Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling · Harry Potter, Book 5 series · Grade 5-8 · Ages 10-14

Harry returns for his fifth year at Hogwarts feeling worried and left out, while many people refuse to believe important news about the wizarding world. With new school rules and a mysterious secret group called the Order of the Phoenix, Harry must learn who to trust.

Key vocabulary

  • A group of people who work together for a special purpose.

  • A magical bird from stories that can be reborn from ashes.

  • A message or prediction about something that might happen in the future.

  • A government department that helps make rules and run things.

  • Refusing to obey someone because you think they are wrong.

  • Very serious, gloomy, or not cheerful.

  • Something hard to understand or explain, like a secret waiting to be solved.

  • A special protective charm in the Harry Potter books that can appear as a shining animal.