Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Title: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Author: J.K.Rowling
Genre: Fantasy
Rating Out Of 10: 9
Why did I choose to read this book?
I found ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’ at the school library and after watching the movies multiple times I wanted to have a go at the books. Written by J.K.Rowling the blurb really hooked me in with the small sentence written upon it. “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…”. This blurb hooked me in especially as I had already watched the movies and it gave me a sudden urge to keep reading. The front cover contains Harry Potter and Dumbledore submerged in a ring of fire fighting zombie-like things. At first, I thought this was nothing special, but it ends up being a key part of the story. This book is the sixth book of the eight total books. This is a very long read and I really enjoyed it with all of the storylines it had involved with it.
Why I liked this book And my favorite quote and why.
I absolutely loved this book, which is why I gave it a nine out of ten. When I got into reading it I would get sucked into the words and keep reading, and I’d forget about everything. The book contains a story about three main characters: Harry, Ron and Hermoine. The story tails Harry around and shows him and the headmaster Dumbledore going off to defeat Voldemort. Voldemort is a dark wizard who terrorizes the school and the wizarding world.
The quote I enjoyed most was in a part of the book where Lupin and Harry were discussing what Harry saw a few days before. “You are determined to hate him Harry”, said Lupin with a faint smile. “And I understand, with James as your father, with Sirius as your godfather, you have inherited an old prejudice. By all means, tell Dumbledore what you have told Arthur and me, but do not expect him to share your view of the matter, do not even expect him to be surprised when you tell him. It might have been on Dumbledore's orders to question Draco.” (page 278). This made me think about not thinking you are always right and that a good friend won't be afraid to point you in the right direction of truth.
Something new I learned from this book.
One of the main characters in this book, Harry, was given a specific task and even when all hope was lost Harry continued on the task. I can relate to that as in real life if I am assigned a task and the giver of the task has left the room I am still supposed to do it. This book shows the rise of power as our villain tries to take over the school, reminding me of some of the great World Wars we have had in the past even when you think the war is over it comes back to bite you. This book made me ponder how I could continue staying true to people that I care about in life and continuously showing support and loyalty just like Harry Potter did.
A character or setting in this book that was interesting to me.
The book follows Harry around, but because of the story, he meets lots of new people. Professor Slughorn is a teacher at Hogwarts that I find interesting because he seems to single out particular students and as Dumbledore would say “collect” them. What I mean by this is that he gathers the students that may have great wizarding families and skills in the past. He was a very important character in the stories as he is Voldemorts former teacher. He is a secretive character and as important as he is, we don't see him much of him in the book.