While not as gregariously overflowing with spare information as its two predecessors (GOF, OOP) nor its sucessor (TDH), HP&THBP is a winner mainly for the deliciously wicked look back through Dumbledore's Pensieve into the evolution of Tom Riddle from disturbed school boy to Hogwarts' head charmer to power-mad Lord Voldemort. When we see young Riddle alone in an orphanage, he is not so unlike young Harry Potter, although his cruel fate in life led him to use his unknown and uncontrolled abilities to spite and hurt others, while Harry, perhaps imbibed by his parents' strong upbringing and mother's power of love, only releases his powers in times of stress.
Seeing Riddle's first interaction with Dumbledore is power stuff, as is his fateful conversation with Prof. Slugthorn about the use of Horcruxes. But most intriguing (and most disappointing to not see in the film version of this novel) is Riddle's return to the castle he long called home, and Dumbledore's skillful handling of the situation. Their verbal sparring - likely the last time one saw the other before their fateful battle at the Ministry of Magic near the conclusion of OOP, is every bit as tense without a single spell being cast.Get more detail about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6).
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