Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Why is Harry so anxious at the beginning of this story?

Page 10 — Now that he knows that Voldemort is back, he’s waiting for something bad to happen

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Who attacked Harry and Dudley?

Page 16 — Two dementors

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Why did Uncle Vernon want Harry to leave and not come back?

Page 38 — Voldemort is after him and Harry’s uncle doesn’t want his family to get hurt

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Who changed Uncle Vernon’s mind to let Harry stay? Why?

Page 40 — Aunt Petunia; She got a howler from an owl that made her feel like Harry should stay

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Who visited Harry at his aunt and uncle's house? Why?

Page 56 — 8-9 wizards; to take Harry to safety

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Where did they take him?

Page 58 — London; the house where the Order of the Phoenix is meeting

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What’s the Order of the Phoenix?

Page 67 — A secret society of wizards who previously fought against Voldemort

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Why is a portrait of Sirius’ mother in the house?

Page 78 — It’s the home Sirius’ grew up in

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What did Harry learn in this chapter?

Page 92 — Harry thwarted Voldemort’s plans; Voldemort is secretly recruiting Death Eaters and working on a weapon; the Ministry doesn't believe that Voldemort is back

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Describe Sirius’ family?

Page 113 — Share two examples. They’re Voldemort supporters; don’t like anyone who’s not a pureblood; Sirius’s brother was a Death Eater and Draco’s dad is married to Sirius’s cousin

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What hearing is Harry worryied about and why?

Page 119 — He’s on trial for using magic in the muggle world; he could be expelled from Hogwarts and be forced to return to live at the Dursley’s

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 121 — Describes the Ministry of Magic building and Harry and Mr. Weasley's travels; the location and time of the hearing changed and Harry and Mr. Weasley run to get there

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Why do you think the hearing was changed to the new location?

Listen to your child's answer

How do we know Fudge didn’t expect Dumbledor at the hearing?

Page 139 — He was surprised and flustered when Dumbledor arrived; didn’t set out a chair; changed the time and location of the hearing intentionally so Dumbledor wouldn’t be there

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Who do you think told Dumbledor of the change?

Listen to your child’s answer

Why doesn’t Fudge want to believe dementors attacked Harry?

Page 148 — It would prove that Voldemort is back

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What was Harry feeling when he didn’t make Prefect?

Page 166 — Jealous and selfish

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Why was Mrs. Weasley so upset when she saw the bogart?

Page 176 — She’s scared someone in her family is going to die

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What did Draco Malfoy say to unnerve Harry in this chapter? Why?

Page 194 — “I’ll be dogging your footsteps in case you step out of line"; Draco’s dad might have noticed Sirius dropping off Harry at the train station and know where he's hiding out

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Why was Harry alarmed his friends couldn’t see the creatures pulling the carriages?

Page 199 — He’s not been able to see them until now; Luna has been able to see them as well, which concerned him

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What did the Sorting Hat sing about?

Page 207 — The different houses; warnings; advice

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Why was that strange?

Page 207 — The Hat hasn't given advice or warnings since Harry's been at Hogwarts

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Why is Harry frustrated and grateful at the end of this chapter?

Page 220 — Seamus’ mom doesn't believe Harry and Dumbledor and doesn't want him at the school; Neville believes Harry and stood up for him

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What’s Harry’s Divination class about?

Page 237 — Predicting the future

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Why isn’t Harry happy about keeping a dream journal?

Page 238 — His dreams are about Voldemort and come true

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Describe Professor Umbridge.

Page 239 — Very short; sweet voice and but very strict; determined to put Harry’s accusations about Voldemort to rest and called them lies

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What pun did Professor Umbridge use on page 266?

Page 266 — “Oh, as long as it takes the message to sink in”

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Why is it a pun?

Page 267 — When Harry used the quill, it actually carved the words into his flesh

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Why doesn’t Harry want to talk to Dumbledor about his detention or his scar?

Page 277 — Dumbledor hasn’t talked to him since the summer

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What concerns did Sirius calm when Harry spoke with him?

Page 302 — Harry’s scar isn’t anything to worry about; Professor Umbridge isn’t a Death Eater; Hagrid's away on a mission and is fine

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Why did Hermione suggest Harry teach the Defense against the Dark Arts class? Why?

Page 326 — Harry; he’s been successful in using the spells against Voldemort

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What’s Harry’s reaction?

Page 328 — He didn’t feel qualified

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Which houses are the students from who came to the Dark Arts meeting?

Page 338 — Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffondor

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Why were the students hesitant to sign their names?

Page 346 — They didn’t want to be found out

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Why was Harry noticing how beautiful the village is now?

Page 349 — Cho likes him

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Why did Professor Umbridge ban student organizations, societies, teams, groups and clubs?

Page 351 — To prevent the secret Dark Arts class

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Why are the teachers upset with Umbridge?

Page 364 — She has the power to get rid of them, is questioning how they teach and putting them on probation

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What caused Sirius to vanish?

Page 372 — Umbridge came looking for him in the chimney floo

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Why weren’t the other elves picking up Hermione’s hats and socks?

Page 385 — They were insulted

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Describe the first lesson Harry taught.

Page 396 — Harry was voted their leader; they call themselves the D.A., Dumbledor’s Army; they learned the Expelliarmus spell

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Describe the Quidditch match and what happened after.

Page 406 — Ron missed three goals, Harry caught the snitch so they won; during the match Slytherin sang a mean song about Ron; Draco taunted Ron, Harry and George hit him; Umbridge banned Harry, George and Fred from playing Quidditch again; Ron left the field very discouraged

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 424 — Harry and his friends went to see Hagrid; he told them how he went to the giants to gain their favor against Voldemort; the chief who liked them was killed and a new chief was put in, he was siding with the Death Eaters; Hagrid and Madame Maxine weren’t successful in convincing the other giants to join; Umbridge came to see Hagrid while the kids were there, but couldn’t see them due to the invisibility cloak; Hermione is worried Umbridge going to get rid of Hagrid

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Why was Harry so confused by Cho’s kiss?

Page 458 — She cried about missing Cedric just before

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What and who was Harry in his dream?

Page 462 — A snake; Voldemort

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Why did Dumbledor remove Harry and the Weasley’s from Hogwarts?

Page 476 — He didn’t want Umbridge to get involved; he wanted them to be able to see their father

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Why didn’t Harry want to hear the conversation in the hospital room?

Page 491 — He was disturbed Voldemort is possessing him

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Why was Harry so upset at the beginning of this chapter?

Page 493 — He thought Voldemort was using him as a weapon

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What helped Harry feel better?

Page 499 — Talking to his friends; Ginny reminded him she’d been possessed by Voldemort too

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Who did Harry and his friends see on the closed ward of the hospital? Why?

Page 515 — Neville Longbottom; his mom and dad were cursed by Bellatrix Lestrange

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Why did Dumbledor want Harry to learn Occlumency?

Page 518 — It would teach him to control and protect his mind from Voldemort

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Why was Harry so sick at the end of this chapter?

Page 542 — He’d had his first lesson with Snape and his mind was weakened and tired

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Why did Harry’s date with Cho go poorly?

Page 562 — Harry didn’t want to talk about Cedric and then said he was meeting Hermione and that made Cho jealous

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Why did Hermione want Harry to meet her?

Page 567 — To tell Rita Skeeter the truth about Voldemort

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How did Hermione convince Rita to do the story about Harry for free?

Page 569 — She blackmailed Rita since she’s not a registered Animagus

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What was the reaction to the article written about Harry and Voldemort?

Page 579 — Umbridge was angry and put up a new decree that students were forbidden to read it; the students believed Harry; Harry received lots of fan mail

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How does Snape know that Harry dreamt of Voldemort?

Page 593 — He can see Harry’s memories as they practice Occlumency

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Why was Harry taken to Dumbledor’s office?

Page 611 — Umbridge caught him doing the D.A. Class

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Why did Dumbledor take the blame for organizing the class?

Page 618 — He didn’t want Harry to get expelled; he knew he could handle the consequences

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What advice did Dumbledor give Harry before he left?

Page 623 — To study Occlumency as hard as he could and close his mind

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Why was Snape so enraged to find Harry watching his memory?

Page 645 — It was humiliating to him; it was about how Harry’s dad treated him when they were younger

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Should Harry have looked into the Pensieve? Why, or why not?

No; Snape’s memories were personal like a journal

What did Sirius tell Harry about his father?

Page 671 — That he was 15 years old and an idiot; that his father was a show off when Lily was around; he was his best friend and a good person

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What diversion did Fred and George do so Harry to talk to Sirius?

Page 675 — Made a swamp in the school

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What was Hagrid hiding in the Forbidden Forest?

Page 690 — His brother, a giant

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Why did Hagrid need Harry and his friends to visit his brother?

Page 701 — He was worried Umbridge was going to fire him

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Why did Harry and Hermione decide to wait to tell Ron about Hagrid's brother?

Page 702 — Ron had just won the Quidditch Cup

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What event interrupted the astronomy test?

Page 719 — Umbridge telling Hagrid to leave Hogwarts

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Who was Voldemort torturing in Harry’s dream and why?

Page 728 — Sirius; Voldemort wanted Sirius to fetch something

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Do you think Snape got Harry's message?

Page 745 — Listen to your child’s answer

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Predict the weapon Hermione and Harry are taking Umbridge to?

Page 748 — Listen to your child’s answer

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How did Luna, Neville, Ginny and Ron escape?

Page 761 — They used spells Harry taught them

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Why were they so determined to go with Harry?

Page 761 — They wanted to use the skills Harry taught them against Voldemort

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Why wasn’t Sirius where Harry saw him in his dream?

Page 780 — It was a trap Voldemort planned to get Harry into the room with the orb

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Summarize this chapter.

Page 781 — The kids were all fighting for their lives running from the Death Eaters when members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived to help them; Sirius fell through the veil and died

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What did Fudge finally admit?

Page 817 — That Voldemort’s back

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Who took the blame for Sirius’s death? Why?

Page 826 — Dumbledor; he should have told Harry everything long before

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Who lied to Harry and betrayed the Order?

Page 829 — Kreacher

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Why did Dumbledor wait to tell Harry the prophecy?

Page 844 — He would need to one day kill Voldemort or be killed by him

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What was Nicks response when Harry asked him about Sirius?

Page 860 — Sirius moved on and wouldn’t come back as a ghost

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What did Luna say that helped Harry feel better?

Page 863 — That those who have died are just behind the veil, they’re not gone

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Why was Harry confident going home with the Dursley’s?

Page 870 — The Order stood up for him and told the Dursley’s they’d better be nice to Harry; Harry knew he had support from his friends

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