
They whisk him off to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black's family home, which is now the Order's headquarters. Later, Order of the Phoenix members arrive at the Dursley house to evacuate Harry. One evening, Dementors attack him and cousin Dudley, but Harry fends them off using magic. The book was also made into a 2007 film, and a video game by Electronic Arts.ĭuring the summer, Harry Potter is frustrated by his friends' non-communication and with Dumbledore barring him from helping combat a newly-resurgent Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix won several awards, including the American Library Association Best Book Award for Young Adults in 2003.

It sold five million copies in the first 24 hours of publication. The novel was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada. exams, and an obstructive Ministry of Magic. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist Lord Voldemort, O.W.L.

Rowling and the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a fantasy novel written by British author J.
