Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Book 5

Editorial Review
I say to you all, once again--in the light of
Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong
as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
Lord Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and
enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing
an equally strong bond of friendship and trust.

So spoke Albus Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts. But as Harry enters his fifth year at wizard school, it seems those bonds have never been more sorely tested. Lord Voldemort's rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe it's all madness and lies--just more trouble from Harry Potter.

Add to this a host of other worries for Harry…
• A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey
• A venomous, disgruntled house-elf
• Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
• And of course, what every student dreads: end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams

…and you'd know what Harry faces during the day. But at night it's even worse, because then he dreams of a single door in a silent corridor. And this door is somehow more terrifying than every other nightmare combined.

In the richest installment yet of J. K. Rowling's seven-part story, Harry Potter confronts 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) Harry finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty and unbearable sacrifice.

Though thick runs the plot (as well as the spine), readers will race through these pages, and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.
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Customer Reviews

Audio copy of "Order of the Phoenix"

2009-07-01
The product was in great shape. I am really enjoying it. Just as described.

Great quality.

2009-06-26
The book arrived as described by the delivery date. I recommend using this outlet. =)

Better and better and better.

2009-06-16
These Harry Potter books sure are fun to read.

Though this is the longest of the series that I've encountered so far (I just began reading these), it is the one that I've read the quickest.

While I feel this book wasn't quite as good as Goblet of Fire or Prisoner of Azkaban, it has many moments that make it truly exciting and fun. Here the author finally reveals some deep and interesting background into the history of Harry and Voldemort, and sets the stage for what I'm sure will turn out to be a fantastic climax for the series.

The Order of the Phoenix didn't quite provide the dark turn of events that I had anticipated after the end of Goblet of Fire, but it does deliver in suspense and excitement and kept me turning the pages for the days that I was reading it.

I love this series and if I wasn't the last person on Earth to finally get around to reading them I would be recommending you to read it...... but you already have, haven't you?

amazing!

2009-05-03
I think that the book was very interesting. Near the end of the book is my favorite part because it was really cool when Dumbledore and Voldemort fight against each other with their wands. One of my least favorite parts is when Bellatrix Lesrtange kills Sirius Black.

I wonder what it's like being Harry Potter, with all of these horrible things happening to him. In the beginning of the story almost no one believes him when he says that "he who must not be named"(Voldemort) has retuned and that he fought him the year before. But they should have listened to him, because he's killing more and more people and everyone is convinced that Sirius Black did it. In the end, the minister sees Voldemort and spreads the news. All in all, the book was really good.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Review

2009-04-13
I liked this book a lot because of the DA and secret meetings. I also liked the dreams of the Department of Mysteries. I give it 4 stars, only because I am still reading Harry Potter #7 and don't know which one is better.

Addicting

2009-04-04
I say to you all, once again--in the light of
Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong
as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
Lord Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and
enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing
an equally strong bond of friendship and trust.

Despite this (or perhaps because of it) Harry finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty and unbearable sacrifice.

Though thick runs the plot (as well as the spine), readers will race through these pages, and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.

HP Order of the Phoenix - darkest of the bunch...and one mistake? 2009-04-04
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is my least favorite book in the series, yet it seems that Rowling might have intended it to be so. The story draws you deep into Harry's adolescent angst: his frustration at not being treated as an adult despite all he's endured, his outrage at the injustices of the ministry's interference at Hogwarts, his jealousy of his friends' comparatively simple lives, and his constant feeling that no one understands him.

Added to the darkness of Harry's own psyche are truly horrible new villains like Professor Umbridge and truly awful new situations like occlumency lessons with Snape. We also see our heroes make mistakes - mistakes which make them human but which are infuriating nonetheless. Like Harry, we find only a few rays of light to help us endure all the darkness...at least until the illuminating conclusion...

But there is one thing I don't understand. At the end of Book 4, after they bid goodbye to Fleur and Krum, Harry, Ron and Hermione get into the horseless carriages to go to the train. But shouldn't Harry have seen the Thestrals at this point? He has already seen Cedric die (assuming that, for whatever reason, seeing his own parents die didn't count). In Book 5, Cedric's death is the event that allows him to see the Thestrals, so why wouldn't he have seen them at the end of Book 4?

Order Book Review by Shad H. 2009-04-01

Have you ever wanted a magical wand ? Then you will like the fifth book of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.

HARRY is a smart intelligent boy and he loves his bird horse with wings.

He is in school and likes his friends and HARRY wants to kill Voldemort . Voldemort is HARRY'S worst enemy.
I like the part when Harry uses his magical broom.

I like the book because it hooks me and it is a very good book. I think you should read the book HARRY POTTER

AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.

Audio Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2009-03-23
This is better than the movies!!! No shortcuts, and of course I don't have to flip pages as I am driving down the road... :-)

ps. Jim Dale does an excellent job.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2009-03-12
Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix.
J.k Rolling
Schlastic
Fantisy

Do you like magic? Do you believe good beats evil? Well Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the book for you. In this book Harry is attacked by demenotrs in the park. Harry Potter had a vision of Voldermort coming to get him. But we found out Voderort always feared was Dumbledor. Near the end Dumbledore and Voldermort battle. In the battle Volderort shows some of the dark magic .In the battle Dumbledor also shows some of the angeint powers .Harry was a big part of the battle because his scare was the only thing keeping Voldermort from killing Harry.

Harry Potter is a bright young kid but the story of his life is that he is always getting in trouble. But he is very important to the story because he is the boy who lived .He also important of his scar. The scar always stings when trouble is around. So he can always find Volderort. Ron Weasley is bright but he has always been afraid of everything. You would think he would eat a lot because of that problem but he docent and he is very skinny. But he is important because he will need o be very fast because he needs to fight to stay alive. Or else he will be killed. Hermione Granger is very intelligent. She is also never afraid to go on adventures. And she is very talented because she aces nearly every spell. And she can always be counted on because she helps figure out the riddles.

I recommend this book to people who like adventures and magic. And when you pick it up you wont want to put it down. And in order to solve the mystery you have to put the clues together and you will figure out Voderorts secreter. They will have to go to the Department of mystery's to get the answer to there question .so if that part sounded good just wait until you read the book .