One of the things “worse than death” that Dumbledore refers to is the absence of love. In the confrontation between Dumbledore and Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore tells Voldemort: “Your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness.” There is an extremely important distinction made between Harry and Voldemort’s character that is revealed in this book: the ability to love. Our heroes’ efforts in this book remind us that unity is one of the most important tools when faced with adversity. If the students at Hogwarts or the former members of the Order hadn’t come together, they would have been unprepared and unable to fight off the Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic, and Harry would have been left to Voldemort’s deadly hands. Like the concerned students at Hogwarts, former Order members take matters into their own hands as well.īy the re-kindling of the Order of the Phoenix, believers of Voldemort’s return-like Lupin, Sirius, Molly, Arthur, and Kingsley-are able to unite and prepare to fight Voldemort. Rightfully so, Harry, Hermione and Ron see the importance of learning to defend themselves even though they are forbidden by Umbridge. First, the trio takes a necessary step toward unity against both Voldemort and the Ministry by creating Dumbledore’s Army. Necessary unity is achieved in two ways in this book. Unity is also essential in another way: uniting against the threat of the Ministry. And we must unite inside her or we’ll crumble from within.” Though Hogwarts is inherently divided into four very separate, very different houses - it is vital that differences be set aside in order to rise against the threat of Voldemort and his followers. The Sorting Hat stresses this in the beginning of the book: “Our Hogwarts is in danger from external deadly foes. Unity in the Face of EvilĪnother leading theme in Order of the Phoenix is the importance of uniting in the face of threat. The entire fiasco elicits the importance of questioning our leaders and seeking the truth, because ignorance is not bliss in the face of danger. If it weren’t for Harry, Dumbledore, and the Order’s undying efforts to convince the public of the truth and protect the ones they love, it would have been all too easy for Voldemort to spread his terrible reign over the naïve Wizarding world.
The Ministry becomes corrupt, inefficient, and useless. Some serious problems arise when Fudge would rather maintain normality than protect his people. Obviously, the government and the people are at extreme odds here. Then, when this fails, Fudge employs Umbridge at Hogwarts to convince the students and staff that Voldemort has not returned. But this is hard when Fudge, as the figurehead of the Ministry of Magic, is under the impression that ignoring reality will make its problems go away.įirstly, Fudge seeks to condemn Harry and forbid his return to Hogwarts just so Harry can’t go spreading the word of Voldemort’s return. For Harry and Dumbledore, “coping” means informing as many people as possible of Voldemort’s return and preparing to fight. To the Ministry of Magic, “coping” means ignoring the facts, and pretending it’s not true. Weasley (mother of Harry’s best friend, Ron) speaks “sharply” Tonks (a clumsy witch with punked-up, parti-color hair) speaks “earnestly.” As for Harry himself, he speaks quietly, automatically, nervously, slowly, and often - given his current case of raving adolescence - ANGRILY.Order of the Phoenix is largely characterized by the Wizarding world coping with Voldemort’s return. Harry’s godfather, Sirius, speaks “exasperatedly” Mrs. Rowling seems to have never met one she didn’t like, especially when it comes to dialogue attribution. The part of speech that indicates insecurity (“Did you really hear me? Do you really understand me?”) is the adverb, and Ms. As a writer, however, she is often careless (characters never just put on their clothes they always get “dressed at top speed”) and oddly, almost sweetly, insecure.
Rowling’s imagination - which should be insured by Lloyd’s of London (or perhaps the Incubus Insurance Company) for the 2 or 3 billion dollars it will ultimately be worth over the span of her creative lifetime, which should be long - she is now at the absolute top of her game.
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