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As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief… or will it?

Book five in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teenager. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny from the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth: that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toad-like and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of defence against dark arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the high inquisitor of Hogwarts. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their examinations, devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team line-up, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energised as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvellous magical series. --Emilie Coulter

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Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. "It is time," he said, for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything."

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Stephen Fry is Magical..., 29 Dec 2004 By  Simon McMahon "Film Buff" (Chelmsford, Essex, UK) - See all my reviews          This review is from: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 - Unabridged Audio CD Set) (Audio CD) Rather than focusing on the merits of the book itself, this is a review of the Cover to Cover production featuring Stephen Fry. Having listned to all of the previous installments as read by the great man, I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the almost £60 for the latest chapter. And boy, was I not dissapointed! 28 hours after it began I have just reached the end of the Order of the Phoenix (I spread that out over 3 weeks, I couldn't quite manage one sitting!). Stephen Fry is truly amazing providing significanlty differnt voices for each of the many characters contained within the book. For me Fry is Hagrid! It is easy to get swept up in his telling of the tale, its almost addictive, you may find yourself having listned to 3 cds in a row, and at 75 minutes per CD this is no mean feat! Even if you have read the books (and in this case I had) go back to the beginning and buy his reading of the Philosophers Stone. Lie in bed at night, turn the lights out and enter the world of Harry Potter through a different door...  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: Well worth the wait, 24 Jun 2003 By  Dr. H. Payne - See all my reviews    This review is from: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) (Hardcover) I am one of those sad adults who buy the Harry Potter books for themselves. Two years we've all had to wait for this latest episode in the life and times of the world's most popular teen wizard. Now that I've actually recieved and read my copy I can testify that it was indeed well worth the wait. The magic of Joanne Rowling's escapist, fantastic, hidden world is here in spades with the attention to detail that I've come to love and expect. The story contained within the book is reassuringly gripping and satisfying as a stand alone adventure. The major attraction, however, is the deepening of the overall story running through the series. I take my hat off to Rowling's planning of the books as the seeds planted in earlier books start to develop here. I don't wish to give anything away that will spoil the exhiliration of discovering the history of events with Harry. Suffice to say that the discovery IS exhilirating in a can't-put-the-book-down, feeling blown away rush of emotions. Rowling really has pulled it off again with The Order of the Pheonix. Enid Blyton, J.R.R.Tolkein, C.S.Lewis et al eat your hearts out.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   33 of 37 people found the following review helpful: pure magic, 29 Jun 2003 By  dragondrums "dragondrums" (Ingleby Barwick, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) (Hardcover) J K Rowling has yet again produced a very readable and engrossing book. It should prove as big a hit with Harry Potter fans as the previous books in the series though how well it will appeal to the younger reader I am not sure as this book is a lot 'darker' than the previous ones. Harry is now 15 years old and has become an angry, moody teenager, very different from how he has been portrayed previously. At times it is difficult to like him and his behaviour can be downright annoying. However, Rowling has sympathetically portrayed the 'angst' of teenagers and the difficulties of growing up whilst still managing to weave a captivating story and maintaining the magic that is Harry Potter. Favourite characters are still around as well as some new ones including the truly horrendous new 'defence against the dark arts' teacher, professor Dolores Jane Umbridge who proves unpopular not only with the pupils of Hogwarts but also upsets the majority of the staff. Harry learns more about his past in this book and also discovers why he has to spend holidays with the Dursleys even though they obviously don't want him and he also grapples with the difficulties of his first romantic relationship.More of Professor Snapes past is uncovered and certainly explains some of his antipathy towards Harry. As readable as all the previous Potter books, I would highly recommend this one.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?