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Book five in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's... read more
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Summary
So, basically, Harry Potter will be starting his fifth year at Hogwarts. His troubles include: Dementors, girls, evil teachers, Voldemort, and the death of a loved one. He starts a secret society, meets a giant, gets screamed at by a portrait, and many other things, but I probably shouldn't... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Dumbledore: Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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- Ron Weasley
- Hermione Granger
- Neville Longbottom
- Albus Dumbledore
- Lord Voldemort (aka He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named)
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Mad-Eye Moody
- Draco Malfoy
- Cho Chang
- Professor Severus Snape
- Professor Delores Umbridge
- Cornelius Fudge
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Arthur Weasley
- Molly Weasley
- Sirius Black
- Kreacher
- Dobby
- Fred Weasley
- George Weasley
- Percy Weasley
- Bill Weasley
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Professor Lupin
- Angelina Johnson
- Ginny Weasley
- Luna Lovegood
- Grawp
- Firenze
- Petunia Dursley
- Vernon Dursley
- Dudley Dursley
- Mrs. Figg
- Mundungus Fletcher (aka Dung)
- Hedwig
- Kingsley Shacklebolt
- Elphias Doge
- Dedalus Diggle
- Emmeline Vance
- Sturgis Podmore
- Hestia Jones
- Lucius Malfoy
- Professor Grubbly-Plank
- Professor Minerva McGonagall
- Professor Trelawney
- Phineas Nigellus
- Rita Skeeter
- Marietta
- James Potter
- Lily Potter
- Madam Pomfrey
- Fawkes
- Nearly Headless Nick
Memorable Quotes
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“"Give her hell from us, Peeves."”
Fred & George (because I count them as one person!) -
“Listening to the news? Again?”
Uncle Vernon -
“Well, it changes everyday, you see.”
Harry -
“You care so much you fel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.”
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“Thoughts could leave deeper scarring than almost anything else.”
First Sentence
The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privat Drive.
Table of Contents
1. Dudley Demented
2. A Peck of Owls
3. The Advance Guard
4. Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place
5. The Order of the Phoenix
6. The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black
7. The Ministry of Magic
8. The Hearing
9. The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
10. Luna Lovegood
11. The Sorting Hat's New Song
12. Professor Umbridge
13. Detention with Dolores
14. Percy and Padfoot
15. The Hogwarts High Inqusitor
16. In the Hog's Head
17. Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four
18. Dumbledore's Army
19. The Lion and the Serpent
20. Hagrid's Tale
21. The Eye of the Snake
22. St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
23. Christmas on the Closed Ward
24. Occlumency
25. The Beetle at Bay
26. Seen and Unforeseen
27. The Centaur and the Sneak
28. Snape's Worst Memory
29. Career Advice
30. Grawp
31. O.W.L.s
32. Out of the Fire
33. Fight and Flight
34. The Department of Mysteries
35. Beyond the Veil
36. The Only One He Ever Feared
37. The Lost Prophecy
38. The Second War Begins
Series
This is book 5 in the Harry Potter series.
Authors & Contributors
- J. K. Rowling (Author)
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