paperback, 652 pages
English language
Published July 25, 2006 by Scholastic Paperbacks.
The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet . . . as with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability.
HP #6 is possibly my least fave of the series (so far), yet I can't tell you why. The plot is advanced quite a bit, it's full of action—there's just something that doesn't sit as well with me. In any event, I still have to give it 4 of 5 ⭐, because I couldn't put it down. [Only HP #3 gets 5 ⭐ from me (so far)].
Dumbledore...
