Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry 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.

Harry uses magic to defend himself, and since underage wizards are not permitted to use their wands outside of school, he must face a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry.

With Dumbledore’s help, Harry is cleared and permitted to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The Order is a group of wizards, led by Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, dedicated to fighting evil Lord Voldemort and his followers.

The Order is forced to operate in secrecy, outside of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, which is headed by the dense and corrupt Cornelius Fudge.

Fudge refuses to believe that Lord Voldemort has returned.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron form their own Defense Against the Dark Arts group, also known as the D.A., or Dumbledore’s Army.

Twenty-five other students sign up, and they meet as often as possible to learn and practice Defense spells.

Harry wishes desperately to contact his godfather Sirius to discuss the situation, but Umbridge is inspecting all Owl Mail and patrolling the fires that students can use to make contact with wizards residing outside of Hogwarts.

Umbridge openly dislikes Harry, whom she considers a liar, and eventually bans him from the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Ron’s twin brothers, Fred and George, storm out of Hogwarts in protest, moving to London where they plan to open a joke shop using the money Harry won last year in the Triwizard Tournament.

Harry is unsuccessful at Occlumency because he has such difficulty clearing his mind of all thoughts.

Dumbledore resigns from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts after the students begin taking their O.W.L. exams.

Umbridge takes over his position and begins to punish the students for their lack of progress.

Harry has another vision in which he sees Sirius being held captive and tortured by Voldemort.

Determined to save Sirius, Harry sneaks into Umbridge's office and uses her fireplace to transport himself to Twelve Grimmauld Place.

Kreacher, the Black house elf, tells Harry that Sirius is at the Ministry of Magic.

Harry and his friends transport themselves to the Ministry and find that they are fighting against Death Eaters.

Harry drops the glass sphere that he was carrying and it shatters, revealing the prophecy to the Death Eaters.

Bellatrix Lestrange kills Sirius. Harry is devastated.