Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Themes
Lies and Deceit
Oh, Shmoopers, it's getting really hard to trust these characters. The bad guys are lying, obvs, but the good guys are...also lying a fair bit. Or, at least we think they're all good guys? We're no...
Fate
We got the big news in the last film: According to a prophecy made at his birth, Harry is destined to be the one to battle and defeat Lord Voldemort. The "when" and the "how" are still unclear, but...
Good vs. Evil
Bwahahaha. (Sorry.)This is an obvious one. Well, at least we hope it's obvious. We mean, except when it comes to figuring out Snape. The battle of good vs. evil has been at the heart of the whole s...
Death
In Half-Blood Prince, we learn just how terrified of death Voldemort is. He has literally divided up his soul into little bitty pieces and hid them in objects across the world to help ensure his im...