Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 12 Summary

Chapter 12 Summary

Harry couldn't stop wondering where Dumbledore was. He had only seen him twice in the last few weeks. Hermione thought that his rarely appearing at meals any more meant he was leaving the school for whole days at a time; Harry was sure she was right. Harry wasn't sure whether the trips to Hogsmeade would be allowed anymore because of the increased security. He was glad when he learned that the trip had been scheduled for mid October.

He passed the time before breakfast one morning reading the Prince's annotated Advanced Potion Making textbook: He had tried some of the Prince's spells. Some were amusing and one he had found useful. Hermione alone questioned the source. Reading that morning, Harry came across a spell called "Levicorpus." He thought it as hard as he could and Ron ended up upside-down in midair. Harry paged through the book frantically, found the counter...
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