| The book we have all been waiting for... |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by: J.K. Rowling |
| **Text Spoliers (actual text taken from the book itself): *"The hottest day of the summer was so far drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive....The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four." Later... "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." |
| Official Release Date: June 21, 2003 |
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| Basic Information (taken from mugglenet.com): *In book five, we go into a whole new area physically, an area you've never seen before, a magical world *Ron is the new Gryffindor Keeper!! *Book five will be scary. Harry finds out about a lot of things he hasn't stumbled across so far. *In book five, Harry has to examine exactly what death means, in even closer ways. *We will see Mr. Weasley's car, Aragog, Dobby, and the Death Eaters again. *Book five will be 255,000 words-almost 1/3 longer than GoF. *The Dursley's will be in book 5, and there is stuff coming with them that people might not expect. *During an interview, JKR was asked which room in Hogwarts she would want to spend an hour in,and she replied that it was a room that Harry had been in but did not know the importance of. Yet. *It is very important that Harry has his mother's green eyes and that her wand was great for charm work. *During an interview for Kids BBC, a reporter asked JKR if Harry would have a dragon for a pet. She said: "You can't tame a dragon, no matter what Hagrid thinks.It's simply impossible. So no. He has more common sense. He MAY have a different pet in the future, but for now, I won't say anything else." *In the same interview, a reporter asked JK if Harry had ever used the internet, and she said: "No, They (The Dursley's) wont let him go near Dudley's computer and Dudley is the only one who has a computer. They hit him if he gets too near the keyboard. So the answer would be no. I use it a lot, but Harry doesn't. Wizards don't really need to go on the web. They have an even better way to find out what is going on in the outside world, which I think is a lot more fun than the Internet, but I'm going to keep quiet on this one." *The choice of what is right and what is easy will be a pillar of the plot in Harry's last three years. *The Arabella Figg that Dumbledore refers to at the end of book 4 is indeed the same Mrs. Figg that takes care of Harry for the Dursley's in book 1. We will find out about her. *There will be a new Sorting Hat song. *Harry's parents' profession will be a big part of the plot. *We will meet the real Mad-Eye Moody in Book 5, and we will like him even more than the imposter. *We will have to deal with a venemous, disgruntled house-elf. *We will find out why Voldemort killed Lily and James Potter. *Something HUGE will be revealed about Lily Potter. *There will be a female Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey. *We'll see Lupin in Book Five. Yes, we will see a lot of old characters in Book Five. *Ginny Weasley will play more of a role in book five. *One of the main characters, one of Harry's "fans" will die (not Ron or Hermione). The death will be "horrible to write." General Information not disclosed in the books: Harry's middle name is "James." Hagrid, Lily, and James were in Gryffindor. Lily Potter's maiden name was Evans. There are about a thousand students at Hogwarts. Hermione's birthday is September 19th, Ron's is March 1st. James Potter inherited lots of money, so he didn't need a well-paying profession. James Potter inherited the invisibility cloak from his father. Witches and wizards have longer life spans than muggles. The Gringott's goblins' return the muggle money they they acquire back into circulation. The approximate value of a Galleon is about five pounds ($7.30 or 8.00 Euro), though the exchange rate varies. Dumbledore is 150, McGonagall is 70 , Snape is 35 or 36. Hogwarts school motto, "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," means, "Never tickle a sleeping dragon." If placed in front of a mirror, the inscription on the Mirror of Erised ("Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on whosi") reads, "I show not your face but your hearts desire." The happiest people do not become ghosts The Hogwarts teachers do not stay at Hogwarts during the Christmas holidays. Filch, Hagrid, and Dumbledore do. A few of the Hogwarts professors have spouses, but that information is restricted for reasons we will find out about later. To remove the tail that Hagrid gave Dudley in the hut on the rock, the Dursleys went to a private hospital where the staff was very discreet, and said that a wart had got out of control. Aragog is an Acromantula (see "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"). Dragons can't be domesticated, no matter what Hagrid thinks. There's more to the cats in the story (Crookshanks, Mrs. Figg's cats, Mrs. Norris, etc.) than meets the eye. The animal an Animagi turns into is a reflection on his/her personality. For Hagrid, keeping dangerous creatures is all about overcoming something that could kill him. Azkaban is in a sea north of the North Sea. A very cold sea. You can do unfocused and uncontrolled magic without a wand (like when Harry blows up Aunt Marge), but to do really good spells you need a wand. Muggle school is not required for wizard children prior to attending Hogwarts. A magical quill detects the birth of every magical child, and records it in a book; Professor McGonagall sends an owl to each child when he or she turns 11. And just and interesting tidbit to ponder about Book Four: Book four is VERY important in the series; Rowling describes it as "crucial" and "pivotal". |
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| 768 pages |
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| Mercury News has compiled a list of "what is in store for OOTP-Read it here-keep in mind-there are SPOILERS!! |
| Chapter Summaries: The Harry Potter Lexicon has compiled a page with the Chapter summaries for OOTP--SPOILERS!! |
| What We've Learned... coming soon... |