'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. "It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again," said Fudge.' These dramatic words appeared in the final pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the midst of this battle of good and evil, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort's power and followers increasing day by day ...
***FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, I CANNOT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS AUTHOR***
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
4.5 stars
12/26/19: I knew this would wreck me when I picked it up and I still read it anyway. Maybe it was the masterful storytelling or maybe it was the unforgettable characters, I'll never know for sure. All I know is that I will never not cry every time I read that scene.
