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Official High Res Stills from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

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Posted by: Sue
July 03, 2008, 08:04 PM

Hold on everyone! The batch of high res photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as seen earlier today in the USA Today newspaper are now here. We also have two more new photos to tell you about released via MSN Mexico, one showing a new photo of Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) in full Quidditch gear,and this one of a deep in thought Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton).

The new “Half-Blood Prince” high res photos are:

  • Professor Horace Slughorn holds Potions Class
  • a Lovelorn Ron Weasley
  • Harry Potter and Hermione Granger
  • Draco Malfoy
  • Professor Albus Dumbledore
  • Director David Yates with Dan Radcliffe (Harry) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny)
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    187 Comments

    wingardium

    Its like we’ve been waiting 2 years for a bus and 20 turn up at once. WUUUHUUUUU Something at last.

    Marjory – thats a promo shot from OOTP :-)

    I’m confused with the quiditch shot…I could be wrong, but isn’t number 1 the seekers number? Or is it the keepers? Its been a while since I’ve read the books so I’m foggy on that part :-) Are the numbers correct? I know its a petty thing and I’m not upset by it….just curious.

    Thanks WB for sharing…....at last!

    Posted by wingardium on July 03, 2008, 10:23 PM report to moderator
    daniel

    adoro o harry potter

    Posted by daniel on July 03, 2008, 10:31 PM report to moderator
    helena123

    Tristan, you took the words from my mouth! Months and months of waiting and finally we have pictures, no, hold it – HIGH-RES pictures. Oh boy, oh boy! This is so awesome!

    Posted by helena123 on July 03, 2008, 10:33 PM report to moderator
    Wingardium

    Its like we’ve been waiting 2 years for a bus and 20 turn up at once. WUUUHUUUUU Something at last.

    Marjory – thats a promo shot from OOTP :-)

    I’m confused with the quiditch shot…I could be wrong, but isn’t number 1 the seekers number? Or is it the keepers? Its been a while since I’ve read the books so I’m foggy on that part :-) Are the numbers correct? I know its a petty thing and I’m not upset by it….just curious.

    Thanks WB for sharing…....at last!

    Posted by Wingardium on July 03, 2008, 10:36 PM report to moderator
    snady

    YESSSS! GIMMIE MOOOOOREEE! frolics in the HBP barrage of promotion

    love it <3

    Posted by snady on July 03, 2008, 10:40 PM report to moderator
    nicci

    I agree that the pic with Ron in quidditch gear with a lot of people behind him is the tryouts. I was looking at the potions pic (not going to get started on who shouldn’t be there) but I was noticing that there is nice resemblence between Lav-lav and hermoine. Look close. There are similar features.

    Posted by nicci on July 03, 2008, 10:59 PM report to moderator
    starfish

    Ron looks hot in his quidditch clothes. But he also looks nervous. Draco looks ok. Man all of these new photos in just one day. I wouldn’t be surprised if they released either more photos or the trailer. I hope we get more pictures. Maybe we will get on of ron and lavander or something like that. Pictures keep on coming.

    Posted by starfish on July 03, 2008, 11:02 PM report to moderator
    Patrick

    WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT! Where is his mustache?! I’ve been waiting three years for my favorite character to come on screen, and they deliver Jim Broadbent in a wizard’s hat?! They didn’t think to maybe make him LOOK LIKE his character? I am infuriated.

    Posted by Patrick on July 03, 2008, 11:04 PM report to moderator
    nicci

    I agree that the pic with Ron in quidditch gear with a lot of people behind him is the tryouts. I was looking at the potions pic (not going to get started on who shouldn’t be there) but I was noticing that there is nice resemblence between Lav-lav and hermoine. Look close. There are similar features.

    Posted by nicci on July 03, 2008, 11:05 PM report to moderator
    hinkypunkmum

    Wow – I cannot believe the onslaught of pictures today ! Beautiful ! And I must take time to agree and clarify a few things if my memory serves…

    1. Yes, I do agree that we are seeing a picture of Quidditch tryouts. The team is not that large and they are not spectators either.

    2. They did not seem to capture the Horace Slughorn as JKR wrote his description, (enormously fat, walrus moustache, bald.) However, it would take a large ” fatsuit ” to make one ” enormously fat ”, a balding cap unless Mr. Broadbent was nice enough to shave his entire head, and fake moustaches look…fake. I think that even if ” the look ” isn’t quite up to par, it will take the skill and experience that Mr. Broadbent has to capture the persona of Horace Slughorn, and for that, we will have to wait. I do not doubt his ability.

    3. Yes, Harry is holding the Elder Wand. And yes, it MUST be introduced to film audiences for its importance to be signficant enough for DH. I am sure they will have Harry place the wand with Dumbledore at the funeral. Remember, he has a conversation with McGonagall in DD’s office prior to the funeral. That is the photo we see.

    4. I am quite quite sure they have left in Harry and Ginny’s ” big blazing kiss ”. They are just trying to ramp up the tension between the two with an ” almost kiss ” at Christmastime. I am sure we’ll see Ron glaring in the background somewhere in the film. I’ll just miss Mrs. Weasley turning up ” A Hot Cauldron full of Love ” just to annoy Fleur. ! LOL !

    5. I love the photo of Draco. I would almost bet it is where he is watching everyone go to Sluggy’s party….

    6. Did no one notice how much better Dumbledore looks????? His beard is longer, his hair is whiter and longer and straighter ! He looks great !! Let’s hope HIS acting is up to par this time around !

    Oh drat, i had more but now I’m on the phone….

    Posted by hinkypunkmum on July 03, 2008, 11:05 PM report to moderator
    GubraithianGryffindor

    I’m pretty sure that the quidditch picture is from tryouts, that is why everyone is wearing the same scrimage jerseys. The actual uniforms seem pretty cool.

    Harry Potter pandamonium is my favorite type of pandamonium!!

    Posted by GubraithianGryffindor on July 03, 2008, 11:06 PM report to moderator
    snady

    YESSSS! GIMMIE MOOOOOREEE! frolics in the HBP barrage of promotion

    love it <3

    Posted by snady on July 03, 2008, 11:07 PM report to moderator
    nicci

    I agree that the pic with Ron in quidditch gear with a lot of people behind him is the tryouts. I was looking at the potions pic (not going to get started on who shouldn’t be there) but I was noticing that there is nice resemblence between Lav-lav and hermoine. Look close. There are similar features.

    Posted by nicci on July 03, 2008, 11:07 PM report to moderator
    HPFantadti

    Omg Ron looks so funny as a quiditch player, he looks ridiculous!!

    Posted by HPFantadti on July 03, 2008, 11:13 PM report to moderator
    nicci

    I agree that the pic with Ron in quidditch gear with a lot of people behind him is the tryouts. I was looking at the potions pic (not going to get started on who shouldn’t be there) but I was noticing that there is nice resemblence between Lav-lav and hermoine. Look close. There are similar features.

    Posted by nicci on July 03, 2008, 11:13 PM report to moderator
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