Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Hermione grows as a strong female character with complex emotions of her own, as does Ginny. Luna Lovegood returns as a supportive friend to Harry. Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, and Bellatrix Lestrange demonstrate a sisterly bond, adding depth to their otherwise villainous characters. Harry flirts with a Muggle waitress who's a young Black woman. Students of color at Hogwarts, including Dean Thomas, Blaise Zabini, and Cho Chang, make appearances but remain on the sidelines. Hogwarts teacher Professor Flitwick is played by an actor who was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism.

As in the book, the sixth movie includes the death of a beloved major character (murdered via killing curse). Voldemort himself isn't shown in this film; young Tom Riddle appears instead. Several injuries and close calls: A curse severely bloodies a character, a character is bruised and beaten, two characters are accidentally poisoned, a main character is seen having a life-threatening seizure, Death Eaters set a house on fire and destroy buildings and structures both in the magical realm and in the Muggle world (they also kidnap a Diagon Alley denizen). Harry and Dumbledore must fend off very frightening, skeleton-like creatures during a dangerous mission.

Lots of flirting and "snogging" (kissing) among the Hogwarts students, both main characters and extras. Several discussions about attraction, romantic relationships, unrequited feelings, love potions, jealousy, and adolescent dating. Several kisses and instances of hand-holding and longing gazes. Random couples are shown making out in the halls and at parties. Talk of getting together and/or breaking up threads through the whole movie.

Mild insults/British slang like "daft," "dimbo" (which means dumb bimbo), "idiot," "bloody," and the like. A couple of uses of phrases like "good God."

Harry and his underage pals (the legal drinking age in England is 18) drink butterbeer, mead, and what looks like wine at the Three Broomsticks pub and a couple of dinner parties (it's unclear to those not versed in the books whether butterbeer is actually alcoholic). In one scene, as a celebration, a professor offers alcohol to Ron and Harry; the same professor serves drinks to several teens at a holiday party. Harry also takes a "luck" potion that alters his behavior in a way that seems slightly high, and Ron is thrown for a loop by a powerful love potion. Professor Slughorn and Hagrid get pretty deep into their cups in one scene.