I don't care about spoilers because more than half of the world, I am assuming have read this series. Harry, Ron, and Harmonie relationship seem to be better in this book, in comparison to the Globet of Fire.

Half-Blood Prince revealed more details to the romantic relationship kindling between Harmonie and Ron than the movie ever did. I felt that in the movie, the relationship was in the shadows and kind of came to life on day. Or maybe I do not pay attention very well to the movie. I also remembered Ginny Weasley to be very shy in the movie with not that many scenes. In the movie, she was very popular, had multiple love interests, and had a prominent role in the Half-Blood Prince.

I must say... Hermonie's high and mighty behavior and Harry's obsession with Malfoy was annoying at best. However, I love how J.K Rowling writes in a way that causes the reader to elicit a certain emotion from particular characters.

The parts of the book that shook me to my core were when Dumbledore and Harry went to the tower to look for another Horcrux and when Snape killed Dumbledore. I was waiting for a phoenix of some kind to burst in the air and reincarnate Professor Dumbledore but nothing happened. The ending of the book was the most ominous out of all the books I have read before. I am quite sure that I am not ready for the last book.

I have recently been reading of the parallels of the Harry Potter world and the real world. Specifically, the treatment of the house elves in comparison to Wizards. When Harry Potter saw or partook in the mistreatment of the house elves, the book referenced to how disappointed Harry knew Hermione would be if knew what he or what he saw someone else doing to house elves. I kept thinking to myself "Harry you should be disappointed! You! Not that the thought of Hermione being disappointed, speak up for house elves." Harry commanded them to do things that could have cost them their lives. Something he repeated felt guilty for allowing his friends to do for him. I kept thinking to myself that Harry clearly thought that his friends' life and safety was more important than the life of a house elf.

You would think that after all Harry has been through, he would be more reflective and kind.