Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Review

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[ropecrewman]

I cry every time I read about Neville visiting his parents. That was such an important moment for his character.

[emmaelizabeth]

One of my favorite moments from this book comes really early on, when Petunia lets slip her knowledge of the dementors. Then she and Harry have this moment, and while I don’t recall the exact line, it was something like “Harry realized someone else in the room understood what it meant that Voldemort was back.” Again, another great instance of adding layers to side characters.

[Anyafrightx]

“Have a biscuit potter” has always been a stand out line for me. Magonagoll was the mother figure for Harry in a way that Molly couldn’t be, and she’s always been one of my favourite characters. When she flips out during Harry’s career meeting, just because Umbridge is trying to say he stands no chance at becoming an aurora, and when stands up for Dumbledoor, Sybil and Hagrid, even taking 4 stuns to the chest? Legendary

[Cinnamon]

What I noticed this time around with the twins is how poorly they're treated by Molly at times. Remember how she said that all of her kids got the prefect badge when Ron got his? And then I think Fred said 'What are we, neighbours?' I felt so bad for them when I read that...

[crosbycruz]

I love how the most feared villain of all literature, a character who's name was not even spoken, had been reduced to voldy. Best part of these videos.

[kathleenbrashier]

Something to consider about Sirius' behavior being juvenile: He'd been in prison for 10 years (11 years? however old Harry is), and when he'd gone in he hadn't been that far out of school himself. I think Sirius was still juvenile in many ways because most of his adult life had been in the presence of evil witches and wizards, plus dementors, while being tortured. His time in Azkaban probably felt like a pain-filled nightmare that didn't fit in with his previous existence as a Hogwarts student and then young adult at war with Voldemort and crew. Especially with Harry looking so much like James, Sirius' sudden freedom outside of prison undoubtedly looked something like a flashback to an earlier time. I don't think Sirius could act like an adult. He hadn't really had any practice at it, yet, except for learning how to survive in prison, which didn't really prepare him for knowing how to interact with anyone, let alone a teenage godson. Not excusing Sirius' actions, just thinking about why he might have been the way he was.

[Pictureithell]

I feel attacked at the lack of Luna Lovegood in this video.

[grimmraith]

Growing up the third book was always my favorite, however over the last few years Order of the Phoenix has overtaken it and it's mostly because of the side characters. The twins and Neville beginning to reach their potential, Molly being a mother, Snape not just being the abusive teacher, Ginny being able to actually have a conversation with Harry and, perhaps most important of all, Dumbledore not handling a bad situation with perfection (keeping his distance and information from Harry after what he has been through). In the past these characters seemed kind of one dimensional to me but this is the book where so many of the side characters really get to shine, be flawed and vulnerable or, to put it more succinctly, be human.

[alysonserenastone]

I honestly saw this one as being the characters' transition from kids to adults. This is the book where they grow up a lot. The series would not be the same without this book.

I am so glad you give Harry a fair shot in this book everybody only calling this angsty

[dailycarolina.]

I laughed when McGonagall told to Umbridge if she needs a cough drop after all that annoying Hem, hem...🤣. I hate Kreacher because of lies, Harry lost his godfather .

[merphynapier]

At least we all know what I'd look like as a Vampire now 🤷


Also, sorry about the blank screen 3 mins into the vid, something happened with the export I guess, but it's only for a couple seconds!

[alejandroelcid]

It is not my favorite book in the series, but it is not the worst. One of the things I liked that was not mentioned was Luna Lovegood. She is introduced as an oddball character, yet she has an enormous insight of everyone's character. The most memorable moment is with Harry in the final chapter, she was the only one he felt comfortable talking to and brought him some perspective.

[cgl-osl_]

I always loved order of the Phoenix. Never understood why people are so hard on harry regarding this book. He's going through trauma and is also kept away from info on what's happening. I would be furious too

[theactorsnetflix]

This is my favourite book in the series. I feel like it resonated with me much more as a teenager than more of the other books. Strong themes of death, depression, self-deprecation and friendship.

[selantrian]

To me, Sirius and snape have always seemed like 2 sides of the same coin: both abused as children, both who never quite grew up from it. The difference being that Sirius had friends in school who he could go to when he escaped, and Snape never did—he had bullies, and the people who became Death Eaters. He had Lily but that ended pretty quickly. There’s also a parallel between those two and Harry, and for me one of the reasons The Cursed Child was sooo disappointing was bc Harry was supposed to be better than them, but he wasn’t. He treated his son cruelly and he and Draco devolved into the same squabbling as Sirius and Snape. For me, the point of Harry Potter was to rise above such abuse and hardships and be better than your parents. To see Harry behave so un-Harrylike seemed like a wasted arc.

Full agree on the order novellas! I’ve always said that that’s the only extra content I’d be interested in, especially the downfall of the first order, culminating with the death of the Potters. It would’ve accentuated the series waaaay more in my opinion rather than seeing the Marauders bully Snape or the extra “content” no one asked for that Rowling has put out anyways

[Nasser]

Harry in book 5: I'M IN A RAGE! THIS IS THE MADDEST I'VE EVER BEEN!

[arksine]

Peeves was actually the mvp of this book! The scene where McGonagall tells Peeves how to unscrew the chandelier, and when the Weasley twins ask him to take over for them in their absence are way too memorable ❤️

I read the books just before the final movie came out; until that point I was just strictly watching the movies. And man, Order of the Phoenix movie was the most confusing one for me! I did not understand so many things in the film, which is probably why I loved the book so much more when I finally got to it!

[deiyaerin]

I think it makes a lot of sense why can Sirius be so immature considering his tragic life. It's like he's mentally stuck in his adolescence. He grew up in an abusive household, lost all of his friends, he was in Azkaban for 12 years, and after escaping was forced to once again live in that house he hates so much. His years at Hogwarts were his happiest, and the memories he made with his friends kept him going through so much trauma. He doesn't want to let it go.

I cry 😭

[sethhale]

I didn't read this until I was in college after a friend of mine darn near forced me to read the HP series. It's been one of my favorites since then. Didn't realize I was in the minority on that. As far as Sirius, I give him a lot of leeway because the guy has been through a lot. He's had to deal with losing his friends, betrayal and being in Azkaban, wrongly convicted, for so long. I think he's surprisingly mentally and emotionally well-adjusted after all that and took on what might have been way too much responsibility way too quickly, when he's not yet acclimated to his freedom. And the Neville with his parents scene is my favorite in the whole series. Also, hope you feel better! Get well soon and all that jazz.