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HELLO EVERYONE :)

welcome to my second blog,

today im gonna talk to you about another famous movie

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE.

the short storyline of the movie.

"Scarred by his experience with Voldemort, Harry is reluctant to return to Hogwarts. Dumbledore encourages him to continue, after taking him to see a former professor, Horace Slughorn, hoping that Slughorn would return to Hogwarts and take Harry under his wing.

Meanwhile, Death Eaters  wrecked havoc towards Muggles, destroying the Millennium Bridge,  kidnapping the wandmaker Mr. Ollivander and destroying his Diagon Alley shop. Bellatrix Lestrange entreats Severus Snape to enter an Unbreakable Vow with Draco Malfoy's mother, Narcissa, assuring that he will complete the task assigned to Draco should Draco fail and that he will protect him and make sure he doesn't get hurt. Harry, Ron and Hermione, spotted Draco entering Borgin and Burkes and taking part in a ritual with other Death Eaters,  become suspicious of his actions.

At Hogwarts, the school is under tight security to prevent the Death Eaters from entering the school. With Slughorn back to teach Potions, Snape is given Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry and Ron are encouraged to take up Potions now that Slughorn is teaching the class; however, as neither was expecting to take the course, they are given textbooks. Harry's book is annotated with more exact instructions to complete potions, giving him an edge over the other students, and finds that it once belonged to the "Half-Blood Prince", a term Hermione cannot figure out. Meanwhile, Ron becomes the successful Gryffindor's Quidditch goalie, attracting the love of Lavender Brown, much to Hermione's chagrin. Harry is also upset over Ginny's attraction to Dean Thomas. During the Christmas Break while Harry and Ron are at the Burrow, the Death Eaters come intending to kidnap Harry, but are forced to retreat after they are outnumbered by Order of the Phoenix members. Before they leave they set fire to the Burrow, and the Weasleys are gathered outside the house, leaving Harry regretting the evil that he has brought down upon people he cares about.

Dumbledore reveals to Harry through the Pensieve memories of Tom RiddleVoldemort's original name including a false memory from Slughorn . The memory fails to reveal this art, and Dumbledore believes that the key to defeating Voldemort is to learn what Dark Art Riddle asked about, and instructs Harry to further confide himself to Slughorn. Using a Luck potion he won earlier , Harry is able to bring Slughorn to be intoxicated with Hagrid and convinces the professor in his stupor to give him the true memory. This memory reveals that Riddle inquired about the creation of Horcruxes, devices that store a portion of the creator's soul to allow them to live indefinitely. Dumbledore reveals that Riddle's diary and his mother's ring were two of seven Horcruxes that Riddle had created, and that they must track these down and destroy them to make Voldemort mortal.

Meanwhile, Harry continues to be suspicious of Draco's actions, following him around the school but no success in determining what he seeks. Harry believes Draco to be behind two indirect attempts on Dumbledore's life, one through a cursed necklace that Katie Bell, under an Imperius Curse, was bringing to Dumbledore as a gift, and another through a bottle of poisoned wine that Slughorn, similarly cursed, planned to give to the professor. The latter is discovered accidently when Ron ingests the poison; though he recovers with medical treatment, he unconsciously mumbles Hermione's name in front of Lavender, sending her away crying. After this incident, Harry corners Draco in the toilets and after a short fight casts the Sectumsempra curse from the Half-Blood Prince's book, severely harming Draco. Snape arrives knowing that he let Draco get hurt and that he broke one of the promises and heals him. Ginny convinces Harry to hide the book in the Room of Requirement to prevent him from using it again; there, they discover, unknown to them, a Vanishing Cabinet, which Draco has been attempting to repair, but think nothing of it further. Ginny also reveals her love for Harry, and they kiss after she hides the book.

Dumbledore implores Harry to help him recover another Horcrux, the location of which he recently learned. The two apparate to a seaside cliff, and enter a cave where the Horcrux is located. On a small crystalline island, Dumbledore forces Harry to make him drink a mind-altering liquid in order to reveal the Horcrux. While Dumbledore recovers from the liquid, Harry recovers the Horcrux, a small pendant. Harry tries to help Dumbeldore recover, but they are attacked by numerous inferi. Dumbledore recovers in time to set them aflame, and the two return to the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore, still weakened by the trial, instructs Harry to go to get Snape. However, before Harry can go, footsteps are heard, and Dumbledore tells Harry to hide on the lower floor. The footsteps belong to Draco, who prepares to kill Dumbledore, but cannot bring himself to do so. Meanwhile, with the Vanishing Cabinet fixed, Bellatrix and other Death Eaters are able to invade Hogwarts through a similar cabinet at Borgin and Burkes, and join Draco in the tower. Snape silently arrives on the lower floor, indicating to Harry to stay quiet, and then goes upstairs, joining the other Death Eaters. Snape then casts the killing spell Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore, throwing him over the side of the Tower and killing him. Snape, Draco, and the other Death Eaters depart the school, Bellatrix casting the Death Eaters' sign over the school, destroying the Great Hall and setting fire to Hagrid's hut in glee. Harry tries to stop them with the Sectumsempra spell, but Snape deflects it and stuns him. As he departs, he explains that he is the Half-Blood Prince and the creator of the spell.

Harry returns to the school to find the staff and students mourning over Dumbledore's death. Harry walks over to Dumbledore's body lying in front of them, grieving as Ginny comforts him. When he returns to the late headmaster's office one last time, McGonagall confronts him and asks him to open up to her, but he does not comply and leaves. A portrait of Dumbledore can be seen hanging on a wall behind them.

Harry reveals to Ron and Hermione that the Horcrux they got was a fake, containing a message from an "R.A.B." that stated he had already taken it, but is also seeking to end Voldemort's life. Harry tells his friends that he does not plan to return next year, instead seeking out R.A.B. and the other Horcruxes so that he may put an end to Voldemort; Ron and Hermione remind Harry that they are his friends and will help alongside him in his goal."

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 THE CAST!:D

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Helena Carter, David Bradley, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith

Director

David Yates

Producer

Lionel Wigram, David Heyman, David Barron, John Trehy, Tim Lewis

Writer

Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling

Duration

02:33:00

Official Site

http://www.harrypotter.com/

Release

Wednesday July 15 2009

Genres

SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure

Distributor

Warner Bros.

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1~Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

As a child of a year old, Harry Potter became one of the most famous people in the magical world. Now he's almost twelve years old and he still has yet to know the legacy he left behind him….

After surviving an attack by Lord Voldemort, Harry is left orphaned and alone. He is then sent to the Dursley's to be taken care of. He grows up in the "loving care" of the Dursley's but after a series of mysterious letters addressed to Harry, his uncle Vernon decides to move out of the house to a shack in the country, but to no avail. Then Hagrid arrives on the scene and whisks Harry off to London to buy his equipment for Harry's new school called Hogwarts. On the way to London, Hagrid explains to Harry that he (Harry) is a wizard. So Harry starts that September in Hogwarts knowing nothing about wizardry or the magical world.

However, on the Hogwarts Express, Harry instantly becomes a celebrity for the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry eventually manages to get a seat beside a boy called Ron Weasley. Harry and Ron instantly become friends and by the time they reach Hogwarts they have another friend by the name of Hermione Granger. Little do the three know of the adventures that lie before them….

At Hogwarts, Harry soon settles in and during a flying lesson becomes involved in a duel against Slytherin brat Draco Malfoy right in front of Professor Mc Gonagall. The professor immediately takes him to the Gryffindor Quidditch captain Oliver Wood. Oblivious to what is happening, Harry gains a place as a seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Harry becomes one of the best seekers Hogwarts has ever seen. As the year wears on the three discover about the Philosopher's Stone, but Harry, Ron and Hermione are not the only people who have discovered about this mysterious object….

Harry and Hermione are then caught wandering the corridors late at night and are given detention. During detention Harry finds out that Voldemort may still be alive. This spurs the three into action and after a series of miraculous escapes and cryptic clues, the three break into where the philosopher's stone is kept. A confrontation with Professor Quirrell in front of the mirror of Erised ensues and after a vicious fight, Professor Dumbledore manages to save Harry from the clutches of death, yet the philosopher's stone is destroyed. Harry then returns to the Muggle world to face the Dursley's

2~Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls' bathroom. But then the real trouble begins — someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects...Harry Potter himself!

3~Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The infamous Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and all sources believe he's after Harry Potter's life. What connection could there be between Harry's past and this crazed murderer? Can Harry figure it out before Black gets to him? And why does Mr. Weasley think Harry may want to find Black first? A shocking insight to a night 12 years ago. 

Harry's life is in mortal danger yet again, this time more than ever. First, a killer named Sirus Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison, and it seems that he broke out just to finish what his master wanted to do 13 years ago: kill Harry Potter!. Also, for Harry's protection, Azkaban has sent hundreds of Dementors to guard Hogwarts in an attempt to catch Black. But will they turn out to be a great help or a big mistake? 

Approaching his third year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter has had enough of his muggle relatives. He runs away from them (finally) and enters his third term facing trouble from more than one side: for using magic outside the school and from the news that a notorious criminal, serial killer Sirius Black, has escaped the wizard's prison at Azkaban and apparently is headed for Harry. The school calls in supernatural help against Black in the form of Dementors, but unusual things continue to put Harry in peril. He is thrown into a confusing panoply of shifting alliegences and shifting shapes where nobody is who or what they seem. Who is the real criminal? What is the real crime? Who is telling or knows the truth?

4~Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his friends. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final but after the match is over, people dressed like Lord Voldemort's 'Death Eaters' set a fire to all the visitors' tents, coupled with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the 'Dark Mark' in the sky, which causes a frenzy across the magical community. That same year, Hogwarts is hosting 'The Triwizard Tournament', a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The contestants have to be above the age of 17, and are chosen by a magical object called Goblet of Fire. On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth Champion. Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three exceedingly difficult tasks.

5~Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

As another year begins for Harry, at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry so does the never-ending articles stating that he and Dumbledore are insane. As the ministry starts to invent new and malicious lies about Harry's account on Voldemort's return, Hogwarts begins to change for the worse as the ministry sends in their cure for all the insanity, Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge. As she begins to inflict her rules and regulations on the students at Hogwarts they begin to find that with her as their teacher, they'll never be ready for the outside world. So Harry along with his friends decides to take things into their own hands and begin to learn magic the real way. As Harry starts having visions of terrible events happening with the Ministries very walls he decides to take action, leading himself and his friends into battle, ultimately teaching them what friendship, loyalty and sacrifice really means.

6~Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds Lord Volemort and his henchmen are increasingly active. With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledor persuades Horace Slughorn, back from retirement to become the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together with Dumbledore, must face treacherous tasks to defeat his evil nemesis.

7~Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWPXJzSXTg8    (trailer)

okay ,i have edited it after listening to the comment given by one fellow mate :)

my feelings about this movie ;

i personally think that this movie is not bad ,the effects looks nice and futuristic,and the characters looked fitting in their dressings .I thought that harry potter had grown mature looking ,and became more independent on this movie .But other than that,It was actually quite sad to see Dumbledore pass away ,and the scene almost made me cried.That was the moving part of the entire movie,i suppose.Dumbledore sacrificed himself for the school and the students,especially harry potter.i doubt any one will ever be so brave and sacrifice themselves for something they protect.

Hmm,i also have to add that the plot was well-planned ,but it looks a bit complicated--- the previous movies were all related to Hogwards and the places around it ,but this movie ,instead ,brought the audiences to the streets and places outside of the school .i was kinda confused about it though.

But i have to add that this gave me a 'fresh' feeling ,cos i always thought that harry potter was about hogwards and students,blah.This movie was one of a kind ,and its gives me excitement hahaa.

Other than this,i liked this movie a lot.It was also much more interesting than the previous Harry Potter movies.Especially since there is ,uhmm ,you know ,those relationship problems with Ron and Hermione. Im especially captivated by that ,since i love LOVE STORIES more than anything else O.o

The love triangle made things wayyyyyyyyy interesting LOL.I hope there will be some harry potter movies screening on my television ,cos i really really wanna watch them again.

pls share your HARRY POTTER experience with me ^^,

do comment on my articles ,i will try to improve on it!

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