An English edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st American ed.). Published 2005 by Arthur A. Levine Books, New York, NY.
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.
First sentence: “It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind”
Physical description: 652 pages
Year 6"--Spine. Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Table of Contents
- The other minister
- Spinner's end
- Will and won't
- Horace Slughorn
- An excess of phlegm
- Draco's detour
- The Slug Club
- Snape victorious
- The half-blood prince
- The House of Gaunt
- Hermione's helping hand
- Silver and opals
- The secret riddle
- Felix Felicis
- The unbreakable vow
- A very frosty Christmas
- A sluggish memory
- Birthday surprises
- Elf tails
- Lord Voldemort's request
- The unknowable room
- After the burial
- Horcruxes
- Sectumsempra
- The seer overheard
- The cave
- The lightning-struck tower
- Flight of the prince
- The phoenix lament
- The white tomb
