TheDailySnitcher

The Guardian has published a feature on Half-Blood Prince, which includes a set tour and interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Jim Broadbent, David Yates, David Heyman, and David Barron.

The session took place in April 2008, when Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were filming the last scene of Half-Blood Prince on top of the Astronomy Tower, where Harry is heard saying:

"I'm not coming back, Hermione ... I have to finish what Dumbledore started."

A new photo of Dan Radcliffe and Evanna Lynch on set is featured with the article and can be seen below:

From David Yates about Frank Dillane, who plays teenage Tom Riddle:

"I had a weird feeling with James and Anamaria and I've got it with Frank, too. He's just special." Yates thinks the best performances come when the cast feel safe. "You don't get good performances by treating actors like puppets. And actors generally trust me."

"As the kids get older, they're more fun to be around. They constantly amaze me. Given that they're at the centre of this extraordinarily popular-cultural event, they're really centred, level-headed, perceptive, funny. Really, they're fabulous."

Bonnie Wright voices how awkward it was to kiss costar Dan in the sixth film, with a grin-and-bear-it perspective: "just got on with it". Tom Felton takes note of the fact that the series is coming to a close and vows to "take loads of photos and make sure I stay in touch with everyone ..."

From Dan about the night shoots:Â Â

"Around 3am is the mental, laugh-at-anything hour. That's when I become a stand-up comedian because the least funny jokes will still get a laugh."

And about dreaming about Harry Potter, Dan says:Â Â

"I probably dreamed about him when I was younger, but these days my most common dream is falling off buildings and onto trampolines, which is great fun. I used to have one recurring dream where I killed people and got killed. I don't know what my subconscious is trying to tell me ..."

"The Half-Blood Prince is funnier than the previous books, which has given me the reins to be a bit more stupid. But I actually prefer doing the slightly darker side of stuff. I'm not so comfortable with being funny. One of David Yates's jobs on this film is to make me see that it's not always about the darkness in the scene; I have in my head that darkness in a character equals credibility and of course that's not the case."

From David Yates about Dan's comedic ability:Â Â

"Dan has a got a very dry sense of humour, so he's actually quite good at light comedy. The Half-Blood Prince is much lighter than Order of the Phoenix; it's much more of a romantic comedy."