What is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
{{no sources|date=December 2020}} {{italictitle}} '''''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''''' was written by [[J. K. Rowling]] and published on 16 July 2005. The book is the sixth [[Harry Potter]] [[book]]. In the sixth book Harry begins his sixth year at the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with his best friends [[Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]]. During the year he has help in his worst class by the mysterious Half-Blood Prince (also known as Severus Snape), he has his first romance and learns several very important facts about his enemy, [[Voldemort]]. == Film == The film, based on the book, was to be released on 21 November 2008, but on 14 August 2008, it was announced that the film would be pushed back to 17 July 2009. On 8 January 2009, the film was given a PG rating by the MPPA. The previous two installments, ''Goblet of Fire'' and ''Order of the Phoenix,'' were rated PG-13. == Plot == The book starts at [[Severus Snape]]'s house. [[Narcissa Malfoy]] is very unhappy that [[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]] has made her son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], put on a mission. Voldemort is a very bad man who does not like half-blood or [[Muggle]] (non-magical) wizards and witches. He wants to kill them. [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], Narcissa's sister, and Narcissa go to Snape's house. There, Snape agrees and says he will help Malfoy complete whatever his mission is. Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] comes by [[Harry Potter]]'s place to ask him to come with him. Harry says okay. They go to [[Horace Slughorn]]'s house. Slughorn was the former professor of Potions over at the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. He does not want to come back, but when Dumbledore shows Harry, he says okay. On the train to Hogwarts, Slughorn gets together his club again. Slughorn likes to take a back seat and has a lot of influence, or power. Harry is one of the most famous wizards ever and Slughorn wants to be his friend. When school starts, the first thing Slughorn does is recreate his old Slug Club,