Resumo de Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince

Half-Blood Prince marks Harry Potter's key emotional maturation, completing his transformation from the angry, petulant teenager of Book Five, into a strong, young man, aware of his destiny and able to bear its burden. The tragic death of Sirius Black, to whom Harry was very close, is widely regarded as being a major catalyst responsible for this change.Harry also shows more willingness to bond with those around him, particularly Dumbledore, with whom he cements a close mentor-student relationship. His friendships with Ron and Hermione have also deepened? he does not isolate himself as he did in his fifth year. Rowling has pointed out the strength of Harry and Ron's relationship, and Harry and Hermione's friendship has grown to where they actually laugh and joke together - a development from Harry's opinion in Book Four that hanging around with Hermione was just not the same as hanging around with Ron. Rowling says that by this point, Harry has adopted Ron and Hermione as his family.Harry shows great emotional development, particularly in personal relationships. By the end of the book, he has matured to where he feels capable of shouldering his destiny to destroy Voldemort. Now he is a more active hero, prepared to leave behind his childhood and actively confront Voldemort, rather than simply trying to survive or hide behind his protectors' shield.This is the first novel in which we see a Slytherin who is presented in a more or less positive light ? Horace Slughorn. Slughorn ? though he possesses the Slytherin attribute of an attraction to power ? is far from a Death Eater. In fact, he seems genuinely appalled and ashamed at the unintentional role he played in Voldemort's rise to power, and though he expresses surprise that Muggle-born wizards and witches can be as powerful as pure-bloods, he does not discriminate against Muggle-borns ? Lily Evans being one of his favourite students. Though Slughorn is pompous, greedy and gluttonous, and plays favourites, he appears to be an overall positive character.In some ways, the novel can be considered a reflection of the second book of the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Both stories feature a book that 'talks' from the past, similar characters and objects, and a threat with the potential to close Hogwarts. This is no coincidence. J.K. Rowling has stated that Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was a working title for the earlier novel, and many plot elements that eventually appeared in the later novel were a part of early drafts. In particular, it is mentioned at one point that the poltergeist, Peeves, has broken a very expensive vanishing cabinet. This apparently minor plot detail plays a major part in the later book.

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