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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It is the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series.
- J. K Rowling
- 2003
- Overview
- Humble beginnings
- Harry Potter and success
- Harry on the big screen and on stage
- Writing for adults
- Honors and controversy
J.K. Rowling is the British author who created the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series (seven books published between 1997 and 2007), about a lonely orphan who discovers that he is actually a wizard and enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
What did J.K. Rowling write?
In addition to the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling wrote such companion volumes as Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2001) and cowrote a story on which the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) was based. Her adult fiction includes The Casual Vacancy (2012) and the Cormoran Strike series (as Robert Galbraith).
How did J.K. Rowling become famous?
J.K. Rowling started writing about Harry Potter after graduating from the University of Exeter. After a brief marriage and the birth of her daughter, Rowling settled in Edinburgh and lived on public assistance between stints as a French teacher and writing. After many rejections, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published to immediate success.
What is J.K. Rowling’s real name?
After graduating from the University of Exeter in 1986, Rowling began working for Amnesty International in London, where she started to write the Harry Potter adventures. In the early 1990s she traveled to Portugal to teach English as a foreign language, but, after a brief marriage and the birth of her daughter, she returned to the United Kingdom, settling in Edinburgh. Living on public assistance between stints as a French teacher, she continued to write.
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The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), was released under the name J.K. Rowling. (Her publisher recommended a gender-neutral pen name; born Joanne Rowling, she used J.K., adding the middle name Kathleen.)
The book was an immediate success, appealing to both children, who were its intended audience, and adults. Featuring vivid descriptions and an imaginative story line, it followed the adventures of the unlikely hero Harry Potter, a lonely orphan who discovers that he is actually a wizard and enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The book received numerous awards, including the British Book Award. Succeeding volumes—Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)—also were best sellers, available in more than 200 countries and some 60 languages. The seventh and final novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007.
The Harry Potter series sparked great enthusiasm among children and was credited with generating a new interest in reading. Film versions of the books were released in 2001–11 and became some of the top-grossing movies in the world. In addition, Rowling wrote the companion volumes Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2001), which was adapted into a film series (2016, 2018) that featured screenplays by Rowling; Quidditch Through the Ages (2001); and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)—all of which originated as books read by Harry Potter and his friends within the fictional world of the series. Proceeds from their sales were donated to charity.
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She later cowrote a story that became the basis for the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which premiered in 2016 and was a critical and commercial success, winning an unprecedented nine Olivier Awards, including best new play. In the production, Harry is a husband and father but is still struggling with his past, while his son Albus must contend with his father’s legacy. A book version of the script, which was advertised as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series, was published in 2016. Two years later the play transferred to Broadway, and in 2018 it won six Tony Awards, including best new play.
Rowling made her first foray into adult fiction with The Casual Vacancy (2012; TV miniseries 2015), a contemporary social satire set in a small English town. In 2013 it was revealed that the author had penned the crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling, using the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The Silkworm—the second book in the series, which centred on the ...
Rowling was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001. In 2009 she was named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.
However, in June 2020, Rowling drew unaccustomed criticism for taking exception on social media to an article that referenced “people who menstruate.” In part, Rowling tweeted “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out.” Rowling’s comments were seen as being unsympathetic to or out of touch with the transgender community. Some of the actors in the Harry Potter series, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson publicly opposed the author, while others, including Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, and Robbie Coltrane expressed support.
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- Dudley Demented. "If it hadn't been for him, nobody would even have known Voldemort was back! And his reward was to be stuck in Little Whinging for four solid weeks, completely cut off from the magical world...""
- A Peck of Owls. "Ministry of Magic? People like you in government? Oh, this explains everything, everything, no wonder the country's going to the dogs -"
- The Advance Guard. "A surprising amount of people volunteered to come and get you." — Remus Lupin. Harry immediately writes letters to Sirius, Hermione, and Ron.
- Number Twelve Grimmauld Place. George Weasley: "Hello, Harry. We thought we heard your dulcet tones. " Fred Weasley: "You don't want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it all out.
A short summary of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- J. K Rowling
- 2003
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (1998) "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." In the thrilling second installment of J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (1999) "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." In J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2000) "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." In J.K.
- Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2003) "Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have." In the penultimate installment of the captivating Harry Potter series, J.K.
About the author (2015) J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels and a crime fiction series written...
Harry Potter: And the Order of the Phoenix. J. K. Rowling. Scholastic, Incorporated, 2022 - Juvenile Fiction - 576 pages. The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now...
