Book review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

1. 1st Paragraph

   • Author
     • J. K Rowling
       • J.K. Rowling is the creator of the 'Harry Potter' fantasy series, one of the most popular book and film franchises in history.
       • The sixth instalment, released in July 2005, sold 6.9 million copies in the United States in its first 24 hours. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the biggest opening in publishing history
   • Name of the Novel
   • Setting (Place and Time)
     • Most of the novel takes place at Hogwarts. The school year is 1996–1997.
     • Past events take place in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
   • Main Characters
     • - Harry Potter
     • - Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle (Young version)
     • - Draco Malfoy
     • - Severus Snape
     • - Albus Dumbledore

2. 2nd Paragraph

   • Plot
     • Main events of the story
       • - Harry and Dumbledore must collect six Horcruxes belonging to the evil Lord Voldemort to render him mortal again.
     • The start of the story
       • It begins with Cornelius Fudge talking with the Muggle Prime Minister, telling him Lord Voldemort is back and that his community are in grave danger. It's also revealed during this exchange that there's a new Minister for Magic in Rufus Scrimgeour.
     • In Harry Potter's 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, he finds a book marked mysteriously, "This book is the property of the Half Blood Prince", which helps him excel at Potions class and teaches him a few dark and dangerous ones along the way. Meanwhile, Harry is taking private lessons with Dumbledore in order to find out about Voldemort's past so they can find out what might be his only weakness.

3. 3rd Paragraph

   • Personal opinion of the book
   • Do I recommend it? (Recommendation)

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