Marks a huge turning point in the series and there is no turning back now.
(Disclaimer: There are a lot of spoilers in here so don’t read this if you plan to read the book.)
Half-Blood Prince finally answers all the questions we Harry Potter fans have been totally maniacally thinking about all this time. How the heck did Voldermot becomes so powerful and ultimately evil? Which side is Snape really on anyway: good or evil? By the lord who does Harry hook up with?
Harry has definitely grown up fast in this book. No longer the Boy Who Lived or the angst-ridden teenager with anger management issue, he has become 'The Chosen One' - the one destined to kill Voldermot as neither can live while the other survive according to the prophecy revealed in the Order of the Phoenix. Harry has turn out to be a mature, responsible and eternally brave young man that we have hoped he will be.
The last few chapters of the book are the real highlights with twist and turn that will shake you to the very core of your HP world. A betrayal that though is kind of expected when you read the first half of the book is still a bitter pill to swallow. You really hoped it was only an act but your stomach turns to lead when you know it’s real. A sacrifice that has to be made so that Harry can live and fulfil the prophecy, but you truly wished there was another way.
*spoilers warning here*: Actually I’m still not entirely convinced that Snape is on Voldermot side and really killed Dumbledore. Maybe it was just a cover so that Dumbledore can go underground and create a big surprise in the next book. And Snape did stop the other Death-Eaters from killing Harry and also did not take the chance to do much damage to Harry if he was really evil. Why did Dumbledore freezes Harry in the final showdown with Malfoy and the Death-Eaters knowing he’s too weak to fight on his own? And Snape just show up and kill Dumbledore with a flick of his wand, the only wizard that Voldermot has ever feared, so easily, so casually? It does seem like a scheme privately work out between Snape and Dumbledore. It’s my theory anyway, you’re free to form your own opinions.
Harry is now more alone than ever. He realizes he has to shake off the protective shield and come out to fight on his own. At the end, there will be the final confrontation between Harry and Voldermot- a major all-out battle between good and evil. And only one will be left standing.
All I know is that this book will leave you hanging with desperation for the final 7th Book in this much-loved saga! I give this book 8 out of 10. Highly recommended for those in critical need to escape the mundane of real life and delved into a world full of magic, fantasy and with a touch of dark horror. If you have never read the Harry Potter series, you really truly utterly have NO idea whatsoever of what you’re missing!
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