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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, first published in 2005, is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. The book follows Harry Potter as he begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry also takes private lessons with Dumbledore, during which he learns more about Voldemort’s past and begins to understand the importance of his own destiny. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was adapted into a film in 2009. 

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