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In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this spell is purple in colour, as opposed to white in the film adaptation. In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 , Harry uses Sectumsempra on Malfoy only to find out the spell has, apparently, painlessly sliced him in half.
- The Other Minister. In which the Muggle Prime Minister recounts his encounters with Cornelius Fudge, Fudge visits him again with Scrimgeour, and we learn that Scrimgeour is the new Minister of Magic.
- Spinner’s End. In which Narcissa goes to visit Snape in secret against Voldemort’s orders, and Bellatrix tries to stop her but joins her at Snape’s house anyway.
- Will and Won’t. In which the Daily Prophet tells us about the wizarding public’s perception of Harry and the steps the Ministry has taken to provide safety in the war, and Dumbledore returns to Privet Drive.
- Horace Slughorn. In which Harry and Dumbledore apparate to Budleigh Blabberton – discussing Voldemort, Inferi, and Dumbledore’s injured hand along the way – and meet Slughorn, shortly after he has faked his own demise.
Snape reveals himself as the Half-Blood Prince and brags about creating the spells Harry is using. After Snape escapes, Harry discovers that the Horcrux he obtained is fake. He resolves to find and destroy all the remaining Horcruxes, and Ron and Hermione pledge to join him.
- J. K Rowling
- 2005
- The Other Minister. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. A portrait in the Muggle Prime Minister's office requests that he immediately meet with Cornelius Fudge.
- Spinner's End. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Two cloaked figures Apparate beside a dark, dirty river in a run-down mill town.
- Will and Won't. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. At the Dursleys' house, Harry is leaning against his window, asleep.
- Horace Slughorn. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. After leaving the Dursleys', Dumbledore asks Harry to keep his Invisibility Cloak with him, but sends his trunk on to the Burrow.
Harry receives a used Potions textbook that once belonged to someone named “The Half-Blood Prince.” Spells and amendments are written in the margins of the book, and Harry uses the Prince’s notes to excel at Potions.
- J. K Rowling
- 2005
When Harry tries one of the Half-Blood Prince's spells, an enraged Snape reveals that the spell is his own. He is the Half-Blood Prince, having taken the title when he was a student as a pun on his mother's maiden name.
When Snape returns, he coldly asks where Harry has learned this spell, and Harry lies that he found it in a library book. Although he tries to block his thoughts, he can tell that Snape is looking into his mind – especially when the professor orders him to retrieve all his schoolbooks.
