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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?
It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. exams; a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a venomous, disgruntled house-elf; or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice.
It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. exams; a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a venomous, disgruntled house-elf; or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice.
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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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March 9, 2022
Harry Potter expertly read by Stephen Fry, as always. Great fun!!
July 18, 2024
okay, order of the phoenix i have been dreading, mostly because it is my least favorite movie, and it is close to 1000 pages.
again, the book exceeded my expectations, and was way better than the film. more detailed and a lot of aspects about harry’s life and experience made more sense after reading. definitely not my favorite book of the series, but still good nevertheless. hoping to read half blood prince within the next month!
again, the book exceeded my expectations, and was way better than the film. more detailed and a lot of aspects about harry’s life and experience made more sense after reading. definitely not my favorite book of the series, but still good nevertheless. hoping to read half blood prince within the next month!
February 17, 2025
Love Dumbledore and Harry’s relationship sm 🥹
September 23, 2022
oh harry what are we gonna do with ya
January 4, 2026
Pretty boring; the penultimate chapter was the absolute height of the book. Rowling only dances around the theme of death, neither committing to its allure nor exploring its aftermath, making a great setup for the rest of the series but a poor, hurried conclusion to a stand-alone book. The most profound commentary came from a ghost and Dumbledore; “I was afraid of death… I know nothing of the secrets of death, Harry, for I chose my feeble imitation of a life instead,” and “Your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness.”
October 7, 2022
This one was always my favorite as a kid, and now I’m getting an even different experience out of reading it. It’s a much more emotional book reading as an adult and reflecting on the many challenges the characters are facing as they grow up. From meeting Neville’s parents, to Harry battling the growing connection between himself and Voldemort, to Sirius’s quick, yet tragic death, and much more - there is a lot to process in this book and it reaches a boiling point that really sets up the 6th book.
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November 5, 2025
Wow took me almost 3 months to read. I was getting married and got a new job . But also this is a 870 page book so it was probably a mix of both. Love the details and enjoyed reading it. I liked it better than the movie.
August 25, 2023
Slow to start, but once it gets going it’s a great book. I thought I remembered the story from the last time I read it, but the last 100 pages or so were different than I remembered!
Umbridge is a well written villain!
Umbridge is a well written villain!
April 4, 2025
“"Well, better expelled and able to defend yourself than sitting safely in school without a clue," said Sirius.
"Hear, hear," said Harry and Ron enthusiastically. ”
4.5/5⭐️ I cannot even begin to put into words how much rage COURSED throughout my body while reading this. Congrats, JK, you made a worse villain than Voldemort a.k.a. wizard H*tler: Delores Umbitch. I cannot stand her so good job I guess. Also, Harry is the true embodiment of a sassy, arrogant 15-year-old and I feel a little too seen cause I was also a menace at fifteen.
Draco Malfoy gets a (small and begrudging) pass in Books 6 & 7 for being an ass cause, ya know, forced to be a n*zi, but in this one? You best believe I am rooting for this spoiled little rich boy to get his ass beat for being a dick.
"Hear, hear," said Harry and Ron enthusiastically. ”
4.5/5⭐️ I cannot even begin to put into words how much rage COURSED throughout my body while reading this. Congrats, JK, you made a worse villain than Voldemort a.k.a. wizard H*tler: Delores Umbitch. I cannot stand her so good job I guess. Also, Harry is the true embodiment of a sassy, arrogant 15-year-old and I feel a little too seen cause I was also a menace at fifteen.
Draco Malfoy gets a (small and begrudging) pass in Books 6 & 7 for being an ass cause, ya know, forced to be a n*zi, but in this one? You best believe I am rooting for this spoiled little rich boy to get his ass beat for being a dick.
October 26, 2022
POTENTIAL SPOILERS :
I loved this book even though it took me ages to finally finish it. This book was easy to read as everything in the plot and more flowed and fitted together perfectly. I liked how the plot only grew and didn't lessen throughout the book making it very easy to read and understand what was happening in the plot.
This was by far one of my favourite books in the Harry Potter series. I will definitely be giving this series 5 stars once I have finished all of the books. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of this book as it added so much to the story and gave us more insight into the characters personalities. To add to this it was very easy to imagine what was happening in the plot line and very easy to imagine all the new characters.
Mentioning new characters, in comes the my least favourite character for many reasons. The new arrival of the new professor gives a insight into how all the characters don't always like the professors that arrive into Hogwarts. And not only does the new professor show everybody at Hogwarts and the Ministry that Dumbledore is needed for many reasons and to keep Hogwarts running smoothly.
Dumbledore leaving shows how much the students actually like him and how much he does for the school of Hogwarts. Without Dumbledore chaos will occur and it does.
I could say many more things about this book but it would be too long. I would definitely read this book again as it's such a big piece of Harry Potter. I would recommend anybody to read this book and this series especially the younger readers.
I loved this book even though it took me ages to finally finish it. This book was easy to read as everything in the plot and more flowed and fitted together perfectly. I liked how the plot only grew and didn't lessen throughout the book making it very easy to read and understand what was happening in the plot.
This was by far one of my favourite books in the Harry Potter series. I will definitely be giving this series 5 stars once I have finished all of the books. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of this book as it added so much to the story and gave us more insight into the characters personalities. To add to this it was very easy to imagine what was happening in the plot line and very easy to imagine all the new characters.
Mentioning new characters, in comes the my least favourite character for many reasons. The new arrival of the new professor gives a insight into how all the characters don't always like the professors that arrive into Hogwarts. And not only does the new professor show everybody at Hogwarts and the Ministry that Dumbledore is needed for many reasons and to keep Hogwarts running smoothly.
Dumbledore leaving shows how much the students actually like him and how much he does for the school of Hogwarts. Without Dumbledore chaos will occur and it does.
I could say many more things about this book but it would be too long. I would definitely read this book again as it's such a big piece of Harry Potter. I would recommend anybody to read this book and this series especially the younger readers.
July 30, 2023
this book was so long. it was still good and I enjoyed it, there were so much details and extra things that weren’t in the movie so that was nice. i hate taking too long to read books, but this is one I savored up. umbridge ALWAYS makes me angry every time she speaks or does anything! i literally hate her more than Voldemort himself and she’s not even a death eater! Luna is awesome and a great addition to the gang of friends, and she’s also a Ravenclaw so that’s a bonus. Cho is annoying but she’s supposed to be because Harry is also annoying so they’re terrible together, so that Harry and get with Ginny. Sirius dying is so depressing and Harry having to deal with another death of a loved one is so sad and it makes you feel bad for him having to grieve again. part six, here I come! two more books till the series is over (again!)
September 10, 2022
I managed to finish re-reading the longest one in the series pretty quickly thanks to the audiobook; i read while listening to it. I admit that this one, compared to the previous book, is rather less humorous. If you know what I mean. There are anger everywhere and full of dark emotions. Although I am fully aware, of course, that these ARE actually the whole point of the story.
It is indeed a pretty long read. I found some unnecessary parts that could’ve been cut off to some extend, but the fact that it takes its time to explain everything timely and no rush, has built up a strong connection between me and the book so much that I found the movie adaptation is far from what I expected (especially on emotional portions).
I think that is all I can say for now.
It is indeed a pretty long read. I found some unnecessary parts that could’ve been cut off to some extend, but the fact that it takes its time to explain everything timely and no rush, has built up a strong connection between me and the book so much that I found the movie adaptation is far from what I expected (especially on emotional portions).
I think that is all I can say for now.
June 6, 2022
Masterpiece
May 28, 2024
We’re SO back (no really He’s back)
August 15, 2023
I love the movies. However, the books are much better. the order of the phoenix is in my top three.
It's good beyond Harry's adolescent drama. Maybe if I were younger, I would have liked the book more. I know that the protagonists are at an age that is a challenge for many emotions, but the truth is that the attitude in Harry's book can be desperate, bored and made the book becomes long unnecessarily.
It's true there are many moments where the author shows Harry's abilities as a wizard and leader but is overshadowed by his tantrums.
Hermione, in this book, is the way to give some sense of the drama surrounding Harry. She is a very good friend, but I feel like it got stuck in the book.
Ron begins to evolve in the book beyond comic relief, which is a teenager that more people could identify with.
The book shows us more of the magical world. the hospital, the ministry, wow!! The action moments were good, and I can say that movies did not do justice as in the final battle. What's more, the book begins with the promise of raw action, but that is lost during the book. It becomes very emotional and only at the end does that touch of adventure feel again.
What I liked the most of the book was how some characters were delved like Snape and Neville. I like McGonagall, she was extraordinary, and the new Ginny seems attractive to me, like a good Wesley she had her own and unique personality,She is a character that I am beginning to like.
In general, I am the number one fan of the Wesleys family, and each one has so much to offer. I love Fred and George in this book.Even the conflict with Percy seems to me to make the family more like a real family.
Luna was one of my favorite characters in the movies, but she has more character in the book, and I loved that.
It can be entertaining book, but it is tedious at times. I think it's just the appetizer for deeper books with more action.
It's good beyond Harry's adolescent drama. Maybe if I were younger, I would have liked the book more. I know that the protagonists are at an age that is a challenge for many emotions, but the truth is that the attitude in Harry's book can be desperate, bored and made the book becomes long unnecessarily.
It's true there are many moments where the author shows Harry's abilities as a wizard and leader but is overshadowed by his tantrums.
Hermione, in this book, is the way to give some sense of the drama surrounding Harry. She is a very good friend, but I feel like it got stuck in the book.
Ron begins to evolve in the book beyond comic relief, which is a teenager that more people could identify with.
The book shows us more of the magical world. the hospital, the ministry, wow!! The action moments were good, and I can say that movies did not do justice as in the final battle. What's more, the book begins with the promise of raw action, but that is lost during the book. It becomes very emotional and only at the end does that touch of adventure feel again.
What I liked the most of the book was how some characters were delved like Snape and Neville. I like McGonagall, she was extraordinary, and the new Ginny seems attractive to me, like a good Wesley she had her own and unique personality,She is a character that I am beginning to like.
In general, I am the number one fan of the Wesleys family, and each one has so much to offer. I love Fred and George in this book.Even the conflict with Percy seems to me to make the family more like a real family.
Luna was one of my favorite characters in the movies, but she has more character in the book, and I loved that.
It can be entertaining book, but it is tedious at times. I think it's just the appetizer for deeper books with more action.
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August 2, 2023
The ending. WOW. I belief the movie did something very wrong with it. The death of Sirius was better treated here, seeing the aftermath of his death and how it affects Harry. The prophecy is much more explained and made more sense giving great importance to the character of Sybil. Moreover, in this sense the ending was much darker preparing us for the events of the following one taking also into account how, for instance, the character of Draco Malfoy feels at the end of this book which could not be seen in any detail in the film just until the next movie.
To sum up, the BEST of the series so far.
To sum up, the BEST of the series so far.
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February 16, 2025
This was probably my 3rd time reading this and I gained a newfound appreciation for it. I always said the 4th was my favorite but this time around the Sirius storyline and the prophecy really hit hard.
It was my son’s 1st reading and he says “the ending was crazy. It didn’t get the fifth star because some of the parts dragged on in the middle and could have had more action”
It was my son’s 1st reading and he says “the ending was crazy. It didn’t get the fifth star because some of the parts dragged on in the middle and could have had more action”
September 24, 2024
বাংলা অনুবাদ যে এত বাজে ছিল ইংলিশ ভার্সন না পড়লে বুঝতে পারতাম না। ছোটবেলায় কি সব ছাইপাঁশ পড়েছি। কিছু কিছু পার্ট তো ধরেই বাদ দিয়ে দিছে, যেন ওটুকু ট্রান্সলেট করার কোন প্রয়োজন মনে করেনি। কেউ প্লিজ এই বইগুলোর সুন্দর বাংলা অনুবাদ বের করুন।
August 22, 2025
I’m between 3.5 & 4 stars. There are redeeming moments but, without giving spoilers, i cannot begin to describe how frustrating this book is! I really dislike stories that revolve around miscommunication or a lack of communication.
May 27, 2019
WOW!! 💜💜💜
April 24, 2020
Oh, Stephen Fry, what a wonderful audiobook rendition of this book - yet again. Brilliant.
February 11, 2021
Just doing my annual HP reread.
January 11, 2022
Order of the Phoenix the most intense, complete and entertaining Harry Potter book: and this is why it is my favorite!
March 16, 2022
👍🏼 awesome
April 4, 2022
محفل ققنوس هم تموم شد..
Wooooowwwww..فقطwooow!!
Wooooowwwww..فقطwooow!!
October 16, 2022
Wow. This book went a direction I did not expect.
November 7, 2022
Es muy bueno y ya no es tan infantil ya es más denso y eso es increíble
December 29, 2022
LLORÉ DEMASIADO CON LA MUERTE DE SIRIUS 😭 Y enojé demasiado con Harry idk
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January 11, 2023
i was too close to the end i couldn’t go to bed without finishing this book
June 16, 2023
Good about the person
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