Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince-SPOILERS!!!!

[Dakkareth]

There's a battle, but it happens off-screen mostly. The captured death-eaters are in Azkaban, though without dementors to guard them.

 

[Melkor Lord Of ALL!]

Any sightings of Wormtail? Are there any scenes with Voldemort? Do we get any imformation about the war and how it is going? What about Neville?

 

[Dakkareth]

Wormtail is being pushed around by Snape in one scene. War information ... oh yes - *opens the newspaper, "Anyone we know dead?" "Nope, not today."* And lots of Voldemort scenes, though none in the present.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Just finished. My thoughts: Whoa. Didn't think JK would have the guts to do that.

And I guess the key question for Book 7: who is RAB?

 

[Melkor Lord Of ALL!]

Just finished. My thoughts: Whoa. Didn't think JK would have the guts to do that.

And I guess the key question for Book 7: who is RAB?

Let me guess? Regulus Black, who is working with Snape.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Good bet -- maybe that's why Voldy offed him? The question is are there then 3 or 4 Horcruxes remaining, then?

Will D return as a ghost, or will his painting provide advice? Guess we'll find out in about 2 years ...

Those looking for spoilers or plot synopsis can get a good summary here.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Is this Zabini an interesting character?

No.

He barely gets mentioned in the second half of the book.

Of course, JRK manages to work in a refernce to S.P.E.W. :rolls eyes: Thankfully, it's only one reference.

Overall, I liked it. But I like "Prisoner of Azkaban" and "Order of the Phoenix" better.

This one did seem a bit short. Also felt like JKR left out character development to add more plot. I felt like some scenes were just a plot summary. And how many times do we need to read a paragraph about how it feels to apparate? Once, is not enough, apparently.

And there was much too much about love. What is this, The Fifth Element? And Harry pulls a Spiderman ("we can't date; it's too dangerous for you.")--like that'll stop Voldemort from attacking Ginny? She's still a close friend, and the sister of his best friend. And the daughter of two Phoenix members. She's marked already. Date her, Harry!

The death was great. Glad JKR had the guts to do it. Loved the whole scene--what everyone did--the victim, the witness (or didn't do ), the assassin, the assassin's backup....

For some reason, the fight at the end, I really liked. And I would like to see Joss Wheedon direct the fight. No opinion on Joss Wheedon directing the rest of the movie. But the fight just seemed like his style. Maybe that's because a lot of it's "off screen" and I think that technique worked well on Buffy. Maybe it's also neat because the fight (what we see of it, anyway), happens after the death. But, overall, I still like the fight at the end of "Order of the Phoenix" better.

All in all, a fun read. But not one of the best books of the series at all.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Good bet -- maybe that's why Voldy offed him? The question is are there then 3 or 4 Horcruxes remaining, then?

Will D return as a ghost, or will his painting provide advice? Guess we'll find out in about 2 years ...

Those looking for spoilers or plot synopsis can get a good summary here.

Based on Harry's talk with Nearly-Headless Nick in "Order of the Phoenix" I don't think D will return as a ghost.

 

[Melkor Lord Of ALL!]

What is the scale of the final battle? I heard it happens at Hogwarts and werewolves are taking part.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Yes, but a lot of it is offscreen, and recounted later and everyone tries to sort out the facts (and blame themselves for letting Snape & Malfoy get away).

The focus is on the big death scene on top of the Astronomy tower, while the battle rages below (in the tower). So, Harry has to move through the battle to follow S&M. And, once outside, Hagrid gets involved. They're trying to stop S&M before they get outside the gate and can disapparate away.


Yes, there is a werewolf involved. A very bad one, who killing people even though it's not a full moon. Apparently, he likes to eat children.