| Harry Potter enters his sixth year at Hogwarts during an extremely turbulent, troubled time. The headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, arranges to hold 'lessons' with Harry, using memories in the Pensieve to help unfathom Lord Voldemort's past and better understand his weaknesses. The Dark Lord, meanwhile, has his spies and followers working everywhere to terrorize the regular wizarding community.
Although the Defense Against the Dark Arts class has been taken over, horrifically enough, by Professor Snape, the New Potions master, Professor Slughorn, has taken a keen interest in Harry - a good thing, considering that Harry needs to aquire a memory from Professor Slughorn that may be a pivotal key in unlocking a secret of Lord Voldemort. It doesn't hurt, either, that Harry is using a second-hand potions book that has previously belonged to 'the Half-Blood Prince' - Harry's class performances are flawless, thanks to the tips scrawled in the margins of the book. Harry faces many other challenges along the way, including his new role as captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team - and a lot of romance. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - a powerful magician Romance Yes Romance plotlets: - lovers spending a lot of time bickering Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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