" If it hadn't been for him, nobody would even have known Voldemort was back! And his reward was to be stuck in Little Whinging for four solid weeks, completely cut off from the magical world."" - Harry furious with his isolation Along the way he learns about the strength of his friends, the fierceness of his enemies, and the meaning of sacrifice." In his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry faces challenges at every turn, from the dark threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and the unreliability of the government of the magical world to the rise of Ron Weasley as the Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. As the grasp of darkness tightens, Harry must discover the true depth and strength of his friends, the importance of boundless loyalty, and the shocking price of unbearable sacrifice. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his fifth year at Hogwarts: a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey a big surprise on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and the looming terror of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams.īut all these things pale next to the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, one that neither the magical government nor the authorities at Hogwarts can stop. There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. " Harry Potter is in his fifth year at Hogwarts School as the adventures continue.
" To Neil, Jessica and David, who make my world magical" ĭr Neil Murray is Jo's husband, Jessica is her daughter, and David is her son.Ĭover of the US edition, by Mary Grandpré 3.36 Chapter 36: The Only One He Ever Feared.3.34 Chapter 34: The Department of Mysteries.3.27 Chapter 27: The Centaur and the Sneak.3.23 Chapter 23: Christmas on the Closed Ward.3.22 Chapter 22: St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
3.19 Chapter 19: The Lion and the Serpent.3.17 Chapter 17: Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four.3.15 Chapter 15: The Hogwarts High Inquisitor.3.13 Chapter 13: Detention with Dolores.3.11 Chapter 11: The Sorting Hat's New Song.
3.6 Chapter 6: The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.3.5 Chapter 5: The Order of the Phoenix.3.4 Chapter 4: Number Twelve Grimmauld Place.In a spellbinding finale set in the Ministry of Magic, we finally see the forces of good and evil engaging in full-on combat, and it's well worth the wait.
That said, Yates instils proceedings with the requisite sense of wonder, Alan Rickman is deliciously dour as Snape and Rupert Grint's Ron injects some much needed light relief, while Imelda Staunton steals the show as prim but poisonous tutor Dolores Umbridge. Less may not necessarily be more, however, as some characters are given short shrift and subplots are sketched over. Adapting JK Rowling's bumper-size book was always going to be a challenge, and it's therefore surprising that David Yates's film is one of the shortest in the series. His cause isn't helped when Dumbledore's position as Head of Hogwarts comes under threat. With no Quidditch matches or tournaments to divert him, the task facing Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is to convince the wizarding community of the re-emergence of Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). The magic is still there but the mood remains resolutely dark in this engrossing fifth episode in the fantasy franchise.