series written by J. K. Rowling
, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury
in the United Kingdom, Scholastic
in the United States, and Raincoast
in Canada. Five million copies were sold in the first 24 hours after release.
The novel features Harry Potter's
struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the surreptitious return of Harry's nemesis Lord Voldemort
, O.W.L. exams, and an obstructive Ministry of Magic
.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has won several awards, including being named an American Library Association
Best Book for Young Adults in 2003.
The book has also been made into a film
, which was released in 2007, and into several video games
by Electronic Arts
.
Harry Potter is spending another tedious summer with his dreadful Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon when a group of evil spirits called Dementors stage an unexpected attack on Harry and his cousin Dudley.
[When cornering Harry under a Mistletoe] I really like you, Harry...
Youth can not know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty, if they forget what it was to be young. And I seem to have forgotten, lately...
I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban. I could break out, of course - but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing.
Of course, he might have crawled into the airing cupboard and died... but I mustn't get my hopes up.
Keep muttering and I will be a murderer! [To Kreacher, calling Sirius a murderer to himself.]
[Kreacher- ...the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black-] And it's getting blacker everyday! It's filthy!
[To Kreacher, and taken very literally] GET OUT!
Thanks for the book Harry! I've been wanting that New Theory of Numerology for ages! And that perfume is really unusual, Ron.
You … this isn't a criticism, Harry! But you do … sort of … I mean—don't you think you've got a bit of—a—saving-people thing?
Ron, you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.