Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him.
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a mistress of storytelling, whose books will be read, reread and read again.
Harry is waiting in Privet Drive. The Order of the Phoenix is coming to escort him safely away without Voldemort and his supporters knowing – if they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him with?

故事发生在17世纪，传说中海盗最为活跃的加勒比海。风趣迷人的杰克·斯伯洛（约翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 饰），是活跃在加勒比海上的海盗，拥有属于自己的“黑珍珠”号海盗船。对他来说，最惬意的生活就是驾驶着“黑珍珠”号在加勒比海上游荡，自由自在的打劫过往船只。但不幸的是，他的仇敌，老谋深算的巴尔巴罗萨船长(杰弗里·拉什 Geoffrey Rush 饰)偷走了他的“黑珍珠”号。巴伯萨是一个无恶不作的坏蛋，他抢劫了杰克的"黑珍珠号"后，更加猖狂，在加勒比海上横行霸道，一时成为整个加勒比海的霸主。
一次，巴伯萨一伙袭击了罗亚尔港小镇，还绑架了总督的女儿伊莉莎白·斯万(凯拉·奈特莉 Keira Knightley 饰)和伊莉莎白青梅竹马的铁匠学徒威尔·特纳（奥兰多·布鲁姆 Orlando Bloom 饰），想方设法救出了狱中的船长杰克，偷来英国皇家舰队最快的"拦截号"军舰迅速向"黑珍珠"追去。
在打斗中，威尔和杰克发现，巴尔巴罗萨和他的海盗们身背着咒语，在每一个月光之夜，他们就变成了不死骷髅，而伊莉莎白正是解开咒语的关键。

The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth the hype?" The answer, luckily, is simple: yep. A magnificent spectacle more than worth the price of admission, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will blow you away. However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review. It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight, despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head in your hands as you hope the words will rearrange themselves into a different story. But take one warning to heart: do not open Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for a good long read. Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.
A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle. Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way. --Daphne Durham