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Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixSummary
Harry potter is spending another tedious summer with his dreadful family (Aunt Petunia, Uncle
Vernon and cousin Dudley) when a group of dementors unexpectedly attack Harry and Dudley. Harry
uses the Patronus Charm to defend himself, but this he is not allowed to do this, because he is an
underage wizard and he is outside of school. He is surprised to see his neighbor Mrs. Figg, she is
furious about Mundungus Fletcher, who was supposed to be watching Harry for the Order of the
Phoenix but had Disapparated from the front of 4 Privet Drive only moments earlier. Before Harry
can explain himself, the Ministry of Magic sends Harry a letter telling him that he's been expelled
from Hogwarts for underage magic. Harry must face a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry, but his
expulsion is postponed pending a hearing at the Ministry of Magic. Harry is whisked off to Number
12, Grimmauld Place, the childhood home of Sirius Black, by a group of wizards belonging to the
Order of the Phoenix.
Once Harry arrives Ron and Hermione explain that the Order is a secret organization led by
Dumbledore, dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. They have to operate in
secrecy, outside of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, which is headed by the dense and
corrupt Cornelius Fudge. Harry converses with Hermione and Ron and learns to his ire that
Dumbledore was the reason he had no contact from his friends all summer, though Ron and
Hermione were uncomfortable with this knowing how Harry would feel. The Weasley children sadly
reveal that Percy has deserted their family. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred and George learn that
Voldemort is seeking something he lacked prior to his defeat. They also learn that Voldemort is
keeping a low profile and is building an army. Sirius reveals that he was disowned by his family at the
age of sixteen. Harry is then surprised to learn that Sirius is related to the Malfoys through Lucius's
wife Narcissa.
Arthur Weasley then escorts Harry to the Ministry for his disciplinary hearing using the train in the
London Underground to get there (since Harry can't Apparate). The Ministry, led by Cornelius Fudge,
refuses to accept Voldemort’s return, and are running a smear campaign against Harry and
Dumbledore. After Dumbledore arrives at the hearing, Fudge starts the trial without giving Harry a
chance to defend himself. Once Harry gets the chance to explain about the Dementors, Fudge labels
his statement a convenient lie, but Dumbledore is able to produce a reliable witness: Mrs Figg, whom
Percy brings in. At the hearing, Dumbledore defends Harry. When the Wizengamot takes a vote,
Harry is cleared of all charges with more than half of the Wizengamot raising their hands to clear
him, though Fudge is slightly angry when he casts the verdict. Dumbledore leaves before Harry can
thank him.
A few days later, on the last day of the holidays, the children receive their Hogwarts letters and Ron
and Hermione are named prefects. Harry feels some resentment that Ron was chosen over him as
prefect, given all he has done at Hogwarts over the years. On the day of departure to Platform Nine
and Three-Quarters, the group is rushing to get ready as the children will be taken there under guard
per Moody's recommendation. After the Hogwarts Express departs, with Ron and Hermione having
to go to the prefects' carriage, Harry shares a compartment with Ginny, Neville Longbottom, and a
girl from Ginny's year named Luna Lovegood, who is a Ravenclaw student. Luna is reading a tabloid
magazine called The Quibbler, of which, she tells them, her father is the editor. After arriving at
Hogsmeade station Harry notices that instead of Hagrid, Professor Grubbly-Plank, who previously
substituted for Hagrid during their last school year, is there to direct the first years to their boats.
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