Cover of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Fantasy · Children's

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Few people believe Harry's account of the events of the previous year, and the ministry sends an overbearing official to take control of Hogwarts. Harry and his friends start a secret group to learn the defensive magic nobody will teach them.

First published
2003
Pace
slow
Length
long
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want a long, angry, politically sharp book about not being believed and about organizing to resist.

Skip this if you want the lighter tone of the early books, as this is the longest and bleakest of the first five.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Death
  • Violence
  • Bullying
  • Grief
  • Abuse

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