Facts about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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   In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort's backstory is explored through memories stored in Dumbledore's Pensieve, revealing the origins of his Horcruxes.

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   Harry discovers the Half-Blood Prince's identity as Severus Snape through a Pensieve memory in Chapter 28 near the novel's climax.

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   Dumbledore's destroyed hand in Half-Blood Prince results from a cursed ring that Horcrux he examined without protection in the book's backstory.

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   The sixth book sold 11 million copies in its first 24 hours after release on July 16, 2005, making it one of the fastest-selling novels ever published.

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   Severus Snape's memory of being called a mudblood by James Potter is revealed as a pivotal moment in the sixth Harry Potter novel.

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