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.
《哈利·波特與混血王子(簡體中文版)》由J·K·羅琳創(chuàng)作,講述仲夏的一個夜晚,反常的濃霧籠罩在窗戶玻璃上,哈利·波特在女貞路4號德思禮家自己的臥室里緊張地等待著鄧布利多教授的來訪。哈利不太確定鄧布利多是否真的會來德思禮家。鄧布利多為什么現(xiàn)在要來看他呢?幾個星期之后,他就要返校,鄧布利多為什么不能等一等呢?哈利六年級的學(xué)習(xí)似乎就這樣出人意料地提前開始了……
而更加出人意料的事情還在接踵而至:鄧布利多終于讓斯內(nèi)普教授如愿以償,任命其擔(dān)任黑魔法防御術(shù)課教師……哈利從教室的儲藏柜里翻到一本魔藥課本,它的前任主人是“混血王子”,從此哈利在神秘“王子”的幫助下成為“魔藥奇才”……鄧布利多開始了給哈利的單獨授課,但奇怪的是,鄧布利多卻經(jīng)常離開學(xué)校外出……在鄧布利多的課上,哈利經(jīng)歷了幾段關(guān)于少年伏地魔的驚心動魄的記憶,揭示了伏地魔不同尋常的身世之謎……
哈利隱隱覺得這一學(xué)期期內(nèi)普教授和馬爾福的關(guān)系發(fā)生了微妙變化,其中似乎別有一番隱情,而馬爾福更是行蹤詭秘……哈利試圖揭穿馬爾福的陰謀,但始終沒有成功,直到馬爾福把食死徒引進學(xué)校,斯內(nèi)普對鄧布利多校長舉起了魔杖……
哈利·波特在魔法世界的歷險高潮再次掀起……