FANS HAVE been waiting with bated breath for the latest episode of JK Rowling’s literacy-magic-turned-big-screen-success, and we don’t reckon they’ll leave the cinema disappointed. This time the teen wizard is back with extra wand power as he and his friends tackle school life, romance, and of course, the evil Lord Voldemort.

Back for his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry finds himself the owner of a mysteriouslymarked potions book and begins to learn more about Voldemort’s dark past. Meanwhile, Harry’s school enemy Malfoy is behaving suspiciously, leading Potter to assume he’s up to no good under the biddings of the Dark Lord. As the toughest of Harry’s school years unravels, the friends pay the ultimate price in a battle of good and evil, friendship and trust.

Sure to be fantasy blockbuster of the year, the film brings the darkest and most captivating of the Potter tales to life with drama, suspense, and a high-action climax that will leave fans instantly itching for more

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince –Dir David Yates, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

[Originally published in Abu Dhabi Week vol 2 issue 25]