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| {{wikinews|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince released}} | |||
| '''''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''''' is the sixth part of the '']'' book series written by ]. It was the first book in the ] to have a simultaneous standard print, large print, and ] edition release (Braille editions are normally released weeks or months later than the standard edition, if at all). | |||
| ==Editions == | |||
| ; Bloomsbury (United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada) | |||
| * ISBN 0747581088 Hardcover | |||
| * ISBN 074758110X Hardcover (adult edition) | |||
| * ISBN 0747581428 Hardcover (special edition) | |||
| ; Raincoast (Canada) | |||
| * ISBN 155192756X Hardcover | |||
| * ISBN 1551927608 Hardcover (adult edition) | |||
| * ISBN 0747581525 Hardcover (large print edition) | |||
| ; Scholastic (United States) | |||
| * ISBN 0439784549 Hardcover | |||
| <gallery> | |||
| Image:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.jpg|Bloomsbury/Raincoast edition (Children) | |||
| Image:Book6cover adult.jpg|Bloomsbury/Raincoast edition (Adult) | |||
| Image:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Scholastic).jpg|Scholastic edition | |||
| </gallery> | |||
| == Release dates and times == | |||
| * ], ], ], and the ] at 00:01 (local time) on ], ] ] | |||
| * ] at 06:01 ], ] ] | |||
| * ] at 07:01 ], ] ] | |||
| * ] (AEST) at 09:01 ], ] ] | |||
| * ] at 11:01 ], ] ] | |||
| * ] at 02:01 ], ] ] | |||
| Various publishers have announced for local translations of the book. | |||
| The CEO of ] in the United States announced that the sixth book will sell more than 50,000 copies in the first hour alone, which he said is more than most books sell in a lifetime. | |||
| The ] edition of the book, published by ], was published on 100% ]. The ] edition of the book, published by ], was printed with a percentage of recycled paper that Scholastic declined to make public. Before and after the release of the book, the ]s ] and the ] advised consumers in the United States who planned to buy ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' to do so from the book's Canadian publisher, ] <sup></sup>. | |||
| On ], 15 copies of the book were accidentally sold in ], Canada<sup></sup> (There have been similar incidents in New York, Indiana, and Texas). A court order was obtained from the BC Supreme court requiring the customers to return the books and not to discuss the content or even read it. They were also promised an autographed copy of the book in return for their cooperation, but not all of them have returned the book. The court order led ], a notable anticopyright activist, to that he is willing to reveal all the secrets and offered an anonymous way of doing so - because he feels that reading legally obtained books is a civil right. He also called on readers to refuse to buy Harry Potter books, although this does not seem to have had much impact in sales - over one million copies have been preordered. | |||
| ==Rumours== | |||
| There was naturally much rumour and speculation about the contents of the sixth book. All verifiable information has since been archived in ]. | |||
| ==Plot synopsis== | |||
| {{comment|'''''Spoiler warning:''''' This book has just been released. '''Plot and ending details follow'''. Do not continue if you do not want details.}} <!-- Made this stick out more because the normal spoiler warning blends into the page in case someone scrolls down to quickly; this book just came out and it deserves a higher level of anti-spoiler effort. --> | |||
| The Wizarding World has been building up to the Second War for two years now, but as Harry prepares for his sixth year at Hogwarts, it is about to begin... | |||
| === Bloomsbury Edition blurb === | |||
| On ] ], Bloomsbury released of the back cover of their edition which contains the following teaser : | |||
| : ''It is the middle of summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry Potter is waiting nervously in his bedroom at the Dursleys' house in Privet Drive for a visit from Professor Dumbledore himself. One of the last times he saw the Headmaster was in a fierce one-to-one duel with Lord Voldemort, and Harry can't quite believe that Professor Dumbledore will actually appear at the Dursleys' of all places. Why is the Professor coming to visit him now? What is it that cannot wait until Harry returns to Hogwarts in a few weeks' time? Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts has already got off to an unusual start, as the worlds of Muggle and magic start to intertwine ...'' | |||
| <!-- Using the chapters as section headers helps people to add information to this article quickly. This will be reorganized in a few days so that it doesn't use such a bad section selection --> | |||
| '''''Note:'' Information will be added as it becomes known.''' | |||
| === Chapter 1: The Other Minister === | |||
| ] and his posse have destroyed a bridge, killing many people, set a giant on a small town and murdered ], Head of Magical Law Enforcement, and Emmeline Vance (unknown character at this moment). | |||
| It is revealed that ] has definitely been sacked, and has been replaced by ], the 'old lion' man. | |||
| ] is the Prime Minister's new bodyguard. | |||
| ] cause an unseasonal cold, July fog and a general feeling of misery over all ]. They have broken free and are breeding, creating fog and misery everywhere. | |||
| === Chapter 2: Spinner's End === | |||
| ] and ] go to a house on Spinner's End to find ]. Narcissa wants Snape to help her son ], because he has been assigned a task by ] that is far above his ability to accomplish. | |||
| Snape has taken a 'unbreakable vow' that he will help Draco Malfoy in his task, whatever it may be, and do it for him if it looks like he will fail. Snape is also revealed as Voldemort's most trusted accomplice, but his allegiances remain unclear as of this chapter. | |||
| === Chapter 3: Will and Won't === | |||
| ] turns up at ]'s house and tells him that 12 Grimmauld Place, ], ] and all of ]'s possesions now belong to him. Harry sends Kreacher off to work at Hogwarts, gives Buckbeak (now renamed Witherwings) to Hagrid for caring and goes off with Dumbledore to ]. | |||
| Dumbledore also now has an injured hand, a product of his 'slowing reactions'. | |||
| === Chapter 4: Horace Slughorn === | |||
| Harry side-along-apparates with Dumbledore, but instead of going to the Burrow, they end up in a village. Dumbledore tells Harry that they need a new staff member (presumbably for the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher) and go off to convince one ] (an old colleague of Dumbledore) to join up. | |||
| They succeed, so the new DADA teacher is Professor Slughorn. Dumbledore then transports them to the Burrow and tells Harry he will take private lessons with him. | |||
| === Chapter 5: An Excess of Phlegm === | |||
| ] is head of the new Office of Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects. In short, it means he finds and takes fake defence items like potions that protect others from danger or ] that serve as tracking devices for the Death Eaters etc. | |||
| ] is also staying with the Weasleys, and she and ] are getting married. | |||
| Harry, ] and ] get their ]s results. It is revealed that ''Troll'' is an actual grade, not ''Terrible'' as one might imagine. Harry's grades are: | |||
| * Astronomy: Acceptable (A) | |||
| * Care of Magical Creatures: Exceeds Expectations (E) | |||
| * Charms: E | |||
| * Defence Against the Dark Arts: Outstanding (O) | |||
| * Divination: Poor (P) | |||
| * Herbology: E | |||
| * History of Magic: Dreadful (D) | |||
| * Potions: E | |||
| * Transfiguration: E | |||
| These results are good, but Harry's dreams of becoming an Auror are gone. He needs an 'O' in Potions to make it to Advanced Potions, and Potions is one of the N.E.W.T. subjects required for Aurors. | |||
| Ron recieves similar grades (fails in History of Magic and Divination) but no 'Outstanding's and Hermione, as expected recieves 10 'O's and one 'E' for DADA. | |||
| The three of them have passed into N.E.W.T. level. | |||
| === Chapter 6: Draco's Detour === | |||
| There are regular deaths and disappearances now. ] is dead, killed by ] and ] is missing (the wand maker). | |||
| Harry is also made ] Captain, which according to Hermione, gives him equal status as a Prefect (he can use their bathroom, whether he can take points is unknown). | |||
| The entire family goes shopping in ], where they meet up with ] and have a nasty encounter with ] and his mother Narcissa. They end up with wands pointed to each other's head, when Narcissa insults the trio and takes off. | |||
| The family then go to Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, a joke shop with a booming trade, not only with the joke items but because they are selling enchanted Shield Hats, Cloaks and Gloves to the Ministry (presumbably for the war effort, the items deflect spells). | |||
| Draco takes a detour, to ] where he visits the shop Borgin and Burkes. He threatens Borgin, saying a 'family friend', Fenrir Greyback (unknown character) will pay him a visit if he 'doesn't repair this item'. Malfoy also tells him to reserve an item for later purchase, and not to tell anybody about it. | |||
| === Chapter 7: The Slug Club === | |||
| Harry reveals his suspicions to Ron and Hermione that Draco is now a Death Eater. Harry mentions, to Ron and Hermione, how when Madam Malkins tried to roll up Draco's sleeve, he yelled and yanked it away; he also showed Borgin something that made him take Malfoy seriously. It is just a suspicion so far, but the audience knows Narcissa mentioned something about "Draco being sent on a task". | |||
| ] also has a new pet, a Pygmy Puff called Arnold. | |||
| Later, on the Hogwarts Express, Harry is invited, along with Neville to have lunch with ]. They arrive and find a bunch of people there, including Ginny and ], a Slytherin in Harry's year. The students here are all connected to famous wizards and witches except for Ginny, who was invited because Slughorn liked the curse she casted earlier. Slughorn interrogates them all (Harry, Neville, Ginny, Zabini, Cormac McGlaggen and Marcus Belby) and sends them off, confident they will live up to their relatives. Leaving the carriage, Harry takes the opportunity to tail Zabini back to the Slytherin carriage to eavesdrop on Malfoy. | |||
| Malfoy lets slip that he might not be at Hogwarts next year, because he's moved on to "bigger and better things." The other Slytherins are suprised, and Zabini asks what he could do for Voldemort if he isn't even qualified. Malfoy retorts by saying the job the Dark Lord wants him to do doesn't require qualifications. | |||
| They arrive at ] Station, but Harry is discovered by Malfoy alone. Malfoy petrifies him and breaks Harry's nose by stamping on his face. Malfoy then throws the invisbility cloak over Harry, which coupled with the petrification means that he might not get to school this year. | |||
| === Chapter 8: Snape Victorious === | |||
| === Chapter 9: Half-Blood Prince === | |||
| === Chapter 10: The House of Gaunt === | |||
| === Chapter 11: Hermione's Helping Hand === | |||
| === Chapter 12: Silver and Opals === | |||
| === Chapter 13: The Secret Riddle === | |||
| === Chapter 14: Felix Felicis === | |||
| === Chapter 15: The Unbreakable Vow === | |||
| === Chapter 16: A Very Frosty Christmas === | |||
| === Chapter 17: A Sluggism Memory === | |||
| === Chapter 18: Birthday Surprizes === | |||
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| === Chapter 19: Elf Tails === | |||
| === Chapter 20: Lord Voldemort's Request === | |||
| === Chapter 21: The Unknowable Room === | |||
| === Chapter 22: After the Burial === | |||
| === Chapter 23: Horcruxes === | |||
| === Chapter 24: Sectumsempra === | |||
| === Chapter 25: The Seer Overheard === | |||
| === Chapter 26: The Cave === | |||
| === Chapter 27: The Lightning-Struck Tower === | |||
| === Chapter 28: Flight of the Prince === | |||
| === Chapter 29: The Phoenix Lament === | |||
| === Chapter 30: The White Tomb === | |||
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Harry dies. Dumbledore dies. Everyone dies. :)