Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley Dursley are attacked by two Dementors, but Harry manages to drive the Dementors off with a Patronus charm. Shortly thereafter, the Ministry of Magic detect the act of underage wizardry and attempt to have Harry expelled from 
Hogwarts immediately, but this is modified to a trial later in the summer. Harry is later awoken by the arrival of an advance guard of wizards who escort him to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, a secret organisation founded by Dumbledore. It is only now that Harry discovers that under the Ministry's influence the newspaper The Daily Prophet has launched a smear campaign against anyone who claims that Voldemort has returned. Harry and the other members of the Order fly to 12 Grimmauld Place, the home of Sirius Black, where they meet with Sirius, Ron, Hermione and others. Later, Ron and Hermione express concern about Harry's situation with the Ministry.
Harry and Arthur Weasl
ey head to the court where Harry's trial will take place. With the help of Dumbledore and Harry's neighbour, Mrs. Figg, Harry is cleared of all charges at the Ministry and is allowed to return to Hogwarts. However, during Harry, Ron and Hermione's fifth year at Hogwarts School, the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge appoints a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge, a Senior Ministry official who refuses to teach practical magic to her students, as the Ministry fears Dumbledore will organise his own personal wizard army. On the first day of class, H
arry is punished for claiming Voldemort has returned, which according to the Ministry's official policy is a lie. In Umbridge's office, Harry is forced to write "I must not tell lies" repeatedly as punishment in his own blood. Meanwhile, as Umbridge's control over the school increases, Ron and Hermione aid Harry in forming a secret defence group, calling themselves "Dumbledore's Army" or DA for short. Harry, Ron and Hermione start teaching at Hogwarts, training students in defensive spells to become part of the Army. The Slytherins students are eventually recruited by Umbridge to try to uncover the secretive group. Meanwhile, Harry officially begins a relationship with Cho, as they kiss one day after training.
Harry's nightmares continue, including a dangerous attack upon Arthur Weasley in the Department of Mysteries, which happens to turn true. Fearing Voldemort will exploit his connection with Harry, Dumbledore instructs Professor Snape to give Harry a crash course on Occlumency lessons in an attempt to block Harry's mind from the Voldemort's influence.
Meanwhile, Bellatrix Lestrange escapes from Azkaban along with nine other Death Eaters. Hogwarts, Umbridge, Filch and her loyal Inquisitorial Squad, uncover Dumbledore's Army after interrogating one of the students, Cho Chang. Dumbledore is questioned and makes an impressive escape as Fudge orders his arrest. With Dumbledore gone, Umbridge becomes the new Headmistress, and her sinister dominance over the school continues.
During an O.W.L.
exam, the Weasley twins execute their plan, launching a firework display in the great hall causing chaos for Umbridge, Fudge and the students of Slytherin house. Harry suddenly suffers a vision of Sirius trapped within the bowels of the Ministry, with Voldemort torturing him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione rush to search for Sirius, but Umbridge catches the trio, and begins interr
ogating Harry. Hermione then tricks Umbridge into entering the Forbidden forest along with Harry and her in search of a faux weapon, really leading her to the hiding place of Grawp, Hagrid's half-brother, who has since freed himself from the tree he was latched to, when a herd of centaurs, who have their own issues with the Ministry, emerge and carry the Headmistress into the darkness. Hermione and Harry with Ron and other DA members, Luna Lovegood, Neville, and Ginny, fly to London to the Department of Mysteries of London City in an attempt to save Sirius.
The six enter the Departm
ent of Mysteries, where they uncover a prophecy involving Harry and Voldemort, but are soon ambushed by Death Eaters, including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius's deranged cousin. The Death Eaters, manage to take Ron, Hermione, Luna, Neville, and Ginny as hostages threatening to kill them if Harry does not hand over the prophecy. Sirius appears, with the othe
r members of the Order of the Phoenix, and attacks the Death Eaters causing Lucius to drop the prophecy, which then shatters. A battle erupts---resulting in Sirius's death at Bellatrix's hand. Back in the Atrium, Harry corners Bellatrix, where he struggles with his desire to enact the Cruciatus curse. Voldemort himself appears, ready to kill Harry when Dumbledore emerges to face his battle against Voldemort.
A brief but furious duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore takes place. Voldemort attempts to possess Harry but is repelled by the love Harry has for his friends and Sirius. Ministry officials, including Fudge and Percy Weasley, hastily arrive via the Floo Network moments before Voldemort disappears.
Later, Dumbledore explains that he had attempted to distance himself from Harry all year, hoping it would lessen the risk of Voldemort discovering and using the connection between the two. While the students head home from Hogwarts, Harry tells his friends that they have one thing Voldemort does not: something worth fighting for.
Hogwarts immediately, but this is modified to a trial later in the summer. Harry is later awoken by the arrival of an advance guard of wizards who escort him to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, a secret organisation founded by Dumbledore. It is only now that Harry discovers that under the Ministry's influence the newspaper The Daily Prophet has launched a smear campaign against anyone who claims that Voldemort has returned. Harry and the other members of the Order fly to 12 Grimmauld Place, the home of Sirius Black, where they meet with Sirius, Ron, Hermione and others. Later, Ron and Hermione express concern about Harry's situation with the Ministry.Harry and Arthur Weasl
ey head to the court where Harry's trial will take place. With the help of Dumbledore and Harry's neighbour, Mrs. Figg, Harry is cleared of all charges at the Ministry and is allowed to return to Hogwarts. However, during Harry, Ron and Hermione's fifth year at Hogwarts School, the Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge appoints a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge, a Senior Ministry official who refuses to teach practical magic to her students, as the Ministry fears Dumbledore will organise his own personal wizard army. On the first day of class, H
arry is punished for claiming Voldemort has returned, which according to the Ministry's official policy is a lie. In Umbridge's office, Harry is forced to write "I must not tell lies" repeatedly as punishment in his own blood. Meanwhile, as Umbridge's control over the school increases, Ron and Hermione aid Harry in forming a secret defence group, calling themselves "Dumbledore's Army" or DA for short. Harry, Ron and Hermione start teaching at Hogwarts, training students in defensive spells to become part of the Army. The Slytherins students are eventually recruited by Umbridge to try to uncover the secretive group. Meanwhile, Harry officially begins a relationship with Cho, as they kiss one day after training.
Harry's nightmares continue, including a dangerous attack upon Arthur Weasley in the Department of Mysteries, which happens to turn true. Fearing Voldemort will exploit his connection with Harry, Dumbledore instructs Professor Snape to give Harry a crash course on Occlumency lessons in an attempt to block Harry's mind from the Voldemort's influence.
Meanwhile, Bellatrix Lestrange escapes from Azkaban along with nine other Death Eaters. Hogwarts, Umbridge, Filch and her loyal Inquisitorial Squad, uncover Dumbledore's Army after interrogating one of the students, Cho Chang. Dumbledore is questioned and makes an impressive escape as Fudge orders his arrest. With Dumbledore gone, Umbridge becomes the new Headmistress, and her sinister dominance over the school continues.
During an O.W.L.
exam, the Weasley twins execute their plan, launching a firework display in the great hall causing chaos for Umbridge, Fudge and the students of Slytherin house. Harry suddenly suffers a vision of Sirius trapped within the bowels of the Ministry, with Voldemort torturing him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione rush to search for Sirius, but Umbridge catches the trio, and begins interr
ogating Harry. Hermione then tricks Umbridge into entering the Forbidden forest along with Harry and her in search of a faux weapon, really leading her to the hiding place of Grawp, Hagrid's half-brother, who has since freed himself from the tree he was latched to, when a herd of centaurs, who have their own issues with the Ministry, emerge and carry the Headmistress into the darkness. Hermione and Harry with Ron and other DA members, Luna Lovegood, Neville, and Ginny, fly to London to the Department of Mysteries of London City in an attempt to save Sirius.The six enter the Departm
ent of Mysteries, where they uncover a prophecy involving Harry and Voldemort, but are soon ambushed by Death Eaters, including Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius's deranged cousin. The Death Eaters, manage to take Ron, Hermione, Luna, Neville, and Ginny as hostages threatening to kill them if Harry does not hand over the prophecy. Sirius appears, with the othe
r members of the Order of the Phoenix, and attacks the Death Eaters causing Lucius to drop the prophecy, which then shatters. A battle erupts---resulting in Sirius's death at Bellatrix's hand. Back in the Atrium, Harry corners Bellatrix, where he struggles with his desire to enact the Cruciatus curse. Voldemort himself appears, ready to kill Harry when Dumbledore emerges to face his battle against Voldemort.
A brief but furious duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore takes place. Voldemort attempts to possess Harry but is repelled by the love Harry has for his friends and Sirius. Ministry officials, including Fudge and Percy Weasley, hastily arrive via the Floo Network moments before Voldemort disappears.
Later, Dumbledore explains that he had attempted to distance himself from Harry all year, hoping it would lessen the risk of Voldemort discovering and using the connection between the two. While the students head home from Hogwarts, Harry tells his friends that they have one thing Voldemort does not: something worth fighting for.
