query: when did harry potter and the half blood prince book come out

pos: 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

pos: 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

pos: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fire" was published on 8 July 2000 simultaneously by Bloomsbury and Scholastic. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the longest book from the series, yet the second shortest film at 2 hours and 18 minutes. After the publishing of "Order of the Phoenix", the sixth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was published 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies

pos: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 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" was published on 16 July 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide

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 "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: 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 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 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: Hogwarts staff catching a student out of bed. Filch is revealed to be a Squib in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" when Harry accidentally discovers that he is trying to teach himself basic magic from a "Kwikspell" correspondence course. Nonetheless, Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices that have their own innate magic, such as the Secrecy Sensor used in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". It is hinted that his dislike of students may stem from his disappointment and jealousy at not being able to do magic. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the final book,

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 (character) destroyed—the diary and a ring; and Harry and Dumbledore locate another, although it is a fake. When Death Eaters invade Hogwarts, Snape kills Dumbledore. As Snape escapes, he proclaims that he is the Half-Blood Prince (being the son of a muggle father and the pure-blood Eileen Prince). It now falls upon Harry to find and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes and to avenge Dumbledore's death. In a 2005 interview, Rowling stated that [after the events in the sixth book] Harry has, "taken the view that they are now at war. He does become more battle-hardened. He's now ready to go out

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: Lord Voldemort basilisk. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Albus Dumbledore reveals to Harry that the diary was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Voldemort does not appear in the third book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", either in person or as a magical manifestation. He is, however, heard when Harry passes out from the harsh effects of a Dementor. Towards the end of the story Sybill Trelawney, the Divination professor, makes a rare genuine prophecy: "The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight, the servant will

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: 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 (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 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 (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: 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: 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 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 fandom couples, besides Harry and Ginny and Ron and Hermione, have been explicitly stated in the series: Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour are married in "Deathly Hallows" after dating throughout "Half-Blood Prince". In "Half-Blood Prince", Nymphadora Tonks keeps her feelings for Remus Lupin to herself, but remains depressed when he refuses her advances; he feels that his being a werewolf would not create a safe relationship. Tonks professes her love for him at the end of the book, and she and Lupin have been married by the beginning of "Deathly Hallows" and have a son 'Teddy' later in the book. Other

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter denied the job by Albus Dumbledore, he hid the diadem in the Room of Requirement. Because Voldemort believed himself to be the only one to have discovered the Room, he never placed any curses around the diadem. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry first comes into contact with the diadem when he hastily hides Snape's old potions book in the Room of Requirement. The diadem was mentioned merely as an "old discoloured tiara" in the sixth book; Harry used it to help mark the spot so he could later find where he placed the book. Later, after having

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: 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: 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 and the Half-Blood Prince Rufus Scrimgeour, was a concept Rowling tried to start in "Philosopher's Stone", "Prisoner of Azkaban", and "Order of the Phoenix", but she found "it finally works" in "Half-Blood Prince". She stated that she was "seriously upset" writing the end of the book, although "Goblet of Fire" was the hardest to write. When asked if she liked the book, she responded, "I like it better than I liked 'Goblet', 'Phoenix' or 'Chamber' when I finished them. Book six does what I wanted it to do and even if nobody else likes it (and some won't), I know it will remain one

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) the middle of the series in length, the film "Half-Blood Prince" did add or change events in the literary canon. The book begins with a scene involving the Muggle Prime Minister. Yates and his crew debated over this scene, as well as the character Rufus Scrimgeour, but gave up the beginning of the movie to events described but not seen in the book. Yates thought it would give the audience a feel for what the Death Eaters were doing if they showed the collapse of the Millennium Bridge rather than simply describe it (as was done with the Brockdale Bridge

neg: John Williams the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"), scored by Patrick Doyle ("Goblet of Fire"), Nicholas Hooper ("Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince") and Alexandre Desplat ("Deathly Hallows"). Like the main themes from "Jaws", "Star Wars", "Superman", and "Indiana Jones", fans have come to identify the "Harry Potter" films with Williams's original compositions. Williams was asked to return to score the film franchise's final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2", but director David Yates stated that "their schedules simply did not align" as he would have had to provide Williams with a rough cut of the film

neg: G-Force (film) and the Half-Blood Prince". The film declined -44.8% on its second week behind "Funny People" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". As of June 2018, Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film has a 22% approval rating based on 122 reviews and an average score of 4.5/10. The site's consensus reads: "G-Force features manic action, but fails to come up with interesting characters or an inspired plot." Similarly, Metacritic attests the film has received an average score of 41 out of 100 based on 19 reviews. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film 2.5 stars out of four

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince his wand and then threatens to kill him, which turns out to have been his mission from Voldemort all along. Draco is unable to go through with it and when Snape arrives, he casts the spell to kill Dumbledore instead. Harry ignores the battle raging in Hogwarts to pursue Dumbledore's killer. Snape successfully fights Harry off, and he reveals that he is in fact the Half-Blood Prince before he, Draco, and the rest of the Death Eaters escape. After Dumbledore's funeral, Harry decides to break up with Ginny, saying it is too dangerous for her to let their relationship 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: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record at the time which was eventually broken by its sequel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". There were many controversies before and after it was published, including the right to read the copies delivered prior to the release date in Canada. Reception to the novel was generally positive and it won several awards and honours, including the 2006 British Book of the Year award. Reviewers noted that the book took on a darker tone than its previous predecessors, though it did contain some humour. Some considered the main

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the final volume related closely to the previous book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "almost as though they are two-halves of the same novel". She has said that the last chapter of the book was written "in something like 1990", as part of her earliest work on the series. Rowling also revealed she originally wrote the last words to be "something like: 'Only those who he loved could see his lightning scar. Rowling changed this because she did not want people to think Voldemort would rise again and to say that Harry's mission was over. In

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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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 and the Philosopher's Stone 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 June 21, 2003. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was published on July 16, 2005 and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was published on July 21, 2007. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the UK and

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince of my favourites of the series. Ultimately you have to please yourself before you please anyone else!" Rowling revealed the title of "Half-Blood Prince" on her website on 24 June 2004. This was the title she had once considered for the second book, "Chamber of Secrets", though she decided that the information disclosed belonged later on in the story, in book six. On 21 December 2004, she announced she had finished writing it, along with the release date of 16 July. Bloomsbury unveiled the cover on 8 March 2005. The record-breaking publication of "Half-Blood Prince" was accompanied by controversy. In

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Bloomsbury in 1997, with an initial print-run of 500 copies in hardback, 300 of which were distributed to libraries. By the end of 1997, the UK edition won a National Book Award and a gold medal in the 9- to 11-year-olds category of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. The second book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was then published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999 and in the

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) 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 from the earlier books. Liesl Schillinger, a contributor to "The New York Times" book review, also noted that "Half-Blood Prince" was "far darker" but "leavened with humor, romance and snappy dialogue". She suggested a connection to the 11 September attacks, as the later, darker novels were written after that event. David Kipen, a critic of the "San Francisco Chronicle" considered the "darkness as a sign of our paranoid times" and singled out curfews and searches that were part of the tightened security at Hogwarts, as a resemblance to our world. Julia Keller, a critic for the "Chicago Tribune", highlighted the

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: 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 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: 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: Pottermore of the Ministry of Magic. On 5 December 2014, Pottermore gave users early access to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" only if they answered the riddles correctly. There, the visitor could find more information about Inferi, Florean Fortescue's forgotten plot to help Harry, the Order of Merlin, Draco Malfoy's secrets, and more. On 23 June 2015, Pottermore gave users access to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the final book. Pottermore Pottermore Ltd. is the digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment, and news company from J. K. Rowling and is a global digital publisher of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World.

neg: Ginny Weasley books and told her she reminded him of Ginny, and recommended that she audition for the part. Ginny was voiced by Victoire Robinson for the "Chamber of Secrets" game, and by Annabel Scholey in "". Bonnie Wright leant her voice to her character in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and acted as a playable character in certain missions. Poppy Miller was cast as the adult Ginny in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child". Ginny Weasley Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novel series. Ginny is introduced in the first book" Harry

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: Jason Isaacs me. But I made my point. We'll see. Like everybody else, I'm holding my breath to July to see what's in there. I just want to bust out of prison, that's all. I don't want to stay in Azkaban most of my life.' " Ultimately Isaacs did reprise the role of Malfoy as a cameo appearance in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009), where he is seen in a moving portrait. Afterwards, Isaacs reprised the role again in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010) and "Part 2" (2011). Isaacs appeared in "Dragonheart" (1996), "Event Horizon"

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter vulnerable to some magic; in "Prisoner of Azkaban", Professor Lupin uses magic to teach Peeves a lesson by making the gum Peeves was stuffing into a keyhole enter the poltergeist's nose. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry uses magic to attach Peeves' tongue to the roof of his mouth, after which Peeves angrily departs. During Dolores Umbridge's attempts to take control of Hogwarts in "Order of the Phoenix", Peeves begins a rampage at the Weasley twins' request. When Umbridge attempts to sneak out of Hogwarts, Peeves chases her out, whacking her with Minerva McGonagall's cane (which she lent

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: 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: The Twilight Saga (film series) the books come to life. She would call Meyer after changing a scene slightly, which surprised the author because, "I've heard the stories...I know it's not normally like that when you adapt a book." Meyer, a natural pessimist, was waiting for the worst but, instead, called her experience in the book's film adaptation "the best I could have hoped for." Originally scheduled for release in December 2008, "Twilight" was moved to a worldwide release of November 21, 2008, after "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" moved from a November 2008 release to being released in July 2009. Kristen Stewart was

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: 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: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince awards, including the 2006 British Book of the Year Award and the 2006 Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books for ages 8–12 in its native United Kingdom. In the United States, the American Library Association listed it among its 2006 Best Books for Young Adults. It won both the 2005 reader-voted Quill Awards for Best Book of the Year and Best Children's Book. It also won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal for notable book. Before publication, 1.4 million pre-orders were placed for "Half-Blood Prince" on Amazon.com, breaking the record held by the previous novel, "Order of the Phoenix",

neg: Harry Potter influences and analogues satanic serpent and Christ-like phoenix ('the Resurrection Bird'), the drama takes us from the fall to eternal life without a hitch." In 2006, Rowling recommended Emily Brontë's Gothic post-Romantic "Wuthering Heights" as number one of the top ten books every child should read. In her essay, "To Sir With Love" in the book "Mapping the World of Harry Potter", Joyce Millman suggests that Severus Snape, Harry Potter's morally ambiguous potions master, is drawn from a tradition of Byronic heroes such as "Wuthering Heights" Heathcliff and that chapter two of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is reminiscent of the opening

neg: The Leaky Cauldron (website) interview with Rowling at her home in Edinburgh, Scotland in mid-2005, immediately following the release of the sixth Harry Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". In January 2008, Rowling appeared and was interviewed on "PotterCast"; during the interview, she called Leaky "[her] favorite fan site." Rowling has written the introduction to Melissa Anelli's nonfiction book "Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon", which was released 4 November 2008. The site also has a good relationship with Warner Bros., the studio producing the film adaptations of the

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: Helen McCrory a modernised TV adaptation of "Frankenstein's Monster", simply called "Frankenstein". Her first pregnancy forced her to pull out of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007), in which she had been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange (she was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter). McCrory was later cast as Bellatrix's sister Narcissa Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", released in July 2009. McCrory reprised her role in the final films, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"; McCrory's performance was well received by fans of 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: Jim Broadbent "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011). He joined the cast of the television series "Game of Thrones", playing a role of Archmaester Ebrose, in the seventh season (2017). His other notable roles were in "Topsy-Turvy" (1999), "The Gathering Storm" (2002), "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" (2007), "Hot Fuzz, Another Year" (2010), and "The Iron Lady" (2011). Broadbent was born on 24 May 1949 in Holton cum Beckering, in Lincolnshire, the second son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an

neg: Magic in Harry Potter also understand Parseltongue; however, he learned it and did not naturally possess the ability. In "Half-Blood Prince", he repeats Morfin Gaunt's words "the big house over the way", which were spoken in Parseltongue. Ron uses Parseltongue in the final book to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, but he is only imitating the sound of a phrase Harry used earlier in the book. Rowling borrowed the term from "an old word for someone who has a problem with the mouth, like a hare lip". Professor Francis Nolan, Professor of Phonetics at University of Cambridge, designed the version of Parseltongue used in

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series had sent threatening letters to their investors. The series garnered more controversy in 2005 with the release of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", when a Real Canadian Superstore grocery store accidentally sold several copies before the authorised release date. The Canadian publisher, Raincoast Books, obtained an injunction from the Supreme Court of British Columbia prohibiting the purchasers from reading the books in their possession. A comment by a media lawyer that "there is no human right to read" led to a debate in the public sphere about whether free access to information was a human right.

neg: Harry Potter has split his soul into pieces, creating a series of Horcruxes – evil enchanted items hidden in various locations, one of which was the diary destroyed in the second book. On their way to collect a Horcrux, Draco, who has joined with the Death Eaters, attempts to attack Dumbledore, and the book culminates in the killing of Dumbledore by Professor Snape, the titular Half-Blood Prince. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the last original novel in the series, begins directly after the events of the sixth book. Lord Voldemort has completed his ascension to power and gained control of the

neg: Shipping (fandom) the first possibility, stating at one point that Harry and Hermione "are very platonic friends". Another alternative was of Harry ending up with Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, whose obvious crush on him served as a plot-line starting in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Hermione informs Harry that Ginny has "given up" on him. In the subsequent "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", however, Harry develops a crush on Ginny, convinced that he has missed his opportunity with her. In the end Ginny turns out to never have given

neg: Death Eater scores of people including the young Remus Lupin, when Lupin's father had angered Greyback. Greyback is known for targeting young children. Unlike most werewolves, Greyback thirsts for blood even in his human form. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Greyback first appears on the night of Dumbledore's death, when he attacks Harry and badly scars Bill Weasley. Although Greyback does not transmit his lycanthropy because he was in human form at the time, Bill is subsequently shown to display a preference for very rare meat. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Greyback leads a Snatcher gang – Dark

neg: Severus Snape Harry that he had been loyal to Albus Dumbledore throughout the series. Snape's fierce devotion to and love of his childhood friend Lily, Harry's mother, is the foundation of that loyalty. After "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Snape's loyalty was a matter of intense debate among the fans. The issue was given special attention in the marketing campaigns on behalf of the last book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". "Is Snape Good or Evil?" was one of the questions in Scholastic Inc.'s seven-question series, part of its marketing campaign for the book. As part of the Waldenbooks marketing

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 which was then shattered by "Half-Blood Prince" with 10.8 million copies. 6.9 million copies of "Prince" were sold in the U.S. within the first 24 hours of its release; in the United Kingdom more than two million copies were sold on the first day. The initial U.S. print run for "Deathly Hallows" was 12 million copies, and more than a million were pre-ordered through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The "Harry Potter" series has been recognised by a host of awards since the initial publication of "Philosopher's Stone" including four Whitaker Platinum Book Awards (all of which were awarded in

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 Voldemort's followers (nicknamed Death Eaters) at the Ministry of Magic. Although the timely arrival of members of the Order of the Phoenix saves the teenagers' lives, Sirius Black is killed in the conflict. In the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Voldemort begins waging open warfare. Harry and his friends are relatively protected from that danger at Hogwarts. They are subject to all the difficulties of adolescence – Harry eventually begins dating Ginny, Ron establishes a strong infatuation with fellow Hogwarts student Lavender Brown, and Hermione starts to develop romantic feelings towards Ron. Near the beginning of the

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: Harry Potter (character) better that it ended early!" In the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Harry enters a tumultuous puberty that, Rowling says, is based on her and her younger sister's own difficult teenage years. Rowling also made an intimate statement about Harry's personal life: "Because of the demands of the adventure that Harry is following, he has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had." This inexperience with romance was a factor in Harry's failed relationship with Cho. Now his thoughts concern Ginny, and a vital plot point in the last chapter includes Harry ending

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) opening through which Dementors manage to attack Harry. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry catches Mundungus outside the Three Broomsticks trying to sell what had been Sirius' property (which now belongs to Harry after Sirius' death) to Aberforth, and the boy confronts him. Mundungus goes into hiding but is later jailed in Azkaban for impersonating an Inferius during a botched robbery. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Mundungus has managed to get out of prison, but the circumstances are unclear. He is Confunded by Snape, and gives the idea of using the Polyjuice Potion and six Potter

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 Half-Blood Prince (video game) features as it did in the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" video game. which include brewing potions, wizard dueling and Quidditch. However, it does not support the new Wii MotionPlus technology which was released in the same month. The Nintendo DS version includes mini-games such as Gobstones and Exploding Snap. The game once again utilises the Stylus for wizard duels, potion making and Quidditch. The PlayStation 3 version includes DualShock 3 vibration. The PlayStation 2, PC, and Xbox 360 versions use the same functions as with the previous game. Several members of the Harry Potter film series

neg: Timsons to select the print circumference, web width and folder to meet their own individual requirements and minimise excess trim waste. The book printing presses typically use a lithographic web offset printing process, with Servo drives, and tailored to print and fold substrates for bibles and dictionaries on very lightweight papers, through to paperbacks, novels, reference books and computer manuals. In recent years, Bungay-based Book printer Clays used its Timson presses to produce the complete series of Harry Potter adventures including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which sold more than 2 million in the first 24 hours. With a stable

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: Magical objects in Harry Potter some other fashion "sense" that Harry is wearing his cloak: Snape is seen to be suspicious when being followed by Harry, even reaching out to grab at (what appears to be) thin air; in "Half-Blood Prince", Draco Malfoy realises Harry is in his train carriage and successfully immobilizes him with a Petrificus Totalus (Body-Bind) curse, as despite wearing his cloak Harry inadvertently moved objects near him; and in "Chamber of Secrets", Albus Dumbledore senses Harry and Ron beneath it in Hagrid's cabin while talking to Lucius Malfoy during the event when Cornelius Fudge comes to take Hagrid to Azkaban and

neg: Harry and the Potters recording with the "Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love" but with a bigger sound and with the assistance of recording veteran Kevin Micka. While in the earlier albums the band's musical style was goofy inept pop-punk, the EP "Scarred for Life" became musically darker reflecting the penultimate book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. "Scarred for Life"s scenario takes as its central conceit a Harry Potter who has started a hardcore rock band. Paul and Joe departed from their proud DIY home recording and sought a studio for "Scarred for Life" and their split EP with the

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter was always intended to be a weapon to carry out Voldemort's plan to remove Muggle-borns from Hogwarts. Even without magical protection, Horcruxes cannot be destroyed by any means of wand usage or physical force. In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", Harry intentionally destroys the diary with a Basilisk fang, although unaware it was a Horcrux at the time, to free Ginny from its influence. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the discovery of the diary is revealed as the proof that leads to Dumbledore beginning the hunt for other Horcruxes, as it not only gives absolute proof

neg: Greg Packer a quote from a man holding an Andrew Cuomo 2010 poster, finding out that it was Packer, and moving along to find someone else to quote. Even after 2003, many journalists have remained unaware, or unconcerned, about Packer's reputation. An "Epoch Times" article in 2005 on the release of the novel "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" simply stated: "The book buyers, mostly adults, were largely local fans, like Greg Packer of Long Island, 41, who admitted he had not yet read all the previous editions." Similarly, when Packer attended the Super Bowl victory rally for the Pittsburgh Steelers in

neg: Death Eater as "Wormtail" hereafter) assists Barty Crouch Jr. in overpowering Mad-Eye Moody, setting up the events in the fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". In the climactic confrontation in that book, Wormtail murders Cedric Diggory on Voldemort's orders, and brews the complex potion to regenerate Voldemort, severing his hand as one of the ingredients. Upon his return to corporeal form, Voldemort replaces Wormtail's missing hand with a silver one that possesses five intact fingers and great strength. Despite his actions, Wormtail's fortunes remain low; in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Snape treats him as a servant, and

neg: Harry Potter in translation sought clues to the story's mysteries by examining the way certain parts of the books have been translated in foreign editions. A case in point is the identity of a character mentioned by initials only in the book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". The English initials R.A.B. could have belonged to several minor characters from the books, but variations on the initials in other languages gave evidence to the true identity of the mystery character: in the Dutch edition of the book R.A.B. was translated into R.A.Z., 'zwart' being Dutch for 'black'; in the Norwegian edition, R.A.B. translates to

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: 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: Fictional universe of Harry Potter Grimmauld Place. Hermione takes Phineas from Grimmauld Place during "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and uses Phineas to obtain information about events at Hogwarts. Dumbledore also uses two other former headmasters in a similar fashion when Arthur Weasley is attacked by Nagini in the Ministry of Magic. A portrait is also seen carrying messages between the Minister for Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister in the opening of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Another form of closed communication used in the books and movies is a set of mirrors which belonged to Sirius Black. Sirius gives Harry one

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter killed, conveys Harry Potter, Ron and Ginny Weasley, and Gilderoy Lockhart to their guardians. In "Goblet of Fire", during the duel between Harry and Voldemort, the "reverse spell effect" ('Priori Incantatem') occurs, as both of their wands are made of Fawkes' feathers. During the confrontation between Voldemort and Dumbledore in the Ministry of Magic at the climax of "Order of the Phoenix" (book only), Fawkes saves Dumbledore's life by swallowing a Killing Curse from Voldemort; then bursts into flame and is reborn as a chick from the ashes. After Dumbledore's death in "Half-Blood Prince", Fawkes is heard singing a lament,

neg: Destination (game) including: A Harry Potter version of the game called Destination Hogwarts was delayed when funding from NatWest fell through, and the film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was delayed by six months, causing significant economic distress to the designer. The game, inspired by J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books, takes you on a journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the surrounding grounds. Destination Board Games since have released Destination Hogwarts, Destination London 2012 and London 2012 Sports, and Destination London Travel Edition. They have successfully signed deals with Warner Bros., Pixar and the London 2012 Olympics