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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The beloved stories as you’ve never experienced them. Get ready to be transported to the world of Harry Potter in a captivating production that features hundreds of unique voices and immersive sound design that brings the wizarding world vividly to life in Dolby Atmos. You’ll hear footsteps echoing through the corridors of Hogwarts and the heart-racing whoosh of the Golden Snitch as it darts past your ears in the heat of a Quidditch match. Also featuring an electrifying new musical score, The Full-Cast Audio Editions present J.K. Rowling’s iconic series as a truly spellbinding listening event for the whole family.
'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.
Starring Jaxon Knopf as Harry Potter, Rhys Mulligan as Ron Weasley, Nina Barker-Francis as Hermione Granger, Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape, Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall, Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort, James McAvoy as Alastor ‘Mad Eye’ Moody, Keira Knightley as Dolores Umbridge, Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart, Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix Lestrange, Simon Pegg as Arthur Weasley, Leo Woodall as Bill Weasley, Ambika Mod as Nymphadora Tonks, Alex Hassell as Lucius Malfoy, David Holmes as Stan Shunpike, Cush Jumbo as Narrator, and a full cast.
'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.
Starring Jaxon Knopf as Harry Potter, Rhys Mulligan as Ron Weasley, Nina Barker-Francis as Hermione Granger, Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape, Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall, Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort, James McAvoy as Alastor ‘Mad Eye’ Moody, Keira Knightley as Dolores Umbridge, Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart, Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix Lestrange, Simon Pegg as Arthur Weasley, Leo Woodall as Bill Weasley, Ambika Mod as Nymphadora Tonks, Alex Hassell as Lucius Malfoy, David Holmes as Stan Shunpike, Cush Jumbo as Narrator, and a full cast.
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J.K. Rowling
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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
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April 1, 2026
The Order of the Phoenix has never been my favourite entry in this series and sadly, the narrated version didn't change that. But I didn't expect it to.
What it did do was illustrate even more the frustration and anger Harry feels from beginning to end. This part of the story is important for the whole to work but it's still a rather grim book without much light at the end of the tunnel.
But the audio production again has been top notch. Keira Knightley's Professor Umbridge was as hateable as possible and the fight at the end really illustrated the desparation and confusion of that whole situation. I especially loved the actor who plays Neville - he was perfect.
Another great casting choice was Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix Lestrange. She was completely unhinged and crazy. Also, Kit Harington's reprise as Lockhart showed again how great he was as that character.
And a last shoutout to Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape. It took a bit getting used to after Alan Rickman's iconic portrayal but by now he is one of my favourites. There is just so much spite in him, I love it.
What it did do was illustrate even more the frustration and anger Harry feels from beginning to end. This part of the story is important for the whole to work but it's still a rather grim book without much light at the end of the tunnel.
But the audio production again has been top notch. Keira Knightley's Professor Umbridge was as hateable as possible and the fight at the end really illustrated the desparation and confusion of that whole situation. I especially loved the actor who plays Neville - he was perfect.
Another great casting choice was Ruth Wilson as Bellatrix Lestrange. She was completely unhinged and crazy. Also, Kit Harington's reprise as Lockhart showed again how great he was as that character.
And a last shoutout to Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape. It took a bit getting used to after Alan Rickman's iconic portrayal but by now he is one of my favourites. There is just so much spite in him, I love it.
March 29, 2026
This was absolutely wonderful from start to finish. 🥹
I genuinely wouldn’t change a single thing. These full-cast productions have been superbly done. It adds so much depth and immersion to the story, you end up experiencing it in an entirely new way.
I cannot wait for The Half Blood Prince to be released. I’ll be counting down the days! 🧙🏼♀️🪄🧪
I genuinely wouldn’t change a single thing. These full-cast productions have been superbly done. It adds so much depth and immersion to the story, you end up experiencing it in an entirely new way.
I cannot wait for The Half Blood Prince to be released. I’ll be counting down the days! 🧙🏼♀️🪄🧪
April 1, 2026
I think a common theme for this entire series is that it will be a 5-Star. Some things in this book just absolutely BROKE me. Molly's boggart? The firing of Hagrid? The way Dumbledore beat the ASSES of the Death Eaters?? FAWKES TAKING AN AVADA KEDAVRA BLAST TO PROTECT DUMBLEDORE??? AHHHHH!
The ending at the Ministry was so much better than the movies, it was so unbelievable. There's just so much that they left out and I'm so mad I finished this book so soon AGAIN. I can't read the next one until the 14th of APRIL?😭
The ending at the Ministry was so much better than the movies, it was so unbelievable. There's just so much that they left out and I'm so mad I finished this book so soon AGAIN. I can't read the next one until the 14th of APRIL?😭
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Review of advance copy
Another excellent full-cast edition of Harry Potter and "The Order of the Phoenix". By this point, the voice actors playing Harry, Ron, and Hermione have truly hit their stride, and their performances fit the characters beautifully. The only casting choice that didn’t quite land for me was Keira Knightley's portrayal of Professor Umbridge. She delivers a voice that is excessively sweet and childlike; almost too effective at masking the sinister core of her character. Still, it’s impossible not to dislike Umbridge, and just as satisfying to anticipate the comeuppance that inevitably awaits.
I had forgotten just how much of this book never made it into the films. Of course, I remembered Harry’s brief romance with Cho and the painfully awkward date at Madame Puddifoot’s Tea Shop. What caught me off guard was how dark the events in the Department of Mysteries are. Listening to them unfold, I was genuinely surprised by how graphic some moments become. The numerous injuries and broken bones, curses gone wrong, and those tentacles that nearly strangle Ron felt far more intense than I remembered.
The audiobook format also heightens the tension between Snape and Sirius, making their mutual hostility feel sharper and more personal. Sirius’s misery at being trapped in his childhood home comes through vividly, and it’s hard not to feel that this confinement is almost worse for him than Azkaban ever was.
Anyone who has listened to the first four full-cast editions already knows how strong these productions are and has likely downloaded this one without hesitation. While "Goblet of Fire" marked the series’ first truly frightening ending for younger readers, "Order of the Phoenix" feels like the moment the series fully turns its attention to a slightly older audience. The political undercurrents—media manipulation, bureaucratic overreach, and government policies that favor the privileged—are especially striking. Much of this would go unnoticed by children, but for adult listeners, it resonates strongly. It’s remarkable how relevant and unsettling the novel remains more than twenty years after its original publication.
I had forgotten just how much of this book never made it into the films. Of course, I remembered Harry’s brief romance with Cho and the painfully awkward date at Madame Puddifoot’s Tea Shop. What caught me off guard was how dark the events in the Department of Mysteries are. Listening to them unfold, I was genuinely surprised by how graphic some moments become. The numerous injuries and broken bones, curses gone wrong, and those tentacles that nearly strangle Ron felt far more intense than I remembered.
The audiobook format also heightens the tension between Snape and Sirius, making their mutual hostility feel sharper and more personal. Sirius’s misery at being trapped in his childhood home comes through vividly, and it’s hard not to feel that this confinement is almost worse for him than Azkaban ever was.
Anyone who has listened to the first four full-cast editions already knows how strong these productions are and has likely downloaded this one without hesitation. While "Goblet of Fire" marked the series’ first truly frightening ending for younger readers, "Order of the Phoenix" feels like the moment the series fully turns its attention to a slightly older audience. The political undercurrents—media manipulation, bureaucratic overreach, and government policies that favor the privileged—are especially striking. Much of this would go unnoticed by children, but for adult listeners, it resonates strongly. It’s remarkable how relevant and unsettling the novel remains more than twenty years after its original publication.
Review of advance copy
I thought I knew this story—but experiencing it as a full-cast audio production completely blew me away. The immersive sound design and hundreds of unique voices bring Hogwarts to life like never before. You’ll hear footsteps echoing through the corridors, the whoosh of the Golden Snitch zipping past your ears, and a brand-new musical score that makes every moment feel cinematic. Dolby Atmos doesn’t just add sound—it transports you.
This book is darker than its predecessors, and these audio editions really capture that tension. Harry’s frustration, anger, and isolation come through in every scene. From the painfully awkward date with Cho at Madame Puddifoot’s Tea Shop to the high-stakes battle at the Department of Mysteries, every moment hits with more intensity than I remembered from the films. Keira Knightley as Professor Umbridge is perfectly detestable, and Neville’s actor gives his moments of courage real weight.
The production also enhances key relationships—especially the sharp tension between Snape and Sirius. Sirius’s despair and confinement feel heartbreakingly real, and the stakes of the story, from injuries to dangerous spells, never felt more immediate. Adult listeners will also notice the political undercurrents and social commentary that Rowling weaves through the story, making it as relevant today as it was over twenty years ago.
If you loved the first four full-cast editions, you cannot miss this one. I’m counting down the days for Half-Blood Prince! This edition made me feel every emotion, laugh, gasp, and cheer along with the characters—truly a magical listening experience.
This book is darker than its predecessors, and these audio editions really capture that tension. Harry’s frustration, anger, and isolation come through in every scene. From the painfully awkward date with Cho at Madame Puddifoot’s Tea Shop to the high-stakes battle at the Department of Mysteries, every moment hits with more intensity than I remembered from the films. Keira Knightley as Professor Umbridge is perfectly detestable, and Neville’s actor gives his moments of courage real weight.
The production also enhances key relationships—especially the sharp tension between Snape and Sirius. Sirius’s despair and confinement feel heartbreakingly real, and the stakes of the story, from injuries to dangerous spells, never felt more immediate. Adult listeners will also notice the political undercurrents and social commentary that Rowling weaves through the story, making it as relevant today as it was over twenty years ago.
If you loved the first four full-cast editions, you cannot miss this one. I’m counting down the days for Half-Blood Prince! This edition made me feel every emotion, laugh, gasp, and cheer along with the characters—truly a magical listening experience.
March 31, 2026
One less star simply because the teens were extra angsty making the listening a bit more intense. Also listening to Doloris Umbridge’s cough was even less fun than reading about it. My only other note on listening to the new recordings is that I could do without the realistic sounds when a character is eating. 🙉 Otherwise, they are wonderful!
April 3, 2026
-I was waiting for the Dumbledore and Voldemort duel scene and it was epic!
-Harry was really good here and brought the required angst, drama and emotion, much improved since the last book or maybe I just got used to his voice.
-Similarly, Hermione was less shrieky.
- I wasn’t totally convinced with Keira as Umbridge, it felt too close to Moaning Myrtle.
- I enjoyed da scenes.
- Tonks was a fantastic choice and she brought the youth and whimsy to her character.
- I also really enjoyed the introduction to the Ministry of Magic.
-Harry was really good here and brought the required angst, drama and emotion, much improved since the last book or maybe I just got used to his voice.
-Similarly, Hermione was less shrieky.
- I wasn’t totally convinced with Keira as Umbridge, it felt too close to Moaning Myrtle.
- I enjoyed da scenes.
- Tonks was a fantastic choice and she brought the youth and whimsy to her character.
- I also really enjoyed the introduction to the Ministry of Magic.
March 31, 2026
I am impatiently waiting for each release and I will be sad when the series is over. The full cast versions are so immersive! I'm still having issues with Snape's voice because he sounds like a whiney 14 year old boy.
April 3, 2026
This has been my favorite of the full cast audios to date. The voice actor for Harry does an excellent job of capturing the angst and anger in this book. I had forgotten how moody Harry is from start to finish.
March 31, 2026
It’s just fantastic. Each installment builds and gets better. What an amazing retelling.
April 1, 2026
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April 3, 2026
Voices were easier to identify now. Very good!
April 4, 2026
I cannot stress enough how insanely great these full cast audio books are.
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