Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 10/31/13

Pages Read: 425-586
Prompt: Summarize What You Read.

     Ron gets more "accepted" by Hermione ever since his second or third Qudditch match. When he was injured and taken to the hospital wing. Ginny and Hermione are there then Lavender shows up. Then, Hermoine and Lavender over who Ron likes better. In his sleep Ron mumbles what sounds like Hermoine. Lavender storms off while Hermoine is in triumph .

     Harry gets the not tampered memory from Professor Slughorn using his Liquid Luck. After seeing it with Dumbledore, he tells Harry where he's been off to lately. He was trying to find horcruxes that Voldemort had hidden.  Dumbledore and Harry go to destroy the second horcrux. They get a surprise once they get there.

     As Harry and Dumbledore arrive, something bad is going to happen. Draco Malfoy appears and Harry hides under them. Draco said he needed to kill Dumbledore himself. Draco states that he as sent by the Dark Lord to take them out. When they hear a scream/yelp coming from the bottom of the stairs.

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince 10/23/13

Pages Read: 325-425
Prompt: List at least three problems the characters faced

     One problem is for Hermione, she hates Harry's advanced potions book. It's not possessed by a spirit or memory, like the chamber of secrets, it just has words in it. Why is she so mad about that you may ask? Harry is the new "star" pupil in potions, the new professer, Horace Slughorn, loves Harry and thinks he's the best. The book contains secrets and tricks to potion making. So, she's mad because it's just cheats for Harry. Hermione feels she should be the star getting attention and not Harry.

     Second problem, ever since Ron's first Quidditch match he's been having troubles and mixed feelings. There's tons of girls lined up for him but he doesn't know if he likes Hermione. But ever since he started going out with another girl, Hermione's mad at him. He doesn't know what to do. However, this problem was fixed a little when Hermione started loosening up and found out Ron didn't like Lavender.

     Third problem, Harry Potter has been curious about Draco Malfoy ever since that day in Hogsmeade. When the student was upon the Imperious curse.  Harry also overheard something between Draco and Snape. Snape mentioned a unbreakable vow, if he broke it he'd die. But Harry's friends all said that he was just saying that. Then, one night when Kreacher and Dobby were fighting each other. Harry and Ron broke them up and Harry asked if they could tail Draco Malfoy.

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince 10/17/13

Pages read: 172-325
Prompt:  Describe your least favorite character and explain why. Describe your most
favorite character and explain why
     My Favorite character is Luna Lovegood. She's so interesting and cool, Luna's dad runs a newspaper called the Quibbler. The Quibbler got really popular and Luna made friends with the main protagonists. She seems kind of lifeless and has a lot of interesting quotes and stories. Luna is my favorite of the whole series. She is strange and helps Harry with a lot of things.

     I want to discuss my favorite character more by explaining how she could had helped more. I mean if Luna was in earlier books it would have been amazing. Maybe her or Hermione could've helped Harry out against Professer Quirrel in the first book. Or she would have recognized the basilisk earlier before Hermione was frozen. There's so many possibilities and she might haver became a new main protagonist.

     My least favorite character is Draco Malfoy. He snooty and a rich spoiled kid. Draco's dad is also involved with Voldemort. So, Draco could be getting secret missions from Voldemort or trying to get his dad out of Azkaban. Draco is also a huge jerk, he bullies kids and people in his own grade or house! I think he is the definition of evil.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 10/8/3 **SPOILER**

Pages Read: 45-171

     Harry Potter is taken by Dumbledore to go and convince an old teacher to come back to Hogwarts. His name was Horace Slughorn, Harry convinced him when they had to leave. They went to the Weasly's house and stayed there until they got their O.W.L.S. Then, they all went to go school shopping at Diagon Alley. The place was now run-down and had few stores still open. But, Fred and George run a shop. They visit there and have an encounter with Draco Malfoy getting their robes. While in Fred and George's shop they spot Malfoy by himself. They follow him using the invisibility cloak, they listen in and find out that he reserved something. When they try to find out they get kicked out.

     They start to leave to go to Hogwarts, Harry gets invited to the "Slughorn Club." He wants to find out what Malfoy reserved, so he goes to the Slytherin cart. When they arrive Malfoy stuns Harry and he is found by Tonks. Tonks takes him to Hogwarts and they find out Snape's the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher! Harry thought Horace Slughorn would be the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher but signed up for potions.

     The book's starting to get really exciting and cool. On the train Draco suggests that he might be a Deatheater. If he is, that'll make the plot really thick! I mean Harry is his nemesis and if he works for Voldemort then Harry might be in trouble. Snape has always been Potions teacher, now he's changed in position.

Prompt: After reading, I wonder…
   
     After reading this I wonder what'll happen, I mean, in the series all the Defense of the Dark Arts teachers resign or leave. Snape is one of the protagonists so that's going to be interesting. If he dies that'll be kind of an upset. But, if he moves on will he go back to potions? I can't think what might happen to him.

     I also wonder about if Draco Malfoy is a death eater. It's kind of obvious since Harry is enemies with Voldemort and Draco. Plus, his dad was a death eater. I think Draco was invited to be a death eater by the Dark Lord himself. Since he needs a replacement for his father. Draco probably accepted to help his dad out of Azkaban.

     The last thing I'm wondering about is the new teacher, Horace Slughorn. Since he's now teaching potions, will he be good at it? What if Horace is a death eater disguised like Mad-Eye Moody. Harry also might get a special potion that weakens Harry. I really hope that he does have some special potion, or something that creates a plot twist.

The Lady or the Tiger? Ending. By: Carlos Moreles

Her decision had been indicated in an instant, but it had been made in several days and nights of anguished deliberation. She had known she would be asked,  she had decided what she would answer, and, with the slightest hesitation, she moved her hand to the right.

The Youth was breathing heavily, it was extremely noticeable to the Princess and the man himself. He wasn’t sure if he could trust her. He took one last prayer as the audience gasped at what stood behind that door as he opened it. It was the girl! The Youth knew the princess would be jealous and mad, but it would have to happen. The Youth was just glad for his life. 

After the marriage he was wondering where the princess was. He was feeling despair and grief. He couldn’t believe he was stuck with the girl. She’s the one who accused him! He felt angry and jealous. The princess already had another man. The man was out and noticed the king. The king ran up to him looking furious and angry. His teeth gritted as he asked, “Where is the princess!” The Youth replied with a simple, “I don’t know.” The King explained that she was missing ever since the man that was with her proposed. 

It was almost dawn that the Youth finally arrived at their little cabin he noticed that the woman wasn’t there. There was the princess. He heard struggling and muffled screams of help coming from the closet. The princess told him to run away with her. He agreed, they were going to live a new life. The King arrived to see the woman, she told the King all she heard. The King disposed of her and went off to find his daughter and the Youth.

1 year later, the couple lived happily in a big log cabin. The Youth found a job and put food on the table. They went to lakes and swam and did other activities when they could. One day the Youth came back to almost the same situation as a year ago. The King was watching the house burn with the Princess tied up in there. The Youth tried to save her but was seized by the King’s guards. He was forced to watch his lover die in front of his eyes, it was slow and painful for both of them. The King threw him in jail and sentenced him to death the next day. The King lived happily ever after.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: 10/3/13 **SPOILER ALERT**

Prompt:
Pages read: 1-45

     Harry is starting his sixth year of Hogwarts! After his fifth year when the Ministry of Magic finally apoligized for not believing Harry when he said Voldemort was back.  They also are having troubles now. Like why did Draco get chosen for a job of an assassin? Meanwhile, Harry receives a letter from Dumbledore saying he's coming. Harry doesn't warn the Dursleys of Dumbledore's arrival. It doesn't seem like Dumbledore's coming to Little Whinging.

     This book seems amazing, with suspense already building even in the beginning.(Even though I read the whole series already, I am a forgetful person though.) Already, suspense is building. What if the Dursley family doesn't approve or insult him? Plus, Harry's now older and is going on a mission with Dumbledore.  Or will he miss his chance because Dumbledore doesn't show up?

     What I think of the book so far. It's building up to a great plot, I don't know how or when something bad's going to happen. Harry and Draco were always nemesis. But now that Draco's probably a Death Eater, I think Harry's going to have to prepare himself for the worst.