Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth book in the seven-book series about the destiny of boy wizard Harry Potter. Production is in the planning stages for the film, with David Yates as director and Steve Kloves as screenwriter. The film is scheduled for a US and UK release on July 17, 2009.
Plot
With Lord Voldemorts followers running wild and the Ministry of Magic in chaos, Dumbledore instructs Harry on the particulars of Voldemort's "Horcruxes" and the ways in which he has maintained his immortality. After a series of Death Eater attacks with Hogwarts, Harry and Dumbledore are forced to confront the "Dark Mark" in the astronomy tower, to tragic results.
Fast Facts
- Released: July 16, 2005
- Book sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours after its release
- J.K. Rowling became pregnant with her third child while writing the book
- David Yates also directed the fifth film
- Steve Kloves wrote the first four Harry Potter films but not the fifth
- Film begins shooting in September 2007
Harry Potter Series
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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