Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince:

This is the 6th book in the Harry Potter series by the brilliant, J.K. Rowling. Harry just returned from the battle at the Ministry of Magic, where he faced Voldemort and his Death Eaters ( A group of witches and wizards who follow Voldemort ). There, an evil witch named Bellatrix, who killed Harry's godfather, Serious black. Not only did he have to deal with that loss, but also the horrible information that was being held in a prophecy. Which said that the boy who was once marked by the Dark Lord, would have the power to vanquish him, and that neither one of them could live while the other one survived.
The Half - Blood Prince begins slightly different than the other books in the series. A muggle prime minister is visited by Cornelious Fudge ( A wizard ), who tells him that Lord Voldemort has returned, and that several catastrophes like a bridge collapse, a hurricane, and a couple murders were all the work of Voldemort.
Once again, Harry is sent to live with his muggle relatives, the Vernons. His stay there was the shortest ever, as Dumbledore ( head master of Hogwarts ) comes to Privet Drive to take him to the Burrow, the home of his best friend Ron Weasley.
When he returned to Hogwarts, he learns that the unlikeable Potions teacher, Snape, has finally achieved his dream of becoming the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. This is bad for Harry, because Defense Against the Dark Arts is one of the subjects he enjoyed.
Every week, Dumbledore invites Harry to his office to begin a series of trips to learn the true nature of Lord Voldemort. Draco Malfoy ( one of Harry's enemies ) is sneaking around the castle, and seems to be on some sort of evil mission. Harry receives Potions advice from a second hand Potions book filled with notes by someone calling themselves the "Half - Blood Prince". While all this is going on, two students are attacked and almost killed by who knows what? Love is in the air with almost everybody, including Rons little sister Ginny.
In the end, Harry discovers why Voldemort did not die when his curse for baby Harry backfired. It changes the whole story, and makes it even more interesting and intense. There are a lot of unexpected suprises in the conclusion of this wonderful book. In some parts of this book, I just about wet my pants, and while reading other parts, I started to get a little teary eyed. I recomend reading this if you are around the ages of 11, or older. I suggest that you don't watch the movie before you read the book, because the book is so much better, and has a ton more detail than the movie. Read it!!!