ABC Family to air Half-Blood Prince previews

As with every December within the past few years, ABC Family is once again running the Potter films as part of their 25 Days of Christmas special. This year will be extra exciting because they've announced some cool sneak peeks at Half-Blood Prince: To add to the magic, ABC Family will also be airing exclusive first looks at the new film, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (opening in theatres July 17, 2009), throughout the weekend’s three-day event. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Michael Gambon discuss the upcoming film’s exciting storylines, as well as revealing insider information. ABC Family’s first looks at the latest Harry Potter feature film also offer viewers a sneak peek of never-before-seen footage of love running rampant through Hogwarts, a look into Tom Riddle’s past and an introduction of Hogwarts new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Horace Slughorn. Below is the schedule for the films that weekend: Friday, December 5th: (7:30 – 11:00 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Saturday, December 6th (1:30 – 5:00 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (5:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (9:00 PM – 12:00 AM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Sunday, December 7th (12:30 – 4:30 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (4:30 – 7:30 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (7:30 – 11:00 PM ET/PT) “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (extended edition with deleted scenes)