Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Study Guide

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Plot Summary

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Harry has spent a lonely summer with the Dursleys, starved for information in the wake of Voldemort's return. Harry and his cousin Dudley are attacked by dementors while walking around his neighborhood, but Harry manages to repel them using magic. When he returns home safely, he receives letters informing him that he may be expelled from Hogwarts for using magic illegally. He is soon picked up by a group of wizards and taken to the home of his godfather, Sirius Black, which doubles as the headquarters for an organization dedicated to fighting Voldemort called the Order of the Phoenix. Harry learns that Voldemort is rebuilding his army and has a plan to obtain a powerful weapon.

Harry soon faces the hearing for his unauthorized use of magic, but he nearly misses the proceedings due to some underhanded tactics by the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. Dumbledore arrives in time to...
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