writing from this day forward. STOP. HURTING. MY. FAVS.

RTC
3.5 stars!!

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i just have two things to say

1) why are these books so HUGE ???? halp
2) i'm convinced this is gonna be the best from the series so, much pressure

TAKE THAT, PRAG

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

In the wake of epic confrontation in the Department of Mysteries, Harry Potter and his friends start their sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is rather more quiet than the fifth, but contains some incredibly intriguing aspects. An elusive Draco Malfoy, a book containing the scribbles of the enigmatic Half-Blood Prince, and more information on the backstory of a certain Hogwarts student of old by the name of Tom Riddle.

From a more objective point of view, I would not hesitate to say that this book was not as good as the fifth one, which has been by far the best in the Harry Potter series. Personally however, I may have enjoyed this one more. Mostly because there are few things I enjoy more than backstory. And while this series lacks a lot in many aspects, it does have a bunch of wildly interesting characters. Dumbledore and Snape are definitely among them. But above them all rises Tom Riddle.

That being said, Dumbledore was by far my favourite character at the end of the fifth book, and he remains so at the end of the sixth.

n  ”It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”n