#Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 series

#Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 series

In a spellbinding finale set in the Ministry of Magic, we finally see the forces of good and evil engaging in full-on combat, and it's well worth the wait. Because the entire Harry Potter series takes up so much TV air time, the scheduling would be a factor so that the entire marathon can end at a reasonable hour. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry wears button down sweaters at DA meetings similar to what Professor Lupin would wear. That said, Yates instils proceedings with the requisite sense of wonder, Alan Rickman is deliciously dour as Snape and Rupert Grint's Ron injects some much needed light relief, while Imelda Staunton steals the show as prim but poisonous tutor Dolores Umbridge. Less may not necessarily be more, however, as some characters are given short shrift and subplots are sketched over. Adapting JK Rowling's bumper-size book was always going to be a challenge, and it's therefore surprising that David Yates's film is one of the shortest in the series. His cause isn't helped when Dumbledore's position as Head of Hogwarts comes under threat. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007/FREEBOOT) xbox 360, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007/FREEBOOT). Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' to defend themselves. With no Quidditch matches or tournaments to divert him, the task facing Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is to convince the wizarding community of the re-emergence of Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. The magic is still there but the mood remains resolutely dark in this engrossing fifth episode in the fantasy franchise.