Rowling portrays his teenage mood swings and attitude brilliantly, disguising them as reactions to specific incidents, just as Harry himself believes them to be. In many ways, this book is a very emotional journey for Harry. This ranges from simple character developments, to personal flashbacks and important discoveries, which will eventually help win the war against Voldemort. The Order of the Phoenix is where the Harry Potter series begins to get complicated. Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect. Families must still navigate all the spells, sorcery and intense conflict inherent in the series. Less blatantly “spiritual” and more character-driven than the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Goblet of Fire, the Order of the Phoenix is still dark from the outset. Though more protracted and perhaps less charming than the previous books, it is nevertheless well-written and engaging. The book really delves into Harry’s potential and his past, which opens up more surprises for the readers. However, with so much going on, this makes for a cracking read. The first few pages include a lonely Harry, an attack by the Death Eaters, and his possible expulsion from Hogwarts, among other seemingly tiny incidents, which eventually become fundamentally important to the storyline as a whole. It contains the usual chorus of Doxies, Puffskeins, Bowtruckles, Spattergroit and Thestrals, not to mention a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is an angry book, a lamentation and a thanatopsis. Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn’t mean we all have.
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