J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published in 2003. It is the fifth novel in the seven-book Harry Potter series and followed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
The novel was published in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2003. Its story follows Harry’s return to Hogwarts during a period when the Ministry of Magic refuses to accept that Lord Voldemort has returned. Dolores Umbridge becomes the school’s High Inquisitor and later High Inquisitor, while Harry helps form Dumbledore’s Army.
The book is the longest novel in the original series by word count in many commonly cited comparisons. Its title refers to the secret organization opposing Voldemort, which was originally founded during the first wizarding war and later revived.