Judging by the thickness of the book and from the characteristic, anomalous smell of its newness, I could not wait for Harry Potter's success story to unravel before me. It was with great mirth that I started the book.

Seeing the jet black cover of the first printed edition of the adult version with Harry Potter shining, golden letters partially meant that many answers will be found to the great interrogation marks set over the last chapters of Book 5. The first few pages, chapters dragging onto about half of the book are extremely entertaining, but not more than the appearance of The Burrow, together with the starting of the six year at Hogwarts. With Malfoy's usually bossy nature being taken over by a pale and frightened manner, the book is bound to teem in such revelations and mysteries. The Half-Blood Prince's appearance adds more spice to the already developing suspense that the usual writings of J.K.Rowling exceptionally had. It is touching to see that Dumbledore is still very protective of Harry, even more than before. The Pensieve episodes are crucial.

There is only one aspect of the story that I can't grip: How could Dumbledore have trusted Snape though he very well knew that he came from the Dark side? I ought to think that his abrupt change of side sounds questionable of his intentions. Dumbledore whom Harry admits is the smartest wizard he has ever known has failed to oversee the obscure, intricate trap Voldemort has ingeniously set. I wonder what remarkable task Snape has accomplished to prove himself in the eyes of Albus.

The death of Dumbledore is seemingly out of place. He never deserved it. Many readers have, I believe, shed tears to recognise this fact.
"It is the unknown we fear, when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more". This was mentioned by Albus Dumbledore on his search for Horcruxes. For once, he should not have feared the unknown. The strange behaviour of Snape and the latter's hate for Harry Potter should have triggered the fact that Snape may have returned to the Dark Side. Seriously, Dumbledore has strong faith only in the "trustworthy". From his Pensieve memories, it is clearly shown that he never liked young Tom Riddle, not trusting him completely, and Voldemort proved he wasn't worthy of it either. I believe Albus sees beyond any other wizard and if he reckons Snape to be reliable and honest, I assume he is right. Let's not forget that at the very beginning of the book, Snape made an Unbreakable Vow, so he cannot, as its name suggests, break such a vow. Snape may have acted upon Dumbledore's orders to protect Harry and not to let him come to any harm and not to spare even his life(Dumbledore's) if he came in between, so that Voldemort could have perfect faith in Snape...Or, Snape might have done the job out of obligation to survive or worst, to join the Dark Side which he may have been serving for years now...