Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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   brendawm Teacher
   High School - 9th Grade

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   Harry is affected more by events in this book than in any of the previous novels because he faces more disastrous circumstances in this book than in any of the other novels, and considering the circumstances of The Goblet of Fire, that is saying a lot. To begin with, he suffers a dementor attack in the Muggle world only to be charged and threatened with prison; he is tortured over and over with nightmares sent by Voldemort. Perhaps the worst events of the year for Harry come in the form of being kicked off the Quidditch team, his one source of escape, his detention torture sessions with Umbridge, in which he is forced to cut “I will not tell lies.” into his hand over and over, and finally the ministry battle and losing the one person he has loved as a parent. Harry faces so much devastation in his fifth year; it is hard to believe that he comes back in his sixth year with as little damage as he does. He is a very resilient and strong young man, with the help of his friends.

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   Posted by brendawm on Friday June 8, 2007 at 5:23 PM
   
   

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   kboyer529 Teacher
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   Harry is more aware of what he is facing and what he is losing.  This is the first time that Harry went for a whole summer with no contact from the wizarding world.  Harry finally found a parental figure in Sirius, and that made him happy.  In this book all of his  happiness is being taken from him.

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   Posted by kboyer529 on Friday October 19, 2007 at 10:54 AM
   
   

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   lostinthought Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   Uh... probably b/c this is like the most important book in the series ever!!! Harry finds out he is the Chosen One and flips out like any teenager would. Serius Dies! (so sad) Voldemort has shown himself to the public, him being called a liar for half the year might have stirred him up a bit too. But really it mostly that he realized that either he or Voldemort has to die.  The weight of not only the wizard world but the muggle world as well. Pretty big stuff he has to deal with.  I would call that MAJOR.

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   Posted by lostinthought on Saturday November 17, 2007 at 4:02 PM
   
   

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