In the News

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

HBP Film
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)
  • Previous Article | Next Article Browse all Recent HBP Film News

    187 Comments

    crom

    lol bunsen burners in potion class. Tell me WB do wizards need gas to make fire? Jim Broadbent looks nothing like what I imagined slughorn to be. I was hopeing they would make a bit of an effort.

    Posted by crom on July 04, 2008, 06:01 AM report to moderator
    narniafanatic

    Oh, wow. I miss just one day of not coming to Leaky and I find all these goodies! xD I love how Draco looks. He actually looks like the Draco in my imagination when I read the books. I also love the new Quidditch uniforms. I dunno, the old ones looked kinda kiddish to me. These look like real sports gear. LOL at Ron’s love-struck face. I guess that’s the scene where he ate Romilda’s spiked cauldron cakes? Rupert did a great job with that expression. Ron really looks enchanted there…like he’s off in another world.

    Ugh…yet another Harry/Hermione winter pic? XD They’re making that the recurring theme in these movies. They really made Harry and Hermione as close friends in the movies, huh? Perhaps a little too close…but at least the H/Hr shippers are happy. xD

    Posted by narniafanatic on July 04, 2008, 06:04 AM report to moderator
    crom

    lol bunsen burners in potion class. Tell me WB do wizards need gas to make fire? Jim Broadbent looks nothing like what I imagined slughorn to be. I was hopeing they would make a bit of an effort.

    Posted by crom on July 04, 2008, 06:13 AM report to moderator
    narniafanatic

    Oh, wow. I miss just one day of not coming to Leaky and I find all these goodies! xD I love how Draco looks. He actually looks like the Draco in my imagination when I read the books. I also love the new Quidditch uniforms. I dunno, the old ones looked kinda kiddish to me. These look like real sports gear. LOL at Ron’s love-struck face. I guess that’s the scene where he ate Romilda’s spiked cauldron cakes? Rupert did a great job with that expression. Ron really looks enchanted there…like he’s off in another world.

    Ugh…yet another Harry/Hermione winter pic? XD They’re making that the recurring theme in these movies. They really made Harry and Hermione as close friends in the movies, huh? Perhaps a little too close…but at least the H/Hr shippers are happy. xD

    Posted by narniafanatic on July 04, 2008, 06:17 AM report to moderator
    jenny

    Slughorn really does not look like how I picture him lol. I like the picture of Draco though and Yates directing Dan and Bonnie.

    Posted by jenny on July 04, 2008, 07:35 AM report to moderator
    enzie

    Those have got to be the Quidditch scrimmage uniforms in the hi-res pictures, and that would be at the tryouts where Ron keeps messing up because he’s so nervous. The real Quidditch uniforms are much the same as they always have been, if you take a look at the “Empire” photos. Harry, Ginny, Ron, and a few others in the background are dressed for the pre-game breakfast in the red and gold sweaters they’ve always had.

    Posted by enzie on July 04, 2008, 07:35 AM report to moderator
    Bluewizard

    What’s the deal with Draco’s pointy toe shoes, they look about 2 or 3 inches longer than his feet?

    Or, perhaps it is an indication of subtler more hidden assets?

    Posted by Bluewizard on July 04, 2008, 07:50 AM report to moderator
    Sophie

    Thank you! We finally have some pictures. Months and months of waiting! Finally!Now to choose which will become my new laptop wallpaper…..

    Posted by Sophie on July 04, 2008, 07:57 AM report to moderator
    LemonFaerie

    Still love the pics, and I have Dittany for everyone. Major post-splinching going on tonight! Wow. :) But I have some (possibly) disappointing news, if a poster at mugglenet is to be believed. There’s a new rumor about the trailer being in front of The Mummy and NOT Dark Knight. That equals an extra two whole weeks of waiting! I cannot take anymore!

    Posted by LemonFaerie on July 04, 2008, 08:23 AM report to moderator
    Jess

    Remember today is the 4th of July so the trailer might air tonight during the Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family. Don’t forget! There is hope we will get the trailer today! Otherwise we wait 16 days till the Dark Knight is released.

    Posted by Jess on July 04, 2008, 08:51 AM report to moderator
    Elizabeth

    Is it just me or did anyone else notice that Draco pointing his wand in what looks like Dumbledore’s office, followed by a shot of Dumbledore sitting on the steps of his office…I’m thinking they replaced the Astronomy Tower with Dumbledore’s office… I really hope not as I personally doubt that Dumbledore’s office is that easily accessible, but alas, it probably is that scene.

    I so did not envision Slughorn to look like that. I mean, he can do without the moustache, but his baldness and enormously fat should have stayed! Personally, I imagined him having a big belly…

    What’s with everyone double, triple, and quadruple posting? Clicking “Post” more than once?

    Posted by Elizabeth on July 04, 2008, 09:37 AM report to moderator
    Scully

    I’ll splinch myself about the Harry/Hermione photo @radcakesfan : Yeah don’t Dan and Emma look adorwable, him with itsy bitsy stubble, her with cwute fweckles. It must be twuu luuurve and they’ll have lots of liccle babies their souls entwined, blah blah blah etc. @the rest of Planet Earth : It can only relate to the Katie Bell incident surely.Any other ideas?

    Posted by Scully on July 04, 2008, 10:05 AM report to moderator
    Riverwings

    Never took intrest in Draco Malfoy..but this pics GREAT!!,WE LOVE YOU SUE!!!

    Posted by Riverwings on July 04, 2008, 10:30 AM report to moderator
    Robbie

    THAT. IS. NOT. PROFESSOR. SLUGHORN.

    I mean, I know it’s supposed to be, but heck, Michael Gambon is supposed to be Dumbledore.

    Posted by Robbie on July 04, 2008, 11:03 AM report to moderator
    emylemon

    but… where is Slughorn’s moustache?? What?? How?? This is just the director changing everything again (Neville in Newts Potions Class, Romilda Vane in the same year as the trio). Has anyone noticed that David Yates tends to do this more than the other directors did? That was one of the main reasons I was so disappointed and annoyed that not only was he returning for Half Blood Prince but for Deathly Hallows as well. I mean I was really glad he was having it split into two parts but even so… he has a tendancy to make things incredibly cheesy… Has anyone else noticed that Katie Bell is also in the NEWTs potions class? (she’s the one to the right of Hermione) Even though she’s meant to be in the year above? And even though the pic of all the quidditch players is most probably the tri-outs why on earth are they all wearing quidditch gear?? You don’t get quidditch gear when you arrive at the school, you get it if you join the team and as each team consists of seven players and in the picture there’s about ten, it’s more likely that it’s the tri-outs. Unless it’s another of David Yate’s specialities? Right end of the rant. When can we get the trailer?

    Posted by emylemon on July 04, 2008, 11:05 AM report to moderator
    PotterCast Interviews Jo Rowling! Click here to Listen! Join us at LeakyCon 2009! Learn more today! The Books Everything...Half-Blood Prince...and the rest of the HP Films

    Scribbulus Essay Project

    Issue 25 - Dec. 2008

    Scribbulus is THE place for Leaky Cauldron readers to submit their essays and opinion pieces!
    See more over at Scribbulus!
    Learn to knit your own 'Weasley Sweater'. Learn to brew your own 'Butterbeer'. Find out how at Leaky Crafts! Cast spells and chat with your friends at the Chamber of Chat!

    Hosted by Idologic Inc.