

Ron also gets accidentally poisoned by a bottle of oak-matured mead that was actually meant as a gift for Dumbledore but is immediately saved by Harry as he puts a bezoar into his mouth.Īlbus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts and is considered one of the greatest wizards of all time. He starts dating Lavender Brown early in the year but is eventually smitten with Hermione and finally gets together with her after breaking up with Lavender Brown.

In ‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,‘ Ron finally gets his wish of being selected into the Quidditch team and does an amazing job as a keeper. He is one of the most humorous characters in the entire book series. Ronald Weasley is the youngest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and the closest friend of Harry and Hermione. Hermione eventually ends up getting together with Ron Weasley in this book. She is also a distinguished member of the Slug Club, a gathering initiated by Horace Slughorn for select few students with whom he wants to socialize. She is in her sixth year and in the Gryffindor house, just like Harry and Ron. She is very resourceful and helps Harry and Ron both with their homework and to get out of difficult situations. She is the top in her class and is considered by many the brightest witch of her time. Hermione Granger is the closest friend of Ron and Harry. Harry also finally ends up getting together with Ginny Weasley. In ‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,‘ Harry is also newly acquainted with a textbook said to belong to the ‘Half-Blood Prince,’ something that garners Harry a lot of laurels in Slughorn’s potions class.

Harry, with the help of his trusted guide Albus Dumbledore and his friends Ron and Hermione, has to overcome the struggle of facing Voldemort and his Death Eaters. He is a sixteen-year-old with a lot of responsibility mounting on his shoulders as his sworn enemy Voldemort is all set to wreak havoc on all wizards who are not pure-blooded. Harry Potter is the protagonist of this book and the series. Even Draco Malfoy’s character eventually shows his good side and therefore adds dimension to both his own character arc and to the plot of the book. Furthermore, it does great justice to the antagonist Voldemort by portraying his childhood in an empathetic light than a negative one. Rowling is one of the most immersive books of the series as it delves very deeply into the characters of the series and the relationships between them. ‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‘ by J.
