Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Summarize the introduction.

Page 2 — Fudge visit England’s Prime Minister bringing him up to speed on the events that have been happening; we learn about Fudge’s perspective over the last several years; Fudge has been replaced and the new Minister of Magic introduced himself to the Prime Minister and revealed his secretary is a wizard and his Junior Minister is admitted to St. Mungo’s hospital due to being cursed

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What task do you think the Dark Lord asking Draco to perform?

Page 36 — Kill Harry

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What do you think about Snape? Whose side is he really on?

Page 37 — Listen to your child’s answer

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What business did Dumbledore speak to the Dursley’s and Harry about?

Page 52 — Harry inherited Sirius’s home, personal things and Kreacher; he told the Dursley’s they didn’t do as he asked and requested that Harry be allowed to come to their home one last time before he’s 17 years old and the protection placed on the home will stay until then

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Why isn’t Harry’s scar hurting?

Page 59 — Voldemort is using Occlumency against Harry; he’s blocking his thoughts and feelings from him

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Why did Dumbledore come pick up Harry?

Page 74 — To help recruit Slughorn; take Harry to the Weasley’s; tell him he would give him private lessons

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Why is Harry disappointed at the end of this chapter?

Page 104 — He didn’t pass his potions OWLS with the grade he needed to become an Auror

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 105 — The Weasley’s took Harry and friends to Diagon Alley to purchase school supplies; Harry and his friends saw Draco and his mom in a shop, they almost got into a fight; they went to Fred and George’s shop and saw Draco hurrying down the street and followed him in the Invisibility Cloak; he’d gone into a dark arts store and they listened to his conversation

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What do you think Draco was doing in the store?

Page 124 — Listen to your child’s answer; it might be about the special mission Voldemort has given him

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What proof does Harry have that Malfoy’s a Death Eater?

Page 130 — He thinks Malfoy has the Dark Mark, that’s why he jerked away from Madam Milkin when she tried to roll up his sleeve

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Summarize what happened to Harry after lunch with Slughorn?

Page 153 — Harry snuck into Draco’s compartment with his invisibility cloak; Draco saw him and after everyone else had left the compartment, he cast a paralysis spell on Harry, broke his nose and covered him with his cloak so no one would find him

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Did Harry make it back to London? Explain.

Page 158 — No, Tonk’s came looking for him and they jumped off the train just as it was leaving Hogsmeade

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What shocking news did Dumbledore give the students after dinner?

Page 166 — Slughorn is teaching potions and Snape is teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts

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How did Harry win the Felix Felicis potion?

Page 188 — He followed the instructions in the textbook given him, and the extra notes in the book helped him make the best Draught of Living Death

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Who does the book belonged to?

Page 193 — The Half-Blood Prince

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Why do you think it’s important to know and understand Voldemort’s past?

Page 215 — Understanding who he is will help Harry defeat him

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How did Hermione help Ron make the Quidditch team?

Page 232 — She cast a spell to make his competition mess up

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Why is Harry convinced Malfoy is the one responsible for the cursed necklace?

Page 255 — He thinks he’s a Death Eater

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What memory did Dumbledore and Harry see in this chapter?

Page 270 — Dumbledore meeting Tom Riddle and inviting him to come to Hogwarts

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What training is Dumbledore giving Harry?

Page 277 — Learning who Lord Voldemort is and how he came to be

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Why are Ron and Hermione so angry with each other in this chapter?

Page 282 — They like each other, but haven’t admitted it

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What’s the unbreakable vow Snape promised Draco’s mother?

Page 323 — He would protect Draco or die

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Why did Scrimgeour want to talk to Harry outside? How did it go?

Page 346 — To see if Harry would be a mascot for the Ministry; not well, Harry doesn’t want to be used by the Ministry when he doesn’t agree with what they’re doing

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List the two memories Dumbledore showed Harry in this chapter.

Page 363 — Tom murdered his father and grandparents with his uncle’s wand, gave him the memory of doing it, so he confessed; Tom asking Professor Slughorn about Horcruxes

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What homework did Dumbledore give Harry?

Page 372 — To find out Slughorn’s true memory

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Summarize what happened to Ron and how did Harry handle it.

Page 398 — It’s Ron’s birthday and accidentally ate chocolates with a love potion meant for Harry; Harry took him to Slughorn for help and Slughorn gave him an antidote; while drinking to celebrate Ron’s birthday, Ron was poisoned; Harry cured him

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How did Harry wind up in the hospital wing?

Page 416 — He was injured during a Quidditch match

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Who did Harry call in the hospital wing and why?

Page 422 — Kreacher; to follow Malfoy to find out what he’s doing

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Why is the locket important to Voldemort? Why would he kill for it?

Page 437 — It was his mother’s

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Why is it so important for Harry to retrieve Slughorn’s memory?

Page 446 — They need it to find out Voldemort’s intentions

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What did Harry spend a lot of his time doing in this chapter? Was he successful?

Page 452 — Trying to get in the Room of Requirement; no

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What should Harry have spent his time doing?

Page 456 — Trying to persuade Slughorn for the memory about the Horcrux

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 469 — Harry and his friends were asked by Hagrid to come to a funeral for a large spider; Harry was still trying to get the memory but had failed; Harry took the lucky potion he’d won and felt like he needed to go to the funeral; on the way, he saw Slughorn and told him about it; Slughorn wanted to go to retrieve venom from the spider; after the funeral, Hagrid and Slughorn started drinking and Harry waited until Hagrid fell asleep; he persuaded Slughorn to share the memory

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Describe how Harry and Dumbledore will defeat Voldemort?

Page 500 — They need to find and destroy four Horcruxes, then Harry can defeat Voldemort

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How did the Half-Blood Prince’s book get Harry in trouble?

Page 522 — He used a spell from the book that almost killed Draco, giving him detention and missing out on the championship Quidditch match

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What made Harry upset in this chapter?

Page 548 — Learning it was Snape who told Voldemort about the prophecy

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Why did Harry give Hermione the Marauders Map?

Page 534 — To see what Draco and Snape were up to while Dumbledore and he were gone

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Describe what was hard for Harry in this chapter. Why?

Page 569 — Dumbledore had asked him to continue giving him the water from the basin until it was gone; Harry didn’t want to hurt Dumbledore

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Describe Malfoy’s mission and what he was doing in the Room of Requirement.

Page 585 — He was trying to fix the Vanishing Cabinet to let in the Death Eaters through the store’s Vanishing Cabinet to kill Dumbledore

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Who’s the Half-Blood Prince?

Page 604 — Severus Snape

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Whose side do you think Snape’s on?

Page 604 — Listen to your child’s answer

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Describe what happened to Bill and what are the possible effects?

Page 612 — He was attacked by the werewolf, Grayback; he may have wolfish features, he won’t look the same with the scars

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Do you think they should close the school down? Why, or why not?

Listen to your child’s answer

Summarize the conclusion of this book.

Page 633 — Dumbledore’s funeral takes place; Harry breaks up with Ginny, Harry’s determined to find the other Horcruxes; Hermione and Ron are determined to go with Harry

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