Arthur Weasley Times like these, dark times, they do funny things to people. They can tear them apart.
Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe · 35 quotes
Horace Slughorn
Jim Broadbent · 20 quotes
Albus Dumbledore
Michael Gambon · 13 quotes
Ron
Rupert Grint · 13 quotes
Hermione
Emma Watson · 11 quotes
Ginny
Bonnie Wright · 7 quotes
Snape
Alan Rickman · 5 quotes
McGonagall
Maggie Smith · 4 quotes
Lavender
Jessie Cave · 3 quotes
Tom Riddle - Age 16
3 quotes
Draco Malfoy
Tom Felton · 2 quotes
Most scenes together: Harry Potter & Horace Slughorn (12), Harry Potter & Ron (8), Harry Potter & Hermione (7)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince quotes
Page 1 of 4 Arthur Weasley 
Katie Bell I know you're going to ask Harry, but I don't know who cursed me. I’ve been trying to remember, honestly. But I just can’t.
Luna Lovegood I've never been to this part of the castle. Well, not when I'm awake. I sleep-walk, you see. That's why I wear shoes to bed.
Potter, take Weasley with you. He looks far too happy over there.
You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? Yes. I'M the Half-Blood Prince.
You have to get rid of it. Today.
[Ginny and Harry look to the right. Ginny walks forward.]
We need to hide the Half Blood Prince's book, where no one will ever find it, including you.
[We see an image of the cabinet. Harry walks forward and opens the cabinet. A bird flies past them.]
See? You never know what you'll find up here.
[Ginny walks forward. She takes the book Harry's holding.]
All right, close your eyes. That way, you can't be tempted.
[She steps back.] [hides the Half-Blood Prince's book, then kisses Harry. Harry closes his eyes. Ginny hides the book. She walks forward to kiss Harry.]
I can stay hidden up here too, if you like. [he opens his eyes to see that Ginny has gone]
Stop it, Ron. You're making it snow.
Umm, well, she came to visit you in the hospital. And you talked. I don't believe it was a particularly long conversation.
Don't get me wrong, I'm bloody thrilled to be shot of hers. She seems a bit put out.
[They all look at Lavender.]
Yes, she does, doesn't she? You say, you don't remember anything from that night? Anything at all?
There is something.
Right. Boggled.
[Harry looks at his book.]
Narcissa I know I'm not to be here. The Dark Lord himself forbid me to speak of this...
If the Dark Lord has forbidden it, you are not to speak... [turns to Bellatrix fooling around with his things] Put it down, Bella. We mustn't touch what isn't ours. [to Narcissa] As it so happens, I'm aware of your situation.
Bellatrix You? The Dark Lord told you?
Your sister doubts me. Over the years I've played my part well, so well I've deceived one of the greatest wizards of all time.
Bellatrix [snarling]
Huh!
Dumbledore is a great wizard. Only a fool would question it.
Narcissa I don't doubt you, Severus.
Bellatrix [walking around]
You should be honored, Cissy, as should Draco.
Narcissa He's just a boy.
I can't change the Dark Lord's mind. But it might be possible for me to help Draco.
Narcissa [getting up]
Severus...
Bellatrix Swear to it... make the Unbreakable Vow. [walking over to Snape] It's just empty words. He'll give it his best effort, when it matters most. He'll just slither back into his hole... coward.
Bellatrix [Cut to Snape and Narcissa clasping hands, as Bellatrix circles them, holding her wand]
Will you, Severus Snape, watch over Draco Malfoy, as he attempts to fulfill the Dark Lord's wishes?
I will.
Bellatrix And will you, to the best of your ability, protect him from harm?
I will.
Bellatrix And, if Draco should fail, will you yourself carry out the deed the Dark Lord has ordered Draco to perform?
[under the influence of the love potion; looking at the moon]
It's beautiful, isn't it? The moon.
Divine. Had ourselves a little late-night snack, did we?
Or twenty.
I can't stop thinking about her, Harry.
Honestly, you know, I reckoned she was starting to annoy you.
She could never annoy me.
Snogging? Who are you talking about?
Who are you talking about?
Romilda, of course. Romilda Vane.
[Harry gets up and finds scraps of paper. Ron throws something at Harry.] [Ron throws the chocolates box at him]
Ow, what's that for?!
It's no joke! I'm in love with her!
Fine, you're in love with her. Have you ever actually met her?
No. [smiles] Can you introduce me?
[Harry's eyes widen, and Ron sits back on the floor, looking at the moon again] [Ron walks back to the window and sits. Harry looks at a card and walks up to Ron.] [having an idea; dragging Ron]
Come on, Ron. I'm gonna introduce you to Romilda Vane.
[Harry knocks on Slughorn's office door.]
I'm sorry, sir, I wouldn't bother you if it weren't absolutely essential.
Where's Romilda?
What's the matter with Wembley?
Very well, better bring him in. I would've thought you could whip up a remedy for this in no time, Harry.
Well, I thought this called for more practiced hands, sir.
Hello, darling. What's your drink?
Perhaps you're right.
[Harry walks to the side of Ron and sits him on the couch.]
I'm sorry, by the way, professor, about earlier today. Our misunderstanding.
Oh, not at all. All water under the bridge, you know? Correct?
I expect you're tired a bit after all these years. All the questions about Voldemort.
[As Slughorn mixes a drink, Ron climbs a couch and falls over. Harry and Slughorn turn. Harry sits Ron again.]
There you are, old boy. Bottoms up.
What's this?
Tonic for the nerves.
Love potion. A bloody strong one at that.
I feel really bad.
You'll need a pick-me-up, my boy. Got Butterbeer, wine, dazzling oak-matured mead. I had other intentions for this, but I think given the circumstances.
[They share glasses. Ron falls to the floor. He starts gibbering.]
Ron. Ron. Professor, do something.
[Harry opens the drawers to find a bezoar and shoves it down Ron's mouth.]
Come on, Ron, breathe.
[Harry checks Ron. Ron coughs and sits up.] [Ron coughing]
These girls, they're going to kill me.
So, did you and Ginny do it, then?
Harry: [alarmed] What?
You know, hide the book?
Oh, yeah.
Still no luck with Slughorn, then, I take it?
Luck. That's it. All I need's a bit of luck.
[In the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry uncaps the bottle of Felix Felicis and drinks it. Ron and Hermione watch him.] [Harry gulps down the Felix Felicis]
Well, how do you feel?
Excellent. Really excellent.
[Harry, Ron and Hermione stand up.]
Remember, Slughorn usually eats early, takes a walk, and then returns to his office.
Right. I'm going down to Hagrid's.
I know, but I've got a really good feeling about Hagrid's. I feel it's the place to be tonight. Do you know what I mean?
Hermione and Ron
[in unison]
No.
Well, Trust me. I know what I'm doing, or Felix does. [walks past two people and he leaves]
So I'd highly recommend you reacquaint yourself with the chapter on antidotes. I'll tell you more about bezoars in our next class. Right, up you go. Alys, don't forget your rat tail.
[The class disperses. Slughorn turns as Harry walks in.]
Aha! If it isn't the prince of potions himself. To what do I owe this pleasure?
Sir, I wondered if I might ask you something.
Ask away, dear boy, ask away.
Well, you see, the other day I was in the library in the restricted section and I came across something rather odd about a very rare piece of magic.
Yes? And what was this rare piece of magic?
Well, I don't know, I can't remember the name exactly. But it just got me wondering. Are there some kinds of magic you're not allowed to teach us?
I'm the potions master, Harry, I think your question'd better be posed to Professor Snape.
Yes, umm, he and I don't exactly see eye to eye, sir. What I mean to say, is, well, he's not like you. He might misunderstand.
Yes. There can be no light without the dark, and so it is with magic. Myself, I've always strived to live within the light. I suggest you do the same.
Is that what you told Tom Riddle, sir, when he came asking questions?
[He leaves the classroom. Harry knocks on Slughorn's door.]
Yes? Oh, it's you Potter. I'm sorry, I'm busy at the moment.
[Slughorn closes the door and locks it.]
[Dumbledore tips Slughorn's memory into the pensieve.] [approaching Slughorn]
I was in the library the other night, in the Restricted Section, and I read something rather odd about a bit of rare magic. It's called, as I understand it, a Horcrux.
I beg your pardon?
A Horcrux. I came across the term while reading and I didn't fully understand it.
I'm not sure what you were reading, Tom, but this is very dark stuff. Very dark indeed.
Which is why I came to you.
[stares at Tom for a second]
A Horcrux is an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul.
But I don't understand how that works, sir.
One splits one's soul and hides part of it in an object. By doing so, you are protected, should you be attacked and your body destroyed.
Protected?
That part of your soul that is hidden lives on. In other words, you cannot die.
[Tom Riddle glances at the fireplace.] [looks into the fireplace]
And how does one split his soul, sir?
I think you already know the answer to that, Tom.
Murder.
Yes. Killing rips the soul apart, it is a violation against nature.
[The voice whispers in the ring.] [adjusting ring on his finger, the same one in present day Dumbledore's office]
Can you only split the soul once? For instance, isn't seven...?
Seven? Merlin's beard, Tom! Isn't it bad enough to consider killing one person? To rip the soul into seven pieces. This is all hypothetical, isn't it, Tom? All academic?
[Tom Riddle turns around.] [Smiling]
Of course, sir. It'll be our little secret.
This is beyond anything I imagined.
You mean to say he succeeded, sir, in making a Horcrux?
Oh, yes, he succeeded all right. And not just once.
What are they, exactly?
Could be anything. Most commonplace of objects.
Tom Riddle's Diary.
It's a Horcrux, yes. Four years ago, when you saved Ginny Weasley from the Chamber of Secrets you brought me this. I knew then this was a different kind of magic. Very dark, very powerful. But until tonight I had no idea just how powerful.
And the ring?
Belonged to Voldemort's mother. Difficult to find. Even more difficult to destroy.
But if you could find them all, if you did destroy each Horcrux--
One destroys Voldemort.
But how do you find them? They could be hidden anywhere, couldn't they?
True. But magic, especially dark magic--
[Harry touches the ring and we see memories. It spins and lands flat. Harry and Dumbledore look up.]
Leaves traces.
[Dumbledore leaves his desk.]
That's where you've been going, isn't there, sir? When you leave school?
Yes. And I think perhaps I may have found another. But this time, I cannot hope to destroy it alone. Once again, I must ask too much of you, Harry.
[Every Quidditch player except Ginny and Ron is talking]
Okay, so I'm going to be putting you all through a few drills just to assess your strengths. [everyone is still talking] Quiet, please!
[Everyone falls silent] [to Ginny]
Thanks. [to everyone] Alright, um, now then. Remember, just because you made the team last year, that doesn't guarantee you a spot this year, is that clear? [everyone is silent] Good.
Cormac [Everyone talks again] [steps out of the crowd and nudges Ron aside]
No hard feelings, Weasley, alright?
What do you mean?
Cormac I'll be trying out for Keeper as well. It's nothing personal.
Really? Strapping guy like you. You've got more of a Beater's build, don't you think? Keepers need to be quick, agile.
Cormac [suddenly catches a fly above Ron's head]
I like my chances. Say, um, think you could introduce me to your friend Granger? Wouldn't mind, uh...getting on a first-name basis, if you know what I mean. [looks up at Hermione sitting in the stadium and punches Ron on the shoulder]
Hagrid [Harry and Slughorn approach Hagrid and Fang. He has a shovel with a dead spider, Acromantula. Hagrid sobs.]
Horace.
Merlin's beard. Is that an actual Acromantula?
A dead one, I think, sir.
Hagrid Kill it? My oldest friend, he was.
I'm so sorry, I didn't--
Hagrid Oh, don't worry yourself, you're not alone. Seriously, misunderstood creatures, spiders are. It's the eyes, I reckon. They unnerve some folk.
Not to mention the pincers.
Hagrid [He makes gesture sounds.]
Yeah, I reckon that, too.
Hagrid, the last thing I wish to be is indelicate, but Acromantula venom is uncommonly rare. Would you allow me to extract a vial or two? Purely for academic purposes, you understand?
Hagrid Well, I don't suppose it's going to do him much good now, is it?
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. I have an ampoule or two about my person for just such occasions as this.
Hagrid [He uncorks it.]
I wish you could have seen him in his prime. Magnificent he was. Just magnificent.
Oh, dear.
Hagrid Yes.
He had family, I trust?
Oh, yeah.
Farewell.
Hagrid Aragog.
[Fang whimpers.]
Your body will decay, but your spirit lingers on. And your human friends find solace in the loss they have sustained.
[Harry takes Dumbledore's arm and they Apparate from Hogwarts into the shoreline. Harry and Dumbledore stand on a rock. The waves push the rock forward. Breeze blows through their hair. They enter a cave.]
This is the place. Oh, yes. This place has known magic.
In order to gain passage, payment must be made. Payment intended to weaken any intruder.
You should've let me, sir.
No, Harry. Your blood's much more precious than mine.
[Dumbledore presses on the door and it opens. They enter through crystals.]
Voldemort will not have made it easy to discover this hiding place. He will put certain defenses in position. Careful.
[Dumbledore moves his wand and casts it into the horizon. The light glows.]
There it is. The only question is, how do we get there?
[Dumbledore steps down. He points to the horizon. Something bubbles in the water. He gets a chain from the water.]
If you would, Harry.
[Dumbledore hands the chain to Harry. He starts to pull until a boat comes out. It comes floating to them. They head into the place where the Horcrux is. At the Horcrux location, Harry and Dumbledore step out of the boat. They reach the basin.]
Do you think the Horcrux is in there, sir?
Oh, yes.
[He uses his hand to summon it. He looks up.]
It has to be drunk. All of it has to be drunk. You remember the conditions on which I brought you with me? This potion might paralyze me. Might make me forget why I'm here. Might cause me so much pain that I beg for relief. You are not to indulge these requests. It's your job, Harry, to make sure I keep drinking this potion. Even if you have to force it down my throat. Understood?
Why can't I drink it, sir?
Because I am much older, much cleverer and much less valuable.
Professor, can you hear me? Professor?
[Dumbledore feels something. Harry takes the cup and scoops more water. He helps Dumbledore drink.]
No. Don't.
You have to keep drinking, like you said. Remember?
It will stop. It will stop, but only, only if you keep drinking.
Please don't make me.
I'm sorry, sir.
Please. Kill me. Kill me!
No!
It's my fault. It's all my fault. It's my fault.
Just one more, sir. One more, and then I promise. I promise I'll do what you say.
No.
Water.
Aguamenti.
[Harry takes to scoop out water, but nothing comes. As the glow fades away, Harry walks to the lake and sits down. He tries to scoop more water. The light is now gone. Harry gets out his wand.]
Lumos.
[His wand lights up. He steps towards the lake. He scoops water, but an Inferi gets his cup and he stands back. Harry looks around as more Inferi appear.]
Lumos Maxima.
Stupefy! Stupefy! Sectumsempra!
Harry.
Incarcerous! Stupefy!
Harry!
[Harry looks around. Inferi surround him and Dumbledore. Harry tries to tag Inferi away, but is then pulled into the lake by Inferi. He's slowly drowning. An Inferi grabs him by the neck. Harry tries to resist free. Dumbledore casts the fire. Inferi swarm away. Harry rises himself up. Dumbledore casts the Inferi away. Harry climbs back up to Dumbledore.]
Harry.