In J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, what is the title of the fifth novel?

The fifth novel in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Published in 2003, it follows Harry’s fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The story introduces the secret student group Dumbledore’s Army, created to teach practical defensive magic while the Ministry of Magic denies that Lord Voldemort has returned.

The title refers to the Order of the Phoenix, a resistance group originally founded by Albus Dumbledore during the First Wizarding War and re-formed during the second. The novel is often confused with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book, or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth.

The book is also notable for Dolores Umbridge’s appointment at Hogwarts and for the climactic battle at the Ministry of Magic. Its British and American editions share the same title, unlike Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States.