Saturday, July 16, 2005

Harry Potter and The half Blood Prince

WARNING : For all those who haven't finished the book or don't want to know the ending don't read the following article..

Okay in my whole life I haven't cried in a book. But in this book, I wept. Especially the ending. Though this book is the most sad of the lot, I have come to the conclusion that it is the best. It throws cold water on any dream, we had of a Fairy tale ending. Harry Potter has finally come of age.
Major events
  • Severus Snape is the half Blood Prince
  • Severus is on the dark side
  • Severus kills Dumbledore
  • Many events get revealed about Voldermort's life.
  • Draco becomes a death eater.. Though he isn't able to kill dumbledore
  • Hogwarts gets closed down
  • Even if it doesn't close down Harry, hermione, and Ron wont come back. Instead they will start the battle against Voldemort
  • Bill gets attacked by a werewolf
  • Bill and fleur get married
  • Harry and Ginny start dating!!! Though Harry breaks up with her.. Because its too dangerous (felt like a fanfic there)
  • Events which make a pathway to Ron and Hermione falling in love in the future books
  • Harry made quidditch captain
  • Lupin and tonks in love

In many places the book felt like a fanfic.. Especially the part where Harry breaks up with Ginny coz its too dangerous. And the fighting between Hermione and Ron, when Ron starts to go out with Lavender. And Tonks in love with Lupin. I was so surprised Harry didn't seem to be all obsessed with sirius death. I think the book was purposely written like this, setting a stage for the seventh. When I suspect Harry will die. The whole book is about the sixth year, Harry and dumbledore become very close. Dumbledore takes Harry through memories in pensieve to unravel voldemorts life and in the end while returning from the search of one voldemorts souls (climax that is) they realize draco has gotten 3 death eaters. Dumbledore is weak due to a potion he was made to drink and paralyses harry. So when Draco cant kill dumbledore Severus does. It shows the major weakness of Dumbledore. Trust. He trusted snape, eventhough Harry kept trying to convince him. Then ofcourse the funeral takes place. When Harry tells Ron n hermione he wont come back and they say they will go wherever he goes. And the book ends

The basic theory of the half blood prince is that. Snape in his potions class made a lot of corrections in his book. Harry found the book and used the revised potions which made him an instant success. This lead to him relying heavily on the book. Half blood prince because snape was half muggle and half pure blood; his mother's real name is ellie Prince. So in the book he signs of as Half blood Prince. The book has a lot about him. How he deals with voldemort, helps draco and betrays dumbledore.

The book is definitely the best one. Unlike the others Its not not lighthearted and not fairy tale like. You see the characters in very strong roles. Its kind of too strong sometimes. But definetly worth it. All fan-fics written about this book will have to be rewritten cause there is no fairytale left.

6 Comments:

Blogger Restless in Delhi said...

hey..
i finished my book 2 hours ago and i absolutely loved it!!!!but i didnt cry.
i am so surprised..i didnt even shed a single tear..
not that i am not sad..
you r right
this is the best book yet.or amybe goblet and this are the best books yet
am already waiting for the next one..
do you really think now that they rnt going back to school jkr will only write seven books??

10:21 AM, July 16, 2005  
Blogger Aditii said...

obviously the best in the series
i hated the dumbeldore death!!! but we kinda new it was comin
and harry - ginny i dont like!1
but a gr8 book
i cant wait another 2 years for the last
can u believe it last!!!

1:57 AM, July 17, 2005  
Blogger Akanksha said...

I loved this book. It was an awesome piece.
I didn't sob really but yeah, there was a point when I was almost going to start crying. I felt really low through few parts.
And I discovered I'm evil!! I told Raman abt Dumbledore's death.
Poor guy- was cursing me all the while long.
Overall, a very well written book.

9:07 AM, July 17, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

amazing book.. ties wid goblet of fire for th best place...
but dumbledore shudnt hav died!!
th harry n ginny couple was cute but kinda surprisin. but i think he shudv bn wid sum1 else mayb in his own year!
tht karan misra guys views abt dumbledores death made quite alot of sense
im already dyin to read wots gonna happen in th 7th book. but its sad 2 no itll most probably b th last hp book!
Radz

4:33 AM, July 18, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

p.s- but i think th buk deserves a more appropriate title!

4:34 AM, July 18, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah...

5:49 AM, July 21, 2005  

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