*DRACO DESTROYED US*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) MOVIE REACTION!! 

Bruh, reasons Ash gives that "we should have known Snape was evil." 1. His name 2. His clothes 3. He was the villain in Die Hard 🤣😭

Snape: "I'm the half-blood Prince" Them: 😨😨 Ash: "Voldemort put his shit inside Snape?!" I died.

Snape killing Dumbledore always hurts my soul. And Harry yelling “Fight back, you coward, fight back.” hits so deep.

Okay just some clarification since you guys understandably got a bit confused near the end: the book that Harry kept throughout the movie belonged to Snape when he was younger. His father Tobias Snape, a muggle, was neglectful and sometimes abusive, and his mother, Eileen Prince, was a witch so his blood status is half-blood. At some point during his school years, he decided to reject his father's name entirely, giving himself the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince" with his mother's maiden name instead. Him being the half-blood prince isn’t because he’s a Horcrux. A Horcrux is an object in which a witch or wizard has hidden a fragment of their soul in order to become immortal. As long as the object remained intact, so to did the soul fragment inside it, keeping the maker anchored to the world of the living, even if their body suffered fatal damage.

That scene Snape says to Harry "you dare use my own spells against me" is such a jaw dropping moment

It’s so poignant that you said that Draco “doesn’t have a bad core”, as the core of his wand is actually Unicorn Hair, which is notoriously difficult, near impossible, to turn to the dark arts…

The Half-Blood thing is referencing the fact that Snape has a muggle parent and a magical one. So his blood isn't "pure" like the Malfoys.

The Avada Kedavra spell (killing curse) is even more disturbing when you realize "Abracadabra" is actually a Muggle mispronunciation of the actual spell. JK Rowling knew exactly what she was doing. What's implied here is that the killing curse has been used so much against and around Muggles that Abracadabra became an actual word.

I forgot how good of an actor Tom Felton is (Draco). His performance as a torn teenager, forced to do true evil, is fantastic.

The spell that Harry cast on Malfoy called "Sectum Sempra" was actually a spell that Snape invented himself.. He also invented a spell to reverse the affects which is why he was able to so easily heal Malfoy.

In the books, Harry does give the Weasleys money. The magic shop that the twins opened up was because of Harry’s money. So he is very generous with his vault of money. Love y’all love these reactions ❤

Draco had always been number one or two in potions, competing for it with just Hermione (actually, in all their classes). But Potions had always been his favorite subject. So the fact that he wasnt invited to Slughhorns party for the best students speaks loads about his state in this book.

Honestly Ginny in the books is far superior to Ginny in the movies, she's involved in the story a load more and is almost a completely different character. It definitely makes sense that she and Harry got together, they complement each other very well.

Its cut from the films, but in this book it is revealed that before becoming the dark lord, Voldemort tried to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and was rejected by Dumbledore. Since then, the post is believed to be cursed since all the teachers to take it only last in it a year and many have had bizarre fates.

Bella was raised to be evil pretty much from birth, not just her tho, almost all of the Black family were death-eaters, Sirius said it himself, in his family, he was the strange one (for being a good guy) Their family was blood purists, muggle and mixed wizard haters, all that stuff, so you can imagine when Voldemort started his campaign, they were all over him from the start. also, just in case you missed it, Bella is Draco's aunt, her and Draco's mom are sisters, that's why they're together so much and that's why she was pushing Draco so much ... in her dark twisted way she was trying to get him into the "family business"

Very important context to Draco from the book: Voldemort did not tell Draco he would kill HIM if he didnt kill dumbledore, but he would kill HIS FAMILY. Draco was scared for them not primarily him. In the book he also gets extremely depressed and anxious. He does not really interact with his friends. To cry he goes to the girls bathroom where moaning myrtle lives and even becomes friends with her. She feels very bad for him. He is such a broken soul and was failed much more than Harry in his life. In the books he is also much wittier, smarter and stronger.

11:20 Detail: Ginny is exceptionally good at Quidditch. In the fifth year (not shown in the previous film) Harry and the Twins were banned from playing Quidditch due to a fight with Malfoy. In Harry's absence as Seeker for Gryffindor, Ginny took over and shone! By the way, all the Weasleys are very good at driving a broom, they train a lot at home (the books explore this a lot).

Fun Fact: When Draco Malfoy goes to the Room of Requirement for the final time, you can see the harp that put Fluffy to sleep and the King from the game of chess from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001). Also, I always felt sorry for Draco Malfoy from this movie on. He's arrogant and a bully, but he's not and never was a death eater. That pressure must have been unbearable.

Fun fact: Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) had an eating disorder as a child. The Harry Potter books were her escape from everything. She eventually started writing to JK Rowling and eventually JK started writing back. As Evanna was in and out of the hospital she said JK's books and letters gave her hope. When Luna was being casted she felt like she was Luna in many aspects. Needless to say she stole the hearts of the casting directors right away.

These movies really did get better and better…damn. What a franchise.

Ash says Harry’s had a childhood. His parents were murdered, he spent a large portion of his childhood sleeping under the stairs and being abused by the Dursley’s and once a year the world’s most powerful dark wizard shows up and tries to kill him. I’d say it’s been a struggle. 😂

I've watched that tower interaction between Dumbledore and Snape so many times and Michael Gambon and Alan Rickman are PERFECT in how they convey the actual meaning behind their words. They are both in so much pain and it's Dumbledore's final plea which gives Snape the courage to do what he needed to do. Truly a masterclass.

I always cry for the children in these films, cast so young and having to grow into these complex emotional roles. Tom Felton always breaks my heart in this movie. After only being given such a simple bully story for so long, he managed to totally move people's perspective on him in a few beautifully acted scenes.

"Oh to be young, and feel love's keen sting". I love this line and the way it's delivered. Perfect. Dumbledore has some great lines.

Fun fact: Snape is the person who taught Harry to use the potion on Ron, he told him what that potion was used for in their first encounter with each other

I love how much you feel for Draco, it's super refreshing to see. Like you said, he does not have a bad core, the fact that there's something in him that resists the Death Eaters' influence and is not willing to kill Dumbledore is proof of that. Narcissa nailed it at the beginning, he is just a boy, an older child that can still be saved.

"She's gonna join voldemort now" cracked me up!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ash: be mature about it Hermione! Also Ash: *living* for the teenage drama Great reaction guys, please don't make us wait too long for the next two!

Love the attention to Draco's character - most people just gloss over it. Also, Ash is probably right about the inferi in the lake - Voldemort killed muggles (usually vagabonds, but maybe also some of his 'enemies') and turned their corpses into these creatures to occupy the lake - pretty dark.

I have to come to Ginny's defense over her abysmal portrayal in the movies. In the books, She had a way bigger role ever since book 5, but in the movie most of her lines were always given to Hermione. The entire diner scene at the start never happened, so Harry never flirted with some random chick (not to mention that reading the Daily Prophet out in public so that a muggle can see it has to be borderline breaking wizarding law). He spend the summer at the Weasley house, and over that summer he slowly fell for Ginny, because now that he wasn't crushing on Cho anymore, he finally noticed her properly for the first time and how much she had developed from the timid little girl he knew. As for Quidditch: Ginny got on the team in book 5 as a replacement for Harry as a seeker, due to Umbridge banning Harry from Quidditch as punishment. She had gotten really good as a chaser by playing with her siblings at home, so she got on the team in that position in book 6. She genuinely loves Quidditch and it's one of the things she and Harry have in common. And ALL those cringy moments with her feeding Harry, or tying his shoes or helping him hide the book and then awkwardly kissing him: NONE of that happens in the book. In the book they get together when they have a passionate kiss in the spur of the moment during a victory celebration after winning the Quidditch cup that year and from then on were officially dating. Also Ginny and Dean properly broke up long before that, while this movie makes Ginny look like a two-timer, because we never get confirmation that her and Dean are done. Tl;dr: Book Ginny = one of my favourite characters in the entire series. A fiery, passionate, but also insightful and calming addition to the Trio's circle of friends, who at times shows an understanding for Harry that even Ron and Hermione sometimes lack, already showing how well they work as a couple. Movie Ginny = Badly underdeveloped, horribly written and stiffly acted character who looks like a last minute shoe-in love interest for Harry.

Your reaction to Snape did not disappoint. Absolutely cannot wait until the final 2.

I personally hate what the movies did to Ginny and Ron. Also, Draco's actor really played his part well, especially on the astronomy tower.

Sectumsempra(Latin: always cut) is the spell Hazza used on Draco, Snape knew the cure because it was HIS spell from HIS book.

Snape's parents are the purebred wizard Eileen Prince and the Muggle Tobias Snape. This fact makes him a half-blood (hence the nickname "Half-Blood Prince")

If you remember in Order of the Phoenix, Lucius was tasked to retrieve the prophecy and failed and the prophecy was destroyed. This is the Malfoys fall from grace. Voldy was so mad he started mocking them at their own house and tasking Draco was more of a punishment than actually fulfilling the mission. The price was Draco's life. They knew Draco wouldn't stand a chance to Dumbledore. That's why Draco's mum came running to Snape for help. Draco was torn, he wanted to restore their standing as he knew the price of failure his family's life

38:48 This has to be the funniest reaction ever to "I am the half blood prince"

" THIS IS THE MOST MAGICAL SHIT I"VE SEEN IN HARRY POTTER". You could hear the passion in her voice when she said that lol.

Also amazing intuition from Ash, those are the bodies of of the dark lord’s victims, from the first wizarding war

Loved this!! Out of all the reactions I've seen people do of this film yours is by far the best when it comes to understanding Malfoy and his torment. He's struggling so much and has so much pressure on him from the family and of course voldermort. To see you tear 😢 up because of it and visibly see his pain was brilliant 👏🏽 well done team!! This is my favourite ending as well so far...... can't wait for you both to see the rest now.

I wish they had explained more about Eileen Prince so viewers would understand the meaning of Snape’s nickname. Even Alan Rickman was pissed they prioritized the teenagers’ romance over essential backstories.

Thank you SO much for your channel Ash! You and Hannah are just the best and watching your reaction videos cheers me up so much - especially with all the sadness going on in the world right now. Thank you again and take care 🙏🏻😊

Ginny's script is just weird. I wish Bonnie Wright had had book Ginny to work with. I really have no idea why they chose to change her so drasticly for the screen.

I CAN NOT wait to see Ash's reaction to Deathly Hallows Part 2

I haven't even watched the entire video yet BUT WOW. I'm so incredibly happy you guys get Malfoy's struggle, I LOVE that you guys noticed this. THANK YOU!

Harry & Dumbledore are like Grandfather & Grandson.

18:18 Hannah is like the moral compass and introspective of this channel. I absolutely love how spot on she is with the emotionality of every character. Love her!

Give respect for Maggie Smith (Prof McGononagall). She was battling Breast Cancer while filming this. What a remarkable woman

They really did Ginny dirty in the movies so her romance with Harry in this movie absolutely comes out of left field

Hearing ash talking about Draco being misunderstood is so upsetting and to hear it for someone who has never seen Harry Potter he gets it so well.😢

In the book, Ginny tells Harry that Hermione’s advice to Ginny in her year 1 was to lay back, be herself and relax around Harry, and that would probably help their chemistry. In some of the beginning book chapters Harry spends time at the Weasley’s and they really build Harry and Ginny’s friendship very well in the books.

Fun fact - in the books that cursed necklace was set up in the second book. When Harry was exploring the evil shop in diagon alley, he comes across a necklace that is labeled 'be careful, has killed 20 muggles'. Dont blame chris columbus for not putting that in the chamber of secrets, the 6th book was still a few years off then and there was no way to know that necklace was gonna come up again

We need the next two movies ASAP! I love your reactions 😍

I just love that every time I feel like yelling at Ash about something, Hannah feels the exact same way and does it for me right on cue 😂 thank u Hannah! love u guys

Ash, the killing curse is Avada Kedavra Not Abra Kadabra lol 😄

Ash was right The creatures in the water are Voldemorts victims

It’s The “I don’t care this the most magical shit I’ve seen Harry Potter” for me 😂😂😂😂18:21

Everyone needs to be absolutely silent until they have finished watching part 2… I have to see Ash’s and especially Hannah’s genuine reactions… I think it will be the best reaction of all time

it’s refreshing to see such sympathy for draco

I love that you feel for draco. So many others just see him as evil and coward. But you understand that he is forced by the circumstances.

I am extremely looking forward to y'all watching the next one.

Some clarifications and fleshed-out info from the book (no spoiler beyond HP6 ending): •The Potions book that owned by the Half-Blood Prince is just a regular old book. The book Dumbledore mentioned as Horcrux is Tom Riddle's diary in HP2 (destroyed). •The alias "Half-Blood Prince" comes from Snape's disgust of his muggle lineage. His father is an abusive muggle, and his mother is a witch named Eileen Prince, so he's proud being a half-blood Prince. •Voldemort is also a half-blood. His father's side (Riddles) are rich muggles and his mother's side (Gaunts) are poor wizards/witches. His mother bewitched Tom Sr. with love potion and they eloped. When she was pregnant with Tom (Voldy), she thought her husband might've fallen for her by now, so she stopped using love potion but he left her. Heartbroken, she sold her only family heirloom, left Tom on an orphanage and died shortly after. They say that a product of love potion will never know what love is, so that explains why Tom is what he is (though ofcourse along with other factors that made him bad). •Tom after graduating from Hogwarts, hunted down and massacred the Riddles in their manor (family graveyard in HP4) and began searching for items that will be his Horcruxes. •At this point of the plot (before book 7), Harry and Dumbledore deduced so far what some of the Horcruxes might be: -Tom Riddle's diary (destroyed) -Marvolo Gaunt's ring (Marvolo is Tom's grandpa, Dumbledore destroyed it) -Slytherin's locket (the necklace they hunted in the cave, also it's the family heirloom i mentioned above, but in the ending of HP6 it turned out to be switched with a fake) -Hufflepuff's cup -something from Ravenclaw •Tom returned some time later to Hogwarts to apply for Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher but Dumbledore refused. Tom put a curse on the post so that's why DADA teachers never gets the position for more than a year. Dumbledore also suspected Tom for other motive, which turned later that he is after Four Founder's relics to turn into Horcrux. From my list above, he already has three except something from Griffindor's because Dumbledore unknowingly twarthed Tom's plan at that point. •Ginny is a far more interesting character in the books. She is exceptionally skilled at magic (hence why she is invited at Slughorn party where Horace collects students of renown or with promising aspects). She's also a great flyer, she's a Chaser in Quidditch (scorer) and substitute Seeker when Harry isn't available. She's secretly been practicing at home because she's jealous of her brothers (Charlie is a great Seeker, the twins are Beaters, and now Ron is a Keeper, so their family are a bunch of great Quidditch players).

All I'm gonna say is I can't WAIT for y'all to finish this series. your reaction is always so satisfying, always puts a smile on my face. Thank you for sharing.

So excited for u guys to see how the rest of the story plays out

Man I remember you saying before you launched this series that it wasn’t what you usually tend to go for. I’m glad that it’s captured yours and Hannah’s hearts like the many millions it’s touched and continues to touch! Go on ash! Hope your strapped in pal, it’s gunna be a crazy last few movies 😉

The spell that Harry used only Snape could heal him since it was invented by him it's not that easy lol😂

You two are very entertaining. Im glad I found your page. I’ve really been enjoying it. Keep goin strong and killin it!

Ash needs a custom shirt that just says “SYMBOLISM” 😂

This was the film that got me to read the books in earnest. I wasn't really as interested in them before because I assumed they were meant for children, but as you got into Order of the Pheonix, then this, and then into the last book (which is 2 movies), that story REALLY kicks in. And I was SO glad I had finished the final book (Deathly Hallows) by the time this movie came out because it meant SO much to me, how they portrayed those last final scenes. You guys are gonna LOVE the final 2 films.

Ash being confused about snape at the end is hilariously in character

The look that Snape gives Harry after he slices Draco with Sectumsempra, Snape realized that Harry found his book and used his spell.

17:18 look at Hannah’s face lol Great reaction as always.

Hannah that outfit is 🔥🔥🔥 and you’re wearing the hell out of it, making it look even better! Iconic. Also, thanks for another great reaction, guys!! This movie broke my heart for Malfoy 😢

‘Oi is he wearing a Gucci robe?’ I swear that line took me tf out 😭😭😭

I can't wait til ya'll see the next two! It's going to BLOW YOUR MINDS!!!🤯

now imagine having to wait TWO YEARS for the end of the story like anyone who read the books...

I think someone had already mentioned it, but more simply the potions book Harry used belonged to Snape, he created those spells (which is why he tells him that "dare you use my spells against me?" since he created them, he knows how to repel them. For that reason he could Heal Draco, for knowing the counter spell. And regarding the horcrux, you keep a little piece of your soul in an object and the potions book is not a horcrux, just to clarify. I'm sure Voldemort doesn't even know it exists.

Hannah yelling "RON AINT DYIN!!" 😂 The best thing evah!

Please bless us and give us the next 2 movies soon. The suspense is killing me!!

The fact Ash is right about the infieri is crazy. He literally guessed the right explanation. Great video as always.

It's so great seeing you guys reacting to this from a fresh perspective. Can't wait for you to see how all this turns out!

I’m looking forward to the next 2 movie reactions, ya’ll prepare yourselves!

Best reaction yet! Even though the bickering makes me nervous lol

Watching Hannah's utter frustration with Ash's completely wrong takes is actually pretty funny.

Lol ash's mind is going to explode in the next two films 😂

17:17 Hannah looked animated here lmao! Those facial expressions 😂👏

Ginny is a powerful quidditch player in the books, and not doing it to impress Harry at all..

34:40 was my favourite - I just knew instantly that Ash would love that scene!

You two are in for one hell of an emotional roller coaster when the saga ends, i cant wait to see your reaction to the last two

I’m honestly impressed with this reaction for multiple reasons. One of which is your understanding of Malfoys character. The actions from this movie are KEY to what happens in the next 2. I can’t wait to see your reactions for them. Especially for my favorite scene in the whole franchise that happens in Deathly Hallows Part 2. I love joining you two on your movie reaction journeys. Keep doing you Ash and Hannah!! 💪 ❤

I still vividly remember first reading this book when it came out when I was a teenager. I was heading out the door to go read at the pool and I got to the part when Snape killed Dumbledore, and I was in so much shock that I just stood there with the door open, half way outside. I couldn’t believe it. I hurried back inside and flipped back to the previous page, feverishly reading over it all again. I don’t think I ever made it to the pool 😂

Although Narcissa and Bellatrix are sisters, there is no way in hell they look like sisters😅

Love this reaction. This is some dark stuff. Dumbledore being killed was shocking to me when I read the book. I couldn’t believe it. But seeing it like this was as sad as when I first read it. Two more movies to go. So much cool stuff ahead.

Someone’s probably mentioned this already, but Harry had no idea what the spell would do when he used it on Malfoy, he’d just read it in the book throughout the year and tried it out in that moment. After he saw the effects on Draco was when they decided he had to get rid of it and left it in the room of requirement. The reason Ginny told Harry to close his eyes was so he didn’t know where it was put and wasn’t tempted to steal the book back and continue using it.

Ginny is actually one of the most talented Quidditch players at Hogwarts so...

Hannah screaming “RON AIN’T DYING” got me everything 😂

Love how Hannah is so in tune with the characters! 10:40 a little backstory if a potential witch/wizard is deprived of using magic and forced to suppress their powers (the way the Dursleys attempted to do trying to keep the acceptance letters away from Harry in the first film) they developed a parasitic-like forced called an obscurus eventually resulting in an uncontrollable dark force that busts out and then the child is usually dead. This happened to Dumbledor's sister and thus he harbors guilt for not being there for her and I believe with "saving" kids like Tom and Harry he is trying to make up for that in some way.

I love that you both understand Draco's true circumstances and how sad it really is...

9:15 the reasons why The Dark Art teacher always change each year is because in the book, Voldemort wanted that job, he came back to Hogwarts, and asked Dumbledore to made him to be the dark art teacher, but then Dumbledore rejected his request, from then the position cursed.

tried watching you guys while studying and i couldn’t stop laughing. you both are hilarious

Great reaction as per guys. Please don't leave it too long until you do the last 2. Really hope when you've completed the series you will react to the reunion