We went out to Gig Harbor last night for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

It was a fun adaptation. Generally speaking, all the choices they made were good ones.

… Except one.

SPOILERS BELOW!

In the book, when Draco has Dumbledore at wand-point, Harry has been petrified and covered by his invisibility cloak by Dumbledore. Because of this, he can't interrupt the proceedings.

In the movie, Dumbledore simply tells Harry to stay out of sight no-matter-what. That's it? Harry Potter, who seldom does anything he's told, sits idly by? I was not convinced. Further, the choice of the movie robbed Dumbledore of the chance to protect Harry instead of arming himself against Draco.

And finally, it led to the next decision, which was for Snape to see Harry there and let him be. He just didn't appear to be that bad because of it, which takes out one of the central questions of the series: is Snape good or bad?

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Nevertheless, it was still a very good adaptation that focused on the right aspects of the book instead of jumping from set-piece to set-piece in an effort to check off all the relevant scenes. Good fun.