Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by J.K Rowling

         Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth book of the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter, age 15  is not an ordinary boy, he is a wizard. Harry travels every year to a magical school called Hogwarts. He met his two best friends Hermione and Ron, in his first year at Hogwarts. This is now his fifth year and every year his story gets more and more twisted. Harry has an interesting bond with the evil wizard, Voldemort. Voldemort killed Harry's parents when he was very little. Voldemort tried to kill Harry, but a weird thing happened. When the dark wizard conjured the "killing curse", the curse backfired and sent Voldemort into hiding. In the Order of the Phoenix, Harry has to study to pass his OWL exams, take care of a giant, put up with the Ministry of Magic controlling his life and keep what family he has left alive.

        The Order of The Phoenix is a very gripping book that keeps the reader want to keep reading. The characters are so believable even though this is a fiction book. The narrator tells the story so well by telling the emotions and thoughts of each character. J.K Rowling really develops your knowledge of the main characters as well as some supporting characters such as Ginny, Fred and George, Ron's siblings, Neville Longbottom a friend of the three and part of the Gryffindor house and Luna Lovegood another friend of the three. Knowing how the characters feel really helps understand what hardships are going on in their world.

         One thing that I felt was missing from this book was a history of Lord Voldemort. He was shrouded in mystery throughout the book so you didn't really know what he is fighting for. It is told in the story that he had plenty of followers, so I don't know if he is just rebelling to rebel or if he really has a history with Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic. I really hope that his history is explained in the future books.

        I think that everyone should read this book if you already haven't because it is a very gripping book and it keeps the reader interested throughout. Although, I would suggest starting with the first book so that when you start reading this one it will make a lot more sense.


6 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good book.

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  2. I enjoyed this book

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  3. How many books are in this series?

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  4. There are 7 books in this series.

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  5. That was the last book I read in the series. I just found them boring after that. Have you read the other books in the series? If so, What did you think of them?

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    1. I've read all the other books in this series. I love all of the Harry Potter books. I highly recommend finishing the series.

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