Spoilers: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince - 07-04-09

'Half-Blood' Isn't Out for Weeks, but We
Have Inside Scoop:

-- School vacation has never seemed longer. 'Potter' heads who've been breathlessly waiting two years since the last movie from the mega-popular franchise can finally exhale -- Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates are back for year 6 of Hogwarts training in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (opens July 15), which is shaping up to be the most romantic -- and of course, mature -- installment yet.

We visited the 500,000-square foot Leavesden Film Studios in rural London (imagine an interconnecting complex of 15 Home Depots, plus dazzling exterior sets) to see where Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have spent the better part of the last decade of their lives -- and to get the scoop on their latest 'Potter' adventure. Keep reading for a sneak peek from the set of 'Half-Blood Prince.' -- By Kevin Polowy

1. Army of One
2. Big Man on Campus
3. Plenty More Malfoy
4. Bonus Footage
5. Game On!

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has long since come to terms with a fate that sets him up as the only wizard who can bring down Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). And in 'Half-Blood Prince' the training wheels truly come off, as Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) privately tutors Harry and even commands him to retrieve a key memory out of the newly arrived professor Slughorn (Jim Broadbent). "His want -- or his need -- in this film is basically to kill Voldemort, and he realizes that the way in which he'll do this is to become Dumbledore's favorite foot soldier," Radcliffe says. "That's the role you'll see him gradually moving toward in this film."

A conspicuous absence since the third installment, 'Prisoner of Azkaban,' has been that magical (and extreme) sport known as Quidditch. "I wanted to get Quidditch in the last film but we were so overstuffed with things that it was really hard," explains Yates, adding that the fun gaming sequence in 'Prince' is "kind of comedy Quidditch." Not everyone on set was thrilled about the sport's heralded return though -- or at least shooting it. "I have to say it was bit of an anticlimax," says Grint. "I really sort of built it up and thought it would be great fun even though [Daniel Radcliffe] said it was painful. He was definitely right. It's not the nicest experience." Their director feels their pain: "[Brooms] aren't the most seat-friendly contraptions."

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[MrLinkinparkfreak]

17th in norwegian i cant wait

I allready got tickets!

[OlleSwe90]

15 th in sweden =D

[Matalan6]

6 days the flm comes out on 17 july

[OlleSwe90]

4 more days =D

[roxxi7]

ohh 6 more days!!!

[IAMBABYJ]

Looks like another 'Potter' Top Movies Hit

[MediaStops]

WoW

[facebook2myspace]

Can't wait to July 15, 2009 Mate!