Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Professor Minerva McGonagall: [to Harry, Ron, & Hermione] Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?Ron Weasley: Believe me, Professor. Ive been asking myself the same question for six years.

Rubeus Hagrid: Seriously misunderstood creatures, spiders are. Its the eyes, I reckon, they unnerve some folk.Harry Potter: Not to mention the pincers...[clicks his tongue while miming pincers biting]

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 men

[Romilda Vane and Harry are staring at each other across the library]Hermione Granger: [snaps her fingers] Hey! Shes only interested in you because she thinks youre the Chosen One.Harry Potter: But I am the Chosen One.[Hermione smacks him on the head with the newspaper]Harry Potter: Sorry... kidding!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 anger

Ron Weasley: How much are these?Fred Weasley, George Weasley: 5 galleons.Ron Weasley: How much for me?Fred Weasley, George Weasley: 5 galleons.Ron Weasley: Im your brother!Fred Weasley, George Weasley: 10 galleons.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Ron Weasley: [about Ginny and Dean] What do you think he sees in her?Harry Potter: Shes smart... funny... attractive...Ron Weasley: Attractive?Harry Potter: Well you know... she has nice... skin.Ron Weasley: So you think he is going out with her because she has nice skin?Harry Potter: Well, I dunno, Im just saying it could be a contributing factor.Ron Weasley: Hermiones got nice skin. You know, as far as skin goes.Harry Potter: I-Ive never thought about it before. But now that you mention it, yeah. Very nice.Harry Potter: [long pause] ... I think Ill be going to bed now.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 funny

Hermione Granger: How does it feel, Harry? When you see Dean with Ginny?Harry Potter: [slightly taken aback] Oh. Um...Hermione Granger: I know. Ive seen the way you look at her. Youre my best friend.[Ron bursts in with Lavender, laughing, then sobers when he sees Hermione and Harry]Lavender Brown: Oops!... I think this rooms taken.[runs off]Ron Weasley: [awkwardly] ... Whats with the birds?Hermione Granger: [stands, glares at Ron] Oppugno![Hermiones flock of birds fly at Ron, who flees the room. Hermione sinks next to Harry and breaks down crying]Harry Potter: It feels like this.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Horace Slughorn: Harry! I must insist you accompany me back to the castle immediately!Harry Potter: That would be counterproductive, sir!Horace Slughorn: What makes you say that?Harry Potter: No idea!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

[in the hospital wing, Ron stirs]Lavender Brown: Ah! See? He senses my presence.[leans down]Lavender Brown: Dont worry, Won-Won! Im here. Im here.Ron Weasley: [croaks] Her... my... nee. Hermione...[Hermione takes Rons hand. Lavender runs out, sobbing. Awkward silence]Albus Dumbledore: Oh, to be young and to feel loves keen sting.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Harry Potter: [for Quidditch tryouts] Okay, so this morning Im going to be putting you all though a few drills, just to set things straight.[everyone is talking]Harry Potter: Quiet, please.[everybodys still taking]Ginny Weasley: [shouts] Shut It![everyone is silent]Harry Potter: Thanks.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 body

[after telling Harry to close his eyes, Ginny hides his book somewhere in the Room of Requirement, then comes back, and gives him a soft kiss on the lips]Ginny Weasley: That can stay hidden up here too, if you like.[a short time later, Harry is walking down the hallway, in a daze. Ron appears beside him]Ron Weasley: So, did you and Ginny do it?Harry Potter: [alarmed] What?Ron Weasley: Did you hide the book?

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 time

Horace Slughorn: [talking to Harry about his fish] It was a student who gave me Francis. One Spring afternoon I discovered a bowl on my desk, just a few inches of clear water in it. Floating on the surface was a flower petal. As I washed, it sank. Just when it reached the bottom, it transformed into a wee fish. It was beautiful magic, wondrous to the behold. The flower petal had come from a lily, your mother. The day I came downstairs, the day the bowl was empty, was the day your mother...

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 magic

Horace Slughorn: [shocked] Harry!Harry Potter: [imitating Slughorn and hyper from the Felix potion] Sir!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 race

Horace Slughorn: Exactly how did you get out of the castle, Harry?Harry Potter: Through the front door sir.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

[Harry gulps down the Felix Felicis]Hermione Granger: How do you feel?Harry Potter: Excellent... really excellent!Hermione Granger: Remember, Slughorn usually eats early, takes a walk, and then returns to his office.Harry Potter: Right. Im going down to Hagrids.Hermione Granger: What? No! Harry, youve got to go speak to Slughorn! We have a plan.Harry Potter: I know, but Ive got a really good feeling about Hagrids. I feel like its the place to be tonight. Do you know what I mean?Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley: No.Harry Potter: Trust me! I know what Im doing, or Felix does.[walks past two people]Harry Potter: Hi!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 people

Ron Weasley: You heard Snape say hes made an Unbreakable Vow?Harry Potter: Yes. What does it mean?Ron Weasley: Well, you cant break an Unbreakable Vow!Harry Potter: [sarcastic] I worked that much out for myself, funny enough.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 funny

Harry Potter: [talking to Slughorn] Be brave, Professor. Be brave like my mother... Otherwise, you disgrace her. Otherwise, she died for nothing. Otherwise, the bowl will remain empty... forever.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 grace

Draco Malfoy: [looking at Harrys broken nose] Nice face, Potter![Harry nods disdainfully; Luna pulls out her wand]Luna Lovegood: Would you like me to fix it for you? Personally, I think you look a little more devil-may-care this way, but its up to you.Harry Potter: Um... have you ever fixed a nose before?Luna Lovegood: No. But Ive done several toes, and how different are they, really?Harry Potter: ...Okay, yeah, sure, give it a go.Luna Lovegood: Episkey![a loud crack]Harry Potter: Augh...![rubs his nose gingerly; looks at Luna]Harry Potter: Well? How do I look?Luna Lovegood: Exceptionally ordinary.Harry Potter: ...Brilliant.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

[Slughorn is snipping tentacular leaves through a window in the greenhouse; Harry, who is walking by, notices Slughorn and walks up behind him. Slughorn is startled]Horace Slughorn: Aaauughh!... Merlins beard, Harry!Harry Potter: Oh, sorry, sir, I shouldve announced myself. Cleared my throat. Coughed. You probably feared I was Professor Sprout!Horace Slughorn: Yes, I did actually!... What made you think that?Harry Potter: Oh, well, just the general behavior, sir - the sneaking around, jumping when you saw me... Are those tentacular leaves, sir? Theyre very valuable, arent they?Horace Slughorn: Ten Galleons a leaf to the right buyer!... Not that Im familiar with any such back alley transactions, but one does hear rumors. My own interests are purely academic, of course.Harry Potter: Personally, these plants always kind of freak me out.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 fear

Severus Snape: [Cormac throws up on Snapes shoes] Youve just earned yourself detention for a month, McClaggen.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 self

Ron Weasley: [to Hermione and Ginny] Hell be here, soon.[starts eating]Hermione Granger: [smacks him on the arm with a book] Will you stop eating? Your best friend is missing!Ron Weasley: Turn around, you lunatic![Hermione and Ginny looks towards the Great Hall door and sees Harry covered in blood]Ginny Weasley: Hes covered in blood again. Why is it hes always covered in blood?Ron Weasley: Well, it looks like its his own this time.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Harry Potter: [chasing after Snape after Snape killed Dumbledore] Snape! He trusted you!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 trust

Horace Slughorn: What about you, Miss Granger? What do your parents do in the muggle world?Hermione Granger: Ah, my parents are dentists.Horace Slughorn: And is that considered a dangerous profession?

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 world

Harry Potter: But, Sir, I thought we werent allowed to apparate on Hogwarts grounds.Albus Dumbledore: Well, being me... has its privileges.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Harry Potter: Sorry I made you miss the carriages by the way, Luna.Luna Lovegood: Thats all right, its like being with a friend.Harry Potter: Oh, I am your friend, Luna.Luna Lovegood: Thats nice.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Rubeus Hagrid: [talking about Aragog] I had him from an egg, you know? Tiny little thing he was when he hatched. No bigger than a Pekingese. A Pekingese, mind you!Horace Slughorn: How sweet! I once had a fish... Francis. He was very dear to me. One afternoon, I came downstairs and... it vanished. Poof.Rubeus Hagrid: Thats very odd, isnt it?Horace Slughorn: Yes, doesnt it? But thats life! I suppose, you - you go along with and suddenly... poof.Rubeus Hagrid: Poof.Harry Potter: Poof.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 life

[Harry and Luna are the last two students to arrive at the school]Professor Filius Flitwick: There you are! Weve been looking everywhere for you two.[looks at his register]Professor Filius Flitwick: Now, names?Harry Potter: Professor Flitwick, youve known me for five years.Professor Filius Flitwick: [awkwardly] No exceptions... Potter.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Lavender Brown: [runs into the hospital wing, after Rons been poisoned] Where is he? Wheres my Won-Won? Has he been asking for me?[sees Hermione sitting next to Rons bed]Lavender Brown: What is she doing here?Hermione Granger: [stands] I might ask you the same question!Lavender Brown: I happen to be his girlfriend!Hermione Granger: Well, I happen to be his... friend.Lavender Brown: Friend? Dont make me laugh! You havent spoken in weeks. I guess you want to make up with him now thats hes suddenly all interesting!Hermione Granger: Hes been poisoned, you daft dimbo! And as a matter of fact, Ive always found him interesting.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 anger

Albus Dumbledore: [about Hermione] Are you and her...?Harry Potter: Oh no, no, no. I mean, shes brilliant, but were friends.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 friends

Albus Dumbledore: Ah, Harry... you need a shave, my friend.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Professor Minerva McGonagall: Mr. Davis! Mr. Davis, that is the girls lavatory.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 girls

Horace Slughorn: I would have thought an expert potion-maker like yourself could whip up an antidote for a love potion in no time, Harry?Harry Potter: Well, sir, I think this called for a more practiced hand.Ron Weasley: [throws his arms around Slughorn] Hello, darling. Fancy a drink?Horace Slughorn: Perhaps youre right.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Harry Potter: Incarcerous![Snape blocks the curse]Harry Potter: Fight back!, you coward! Fight back![Bellatrix shoots a curse at Harry]Severus Snape: No! He belongs to the Dark Lord!Harry Potter: Sectumsempra![Snape blocks the curse again, throwing Harry onto his back]Severus Snape: You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? Yes. Im the Half Blood Prince.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Albus Dumbledore: [holding up a Muggle magazine] Horace, do you mind if I take this? I do love knitting patterns.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Severus Snape: [Snape has just walked in on Harry and Cormac. Harry attempts to run away] Not... so fast, Potter.Harry Potter: Sorry, sir, but I really should be getting back to the party. My date...Severus Snape: Can surely survive another minute without you. Besides, I only wish to convey a message.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 art

[Harry is reading a newspaper]Waitress: Harry Potter. Whos Harry Potter?Harry Potter: Oh, no one. Bit of a tosser, really.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 reading

Hermione Granger: [after she sees Ron accepting an embarrassing necklace from Lavender] Excuse me, I have to go vomit.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 anger

Albus Dumbledore: Draco, years ago I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices. Please let me help you!Draco Malfoy: [crying] I dont need your help! Dont you understand? I have to do this! I have to kill you... or hes gonna kill me!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 choices

Albus Dumbledore: Take my arm.[apparates]Harry Potter: I just apparated, didnt I?Albus Dumbledore: Indeed. Quite successfully, I might add. Most people vomit their first time.Harry Potter: [dry-heaving] I cant imagine why.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 success

Harry Potter: What brings you here, sir?Horace Slughorn: [good-naturedly/drunkenly] Oh, the Three Broomsticks and I go way back! Farther back than I care to admit! Ho ho ho... Why I can remember when it was just ONE Broomstick![Slughorn chuckles and spills his drink all over the table, splashing Hermione; she jumps away]Horace Slughorn: Whoops! All hands on deck, there, Granger!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 art

Dolores Umbridge: [Spoken by mockery doll of Dolores Umbridge] I will have order! I really do hate children.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 children

Harry Potter: Did you know, sir? Then?Albus Dumbledore: Did I know that I just met the most dangerous dark wizard of all time? No.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 time

Remus Lupin: Youre blinded by hatred.Harry Potter: No Im not!Remus Lupin: Yes you are!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Argus Filch: [Holding Malfoy] Professor Slughorn, sir. Ive just discovered this boy lurking in an upstairs corridor. He claims to be invited to your party.Draco Malfoy: Ok! Ok! I was gate crashing. Happy?

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 art

Luna Lovegood: Ive never been to this part of the castle. Well, not awake. I sleepwalk, you see. Thats why I wear shoes to bed.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Ron Weasley: [about the Half-Blood Princes book] He even sleeps with it.Harry Potter: I dont sleep with it!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 book

Horace Slughorn: [during Aragogs funeral] Farewell, Aragog. King of the arachnids. Your body will decay... but your spirit lingers on and your human friends find solace, the loss they have sustained.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 friends

[first lines]Bellatrix Lestrange: [faded voiceover] I killed Sirius Black!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 strange

[last lines]Harry Potter: I never noticed how beautiful this place is.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 beautiful

Horace Slughorn: Thank you for the pineapple, youre quite right, it is my favorite - but how did you know?Tom Riddle - Age 16: Intuition.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 age

Horace Slughorn: [in regard to returning to Hogwarts] All right, Ill do it! But I want Professor Merrythoughts office, not that water closet I had before. And I want a raise, these are mad times we live in. MAD!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 war

Harry Potter: What happens when you break an Unbreakable Vow?Ron Weasley: You die.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Neville Longbottom: [serving drinks at Slughorns Christmas party] I didnt get into the Slug Club. Its okay, though. Hes got Belby handing out towels in the loo.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 art

Remus Lupin: Has it occurred to you Harry, that Snape was simply pretending to offer Draco help so he could find out what he was up to?Harry Potter: Thats not what it sounded like.Nymphadora Tonks: Perhaps Harrys right, Remus. I mean, to make an Unbreakable Vow...Remus Lupin: It comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbledore. Dumbledore trusts Snape, therefore I do.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 trust

Ginny Weasley: [Hermione is holding hands with an unconscious Ron in the hospital wing. Ginny gets up and walks past Harry] About time, dont you think?Hermione Granger: [Harry looks at Hermione] Oh, shut up.[Hermione turns back to Ron, smiling coyly]

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 time

Cormac McLaggen: No hard feelings, eh, Weasley?Ron Weasley: What do you mean?Cormac McLaggen: Ill be trying out for Gryffindor Keeper too. Nothing personal.Ron Weasley: Really? Big, strapping fellow like you? You look like youve got more of a Beaters build to me. I mean, to be Keeper, youve got to be a quick and agile sort...[McLaggen snatches a fly buzzing around Rons head with his fingers]Cormac McLaggen: I like my chances. By the way, think you could introduce me to your friend Granger? Wouldnt mind getting on a first-name basis with her, if you know what I mean...

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 mind

Albus Dumbledore: [talking about Tom Riddle in the Great Hall] Every day, every hour, this very minute, perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castles walls.[pause]Albus Dumbledore: But in the end, their greatest weapon... is you.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 dark

Albus Dumbledore: [as Draco tries to muster the nerve to kill him] Draco... you are no assassin.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 sin

Albus Dumbledore: Severus... please...Severus Snape: [Pointing his wand at Dumbledore] Avada Kedavra![Light shoots out of his wand, killing Dumbledore]

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 light

Horace Slughorn: [showing Harry pictures] I taught the whole Black family, except Sirius, its a shame. I got Regulus when he came around of course, but I would have liked the set.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 family

Katie Bell: I know youre going to ask me Harry, but I dont know who cursed me. Ive been trying to remember, honestly. But I just cant.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Bellatrix Lestrange: [walking into the astronomy tower followed by Death Eaters] Well look what we have here. Dumbledore wandless, alone and cornered in his own castle! Well done, Draco!Albus Dumbledore: Good evening, Bellatrix. I think introductions are in order.Bellatrix Lestrange: Love to, Albus, but Im afraid were on a bit of a tight schedule.[to Draco]Bellatrix Lestrange: Do it!Fenrir Greyback: He doesnt have the stomach, like his father. Let me finish him in my own way.Bellatrix Lestrange: No! The Dark Lord was clear, the boys to do it.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Ron Weasley: I must admit, I thought I was going to miss that last one. I hope Cormacs not taking it too hard. I think hes got a bit of a thing for you, Hermione, Cormac.Hermione Granger: [shortly] Hes vile.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 hope

[after exposing Slughorns disguise]Albus Dumbledore: I must say, Horace, you make a very convincing armchair.Horace Slughorn: Oh, thank you. Its all in the upholstry.[pats his stomach]Horace Slughorn: I come about the stuffing naturally.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 sin

Severus Snape: Has it ever crossed your brilliant mind that I dont want to do this anymore?Albus Dumbledore: Whether it has or it hasnt is irrelevant; you gave me your word.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 mind

[Harry persuades Slughorn to hand over his true memory]Horace Slughorn: Please dont think badly of me when you see it. You have no idea what he was like... even back then.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 memory

Harry Potter: Im not coming back Hermione. Ive got to finish whatever Dumbledore started, and I dont know where thatll lead me, but Ill let you and Ron know where I am when I can.Hermione Granger: Ive always admired your courage Harry, but sometimes you can be really thick. You dont really think youre going to be able to find all those horcruxes by yourself do you? You need us Harry.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 time

Harry Potter: [Harry knocks on the door of Professor Slughorns room] Im sorry, sir. I wouldnt bother you if it werent essential.Ron Weasley: Wheres Romilda?Horace Slughorn: Whats the matter with Wenby?Harry Potter: [Whispers] Very powerful love potion.Horace Slughorn: Very well. Better bring him in. Id have thought you could have whipped up a remedy for this in no time, Harry.Harry Potter: Id have thought that this called for a more practised hand, sir.Ron Weasley: [Ron wraps his arms around Professor Slughorn and looks at him romantically] Hello Darling. Fancy a drink?Horace Slughorn: Perhaps youre right.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

Severus Snape: Its over.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Severus Snape: [looking at Draco] I will escort him out.Draco Malfoy: [glaring at Snape] Certainly - Professor.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 will

Bellatrix Lestrange: [to Narcissa] Cissy, cant do this! He cant be trusted!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 trust

Ron Weasley: [about Hermione] Did you hear her talk about me and her snogging? As if...

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 you

Severus Snape: Run along, Wormtail![He waves his wand at the door, slamming it and knocking Wormtail back]

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Ginny Weasley: [she and Harry are in the Room of Requirement. Ginny takes the book from Harry so she can hide it] Close your eyes so you wont be tempted

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 men

Draco Malfoy: [stomping on Harrys nose] That was for my father.[covers Harry with his Invisibility Cloak]Draco Malfoy: Enjoy your trip back to London!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 joy

Draco Malfoy: Nice face, Potter!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Waiter: [Hermione hides from Cormac at the Christmas party. Waiter offers hors doeuvres] Dragon tartare?Hermione Granger: No, thank you.Harry Potter: Im fine.Waiter: Just as well. They give you terrible bad breath.Hermione Granger: On second thought...[grabs the tray and gobbles two]Hermione Granger: Maybe theyll keep McLaggen at bay... oh, God, here he comes!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 god

Ron Weasley: [he puts his arms around Professor Slughorn thinking he is Romilda Vane] Hello darling fancy a drink?Horace Slughorn: Perhaps youre right Harry.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 thinking

Hermione Granger: You have to realize who you are, Harry.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 anger

Ginny Weasley: Take my hand.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Draco Malfoy: Didnt mummy ever tell you it was rude to eavesdrop, Potter? Petrificus totalus! Oh yeah. She was dead before you could wipe the drool off your chin.[Stomps on Harrys nose]Draco Malfoy: That was for my father. Enjoy your ride back to London.[Covers Harry up with the invisibility cloak and then leaves]

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 joy

Albus Dumbledore: This is beyond anything I have imagined.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009

Arthur Weasley: Harry, no!

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 art

Albus Dumbledore: Oh, to be young and to feel loves keen sting.

— Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2009 love

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