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And to punctuate this conversation, Ron (Rupert Grint) is seenmaking out with his girlfriend.
It’s such an abrupt tonal shift that feels unbalanced rather than intentional.
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However, that’s entirely the point.
And the effect of this death is even more impactfulbecauseof how safe Hogwarts felt in this film.
The loss of Dumbledore isn’t the only high-stakes and consequential danger in the film.
As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as “the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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