Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Love, loss and sacrifice are the words that catch me as I finish the fifth instalment to Harry potter series.
Rowling out shines her self in these last two books of the Harry Potter series, as her bold imagination reaches new levels of brilliance and cunning as we follow the tale of Harry Potter and learn more about the thickly twisted plot of his past and the people who have defined who he is at the age of 16.
In the previous books we begins to see certain characters become more defined and prominent with in the story. These characters will be taking on larger rolls still as we follow the imagination of Rowling through these last two books.
The plot thickens as soon as the first page is opened, revealing a certain character making promises to the other side.
This revelation known only to the reader is followed by Dumbledores visit to the Dursleys to take Harry off to the Burrow.
The relationship between the two now strengthened.... Dumbledore makes exceptions for his favourite student, as well as guiding him through the novel toward finding out the truth behind how Voldemort managed to come back, and how to ultimately defeat him. ( the reader learnt at the end of book five, the prophesy states that only one can survive)
As term begins Harry, Ron and Hermione soon learn that their sixth year (despite the number of frees they now have in their time table) is going to be hard work, from day one the homework piles up, especially from snap who is now the defence against the dark arts Professor.
The potions position being filled by Professor Slughorn, this class is proving easiest as Harry is handed a second hand book that is labelled to of belong to the Half-Blood prince, and is swamped with notes o make every potion easier and more affective, making Harry best in his class and Slughorns favourite pupil.
This second hand book also contains a number of jinxes' they had never heard of before, but one they had all witnessed the death eaters use the previous year.
With all this work Harry still has to find time for Quiditch... Of which he is now captian and has to put a new team together, as well as all his lesson with Dumbledore, in which he is visiting various memories from the past to better inform Harry of Voldemorts past.... More mysterious than the things Harry sees from the past is Dumbledores continuous absence from Hogwarts... As well as the suspicious behaviour of Malfoys.
Whilst trying to piece all of the information together, Harry, Ron and Hermione Face greatest tasks as their emotions and feelings towards the other sex become more acute. Predictably the forever bickering Ron and Hermione attempt to hide their feelings from one another, resulting in a gap in which they stop talking to one another.
More unexpected are Harrys feelings as he begins to see Ginny in a new way, his fears of what Ron might say keep him under control for a while.
As we near the end of the book things begin to darken when Harry and Dumbledore; on return from a mission to collect one of the Horcruxes, see the dark Mark hovering over the castle, hurrying to get back to the castle they are faced with an unforeseeable situation which results in the saddest and most shocking death we have yet encountered in the world of Harry Potter.
This death marks a new time for all, especially Harry, who along with Ron and Hermione, have to now complete the tasks set by Dumbledore and inevitably face Voldemort.