Monday, February 15, 2010

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

This book begins, as everyone has come to the dark realization that Lord Voldemort has returned...It is dangerous times for both muggles and wizards!


Harry and Dumbledore go to a little village to find an old Hogwarts professor, to convince him to come back and teach potions at Hogwarts and help Dumbledore keep an eye on things. After a few moments and some magical persuasion, Professor Horace Slughorn agrees to come back and teach at Hogwarts.

When Harry gets back to school he is surprised to find that Professor Snape has finally gotten the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Harry has been working with Dumbledore, all year learning Voldemort's past. Dumbledore has a very unique way of having Harry see the past and Harry now knows the other reason Professor Slughorn has been brought on board.

On the first day of potions class, Harry who did not want to take the class and refused to by the text book, when offered one from Professor Slughorn finds a book that at one point belonged to "the Half-Blood Prince" (I am not going to tell you who the Half Blood Prince is :) This book has all kinds of tricks of the trade and helps Harry become the best potion maker in the class, making him even better then Herminie, winning him on the first day of class a `Good Luck` potion.

Harry suspects Draco Malfoy of being a Death Eater and because of that he attempts to warn everyone throughout the year of his suspicions. Draco manages to sneak Death Eaters into Hogwarts using a pair of vanishing cabinets, that he spent the year fixing. Draco was supposed to kill Dumbledore, but finds he is unable to.

Snape turns up after Draco cannot kill Dumbledore and he kills Dumbledore. Hogwarts is probably going to be closed but Harry announces he won't be returning anyway; he will attempt to finish the work he and Dumbledore started, destroying Horcruxes so Voldemort can be destroyed!

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