Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses 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 information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

• Director: David Yates
• Release Date: 17 July 2009 (USA)
• Country: UK , USA
• Genre: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.

Tagline: Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry

Trivia: Christian Coulson, who played the 16-year-old Tom Marvolo Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), was long rud to be reprising his role for this film, but, at the age of 30, it was decided that he was too old for the part.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, one of the Gryffindor Quidditch players’ name is Demelza Robins, however, in the movie, the back of her Quidditch robes says Robbins with 2 b’s instead of one.

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