TY - BOOK AU - Rowling,J.K. AU - GrandPré,Mary TI - Harry Potter and the half-blood Prince T2 - Harry Potter, 6 SN - 9781338878974 AV - PZ7.R79835 Halc 2023 U1 - 808.838766 R79 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Scholastic Inc., KW - Potter, Harry KW - Granger, Hermione KW - Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character) KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) KW - Wizards KW - Fiction KW - Magic KW - Schools N1 - "Year 6"--Spine; Sequel: Harry Potter and the deathly hallows; JHS; English N2 - The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Hermione scans the pages of the Daily Prophet, reading out terrible news. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are tough, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And all the while Harry searches for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - hoping to find what may be his only vulnerability ER -