Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix: This is the fifth book in J.K, Rowling's series, "Harry Potter". It is based on Harry's journey through his teen life, while it mainly takes place at Hogwarts ( School of Witch Craft and Wizardry ), and the Dursley's ( Harry's aunt and uncle's ) home, where Harry lives. If you have read the first book in this series, you are already aware that Harry is a wizard, and when he was an infant, he survived an attack of Lord Voldemort, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named if you prefer. Voldemort is one of the most powerful dark wizards in the wizarding world. No one has seemed to survive an attack of his, except Harry. The attack caused a scar on Harry's forhead in the shape of a lightening bolt. This made him quite famous in the wizard world. Harry is faced with the untrustworthyness of the Ministry of Ministry of Magic, ( the government of the magical world. ) and the weakness of the authorities at Hogwarts. Against this, (or maybe because of it ) he descovers strength in his friends, beyond his knowledge; dependability and surrender. Throughout the book, Harry has many things rushing in and out of his mind. Here are just a few of them ~ A Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher with a smily and foul personality. A hateful house-elf ( wizard's slaves pretty much ), and his best friend, Ron as the Keeper on the Quidditch team ( the most popular sport in the wizarding world ). This book made me lay waking in my bed for hours at end. It keeps you thinking about what's going to be lurking on the next page. When i pick up this book, I lose track of the time, because i get so into it. It is one of my many favorite books, specifically because it is fiction. I love books that could not be based on real life situations, because it really widens your immagination. If you are at least 11 years of age, and you like outlandish stories, i suggest this is the right series for you. Although, before you read this book, make sure to read books 1-4 of the Harry Potter series. I hope you love it as ,much as I did! :) Grade: A-

3 comments:

live2run said...

Best. Series. Ever. A friend of mine wont read it because its too popular. He feels like its overly read, just like the same song on the radio being played every 2 minutes. Why is it so popular?? Cause it's dang GOOD that's why!
..no its terrible that's why everyone's reading it... duh.
Great job on your review!

The Emerald Eye said...

I hven't read it either I read the first book & half of the second then I got bored & quit..

Sam Sparks said...

I love this series! It's my favorite! I'm just upset about the fifth movie. At the end of the book, it has tons of extra cool stuff when they're in the ministry but none of it is in the movie! It makes me so mad, but it is a great book! Nice job on your review!