50 Fun Facts About Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Order of the Phoenix ended the series' longest wait, three years after which book?

Goblet of Fire. After the long wait thousands queued outside bookshops for midnight copies, and thousands of copies were stolen from a warehouse days before.

Order of the Phoenix sold five million copies in a day, next beaten by which book?

Half-Blood Prince. Secrecy around it was so tight that when a Canadian shop sold fourteen copies early, a court ordered the buyers not to read them.

Which publisher released Order of the Phoenix in the United Kingdom?

Bloomsbury. It was a minor player in British publishing when it took a chance on the series after other publishers had turned it down; Scholastic handled the US edition.

In Order of the Phoenix, which spell gets Harry hauled before a Ministry hearing for underage magic?

The Patronus Charm. He cast it in self-defence, yet the Ministry tried the schoolboy before its full court, the Wizengamot, which cleared him of all charges.

What is the address of the Order of the Phoenix's headquarters?

Number 12, Grimmauld Place. It is the family home Sirius Black walked out of at sixteen, and he lends the house he hated to the Order.

What are the Ministry rulings called that Umbridge uses to tighten her grip on Hogwarts in Order of the Phoenix?

Educational Decrees. One stops teachers discussing anything but their own subject with pupils, and another abolishes every student group and club in the school.

In Order of the Phoenix, what do the students call the secret defence group that Harry teaches?

Dumbledore's Army. When the group is caught, the headmaster saves Harry from expulsion by claiming he organised it himself, then vanishes before he can be arrested.

In Order of the Phoenix, where does Harry's secret defence group hold its regular practice sessions?

The Room of Requirement. It appears only to those in real need; in the novel the elf Dobby tells Harry about it, while the film has a classmate stumble upon it.

What attacks Harry and his cousin Dudley at the start of Order of the Phoenix?

Dementors. They should be guarding the wizard prison, not roaming a Muggle suburb, and Umbridge later admits that she sent them herself.

In Order of the Phoenix, whom does Harry see being attacked by the snake Nagini in a dream?

Arthur Weasley. The attack turns out to be real, which shows Dumbledore that Harry's mind has become linked to Voldemort's.

In Order of the Phoenix, which teacher is ordered to give Harry private Occlumency lessons?

Snape. During one lesson Harry sees a memory of his own father, James, bullying and tormenting the teenage Snape at school.

In Order of the Phoenix, which Minister for Magic leads the smear campaign against Harry and Dumbledore?

Cornelius Fudge. He admits the truth only when he sees Voldemort with his own eyes inside the Ministry, and in the film he then resigns in disgrace.

Who carries Umbridge off after she insults them in the Forbidden Forest in Order of the Phoenix?

Centaurs. Hermione lures her into the forest with a tale of a secret weapon, and Umbridge seals her own fate by insulting and attacking the herd.

In the novel Order of the Phoenix, who accidentally smashes the prophecy sphere during the Ministry battle?

Neville Longbottom. The film hands the fumble to Lucius Malfoy instead, who drops the sphere in the chaos of the fight.

Who kills Sirius Black in the Department of Mysteries?

Bellatrix Lestrange. She is Sirius's own cousin, fresh from a breakout from Azkaban, and a furious Harry chases her through the Ministry and curses her.

In Order of the Phoenix, Sirius Black dies by falling through what?

A stone archway. The veil that hangs in it whispers to the living, and because his body is never recovered, Sirius is given no funeral.

In Order of the Phoenix, who is revealed to have made the prophecy about the child who could vanquish Voldemort?

Professor Trelawney. She made it in her job interview with Dumbledore, who counts it one of her only two real predictions, and Umbridge sacks her in this very story.

Which neighbour of the Dursleys turns out in Order of the Phoenix to be a Squib set to watch over Harry?

Mrs Figg. The cat-loving old lady had been keeping an eye on Harry for Dumbledore all along, and she turns up as a witness at his Ministry hearing.

Who directed the 2007 film of Order of the Phoenix?

David Yates. Then a television director known for the political thriller State of Play, he stayed on to direct every remaining film in the series.

Which screenwriter stepped in for Steve Kloves, writer of every other Potter film, on Order of the Phoenix?

Michael Goldenberg. He had been considered for the very first film and got his turn four films later, when Kloves had other commitments.

In which Hogsmeade pub do the students first gather to sign up for Harry's secret defence group?

The Hog's Head. Hermione picks the grubby back-street pub because students rarely go there, so she thinks the meeting will not be overheard.

Which composer took over the Potter scores for Order of the Phoenix, following John Williams and Patrick Doyle?

Nicholas Hooper. He recorded nearly two hours of music at Abbey Road and wove in variations on Hedwig's Theme, the tune written for the first film.

Which magazine, edited by Luna Lovegood's father, prints Harry's account of Voldemort's return in Order of the Phoenix?

The Quibbler. Umbridge responds by banning every student from owning a copy, as the Ministry is still bent on denying that Voldemort is back.

Which newcomer beat thousands at an open audition to play Luna Lovegood?

Evanna Lynch. A fan who had written letters to the books' author, she won over a producer who said that others could play Luna, but she is Luna.

Which future Oscar nominee auditioned to play Luna Lovegood in Order of the Phoenix but was too young?

Saoirse Ronan. The part went to a fellow Irish actress, and Ronan earned her first Oscar nomination for Atonement the same year the film came out.

Which actress was first cast as Bellatrix in Order of the Phoenix but withdrew after becoming pregnant?

Helen McCrory. She came back in the very next film as Narcissa Malfoy, the sister of the character she had given up.

Which actress ended up playing Bellatrix in the Order of the Phoenix film?

Helena Bonham Carter. She got the part only because the first choice had to withdraw, and then kept it for the rest of the series.

Who plays Dolores Umbridge in the film of Order of the Phoenix?

Imelda Staunton. Her character's office was dressed in fluffy pink, and the moving kittens on its plates were real ones, filmed and added in afterwards.

Dobby was cut from the Order of the Phoenix film, but which other house-elf kept his place?

Kreacher. He survives in two short scenes, while Dobby's part in events was handed to other characters.

Which entire subplot from the novel was dropped from the Order of the Phoenix film, to Rupert Grint's disappointment?

Quidditch. Ron's turn as Gryffindor's Keeper went with it, and the team's captain was written out of the film altogether.

Which menace from the previous film is in the Order of the Phoenix novel but cut from its film?

Rita Skeeter. In the book Hermione blackmails her into writing an article that backs Harry's story while the rest of the wizarding world denies it.

In Order of the Phoenix, which sentence does Umbridge make Harry write again and again?

I must not tell lies. The supposed lie, that Voldemort is back, is true, and in the film Harry throws the line back at her when she begs him for help.

What did Rowling fax to the Order of the Phoenix filmmakers so the set of Sirius's childhood home would be accurate?

The Black family tree. In the story it hangs as a tapestry in the house, and Sirius's mother burned his name off it when he ran away from home.

Why was filming of Order of the Phoenix paused for two months from May 2006?

So the stars could sit school exams. Daniel Radcliffe had AS-levels and Emma Watson her GCSEs, and Radcliffe came away with three A grades.

In Order of the Phoenix, who is Grawp, the newcomer Hagrid hides in the Forbidden Forest?

His half-brother. Grawp is a sixteen-foot giant, and instead of building him from scratch the film modelled him on an actor's captured movements and expressions.

Which pair of students walk out on Umbridge's Hogwarts for good in Order of the Phoenix?

Fred and George Weasley. In the novel they leave a swamp in a corridor that Umbridge cannot remove, and Flitwick later keeps a patch of it as a tribute.

In the novel Order of the Phoenix, at which wizarding hospital does Harry meet Neville visiting his parents?

St Mungo's. The film cut the scene because it needed a whole new set, so Harry learns what happened to Neville's parents another way.

Which film narrowly beat Order of the Phoenix to become the highest-grossing release of 2007?

Pirates: At World's End. It took about $960 million to the Potter film's $940 million or so, yet a leaked studio statement later showed the Potter film at a loss on paper.

Whose murder, witnessed by Harry the year before, does the Ministry refuse to blame on Voldemort in Order of the Phoenix?

Cedric Diggory. Insisting in class that Cedric was murdered is what earns Harry his detention with Umbridge.

Which young Auror in the Order of the Phoenix can change her appearance at will?

Nymphadora Tonks. She snaps at anyone who uses her first name and goes by her surname alone, and in the film her hair flares red with her temper.

Which two Gryffindor fifth-years are made prefects in Order of the Phoenix?

Ron and Hermione. The badge lets them hand out detentions, but Umbridge's hand-picked Slytherins are later given the power to dock points even from prefects.

In the novel Order of the Phoenix, who betrays Harry's secret defence group to Umbridge?

Marietta Edgecombe. A jinx set by Hermione writes SNEAK across her face in pimples; the film hands the betrayal to Cho instead, under a truth potion.

Which Gryffindor classmate quarrels with Harry in Order of the Phoenix after believing the Ministry's smear campaign?

Seamus Finnigan. He comes round in the end and signs up for the very defence group that Harry teaches.

Which Weasley brother sides with the Ministry against his own family in Order of the Phoenix?

Percy. Estranged from his family, he sits as court scribe at Harry's hearing, taking notes for the minister who is trying to convict him.

In the Order of the Phoenix film, which Auror tells the Minister that Dumbledore has "got style" after his escape?

Kingsley Shacklebolt. In the novel the line belongs to the portrait of a former headmaster, Phineas Nigellus Black, hanging on the office wall.

In Order of the Phoenix, Umbridge recruits Slytherins into which group to spy on other students?

The Inquisitorial Squad. They help catch the secret defence group, which drives Dumbledore into hiding and leaves Umbridge in charge as headmistress.

Which classmate does Harry fall for, and kiss, in Order of the Phoenix?

Cho Chang. In the film she gives the defence group away only under a truth potion, so Harry's anger at her turns out to be misplaced.

In Order of the Phoenix, what does Umbridge's magic quill do as Harry writes his lines?

Carves the words into his hand. The quill needs no ink because it writes in his own blood, and the words are left scarred into his skin for good.

Through which London Tube station does Harry travel to his Ministry hearing in the Order of the Phoenix film?

Westminster. The crew closed the station for a day of filming in October 2006, and a red phone box near Scotland Yard stands in for the Ministry's visitors' entrance.

On which creatures do Harry and his friends fly to the Ministry in Order of the Phoenix?

Thestrals. The skeletal winged horses are visible only to those who have seen someone die, which is why Harry notices them for the first time this year.