By now, every Harry Potter fan is lamenting the news that Warner Bros. has moved Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from its November 2008 release date to July 17, 2009.

As if it will pacify anyone, Warner Bros. has released four new images from the sixth Harry Potter film. They’re goodies, I won’t deny, but it’s definitely no consolation. Plus, you have to wonder what the studio will do for the next 11 months as far as promotions go. How many images can they possibly release beforehand before it gets ridiculous?

Just give us the movie already!!!!!!!!!

Ok, sorry, just had to get that out of my system. Now onto the pictures…

The first one shows Ron with his girlfriend Lavender Brown. That’s right, this year Harry’s best friend gets steady girlfriend and does quite a bit of snogging. The second image is even better: it’s Harry with Ron’s little sister Ginny, who’s grown up a bit this year. Hopefully, we’ll see them together a lot in this movie. Next is Harry with Professor Dumbledore, possibly on one of their trips through the pensieve. The final image is of the wicked Bellatrix Lestrange, who appears poised for battle.

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[Source: Blogwarts via /Film]