A theme that I seen going throughout the book, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” is Good vs. Evil. There is obviously a good side of the world, and then there is an evil side of the world. In this book, Harry and Dumbledore are classified as the good people, while Voldemort is classified as bad. We also learn about Voldemort wanting to inflict evil deeds upon the world in this book as well. In “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” Voldemort has returned to power and his wrath is felt in the muggle and wizarding worlds. Meanwhile, after Harry is picked up by Dumbledore, he runs into Draco who he ends up believing to be a ‘Death Eater.’ He also learns about how Voldemort has divided his soul into seven horcruxes. He has learned
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Harry, whom Lord Voldemort has already attempted to kill on a number of occasions, is in even greater danger now than the day when I left him upon your doorstep fifteen years ago, with a letter explaining about his parents' murder and expressing the hope that you would care for him as though he were your own," his words are filled with violence, while they’re also filled with peace at the same time. He clearly states how much of a danger Voldemort is, and how evil Voldemort is. This is a good example for the theme of Good vs. Evil that I’ve seen running throughout the entire book, as they all know how evil Voldemort is and what he’s capable of. In chapter 20 of “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” Voldemort says, “Certainly, I have experimented; I have pushed the boundaries of magic further, perhaps, than they have ever been pushed.” It was also described that his eyes were burning red at this moment. Now, there are limits to what magic can do, and this helps us to understand magic as something that people used to survive and not just a tool. There’s a lot of stuff that magic just can’t do in the Harry Potter series. So this brings up the question, are Voldemorts’s powers magic? Or are they something completely different from
Harry, whom Lord Voldemort has already attempted to kill on a number of occasions, is in even greater danger now than the day when I left him upon your doorstep fifteen years ago, with a letter explaining about his parents' murder and expressing the hope that you would care for him as though he were your own," his words are filled with violence, while they’re also filled with peace at the same time. He clearly states how much of a danger Voldemort is, and how evil Voldemort is. This is a good example for the theme of Good vs. Evil that I’ve seen running throughout the entire book, as they all know how evil Voldemort is and what he’s capable of. In chapter 20 of “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” Voldemort says, “Certainly, I have experimented; I have pushed the boundaries of magic further, perhaps, than they have ever been pushed.” It was also described that his eyes were burning red at this moment. Now, there are limits to what magic can do, and this helps us to understand magic as something that people used to survive and not just a tool. There’s a lot of stuff that magic just can’t do in the Harry Potter series. So this brings up the question, are Voldemorts’s powers magic? Or are they something completely different from