As Dumbledore stops by the Dursleys’ to pick up Harry, they stop on the way to recruit
Horace Slughorn to teach at Hogwarts. While shopping for books, Harry overhears Draco
Malfoy threatening that Burgin fixes an unknown object. At school, Dumbledore announces that
Snape will be the new D.A.D.A teacher. Since Harry forgot to buy a potions book, Professor
Slughorn lets him use an old book from someone named, “The Half-Blood Prince”. Inside of the
book, there were tips that helped Harry exceed in potions. Harry also learns that Voldemort was
left at an orphanage and grew to be an unpleasant and aggressive boy. He also learns that
Voldemort has divided his soul into seven Horcruxes. Two of these, Tom Riddle’s diary and
Marvolo’s ring, have already been destroyed. One resides in Voldemort, one resides in a snake,
one is Merope’s locket, and the other two are suspected to be hidden in objects belonging to
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Gryffindor. Dumbledore thinks that he knows where a Horcrux is, so
Harry and Dumbledore set off to find it. They had to go through many traps before finding that it
is under a fountain of poisonous potion. Dumbledore drinks it and they take the Horcrux and go
back to Hogwarts. Once they arrive, they see that the Dark Mark is above the astronomy tower.
They go there and find many Death Eaters, including Snape....
In my opinion, this book is definitely a great book. Although it has a whopping 672
pages, J.K. Rowling still finds a way to keep me engaged throughout the entire book. My
favorite part of the book is the plot twist when Harry and Dumbledore get to the astronomy
tower. In the end, this book is definitely a really good book and I would certainly recommend it to
others.