query: who plays tom riddle in harry potter and the half blood prince

pos: Frank Dillane Frank Dillane Frank Stephenson Dillane (born 21 April 1991) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Nick Clark on "Fear the Walking Dead" (2015–2018), and for playing Tom Riddle in the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009). He also appeared as Owen Coffin in the film "In the Heart of the Sea" (2015). Dillane was born in London, England. He spent part of his childhood in Brixton, before moving to East Sussex, where he grew up in a creative environment. His mother, Naomi Wirthner, is Afro-Jamaican. Wirthner manages a theatre company called The Barebones Project.

pos: Frank Dillane Frank Dillane Frank Stephenson Dillane (born 21 April 1991) is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Nick Clark on "Fear the Walking Dead" (2015–2018), and for playing Tom Riddle in the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009). He also appeared as Owen Coffin in the film "In the Heart of the Sea" (2015). Dillane was born in London, England. He spent part of his childhood in Brixton, before moving to East Sussex, where he grew up in a creative environment. His mother, Naomi Wirthner, is Afro-Jamaican. Wirthner manages a theatre company called The Barebones Project.

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) the script of "Half-Blood Prince". Christian Coulson, who played the young Tom Riddle in "Chamber of Secrets", expressed an interest in returning in the role for flashback sequences; Yates responded that Coulson was too old, nearing 30, to be playing the role. Jamie Campbell Bower, who appeared in "", previously noted that he had his "fingers crossed" he would be cast as a young Riddle. (Bower was, however, later cast as the teenage Gellert Grindelwald in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1".) Thomas James Longley was the original choice to take on the role but Riddle was

neg: Fictional universe of Harry Potter Muggle-borns. Rowling has stated that, of the Hogwarts annual intake, 50% are half-bloods. Pure-blood supremacists view half-bloods as inferior to them, although superior to Muggles and Muggle-borns. The Malfoy family, a family of wealthy Wizards who showed disdain to Muggles, attempted to maintain blood purity, but found it acceptable to marry half-bloods if there was a dearth of marriageable pure-bloods. Voldemort is a half-blood, and his most guarded secret which few Wizards know is that his father was Tom Riddle, a Muggle. Severus Snape is also a half-blood (he gave himself the nickname "The Half-Blood Prince"), as his father Tobias

neg: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", said Fiennes Tiffin was cast as Tom Riddle due to his ability to find "the darker space" in his line readings. Yates said he did not get the role due to his relation to Ralph Fiennes, who was his maternal uncle, but admitted the family resemblance was "a clincher". Yates described the actor as "very focused and disciplined" and said he "got the corners and dark moods and odd spirit of the character" and had a "wonderful haunted quality that seemed to bring Tom Riddle alive on-screen for us." In 2018, Tiffin was cast

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince foretold battle, Dumbledore schedules regular meetings with Harry in his office. Amidst these lessons, Ron starts dating a girl named Lavender Brown, who is also a sixth year Gryffindor student, and Ron and Hermione start yet another quarrel. Also during this time, Dumbledore and Harry use Dumbledore's Pensieve to look at the memories of those who have had direct contact with Voldemort. Harry learns about Voldemort's family and his foe's evolution into a murderer, obsessed not only with power, but with gaining eternal life. Dumbledore shows Harry a memory involving Slughorn conversing with the young Tom Riddle at Hogwarts, which

neg: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as the main role Hardin Scott in the movie "After". Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", the sixth installment of the "Harry Potter" films. He also played the role of "younger Charlie" in the war based film "Private Peaceful". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie "After", an adaptation of the novel

neg: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Hero Beauregard Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor and model best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort (played in the films by his uncle, Ralph Fiennes), in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", the sixth installment of the "Harry Potter" films. He also played the role of "younger Charlie" in the war based film "Private Peaceful". Hero will portray bad-boy heartthrob Hardin Scott in the upcoming movie "After", an adaptation of the novel by Anna Todd. Fiennes Tiffin was born in London to

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) fan happy for long.” Tom McShea of GameSpot disliked the gameplay, story, character models and voice acting, saying that "The game is ultimately a forgettable experience, pushing players through the same three minigames over and over again, without ever capturing the thrill of being a wizard." McShea scored the PS3 and Wii versions a 5/10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an action-adventure video game, developed by EA Bright Light Studio and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released on 30 June 2009 and is based on the film of

neg: A Very Potter Senior Year "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince") by J. K. Rowling, as well as their film counterparts. "A Very Potter Senior Year" draws heavily upon the "Chamber of Secrets" and "Half-Blood Prince" novels. Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom wander the Department of Mysteries, chased by Death Eaters. The Death Eaters manage to retrieve Tom Riddle's diary from a safe in the Ministry, but this is taken from them by Ron, who rescues Luna and Neville. The three join Hermione outside the Room of Death, but are again surrounded by foes ("This is the

neg: Lord Voldemort Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Part 2". Fiennes's nephew, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, portrayed Tom Riddle as a child in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". By the time filming arrived Christian Coulson was 29, and not considered suitable to return as the adolescent Riddle. Thomas James Longley was originally scheduled to take over the role, but last minute renegotiations saw Frank Dillane cast instead. After he regains his body in the fourth book, Rowling describes Voldemort as having pale skin, a chalk-white, skull-like face, snake-like slits for nostrils, red eyes and cat-like slits for pupils, a skeletally thin body and

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) in the book). As with "Goblet of Fire", the Dursleys were cut, which Steve Kloves did to "break the pattern". Further background of Tom Riddle was removed, such as the Gaunts because they felt it more important to concentrate on Riddle as a young boy, and an additional action scene at the Burrow was added to keep with the tone of the franchise. Yates felt that they needed "an injection of jeopardy and danger" and that without it there was too much comedy and lightness. A small battle scene at Hogwarts which happened during the end of the book was

neg: Hogwarts staff surprise when he comes upon a talented Muggle-born, such as Hermione or, years before, Harry's mother Lily Potter, one of his all-time favourite pupils. Also, Slughorn notably displays not pride, but shame at having helped a young Tom Marvolo Riddle perform some of his most noted and impressive feats of magic, as Riddle had questioned Slughorn about Horcruxes. However, students he deems unimportant he ignores, as though they were not there. In "Half-Blood Prince", Harry is invited to the first meeting of the Slug Club held on the Hogwarts Express. Slughorn sets less-stringent entry criteria for Advanced Potions than his

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the soundtrack to the 2009 film of the same name, written and composed by Nicholas Hooper. The score was conducted by Hooper alongside Alastair King. It is the second "Harry Potter" film to be scored by Hooper, who also composed the score for the previous film in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". The soundtrack was released on 14 July 2009, a day before the film's release, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion

neg: Frank Dillane His father, Stephen Dillane, is an actor who has starred in numerous movies and TV series (e.g., "Game of Thrones" and "The Tunnel"), and was awarded a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor on Television in 2009. Dillane made his film debut at his side as an extra in "Welcome to Sarajevo" (1997) when he was six. He became more widely known when he portrayed Tom Riddle (a teenage Lord Voldemort) in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009). After passing his A-level examinations, Dillane was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and graduated in 2013, with

neg: Stephen Dillane series about British monarch Elizabeth II. In 2017, Dillane appeared in two biopics, playing Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax in Joe Wright's "Darkest Hour", starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and writer William Godwin, the father of "Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley, in the film "Mary Shelley. Dillane has two sons with actress-director Naomi Wirthner: Seamus and actor Frank Dillane, who is best known for playing the young Tom Riddle in the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and Nick Clark on AMC's "Fear The Walking Dead". Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (born 27 March 1957) is

neg: Places in Harry Potter of Fire". Although the village first appears in "Goblet of Fire", the fourth volume in the series, it is not described until "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the sixth volume. The village occupies the floor of a valley, bounded by steep hills, not far from the larger settlement of Great Hangleton. Above the village on one side of the valley are a church, a cemetery and the Riddle House, the former estate of the aristocratic Riddle family and at one time the finest house in the village. It first appears in the opening of "Goblet of Fire" as the

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The film grossed over $934 million worldwide, which made it the second-highest-grossing film of 2009 worldwide and the fifteenth-highest of all time. Additionally, "Half-Blood Prince" gained an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 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

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) lent their voices (some for the first time) to their characters in game. Among these, Bonnie Wright played Ginny Weasley, Warwick Davis played Professor Flitwick, and Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Dumbledore prepares Harry for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching as Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defences, and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 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. It sold nine

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2005 novel of the same name. The film, which is the sixth instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. The story follows Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts as he receives a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall. The

neg: Christian Coulson "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" and Claire in "The Maids", as well as appearing in film and television. Coulson gained worldwide attention and popularity for his role in 2002's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," in which he portrayed a 16-year-old Tom Riddle, even though Coulson was 24 years old at the time. However, in 2007, director David Yates indicated on "MTV" that Coulson would not reprise his role in "Half-Blood Prince", since, at 29, he was now too old. He also wrote the lyrics and book for a rock musical called "The Fallen" which was performed at

neg: Joseph Fiennes Martha Fiennes; composer Magnus Fiennes; film director Sophie Fiennes; and conservationist Jacob Fiennes, Joseph's twin brother. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist. His nephew Hero Fiennes-Tiffin played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Fiennes was briefly educated in the Republic of Ireland, then at Swan School For Boys (now known as Leehurst Swan School, following a merger with another school), an independent school in Salisbury, before passing his 11+ exam and continuing to Bishop Wordsworth's School, a voluntary-aided state day grammar school, in the Cathedral Close of the city. He then attended

neg: Ralph Fiennes Fiennes. He is the eldest of six children. His siblings are actor Joseph Fiennes; Martha Fiennes, a director (in her film "Onegin", he played the title role); Magnus Fiennes, a composer; Sophie Fiennes, a filmmaker; and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist. His nephew Hero Fiennes-Tiffin played Tom Riddle, young Lord Voldemort, in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". The Fiennes family moved to Ireland in 1973, living in West Cork and County Kilkenny for some years. Fiennes was educated at St Kieran's College for one year, followed by Newtown School, a Quaker independent

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter romantic relationship during his absence. Briefly at this point, Ron's eyes gleamed scarlet, like Voldemort's. Ron destroyed the locket using the sword of Gryffindor in the same forest. Tom Riddle created his fifth Horcrux using Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. The diadem is introduced briefly in the twenty-fourth chapter of "Half-Blood Prince" (described as "a tarnished tiara" in the Room of Requirement), but was later introduced by name and destroyed by Vincent Crabbe in the thirty-first chapter of "Deathly Hallows". Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena, stole the diadem from her mother in an attempt to become more intelligent than her mother. She fled to

neg: The Rua album, "Fire and Lies', was released 13 March 2017 All three have appeared in the Harry Potter film series. Alanna was in Gryffindor and appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Roseanna in Slytherin appeared in, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Jonathan was in Hufflepuff and appeared in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Saying "it was one of the best experiences we have ever had... it was like being

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an action-adventure video game, developed by EA Bright Light Studio and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released on 30 June 2009 and is based on the film of the same name. The game was released for the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, and macOS platforms. "Half-Blood Prince" features the exploration of Hogwarts and casting spells on objects around the school, similar to its predecessor, "Order of the Phoenix". The game also includes multiplayer games, classes,

neg: Harry Potter fandom also noteworthy for its detailed criticism and discussion of the Harry Potter books. Speculation intensified with the July 2005 publication of "Half-Blood Prince" and the detailed post-publication interview given by Rowling to Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron. Notably, DumbledoreIsNotDead.com sought to understand the events of the sixth book in a different way. (Rowling later confirmed, however – on 2 August 2006 – that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so.) A collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Potion. Harry, Ron, and Lockhart enter the Chamber, but the dunderheaded professor (who reveals that he is a fraud) causes a rockfall while attempting to erase the boys’ memories with Ron’s damaged wand. Separated from Ron, Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets alone to find an unconscious Ginny and Tom Riddle who claims to be a memory preserved in his diary for the last fifty years. Tom Riddle shows Harry that his full name, Tom Marvolo Riddle, can be made into the anagram "I am Lord Voldemort." Tom Riddle is in fact Voldemort's true name and it was he who

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince received a used Potions textbook that once belonged to someone named "The Half-Blood Prince," a mysterious former student who wrote numerous tips and spells in his Potions textbook. Harry uses this information to achieve superb results. After a class contest, The Half-Blood Prince's tips help Harry win a bottle of Felix Felicis, more commonly known as "Liquid Luck." Though Harry's success pleases Slughorn, his newfound brilliance in potions angers Hermione, who feels he is not truly earning his grades and also does not trust the Half-Blood Prince. Believing that Harry needs to learn Voldemort's past to gain advantage in a

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter cup is introduced during the twentieth chapter of "Half-Blood Prince" and is destroyed by Hermione Granger in the thirty-first chapter of "Deathly Hallows". Hepzibah Smith, who owned the cup, was a distant descendant of Helga Hufflepuff. Riddle killed Smith by poisoning her, stole the cup, then framed her house elf Hokey for the crime. Voldemort entrusted the cup to Bellatrix Lestrange, who kept it protected in her vault at Gringotts Bank, a place to which Harry guessed a once penniless Voldemort would have always coveted a connection. Additional protective spells, including Gemino (multiply curse) and Flagrante (fire curse), were used

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince US on 8 September 1999. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the longest novel in the Harry Potter series, was released 21 June 2003. After the publishing of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was released 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the UK and 8.3 million in the US. Rowling stated that

neg: Tom Felton Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in "The Borrowers" (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in "Anna and the King" (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling "Harry Potter" fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published simultaneously in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Along with the rest of the books in the Harry Potter series, it was eventually translated into 67 languages. However, because of high security surrounding the manuscript, translators did not get to start on translating "Half-Blood Prince" until its English release date, and the earliest were not expected to be released until the fall of 2005. In Germany, a group of "hobby translators" translated the book via Internet in less than two days after release, long before German translator

neg: Rupert Grint laid back director was "really good" and helped keep the material fresh. As the fame of the actor and the series continued, Grint and fellow "Harry Potter" cast members left imprints of their hands, feet and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. On 15 July 2009, the series's sixth instalment, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released and set box office records. In its total theatrical run, "Half-Blood Prince" totalled in US$933 million ticket sales. Also, "Half-Blood Prince" remains one of the most positively reviewed entries within the series among film critics, who praised the film's

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continue. Harry finds out that the locket is not the real Horcrux, containing only a note from someone named "R. A. B.". Harry is so devastated by Dumbledore's death (and upset by its futility) that he tells his friends he will not be returning to Hogwarts. Instead, he will spend the next year searching out Voldemort's Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione insist on joining him in destroying Lord Voldemort for good. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was first published

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack) & Escape" (the music that can be heard when Dumbledore falls from the Astronomy Tower and Harry pursues Snape). The orchestral ensemble for Hooper in "Half-Blood Prince" is the same as in the previous score, but a more significant role for light choir is a prominent addition. Thematically, the composer references his own ideas from the previous score and several elements from Williams's work. Hooper stated that "Placing John Williams's themes became obvious as we went along. The beginning of the film has to have at least a hint of 'Hedwig's Theme'." Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack) Harry

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) critical of his own performance in the film, stating in an interview in 2014 that he was "just not very good in it", and calling it "hard to watch". The film was nominated for BAFTA Awards in Production Design and Visual Effects, and was in the longlists for five other categories, including Best Supporting Actor for Alan Rickman. Bruno Delbonnel was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 82nd Academy Awards. The film was also one of the final seven contenders for Best Visual Effects. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood

neg: Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup is a 2003 sports action video game that features the fictional sport of Quidditch from J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" franchise, using the likeness from the films. The user plays in the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup competition. Hogwarts House team rosters are based on Harry's third year "(Prisoner of Azkaban)". Other House team and national team members not named in the books are named in this game, and their names are also listed on Chocolate Frog cards in the "Half-Blood Prince" video game. As in the first three books, Lee Jordan

neg: Tom Felton ages 11 to 18. Tom Felton Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in "The Borrowers" (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in "Anna and the King" (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling "Harry Potter" fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter summer before his sixth year as a student at Hogwarts, when he was fifteen years old. The ring is introduced during the fourth chapter of "Half-Blood Prince", having already been destroyed by Albus Dumbledore. In a Pensieve memory, it is revealed that Riddle had taken the gold ring, which has a black stone inscribed with a magical symbol, from his uncle Morfin Gaunt, whom he had framed for the murder of his Muggle father and grandparents by altering his uncle's memories. Riddle wears the ring while still a student at Hogwarts, but eventually hides it in the house where the

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Yates confirmed that Nighy would be his first choice for the role of Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour's character was ultimately cut from the film, but Nighy appeared in his role in "Deathly Hallows". Stuart Craig, the production designer of the first five films, stayed on to design all the sets in "Half-Blood Prince". Several new sets are introduced, including Tom Riddle's Orphanage, Astronomy Tower and the Cave. Craig noted that the film used several CGI sets, noticeably the interior of the Cave where Harry and Dumbledore both go to hunt Horcruxes. The exterior of the cave scene was

neg: Hogwarts staff McGonagall and Kingsley Shacklebolt. Slughorn is played by Jim Broadbent in the film adaptations of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". Pomona Sprout is Professor of Herbology and the Head of Hufflepuff House. She is described as a dumpy little witch with flyaway grey hair who wears a patched, frayed hat and shabby robes, often covered in dirt due to the time she spends tending plants in the Hogwarts greenhouses. Sprout is introduced in "Philosopher's Stone", but she plays no active role until "Chamber of Secrets", in which she teaches

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 "Half-Blood Prince", did not return for "Deathly Hallows". Instead, Alexandre Desplat was hired to compose the score for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". The film also featured the song "O Children" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The first official picture from the first film was released on , showing Harry, Ron and Hermione in a London street. A clip was officially released on with the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" on Blu-ray and DVD. At the 2010 ShoWest convention, Alan F. Horn premiered unfinished footage from both films. The 2010 MTV

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince humour found in the novel and claimed it to be the success of the "Harry Potter" saga. She acknowledged that "the books are dark and scary in places" but "no darkness in "Half-Blood Prince"...is so immense that it cannot be rescued by a snicker or a smirk." She considered that Rowling was suggesting that difficult times could be worked through with imagination, hope, and humour, and compared this concept to works such as Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows". Rosenberg wrote that the two main themes of "Half-Blood Prince" were love and

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has clearly been tampered with. He sets Harry the task of convincing Slughorn to give him the true memory so that Dumbledore can confirm his suspicions about Voldemort's rise to power and near-invincibility. This is proven vital in the defeat of Voldemort. After being sent an invitation to the funeral for Aragog the Spider, he uses an hour's dose of Felix Felicis and succeeds in retrieving Slughorn's unedited memory while at the funeral. In it, Slughorn tells Riddle about the process of splitting one's soul and hiding it in several objects called Horcruxes. Only by committing a murder can a

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (soundtrack) moving feelings made and the sense of hope given to the audience. The second time is when Snape is sent out of the castle, and the Order of the Phoenix takes over control. "Dumbledore's Farewell", composed by Nicholas Hooper for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", is connected to Desplat's "Severus and Lily" track, which plays during the "Prince's Tale" sequence. A variant of Hooper's "The Kiss" from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" also makes an appearance throughout the Hogwarts viaduct scene. The final scene of Part 2, set 19 years into the lives of the trio,

neg: Freddie Stroma College London, Stroma continued to work as an actor and model. He ended up taking a year off from university to play the role of Cormac McLaggen in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". After filming was over, Stroma completed his degree at University College London. In 2009, he attained a 2:1 BSc (an upper-second-class degree) in Neuroscience. After graduating from college, Stroma was cast in the role as Cormac McLaggen first in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and then in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 and 2." Stroma played the role of Cool

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) £19.75 million (equivalent to about $38.13 million), the highest opening for both the series and releases of 2009. At the end of the film's US and Canadian box office run the total ticket sales of the film were $302 million, making it the third most successful film in the franchise, after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", as well as the third-highest-grossing film of 2009 in these regions behind "Avatar" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". As with all of the previous films in the franchise, "Half-Blood Prince" proved to

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince horror. The Associated Press writer Deepti Hajela praised the newfound emotional tones and ageing Harry to the point where "younger fans may find [the series] has grown up too much". Emily Green, a staff writer of the "Los Angeles Times", was generally positive about the book but was concerned whether young children could handle the material. Cultural critic Julia Keller of the "Chicago Tribune" called it the "most eloquent and substantial addition to the series thus far" and considered the key to the success of the "Potter" novels to be humour. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has won several

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince themes to be love, death, trust, and redemption. The considerable character development of Harry and many other teenage characters also drew attention. The film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released 15 July 2009 by Warner Bros. Dumbledore picks Harry up from his aunt and uncle's house, intending to escort him to the Burrow, home of Harry's best friend Ron, and his large family. On the way, they make a detour to the temporary home of Horace Slughorn, former Potions teacher at Hogwarts, and Harry unwittingly helps persuade Slughorn to return to teach. Harry and Dumbledore then

neg: Bonnie Wright of Hogwarts and in the Epilogue set nineteen years later. Wright has also provided the voice of Ginny in the video game versions of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"; "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". Wright is one of the thirteen actors who has appeared in all eight films of the Harry Potter franchise. All the "Harry Potter" films were critical and high commercial successes. All the films as of 2014 have found places in List of highest-grossing films. Wright received several positive reviews for her portrayal

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) information. The "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Video Game Soundtrack was composed by James Hannigan and recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Air Studios in London. The BAFTA-nominated and IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) Award Winning 29-track soundtrack was released on 17 March 2009. However, the soundtrack is no longer available because EA Recordings decided to stop selling all of their Harry Potter video game soundtracks in late 2009. When the game was announced in April 2008 its release date was to coincide with the film's release date, which was originally 21 November 2008, but it was announced

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) He commented, ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is a tour-de-force that combines style and substance, special effects and heart and most importantly great performances from all of the actors young and not-so-young". Another early review came from the UK tabloid "The Sun", whose anonymous reviewer called the film "masterful" and "very emotional". The reviewer praised David Yates's directing and called Jim Broadbent's portrayal of Horace Slughorn "perfect". Devin Faraci of Chud.com called the film not only the best Harry Potter film yet, but also one of the best films of the year. Andrew Pulver of "The Guardian" wrote a

neg: Harry Potter fandom His prescription of taking reading breaks was rejected by two of the patients on which he discovered this headache. Researchers in Oxford found that the admission rate of children with traumatic injuries to the city's ERs plummeted on the publication weekends of both "Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince". Waters, G. Mithrandir, A. (2003). "Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (analysis of Books 1-4)". Niles, IL: Wizarding World Press. Harry Potter fandom "Harry Potter" fandom refers to the community of fans of the "Harry Potter" books and movies who participate in entertainment activities that revolve around

neg: Ron Weasley Quidditch Cup. However, during the last match, Ron plays better and wins the game and the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor. At the climax of the novel, Ron battles the Death Eaters alongside Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood at the Department of Mysteries. He is injured in the fight, but makes a full recovery by the end of the novel. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Ron, who has grown taller over the summer, attracts the attention of Lavender Brown. Harry, the new Quidditch Captain, picks Ron to continue as Keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, over

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series of 21 July. In an official statement, Scholastic appealed "to the "Harry Potter" fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on 21 July." Customers who agreed not to read the book received a special "Harry Potter" t-shirt and a $50 coupon for Scholastic's online store. In June 2005, Aaron Lambert, a security guard at a book distribution centre in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, stole a number of pages from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" six weeks before its intended publication date. He was arrested a day

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) the PC version, said, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince improves on the stuff I liked in its predecessor and makes for a pretty fun game.” "GamePro" admitted that the Wii version was a “fun” game to play but did not feel that it was worth the price of a new release. IT Reviews said that “Repetition is evident - at one point you fight five wand duels in a row, which gets a little tiresome - and many quests are just plain uninteresting.” They concluded the game was too short, and wouldn't “keep anyone but the most avid Potter

neg: Lord Voldemort friends with Harry after they join forces to save their respective sons) transfigures himself into Voldemort so that he can distract Delphi, allowing them to overpower her. The real Voldemort kills Harry's parents as prophesied, and Delphi is sent to Azkaban. Voldemort appears in seven "Harry Potter" films, namely "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –

neg: Harry Potter (film series) in the "Harry Potter" franchise — "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Parts 1 & 2 — have to date grossed around $216 million in IMAX theaters worldwide. The "Harry Potter" films and their success have been retrospectively considered to have had a significant impact on the film industry. They are cited as having helped redefine the Hollywood blockbuster in the 21st century by initiating a shift toward established media franchises

neg: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released on 11 November 2011 in North America and 18 November in Europe, the game is based on the Lego Harry Potter line and is based on the final three books and four films in the "Harry Potter" series: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". The

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire returns to find Krum stunned and Crouch gone. Harry returns to preparing for the final task, a hedge maze. Inside the maze, Harry is forced to incapacitate Krum, who has been bewitched, to save Cedric. Working together, the two reach the cup. They agree to touch it at the same time, and doing so, discover that it is a Portkey that transports them to a graveyard. There, Peter Pettigrew kills Cedric and uses Harry's blood (along with his own hand and Tom Riddle Sr.'s bone) to resurrect Lord Voldemort. Voldemort summons his Death Eaters, berating them for thinking he was

neg: Lord Voldemort but were unpopular amongst the local residents due to their snobbish attitudes. Tom, apparently the only child of Thomas and Mary, indulged in the typical pursuits of the upper class in the first half of the twentieth century, socialising with attractive women of his class, riding horses, and enjoying his status in the town. Rowling revealed in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" that young Merope Gaunt made efforts to get as close to Tom as she could, peering at him through the windows and bushes at every opportunity. Morfin noticed his sister's affection for Tom and hexed him as

neg: Harry Potter Alliance their iReporter site, the Harry Potter Alliance asked members to upload submissions showing their love for Harry Potter while holding signs that said, "Save Darfur." Then, in 2008, the HPA asked members to withhold support for sponsors of the 2008 Summer Olympics who were "implicitly funding the genocide in Darfur through overseas investments." In conjunction with the release of the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film in 2009, the organisation launched a "What Would Dumbledore Do" campaign, asking fans to tweet about the lessons they learned from Harry Potter's headmaster Albus Dumbledore using #dumbledore, attend the film release wearing

neg: Jessie Cave turned up for the audition. She also performed the voice of Lavender in the video-game adaptations of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2". In June 2009, she made her West End début, playing "Thomasina" in a revival of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" at the Duke of York's Theatre. That December, Cave had a minor role in the 2009 film "Inkheart" as a water nymph. Cave appeared in the play "Breed" at Theatre 503, playing the role of Liv, from 21 September to 16 October 2010. She won the Off West-End stage award

neg: John Williams the Heroes". In the new millennium, Williams was asked to score the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's widely successful book series, "Harry Potter". He went on to score the film franchise's first three installments. As with his "Superman" theme, the most important theme from Williams's scores for the "Harry Potter" films, dubbed "Hedwig's Theme", has been used in the fourth through to the eighth films ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Harry Potter and

neg: Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort (, in the films; born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of "Harry Potter" novels. Voldemort first appeared in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which was released in 1997. Voldemort appears either in person or in flashbacks in each book and its film adaptation in the series, except the third, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", where he is only mentioned. Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has "the power to vanquish the Dark Lord". Nearly every witch

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 respectively, reprising roles as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and is followed by the concluding entry, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2". The story follows Harry Potter who has been tasked by Dumbledore with finding and destroying Lord Voldemort's secret to immortality – the Horcruxes. Filming began on and was completed on . "Part 1" was released in 2D cinemas and IMAX formats worldwide on 19 November 2010. In the film's worldwide opening weekend, "Part 1" grossed $330 million, the third-highest in the

neg: Harry Potter (film series) was chosen to direct the film, but he declined to direct the next film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", which was given to David Yates, who also directed "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", becoming the only director to helm more than one film since Chris Columbus. Chris Columbus said his vision of the first two films was of a "golden storybook, an old-fashioned look", while Alfonso Cuarón changed the visual tone of the series, desaturated the colour palette, and expanded the landscape around Hogwarts. Mike Newell decided to direct

neg: Harry Potter in translation in which anagrams are present do not make the transition easily into other languages. The name "Tom Marvolo Riddle", first mentioned in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", is rearranged to spell "I am Lord Voldemort". This has required translators to alter Riddle's name to make the anagram work. Sometimes translators manage to alter only one part of the name. For example, Tom Riddle's middle name of Marvolo was changed to "Marvolodemus" in the Serbian second edition; the first edition had lacked the anagram and the original name "Tom Marvolo Riddle" had simply been copied. In the Bulgarian translation

neg: J. K. Rowling release of "Goblet of Fire" and the fifth "Harry Potter" novel, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she denied. Rowling later said that writing the book was a chore, that it could have been shorter, and that she ran out of time and energy as she tried to finish it. The sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released on 16 July 2005. It too broke all sales records, selling nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. In 2006, "Half-Blood

neg: Viktor Morozov bestsellers ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" (April 2002), ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"" (September 2002), ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"" (December 2002), ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" (May 2003), ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"" (November 2003) and ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"" (October 2005) was published by Kyiv's "A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA". Viktor Morozov was selected as a "Galician Knight" for 2003 in the "Writer of the Year" category for his translation of the Harry Potter series into Ukrainian. Viktor Morozov is the father of singer Mariana Sadovska. Viktor Morozov Victor Morozov

neg: Harry Potter (character) prototypical schoolyard bullies she encountered and Snape on a sadistic teacher of hers who abused his power. Rowling has stated that the "Mirror of Erised" chapter in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is her favourite; the mirror reflects Harry's deepest desire, namely to see his dead parents and family. Her favourite funny scene is when Harry inadvertently sets a boa constrictor free from the zoo in the horrified Dursleys' presence. In the second book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", Rowling pits Harry against Tom Riddle, Lord Voldemort's "memory" within a secret diary which has possessed Ron's younger

neg: Stuart Craig of Fire", and in 2016 for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Stuart Craig has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for consecutive six films in a row, viz. for consecutive first six Harry Potter films. For his work on "The English Patient", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" and "Part 2", Craig was nominated for an Art Directors Guild award and won the same for "The English Patient" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part

neg: Hogwarts staff wears chains as penitence, "as he should", the Grey Lady says. The diadem remained in the hollow of a tree in an Albanian forest until Tom Riddle managed to charm the story out of the Grey Lady. Riddle, who had been seeking historically significant objects to make into Horcruxes, later retrieved the diadem from Albania and hid it in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts while visiting the castle years later. In "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" Nina Young played the Grey Lady, and in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2", she was played by Kelly

neg: Politics of Harry Potter a shadowy, hidden leader whose existence the government ignored until disaster forced the issue and who is supported by a secret network of sleeper agents willing to resort to tactics of shocking cruelty. The kids who grew up on Harry Potter—you could call them Generation Hex—are the kids who grew up with the pervasive threat of terrorism, and it's inevitable that on some level they'll make a connection between the two." "Slate Magazine"s Julia Turner compares "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to the War on Terror in the context of the fight against Osama bin Laden saying Voldemort takes

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry decides to use his Liquid Luck potion to convince Slughorn to give up the memory Dumbledore needs. Harry views the memory with Dumbledore and learns that Voldemort wanted information for creating Horcruxes, magical objects that could contain pieces of a wizard's soul and make them immortal. Dumbledore concludes that Voldemort successfully divided his soul into seven pieces by creating six Horcruxes, two of which have already been destroyed: Tom Riddle's diary by Harry and Marvolo Gaunt's ring by him. The two travel to a seaside cave where Harry aids Dumbledore in drinking a potion that hides another Horcrux, Slytherin's

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) 3,000 cinemas; "" bested this with $26.3 million. "Half-Blood Prince" opened in the same Wednesday slot that "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" did in 2007, which grossed $12 million in midnight runs, on its way to $139.7 million in its five-day debut in the US. The film's box office run was over on 17 December 2009. The film opened in 4,325 cinemas (rising to 4,455 three weeks later, becoming the largest number of cinemas until "" surpassed it with the 4,468 cinemas) and grossed $58.2 million on its opening day at the top of the United States

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the "Harry Potter" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005) and the final confrontation between

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter had remained in the body does not pass on to the next world, but will rather exist in a non-corporeal form capable of being resurrected by another wizard, as stated in "Half-Blood Prince". If all of someone's Horcruxes are destroyed, then the soul's only anchor in the material world would be the body, the destruction of which would then cause final death. This method was chosen by Voldemort to attain immortality. The concept is first introduced in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", though Horcruxes are present in earlier novels without being identified as such. Rowling uses Horace Slughorn's expository

neg: David Barron (film producer) David Barron (film producer) David Barron is a British film producer, best known for his involvement in the "Harry Potter" film series. David Barron worked as a producer on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Part 2". He previously served as a producer on "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". He was also an executive producer on both "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Barron has worked in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years, beginning his

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) a debut of $11,492,142 and opening at number one, maintaining a second week at number one with a total of $5,278,096 (down 54%), and grossed a total of $24,208,243. In France the film debuted at $20,541,239 from 949 cinemas. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 271 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Dark, thrilling, and occasionally quite funny, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is also visually stunning and emotionally satisfying." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 78 out of 100 based on

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a young man's challenges". Paolini had similar views, claiming, "the children have changed...they act like real teenagers." "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was met with positive reviews. Liesl Schillinger of "The New York Times" praised the novel's various themes and suspenseful ending. However, she considered Rowling's gift "not so much for language as for characterisation and plotting". "Kirkus Reviews" said it "will leave readers pleased, amused, excited, scared, infuriated, delighted, sad, surprised, thoughtful and likely wondering where Voldemort has got to, since he appears only in flashbacks". They considered Rowling's "wry wit" to turn into "outright merriment", but called

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Half-Blood Prince" before the authorised release date. The Canadian publisher, Raincoast Books, obtained an injunction from the Supreme Court of British Columbia that actually prohibited the purchasers from reading the books before the official release date or from discussing the contents. Purchasers were actually offered a Harry Potter T-shirt and an autographed copy of the book if they returned their copies before 16 July. On 15 July, less than twelve hours before the book went on sale in the Eastern time zone, Raincoast warned "The Globe and Mail" newspaper that publishing a review from a Canada-based writer at midnight, as

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince she had "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" "planned for years", but she spent an entire two months going over her plan before she began writing the story seriously. This was a lesson learned after she did not check the plan for "Goblet of Fire" and had to rewrite an entire third of the book. She started writing the book before her second child, David, was born, but she took a break to care for him. The first chapter, "The Other Minister", which features the meeting between the Muggle Prime Minister, the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, and his successor,

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) a 2.5 out of a possible 5 stars, remarking, "For non-readers [of the Harry Potter series] the films are now borderline incomprehensible", and that the film was "a little tedious" and "generally less interesting visually than its predecessors." He praised the cast, describing them as "consummate", adding Sir Michael Gambon "really makes Dumbledore an imposing character" and Jim Broadbent was "wonderful". Margaret Pomeranz, the co-host of the television show, gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. At the time of its release, Rowling stated that "Half-Blood Prince" was her "favourite one" of the six film adaptations. Radcliffe, however, was

neg: Harry Potter in the US on 2 June 1999. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999 and in the US on 8 September 1999. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the UK version and 870 pages in the US version. It was published worldwide in English on 21 June 2003. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

neg: Albus Dumbledore August 2006 that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so. Along with DumbledoreIsNotDead.com, a collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives Examine the Evidence", was published by Zossima Press in November 2006. In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Dumbledore's death was voted as the most unforgettable moment in the whole series. In the "Chamber of Secrets" DVD interview, screenwriter Steve Kloves stated that he considers Dumbledore a fascinating character because of the wisdom he provides, but he feels

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) with mead that Slughorn had intended to gift to Dumbledore. The mead poisons Ron, and Harry is forced to save his life after Slughorn hesitates. Ron murmurs Hermione's name while recovering in the infirmary, causing Lavender to end their relationship. Harry confronts Draco about the mead and a cursed necklace, and the two duel. Harry uses a curse from the Half-Blood Prince's potion book to severely injure Malfoy, who is rescued and healed by Snape. Fearing the book may be filled with more Dark Magic, Ginny and Harry hide it in the Room of Requirement and share their first kiss.

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) in a few hours. In the US, the DVD made a strong debut at number one in both the DVD and Blu-ray markets widely beating out any competition with sales of 4,199,622 copies. Worldwide DVD and Blu-ray sales of the film show that it is the fastest-selling film of 2009. On 14 June 2011, an Ultimate Edition was released simultaneously with the Ultimate Edition of the "Order of the Phoenix" film on both Blu-ray and DVD, containing new bonus features, documentaries and collectables. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" broke the then-record for biggest midnight showings, making $22.8 million in

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) and spells left by the "Half-Blood Prince". Harry uses the book to excel in the class and impresses Slughorn, winning a Liquid Luck potion. Ron becomes Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and forms a romantic relationship with Lavender Brown, upsetting Hermione. Harry consoles Hermione and admits that he now has feelings for Ron's younger sister, Ginny Weasley. Harry spends the Christmas holidays with the Weasleys. On Christmas Eve, Harry discusses his suspicions about Draco to the Order of the Phoenix. His suspicions are dismissed, but Arthur Weasley later tells Harry privately that the Malfoys may have been interested in

neg: Places in Harry Potter "Half-Blood Prince", many witches and wizards try to take advantage of the fear created by Voldemort's return. They set up stalls selling amulets and other objects, which supposedly protect you against werewolves, Dementors and Inferi. These "dark magic protection" stalls, however, are illegal, and likely scams. Arthur Weasley is the one in charge of arresting their owners. Twilfitt and Tatting's is a wizarding clothing shop located in Diagon Alley, mentioned in "Half-Blood Prince" by Narcissa Malfoy, who claims she would shop there rather than shopping in Madam Malkin's due to the presence of Harry, Ron, and Hermione (mostly Hermione, whom

neg: Harry Potter world began holding events to coincide with the midnight release of the books, beginning with the 2000 publication of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The events, commonly featuring mock sorting, games, face painting, and other live entertainment have achieved popularity with Potter fans and have been highly successful in attracting fans and selling books with nearly nine million of the 10.8 million initial print copies of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" sold in the first 24 hours. The final book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" became the fastest selling book in history, moving

neg: Harry Potter video games Date." The game was also nominated for two awards in the 7th British Academy Games Awards, in the "family", and "handheld" sections. The game was also nominated for "Best Adapted Video Game" for the Spike video game awards in 2010. The score of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by Jeremy Soule received a BAFTA Award for Original Music in 2004. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" received a BAFTA nomination in 2010 for his music score, and won an International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award for best video game score in 2009. The composer, who scored the

neg: MuggleNet finishing the first reread of the "Harry Potter" books, the show now releases biweekly episodes alternating between topics suggested by listeners and revisits of specific chapters from the "Potter" books in no particular order. MuggleCast launched in August 2005 when podcasts were still up and coming. Inspired by the passion within the "Harry Potter" community, MuggleNet staff members Andrew Sims, Ben Schoen, and Kevin Steck created a short podcast to discuss some of the recent "Harry Potter" news and the just-released "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". The reception from MuggleNet's audience was great, so the team expanded the shows

neg: Severus Snape out Harry's mistakes, but never strikes back. During the confrontation, Snape reveals himself as the eponymous "Half-Blood Prince" (being the half-blood son of Muggle Tobias Snape and pure-blood Eileen "Prince"). Snape passes through the school gates and Disapparates with Draco in tow at the book's end. The full relationship between Dumbledore and Snape and the reason for Snape's actions remain unknown until the final book. In an interview, Rowling mentioned that at this point in the series, the Harry–Snape relationship has become "as personal, if not more so, than Harry–Voldemort." In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Voldemort and his

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) 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

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) weeks. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" premiered in London on 7 July 2009 and was released theatrically worldwide on 15 July. The film was a major commercial success, breaking the record for the biggest single-day worldwide gross. In five days the film made $394 million, breaking the record for highest five-day worldwide gross. With a total gross of $934 million, it became the 8th-highest-grossing film of all time and 2009's second-highest-grossing film (behind "Avatar"). It is currently the 48th-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide unadjusted for inflation. It is the fifth-highest-grossing film in the franchise. The film received positive

neg: Potions in Harry Potter be dead, hence the name. It is made from powdered root of asphodel which is added to an infusion of wormwood, and was first mentioned in Harry's first potions lesson with Snape in "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone". It was later mentioned in his first Potions lesson with Horace Slughorn in "Half-Blood Prince" when Harry receives top marks in Horace Slughorn's first NEWT (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) Potions class for brewing this potion so well, having used the handwritten advice in the Half-Blood Prince's book. He is then awarded a small bottle of the potion Felix Felicis as a

neg: Peterotica screen are references to works of literature: "Angela's Asses" to "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt, "Catcher in the Eye" to "Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger, "Shaved New World" to "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, and "Harry Potter and the Half Black Chick" to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling. After returning from the porn shop, Peter is shown watching an episode of "Blind Justice". The lawyer who attempts to sue Carter is forced into a battle with a rancor in a scene that mirrors Luke Skywalker's fight with the Rancor in the