Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts School. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of Muggle parentage. Now someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wall. The chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is Harry. But something much darker has yet to be unleashed.

Reviews

“Fast, dark, exciting and tightly plotted” –  Daily Mail

“A gripping story with its clues trailed through the text, chills, spills and some excellent, new comic characters. There is a measure of sadness too . . . one of the elements of Rowling's writing that I think entitles her to a seat in the pantheon” –  Julian Fellowes, Sunday Telegraph

“Funny, imaginative, magical . . . Rowling has woken up a whole generation to reading. In the 2020s, thirty-something book-lovers will know each other by smug references to Diagon Alley and Quidditch” –  The Times