HARRY POTTER and the Order of the Phoenix: Review by Hunter L.

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter is now going into his fifth year at Hogwarts. He has already encountered Voldemort three times, and has been surrounded by Death eaters and Dementors several times. I wonder what will happen this year!?

Harry is still living at his aunt and uncle's house, and with their son, who is now the leader of a gang. One day his cousin's gang is pestering him, when suddenly the sky goes black, and him and his cousin are being chased by Dementors. He produces a Patronus and the Dementors disappear. Back at the house, he receives a howler from the Ministry of Magic. As it opens it screams a message about a hearing he must go to, or he will be expelled from Hogwarts! That night while Harry is sleeping, Moody, Lupin, and Tonks sneak in and bring him to "The Headquarters." Once there Harry greets Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George. They soon notify Harry, that the adults are downstairs in a meeting. They are in a group called "The Order of the Phoenix." At the hearing, Dumbledore shows up and helps Harry get out of some tight spots. The good part is, that Harry is cleared of all charges.It is finally the first day of school, and Harry can't wait. On the ride to school, he meets Luna (aka "Loony") Lovegood, who appears to be as sane as him. He also wonders why both Ron and Hermione are the Gryffindor perfects. At the feast that night, Dumbledore mentions that Professor Grubbly Plank will be filling in for Hagrid while he is gone, and that the new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher is Professor Umbridge. Harry notices that Professor Umbridge is the same lady who voted that he should be expelled from Hogwarts. At the beginning of his first defence class, Professor Umbridge confirms that for the whole year they would be learning out of textbooks instead of practicing the spells with their wands! When the class argues,

Umbridge states, "Why do you think you will need wands in my class?," and

Harry yells, "Well, what if VOLDEMORT comes, isn't what this class is about?

"He who must not be named is not back, nor will he ever be."Umbridge says.

"I saw him with my very own eyes last year!" yells Harry.

"That is a lie." Umbridge says, like it is all made up, "Detention Potter."

That weekend Harry has a nightmare that Mr. Weasley was being attacked by a snake, but the weird part was, he was the snake!That night Harry and Ron go to Professor Mcgonagall and are sent by portkey to the headquarters for winter break. At the Ministry of magic, they find Mr. Weasley covered in blood guarding the "weapon." Harry tells Dumbledore about what happened, and Dumbledore instructs Harry to take Occlumcy with Snape. Harry is not too thrilled with this idea, but he knows he will have to do it. Every night he keeps having dreams about what Mr. Weasley was guarding, and every night he gets a little further. The next day, Ron and Hermione inform Harry that they want him to start a defence group for students who want to be taught by him. He agrees, and at the Hog's Head that day about twenty students show up, including Fred, George, Ginny, and Cho. The only thing is, they will need a place to practice. That night, Dobby sneaks in from the kitchen and informs Harry about a room called, "The room of Requirements," and where it's located. Within the next week, the group meets and comes up with a name. Cho suggests "Defence Association," but Ginny says

"I like D.A., but lets make it stand for Dumbledore's Army,"

and it is left as that. In a few months, students can already produce a Patronus, and disarm one another. One meeting Dobby warns them that "She" is coming, so they make a break for it, but for some of them it's too late. That night Harry has a nightmare that Sirius is trapped in the Ministry of Magic, and is being tortured by Voldemort. He alarms Ron and Hermione right away.

"How do you know that Voldemort's not trying to trick you " Hermione states.

"I'll break into Umbridge's office with Sirius' knife, and use the floo network to go to his house, and if he's not there, were going to the Ministry." confirms Harry.

While Fred and George set of fireworks around the school, Harry is able to sneak in and use the floo network. According to Kreacher (Sirius' house elf), Sirius is not home! Before Harry can escape Umbridge's office, she catches him, along with Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Ginny, and Luna. Hermione eventually tricks Umbridge, and they fly to the Ministry. Unfortunately, it is only Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna because Fred and George flew away from school on their brooms, letting off more fireworks as they went, so they would be remembered. Once they arrived they went straight to the door Harry saw, which turned out to be the the Department of Mysteries, and they opened it. They walked a little further where Sirius and Voldemort should be, but they weren't there!

"Over here Harry," Neville calls.

On one of the billion shelves there is a prophet with Voldemort and Harry's name on it. Harry snatches it, and out of nowhere eight Death Eaters appear, including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Hand over the prophet" demands Malfoy.

"Now," yells Harry.

"Stupify," screams Ginny.

"Expelliarmus," bellows Ron.

There are flashes of green and white light dashing everywhere. They all sprint into another room with a veil in the middle.

"I think were safe,"says Harry panting.

Eight tornadoes of green light appear and then the Death Eaters.

"I will ask you one more time," sneers Malfoy, "Hand over the prophet!"

"Don't do it," yells Neville, who is currently in a headlock.

"Neville Longbottom," laughs Lastrange, who performed the Cruciatus curse years ago on his parents.

Harry hands the prophet to Malfoy, and out of nowhere Moody, Lupin, Sirius, and Tonks appear.

If you want to know what happens next, you'll have to read the book.