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3. Hermione and Harry both experience the pain of unrequited affection in Half-Blood Prince. Is this something you've experienced? How did you handle it?
   
   
4. Considering the end of the movie, do you think Dumbledore was right to trust Snape? Why or why not?
   
   

The Family Corner

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality. While this rating is downgraded from the PG-13 rating of the previous Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, caution is still in order for younger viewers. The light romance and brief kissing scenes withstanding, the material is often dark and disturbing. You only get glimpses of creatures like the Inferi, undead corpses who do the bidding of wizards, but the idea of them is scary enough. And the violence includes the destruction of the Weasley home, a scene in which Harry steps over the line in a duel with Draco, and the death of a beloved character.

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