Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - November 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - November 2008

The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.

And yet...

As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.

Directed by David Yates
Produced by David Heyman and David Barron
Written by J. K. Rowling (Novel) and Steve Kloves (Screenplay)
Release date: November 21, 2008
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance

Casts:

• Daniel Radcliffe stil reprises as Harry Potter
• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
• Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
• Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn
• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
• Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
• Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
• Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
• Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
• David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
• Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
• Mark Williams and Julie Walters as Arthur
• Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy, Draco's mother
• Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
• Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew
• Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Frank Dillane will each play Tom Riddle
• Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown
• Georgina Leonidas as Katie Bell
• Anna Shaffer as Romilda Vane

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simpering (sic) with jealousy but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.