81 Thoughts You Have When You Re-Read 'Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince'

And I remember how it made me hate Snape until the end of the last book. UGH.

I mean, ever. Re-reading this just proves how obvious that was, but still. Of course there was no way to keep the worlds entirely separate.

But only a little bit. Now that he's no longer Minister of Magic and actually believes Voldemort exists.

You won't last too long, I'm afraid.

Damn. Now that I know Snape and Lily were childhood friends, it's hard not to imagine being so close to her childhood home when Bellatrix and Narcissa visit with Snape.

How could he bear to leave the place where they met, especially after she was gone? I bet it kept him rooted and helped inspire him to fight the good fight. Oh Severus.

Hey, if you don't want your son to suffer at the hands of Voldemort and be forced to do the dark lord's bidding, how about you not become a Death Eater?

I hate to dispute anything my queen J.K. Rowling writes, but knowing they all get to walk away without any tragedy makes this scene even more unbearable.

I love when he shuts her down. I love it. I wish he would've been the one to kill her in the end.

Seriously, all of those explanations he gives for not killing Harry when he had the chance, why he didn't steal the stone in the first book, and not being at the Department of Mysteries? So good.

I feel better reading this and already knowing that Snape was destined to do Malfoy's mission. The first time I read this and he made the Unbreakable Vow, I remember getting a little nervous about his loyalty.

The first time I read this, I had no idea what the mission was. Now that I know, it makes me mad only two chapters in. Ugh.

How did I not know something was going on when I read this the first time? Why else would he have a blackened, shriveled hand for no apparent reason?

He also has no time for their sass and just keeps reminding them of the promises they've made. Also, this is the first time he's been back to Privet Drive since Harry was a baby, right?

No thank you. I'll take a broomstick, please.

He knows why Dumbledore really wants him back at Hogwarts, but man he wants Harry Potter in his circle so badly. I disliked Slughorn the first time I read this, but knowing the truth about him, I feel nothing but sympathy.

You know, thinking about this, I bet the appeal of Harry was less about Potter becoming part of his "collection", and more about feeling guilty for Lily's death.

Dumbledore telling Harry to share the real prophecy with Ron and Hermione seemed like good advice the first time I read this. Now I see the foreshadowing — Dumbledore wasn't going to be around to help Harry and he needed some other people in the know.

Now I'm ridiculously sad because Tonks is so heartbroken.

Kind of a funny social commentary, right? Even the beautiful people get judged.

Also, doesn't it seem a little hilarious that while they're entering the second Wizarding World War, they're all still worried about the results of their O.W.L. examinations?

Isn't it sad to hear that the usually bustling alley is now desolate? It sounds so scary and depressing.

They bring extra people, like Hagrid, to keep the kids safe and they still manage to sneak off under Harry's invisibility cloak. This is like Carl in The Walking Dead, geez.

It's been a while since I heard about Borgin and Burkes, but it's a nice connection from the second book. Especially knowing that the cabinet is still there and is going to be used soon.

How is Borgin and Burkes even allowed to have that in their store? That seems like something the Ministry of Magic should have, right?

It's funny that no one believes Harry about Draco being a Death Eater. I mean, I know Harry has had some wild ideas before, but this one's legit!

Most of the time he keeps everything to himself and makes it worse. Now that he's speaking up, everyone's all, "Yeah, OK, Harry."

Has Rowling explained this? Everything in these books leads you to believe that the two of them are destined for love and babies and life-long happiness.

I've never understood making Luna with her crazy glasses the one who spots Harry in the train and saves him. Obviously the invisibility cloak would be worthless if any Hogwarts student with Spectrespecs could see the person underneath.

Just a reminder. I can get over the deaths of Sirius, Dumbledore, and even Fred, but not Lupin and Tonks.

He hasn't done anything to show loyalty to Voldemort and yet Harry still can't help but hate him. Ugh.

I mean, I think we all did, right? Nobody thought it was Snape! Although Voldemort probably wouldn't have proclaimed his half-blood status proudly, if at all.

I think it's called coffee in the muggle world though.

Harry wins the lucky potion, which is what gets Slughorn's real memory, and is what helps Dumbledore and Harry discover that there are more horcruxes out there. Without Snape's potions book, Harry would have never won the potion. Snape's the real MVP.

I forgot all about this story of his muggle mother using a love potion on the muggle Tom Riddle and then getting pregnant. And her horrible family! Ugh, no wonder Voldemort turned out so evil.

A giant locket? Marvolo Gaunt with the big black and gold ring? They liked their gaudy jewelry those Slytherins.

It's going to save your butt when it's in the hands of Aberforth anyway.

Why is that even a thing that exists for someone to sell?

Forget a play about Harry's kids. I need one that focuses on the background and young life of Tom Riddle. These dips into the pensieve are my favorite part of the whole book.

I mean, Ron ignores Hermione because he learns she kissed a guy two years before when they weren't even remotely together. What the hell, Ron?

I also forgot that they're all bickering with each other because they're in love and none of them will do anything about it. Teenagers.

Whining to Snape that he doesn't need any help, ha! You little weasel.

Isn't James Potter a full-blood wizard? Why would he think the Half-Blood Prince is his dad?

I think he's the scariest part of this entire series. Positions himself near the homes of little children when it's time for a full moon? So creepy.

I thought everyone was over this, Scrimgeour.

Especially knowing he's going to die soon. Tears.

All of these memories he's hoarding in the pensieve? He really had to do some investigating to get all of this information.

That fake memory nonsense is really sad actually. The guilt he must've felt when he realized he was the reason Voldemort was still around is so upsetting.

Maybe one could've saved Dumbledore when he's poisoned in the cave later.

If sometimes you can't find Draco on the map at all, then you know something's up! The map doesn't lie.

Ginny, Arthur, and now Ron? What would the Weasleys do without Harry?

Worse than Umbridge, I'm sure of it.

You would think the wizarding world would keep this in mind when it's time to convict people of crimes. How would you know which memories were real and which ones weren't?

But it would be nice if it wouldn't give the room to people that were using it for bad things.

Knowing that she's looking for Dumbledore because she's worried about Lupin just makes my heart hurt.

Tonks is always there when Harry's up to something or in trouble. Teddy Lupin would've never been a trouble-maker with Tonks around.

Explains why he gets splinched in the next book, doesn't it?

Do they not sound like the best drinking companions ever?

I mean, I get that the potion sets him up for the whole thing, but all he had to do was get Slughorn drunk and make him feel guilty about Lily and done.

Riddle was a nice kid, an exceptional student, and seemed fine. No one would bat an eye at telling Harry about them, so I get Slughorn's story.

Insane. What a creepy thing to create.

Telling Harry that he thinks the seventh horcrux is Voldemort's new body? Total lie, right? He had to have known the seventh horcrux was Harry since both of them must be destroyed to stop Voldemort.

Without love, the capacity for evil can be overwhelming. I love that this theme is through everything, even Harry's battle against Voldemort. Love wins.

His reaction to Harry's sectumsempra curse and then asking for his potions textbook is a dead giveaway.

That seems like a poor decision.

Harry has a right to be angry here, I can admit this. Especially since he already judged Snape without knowing that info.

Because we all know how Harry never listens.

I don't want to keep reading.

How does Dumbledore not know, in all of his research, that Regulus has already found the locket? Go talk to Kreacher already! This is pointless.

Reliving his sister's death as he's being poisoned and it's all for nothing? Ugh.

Dead bodies bewitched by magic? NO THANK YOU.

And nobody has any idea. Insane.

He used the Imperius Curse on Rosmerta to make her give the cursed necklace to Katie. Why wasn't the Ministry notified? Shouldn't they know when a student performs an unforgivable curse?

And since he's going to redeem himself later when he saves Harry, I feel even more sympathy for his situation.

Ugh, this will never get easier to read. I know Snape and Dumbledore had an agreement, but this is so hard. Don't kill him!

Equally hard to read. He's one of the bravest men you'll ever know, Harry.

When everyone realizes Dumbledore is dead? Oh, my heart.

Trust him! Be like Dumbledore! He did it for a reason!

If Bill and Fleur can make it, so can you and Tonks, Remus. Get it together.

He's 16 and has lost his parents, his godfather, and his mentor. It's a wonder he has the strength to go on.

It's rough saying goodbye to Hogwarts, especially when you know what it's going to be like next year. But time to get some horcruxes, team. Let's do this!