A new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince featurette has just been released, and it contains a lot of footage we haven’t seen yet. The focus is on Harry and Dumbledore’s relationship — and as Michael Gambon, the actor portraying Dumbledore, says, “the relationship turns into more of a friendship” this time around, which is a terrific interpretation.

After keeping Harry and Dumbledore apart for most of Order of the Phoenix, I remember I was delighted when Dumbledore announced at the beginning of Half-Blood Prince that he would take a closer interest in Harry’s education.  What follows certainly isn’t a letdown, that’s for sure.  That’s part of J.K. Rowling’s genius: everything she sets up, she pays off in an extremely satisfying fashion.

The featurette is actually really good.  Check it out: