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HP Half Blood Prince (HP-HBP)

Harry Potter Book 6 certification examines characters, relationships, plot chronology, magical objects, spells, potions, and key locations, ensuring learners can recall and analyze core details of the novel.

Who Should Take This

Fans, educators, and trivia enthusiasts who have read Harry Potter and the Half‑Blood Prince and seek formal validation of their knowledge should enroll. Ideal participants are avid readers with moderate familiarity with the series, aiming to demonstrate mastery of Book 6 facts, connections, and thematic patterns for personal or professional credentialing.

What's Covered

1. Characters & Relationships

2. Plot Events & Timeline

3. Magical Objects & Artifacts

4. Spells, Potions & Magical Theory

5. Locations & Settings

6. Creatures & Beings

7. Key Quotes & Dialogue

8. Food, Feasts & Daily Life at Hogwarts

9. Classes, Teachers & Academic Life

10. Obscure Details, Numbers & Easter Eggs

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Course Outline

300 learning goals

1 1. Characters & Relationships

8 topics

Harry in Book 6

Describe Harry's growing feelings for Ginny Weasley throughout the book
Recall Harry's private lessons with Dumbledore viewing Pensieve memories
Describe Harry's obsession with Malfoy's suspicious behaviour
Recall Harry's use of the Half-Blood Prince's Potions textbook and his improved performance
Describe Harry's reaction to Dumbledore's death
Recall Harry's appointment as Quidditch Captain
Describe Harry's decision to break up with Ginny and his reason
Recall Harry's mission as explained by Dumbledore: to destroy the remaining Horcruxes

Severus Snape / The Half-Blood Prince

Identify the Half-Blood Prince and his real identity
Recall the Unbreakable Vow Snape makes with Narcissa Malfoy
Describe Snape killing Dumbledore on the Astronomy Tower
Recall Snape's declaration "I am the Half-Blood Prince" as he flees
Explain the significance of Snape's mother being Eileen Prince
Describe Snape's appointment as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher
Recall Snape's refusal to fight Harry during the escape and his blocking of Harry's spells

Draco Malfoy in Book 6

Describe Draco's mission from Voldemort and the pressure he is under
Recall Draco's use of the Vanishing Cabinet to bring Death Eaters into Hogwarts
Describe Draco's breakdown in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom
Recall Draco's hesitation on the Astronomy Tower when facing Dumbledore
Describe the cursed necklace and poisoned mead attempts Draco makes on Dumbledore
Recall what Harry overhears Draco telling Crabbe and Goyle on the train

Dumbledore in Book 6

Describe Dumbledore's blackened, withered hand and the explanation for the injury
Recall Dumbledore's private lessons with Harry about Voldemort's past
Describe the cave trip and Dumbledore drinking the potion
Recall Dumbledore's plea to Snape on the Astronomy Tower
Identify the memories Dumbledore shows Harry and what each reveals about Voldemort
Describe Dumbledore's weakened state returning from the cave

Voldemort's Past (Pensieve Memories)

Describe the memory of Bob Ogden visiting the Gaunt family
Identify Marvolo Gaunt, Morfin Gaunt, and Merope Gaunt and their relationships
Recall the memory of young Tom Riddle at the orphanage and Dumbledore's visit
Describe the behaviours young Tom Riddle exhibited that disturbed the orphanage staff
Recall the memory of Tom Riddle asking Slughorn about Horcruxes
Identify the tampered memory Slughorn provides and what it conceals
Describe Riddle's visit to Hepzibah Smith and the objects he sees
Recall Riddle's job application at Hogwarts and Dumbledore's refusal
Identify Merope Gaunt's love for Tom Riddle Sr and the love potion she used
Recall the fate of Tom Riddle Sr and his parents

The Weasleys and Hermione

Describe the Ron and Lavender Brown relationship and Hermione's jealousy
Recall Hermione's attack using the enchanted birds
Describe Ron's Quidditch performance and the Felix Felicis placebo effect
Recall Ron being poisoned by the mead and Harry saving him with a bezoar
Describe Ginny Weasley's relationship with Dean Thomas and then Harry
Recall Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's engagement and Molly's reaction
Describe the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes shop in Diagon Alley

Horace Slughorn

Describe Slughorn's physical appearance and personality
Recall why Dumbledore recruits Slughorn back to Hogwarts
Describe the Slug Club and its purpose
Recall the true memory Harry must obtain from Slughorn about Horcruxes
Describe how Harry uses Felix Felicis to obtain the memory
Recall Slughorn's fondness for Lily Potter and his guilt about the Horcrux conversation

Other Characters

Identify Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visiting Snape at Spinner's End
Recall Lavender Brown as Ron's girlfriend
Describe the new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour and his attempts to use Harry
Recall Fenrir Greyback's role in the attack on the Astronomy Tower
Identify the Death Eaters who enter Hogwarts via the Vanishing Cabinet
Describe Tonks's changed Patronus and its connection to Lupin
Recall Katie Bell's curse from the necklace and her hospitalization

2 2. Plot Events & Timeline

6 topics

Summer and Pre-Hogwarts

Describe Dumbledore collecting Harry from Privet Drive
Recall the visit to Slughorn and how Dumbledore persuades him to return
Describe the scene at the Burrow and the new security measures
Recall the visit to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley
Describe the opening chapter with the Muggle Prime Minister and the wizard visits
Recall Narcissa and Bellatrix visiting Snape at Spinner's End
Describe the Unbreakable Vow scene and its three conditions
Recall Harry following Malfoy in Diagon Alley under the Invisibility Cloak

Pensieve Lessons

List the Pensieve memories Dumbledore shows Harry in chronological order
Describe the Gaunt family memory and the Peverell ring
Recall the orphanage memory and young Tom Riddle's cruelty
Describe the Hepzibah Smith memory and the two treasures Riddle sees
Recall the tampered Slughorn memory and what it shows versus what it hides
Describe the true Slughorn memory and the Horcrux conversation
Recall Dumbledore's analysis of how many Horcruxes Voldemort created

Key Plot Events

Describe the cursed necklace incident with Katie Bell
Recall Ron's poisoning by the mead and Harry's quick thinking with the bezoar
Describe the Sectumsempra incident between Harry and Draco
Recall Snape's reaction to Harry using Sectumsempra and the punishment
Describe Harry hiding the Half-Blood Prince's textbook in the Room of Requirement
Recall the Quidditch final and Gryffindor winning the Cup
Describe Harry and Ginny's first kiss after the Quidditch match
Recall Harry using Felix Felicis and the events of that evening
Describe Harry obtaining the true memory from Slughorn

The Cave

Describe the Apparition to the sea cave and its entrance
Recall the blood payment required to enter the cave
Describe the boat journey across the underground lake
Recall the potion in the basin and Dumbledore's insistence that Harry make him drink it
Describe Dumbledore's anguish while drinking the potion
Recall the Inferi rising from the lake and Harry's response
Describe the locket they retrieve and its later revelation as a fake
Recall the note inside the fake locket signed R.A.B.

The Astronomy Tower

Describe the Dark Mark over the Astronomy Tower
Recall Harry being immobilised by Dumbledore beneath the Invisibility Cloak
Describe Draco's confrontation with Dumbledore and his hesitation
Recall the Death Eaters arriving on the Tower
Describe Snape's arrival and the Killing Curse on Dumbledore
Recall Harry's pursuit of Snape through the battle
Describe Snape blocking Harry's spells and revealing his identity as the Half-Blood Prince
Recall the battle in the corridors as the Order and DA fight the Death Eaters

Resolution

Describe Dumbledore's funeral at Hogwarts
Recall Harry's decision not to return to Hogwarts and to hunt Horcruxes instead
Describe Ron and Hermione's decision to join Harry
Recall the fake Horcrux locket and the note from R.A.B.
Describe Harry breaking up with Ginny to protect her
Recall the school's decision about remaining open

3 3. Magical Objects & Artifacts

5 topics

Horcruxes

Define what a Horcrux is and how it is created
List the Horcruxes Dumbledore identifies or suspects
Identify the diary and ring as Horcruxes already destroyed
Recall Hufflepuff's cup and Slytherin's locket as suspected Horcruxes
Describe the Gaunt ring Horcrux and the curse it carried
Recall the fake locket from the cave and the note from R.A.B.
Explain why Dumbledore believes Voldemort wanted six Horcruxes to split his soul into seven parts

The Half-Blood Prince's Textbook

Describe the old Potions textbook and the handwritten notes in the margins
Identify specific spell inventions written in the book including Sectumsempra and Levicorpus
Recall the improved potion instructions that make Harry excel in Slughorn's class
Describe where Harry hides the textbook in the Room of Requirement
Recall the inscription "This Book is the Property of the Half-Blood Prince"

Felix Felicis

Describe Felix Felicis and its effects
Recall how Harry wins the bottle in Slughorn's class
Describe the occasions Harry uses or shares the Felix Felicis
Recall the restrictions on Felix Felicis use

The Vanishing Cabinets

Describe the pair of Vanishing Cabinets and how they connect
Recall where each cabinet is located
Describe Draco's method of testing and repairing the Hogwarts cabinet

Other Objects

Recall the cursed opal necklace and its effect on Katie Bell
Describe the poisoned mead intended for Dumbledore
Recall the bezoar Harry uses to save Ron
Identify the Pensieve used for Dumbledore's lessons
Describe the Gaunt ring with the Peverell coat of arms
Recall the Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder used during the Tower battle

4 4. Spells, Potions & Magical Theory

3 topics

Spells Introduced

Describe Sectumsempra and its violent effect when Harry uses it on Draco
Recall Levicorpus and its counter-jinx Liberacorpus
Identify Muffliato and its privacy function
Recall the Unbreakable Vow spell and the consequences of breaking it
Describe nonverbal spells and their importance in sixth-year classes
Recall the Killing Curse as used by Snape on the Astronomy Tower
Identify the fire spell Dumbledore uses against the Inferi in the cave

Potions

Describe the Draught of Living Death and the improved instructions in the Prince's textbook
Recall Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck) and its golden appearance
Identify Amortentia the love potion and its personalised scent
Describe Polyjuice Potion's continued use by Crabbe and Goyle as lookouts for Malfoy
Recall the Wolfsbane Potion Snape no longer makes for Lupin
Describe the emerald potion in the cave basin

Magical Theory

Explain Horcrux theory: splitting the soul through murder
Describe the process of Apparition and the lessons students take
Recall the three Ds of Apparition: Destination, Determination, Deliberation
Describe Splinching and the risks of incorrect Apparition
Explain the Unbreakable Vow and the role of the Bonder
Recall the concept of Inferi and how they differ from ghosts
Explain why love potions are dangerous as demonstrated by Merope's story

5 5. Locations & Settings

4 topics

The Cave

Describe the sea cave entrance and the blood payment
Recall the underground lake and the hidden boat
Describe the island with the basin of potion
Recall the connection between the cave and young Tom Riddle's orphanage trips

Spinner's End

Describe Snape's house at Spinner's End
Recall the meeting between Snape, Narcissa, and Bellatrix

Hogwarts in Book 6

Describe the Potions classroom under Slughorn
Recall the Room of Requirement as used by Draco: the Room of Hidden Things
Describe the Astronomy Tower as the setting for Dumbledore's death
Recall the Hogwarts grounds during the funeral
Describe the DADA classroom under Snape's tenure
Recall the bathroom where Harry and Draco duel

Other Locations

Describe the Gaunt shack and its squalor
Recall Hepzibah Smith's house and her collection
Describe Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes shop at 93 Diagon Alley
Recall the orphanage where Tom Riddle grew up
Describe the Muggle Prime Minister's office in the opening chapter

6 6. Creatures & Beings

3 topics

Inferi

Describe what Inferi are and how they are animated
Recall the Inferi in the cave lake and how they attack
Identify the weakness of Inferi: fire

House-Elves

Recall Kreacher's involvement in tailing Draco Malfoy on Harry's orders
Describe Dobby's role in following Malfoy with Kreacher
Recall Hokey the house-elf in the Hepzibah Smith memory

Other Creatures

Recall the Aragog funeral scene with Slughorn and Harry
Describe the giant spiders mentioned at Aragog's death
Recall Fawkes's lament after Dumbledore's death and his departure
Describe Fenrir Greyback as a werewolf attacking even without a full moon
Recall the Gaunt family's Parseltongue ability

7 7. Key Quotes & Dialogue

3 topics

Dumbledore

Recall Dumbledore's words about the power of love being the magic Voldemort does not understand
Identify Dumbledore's statement: "I am not worried, Harry. I am with you"
Recall Dumbledore's plea on the Tower: "Severus, please"
Describe Dumbledore's words about it being important to fight and fight again

Snape

Recall Snape's declaration: "I am the Half-Blood Prince"
Identify Snape's rage when Harry calls him a coward
Recall Snape's Unbreakable Vow words

Other Quotes

Recall Slughorn's memory dialogue about seven being the most magically powerful number
Identify Draco's words to Dumbledore on the Tower about having no choice
Recall the note inside the fake locket: "I know I will be dead long before you read this"
Identify the R.A.B. initials and their significance
Recall Harry's words about not returning to Hogwarts and hunting Horcruxes
Describe Scrimgeour's attempted recruitment of Harry at Christmas

8 8. Food, Feasts & Daily Life at Hogwarts

3 topics

The Slug Club

Describe Slughorn's dinner parties and the students invited
Recall the Slug Club Christmas party and who attends as dates
Describe the food and drink at Slughorn's gatherings

Daily Life

Describe the increased security measures at Hogwarts
Recall the romance subplots: Ron/Lavender, Harry/Ginny, and Hermione's jealousy
Describe Quidditch tryouts and Ron's performance anxiety
Recall the Apparition lessons in the Great Hall
Describe Dumbledore's funeral and the atmosphere
Recall the Christmas at the Burrow and Scrimgeour's visit

Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes

Describe the shop's appearance and products
Recall the Shield Hats and other defence products the Ministry buys
Identify the Pygmy Puffs and their popularity
Recall the love potions sold in the shop and their role in the plot

9 9. Classes, Teachers & Academic Life

4 topics

Potions with Slughorn

Describe Harry's unexpected enrolment in Potions and the borrowed textbook
Recall the Draught of Living Death lesson and Harry winning the Felix Felicis
Describe the Amortentia demonstration and what each student smells
Recall Harry's improved potion-making using the Prince's notes

Defence Against the Dark Arts with Snape

Describe Snape's nonverbal spells lesson
Recall the lesson on Inferi and Dementors
Describe the emphasis on nonverbal magic in sixth year

Apparition Lessons

Describe the Apparition instructor and the lessons in the Great Hall
Recall the three Ds of Apparition
Describe the Splinching incidents during practice
Recall who passes the Apparition test

Other Academic Matters

Recall the NEWT-level classes Harry takes and the entry requirements
Describe free periods and how Harry uses them
Recall Hermione's frustration with Harry using the Prince's textbook

10 10. Obscure Details, Numbers & Easter Eggs

5 topics

Numbers and Dates

Recall the number of Horcruxes Voldemort intended to create
Identify Slughorn's ideal number for soul splitting: seven
Recall the OWL results Harry, Ron, and Hermione receive
State the shop number for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley
Recall the number of Horcruxes destroyed by the end of Book 6

Foreshadowing and Connections

Explain the R.A.B. note and who it refers to
Analyse the significance of the Vanishing Cabinet repair for the Battle of Hogwarts
Identify the Peverell ring's connection to the Deathly Hallows
Recall the tiara Harry places on a bust in the Room of Hidden Things and its later significance
Explain the importance of Harry witnessing Dumbledore's death for his ability to see Thestrals
Analyse Snape's killing of Dumbledore in light of the revelation in Book 7

Minor Characters and Mentions

Identify Caractacus Burke and his shop's history with Slytherin's locket
Recall Hepzibah Smith's death and the house-elf framed for it
Identify Morfin Gaunt's imprisonment and death in Azkaban
Recall the Muggle tramp who directed Merope to the orphanage area
Identify the orphanage matron Mrs Cole

Miscellaneous Obscurities

Recall what each person smells in the Amortentia potion
Identify the specific improvements the Prince wrote in the Potions textbook
Recall the Gaunt family heirlooms: Slytherin's locket and the Peverell ring
Describe the scene where Dumbledore picks Harry up and admonishes the Dursleys
Recall the specific Death Eaters who enter Hogwarts through the Vanishing Cabinet
Identify the Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder and who uses it
Recall the Astronomy Tower scene witnesses including Harry beneath the cloak
Describe Bill Weasley's injuries from Greyback and their permanent effects
Recall the White Tomb and its significance as Dumbledore's resting place
Identify the object on which Harry sees the diadem in the Room of Hidden Things

Book 6 Supplementary Goals

Describe Marcus Belby, Cormac McLaggen, and Blaise Zabini as Slug Club members
Recall McLaggen's Quidditch tryout and why Ron beats him for the Keeper position
Identify Romilda Vane and her attempts to give Harry love potion chocolates
Describe the role of Crabbe and Goyle as lookouts for Malfoy using Polyjuice Potion
Recall Professor Trelawney discovering Malfoy in the Room of Requirement and reporting to Dumbledore
Describe the scene where Dumbledore reveals the significance of the scar and how the prophecy connects Harry and Voldemort
Recall Mundungus Fletcher stealing items from Grimmauld Place
Describe the new Minister Scrimgeour's approach compared to Fudge
Describe the scene on the Hogwarts Express where Harry spies on Malfoy under the Invisibility Cloak
Recall Malfoy catching Harry and Petrifying him on the train
Describe Tonks finding Harry on the train and escorting him to the castle
Recall the scene where Harry sees Snape make the Unbreakable Vow (via Dumbledore telling him the story)
Describe Harry following Malfoy on the Marauder's Map and seeing him disappear into the Room of Requirement
Recall the scene at Aragog's funeral where Harry obtains the memory from Slughorn
Describe the battle in the corridors during the Death Eater invasion
Recall Neville, Luna, and Ginny fighting Death Eaters alongside the DA
Describe the scene where Felix Felicis guides Harry through a series of improbable events
Recall Trelawney's account of being thrown out of the Room of Requirement by someone celebrating
Recall the Protean Charm Draco uses on the enchanted coins to communicate with Rosmerta
Describe the Imperius Curse Draco places on Madam Rosmerta
Recall the bird-conjuring spell Hermione uses to attack Ron
Identify the Toenail-growing hex and other Half-Blood Prince spells
Describe the counter-curse Snape uses to heal Draco after Sectumsempra
Recall the properties of bezoars as discussed in Potions class
Describe Borgin and Burkes and the Vanishing Cabinet Draco examines there
Recall the Room of Hidden Things in the Room of Requirement
Describe the Hogwarts greenhouses under new security
Recall the Pygmy Puffs sold at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and Ginny buying one named Arnold
Describe the house-elf Hokey and her false confession to killing Hepzibah Smith
Recall the Merope Gaunt backstory and the enchanted snake nailed to the Gaunt door
Recall young Tom Riddle's words to Dumbledore at the orphanage: "I can make things move without touching them"
Identify Dumbledore's words about Voldemort's greatest weakness being his inability to love
Recall Slughorn's guilt-ridden words when finally giving up the true memory
Recall the specific love potion chocolates intended for Harry and how Ron accidentally eats them
Identify the specific bird Harry uses on the dead caterpillar in his Vanishing lesson
Recall the name of the orphanage where Tom Riddle grew up
Describe the Gaunt family's claim to be descendants of Salazar Slytherin
Recall the Muggle village of Little Hangleton and its connection to both the Gaunts and the Riddles
Identify the specific Horcrux objects: diary, ring, locket, cup, unknown Ravenclaw relic, Nagini, Harry
Recall how Dumbledore identifies objects Voldemort would use as Horcruxes based on his psychology
Describe the prophecy connection: "neither can live while the other survives" as explained by Dumbledore
Recall the scene where Dumbledore discusses the difference between being dragged to the arena and walking in with head high
Identify the Half-Blood Prince's mother as Eileen Prince, a witch, and his father as Tobias Snape, a Muggle
Describe how Malfoy uses the cursed necklace plan: Imperiused Rosmerta gives it to Katie Bell
Recall how the poisoned mead reaches Ron: Slughorn was meant to give it to Dumbledore
Describe the scene where Harry confronts Mundungus about stealing from Grimmauld Place
Recall the Gryffindor Quidditch tryouts and specific positions filled
Describe Harry's Felix Felicis-guided decision to visit Hagrid rather than go directly to Slughorn
Identify the specific Slug Club members invited to the Christmas party
Recall Luna Lovegood attending the Christmas party as Harry's guest
Describe the scene where Dobby and Kreacher report on Malfoy's activities
Recall the Gryffindor celebration after winning the Quidditch Cup
Describe the atmosphere at Hogwarts after Dumbledore's death
Recall the nonverbal spell requirement in NEWT-level classes
Describe Harry's first Potions lesson where he borrows the Prince's textbook
Recall Hermione's Theory of Charms OWL grade and her distress over receiving an E
Describe the snake nailed to the Gaunt cottage door as seen in the Pensieve
Recall the description of the Merope Gaunt serving the Riddles as they rode past

Scope

Included Topics

All characters, plot events, magical objects, spells, locations, creatures, quotes, daily life, academic content, and obscure details from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling.
The Half-Blood Prince's Potions textbook: annotations, spell inventions (Sectumsempra, Levicorpus, Muffliato), improved potion instructions, and the Prince's identity.
Voldemort's past as revealed through Pensieve memories: the Gaunt family, orphanage childhood, Hepzibah Smith, Slughorn's Horcrux conversation, and job application at Hogwarts.
Horcrux theory and identification: definition, creation process, the seven Horcruxes, and those destroyed by Book 6.
Draco Malfoy's mission: the Vanishing Cabinet, cursed necklace, poisoned mead, and confrontation on the Astronomy Tower.
Dumbledore's death on the Astronomy Tower: the cave expedition, the fake Horcrux, Snape's Killing Curse, and the R.A.B. note.
Horace Slughorn: the Slug Club, the tampered memory, Felix Felicis, and the true Horcrux memory.
Romance subplots: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Lavender, Hermione's jealousy, Bill/Fleur engagement.
The Unbreakable Vow between Snape and Narcissa Malfoy.
Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck): properties, restrictions, and its use in obtaining Slughorn's memory.

Not Covered

Content from other Harry Potter books (1-5, 7) except where directly referenced in Book 6.
Film-only content, scenes, or dialogue not present in the original novel.
Pottermore, Wizarding World website, or other supplementary material not in the published book.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child content.
Fantastic Beasts film series content.
Author interviews or behind-the-scenes information about the writing process.

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