Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

ThefifthbookinJ.K.Rowling'sHarryPotterseriesfollowsthedarkestyearyetforouryoungwizard,whofindshimselfknockeddownapegorthreeaftertheeventsoflastyear.Somehow,overthesummer,gossip(usuallytracedbacktothemagicworld'snewspaper,theDailyProphet)hasturnedHarry'stragicandheroicencounterwithVoldemortattheTriwizardTournamentintoanexcusetoridiculeanddiscounttheteen.EvenProfessorDumbledore,headmasteroftheschool,hascomeunderscrutinybytheMinistryofMagic,whichrefusestoofficiallyacknowledgetheterrifyingtruththatVoldemortisback.Enteraparticularlyloathsomenewcharacter:thetoadlikeandsimpering("hem,hem")DoloresUmbridge,seniorundersecretarytotheMinisterofMagic,whotakesoverthevacantpositionofDefenseAgainstDarkArtsteacher--andinnotimemanagestobecometheHighInquisitorofHogwarts,aswell.Lifeisn'tgettinganyeasierforHarryPotter.WithanoverwhelmingcourseloadasthefifthyearspreparefortheirOrdinaryWizardingLevelsexaminations(O.W.Ls),devastatingchangesintheGryffindorQuidditchteamlineup,vividdreamsaboutlonghallwaysandcloseddoors,andincreasingpaininhislightning-shapedscar,Harry'sresilienceissorelytested.