HARRY POTTER 6 AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

the war against voldemort is not going well; even the muggles have been affected. dumbledore is absent from hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the order of the phoenix has already suffered losses. and yet . . . as with all wars, life goes on. sixth-year students learn to apparate. teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. harry receives some extraordinary help in potions from the mysterious half-blood prince. and with dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became lord voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability.