( CNN ) -- `` Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince '' hit thousands of theater screens across the country at midnight Wednesday . Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter develop a romance in `` Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . '' Since then , fans have been buzzing about some of the film 's most impressive scenes -- including one called `` I killed Sirius Black . '' In the scene , Potter is confronted by Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange , who is creating mischief for both the boy wizard and his latest crush , Ginny Weasley . ( Death Eaters are followers of the series villain , Voldemort . ) Exhilarating for some , but frustrating for others , this particular scene from the franchise 's sixth installment is a cinematic creation , as it never occurs in the J.K. Rowling novel . Watch the excitement of `` Potter 's '' scene » . That aside , it includes pyrotechnic explosions , blazing fires , a massive chase sequence and the use of dark arts -- the Harry Potter version of black magic . In this week 's `` The Scene , '' actors Daniel Radcliffe , who plays Harry Potter ; Bonnie Wright , who stars as Ginny Weasley ; and director David Yates comment on the action .
` ` Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince '' came out Wednesday . It has key scene between Harry and Bellatrix Lestrange . This is not in the film 's canon , but a cinematic creation .