History Literature / HarryPotterandTheOrderOfThePhoenix

* DeerInTheHeadlights: [[spoiler:Harry taunts Bellatrix over how Voldemort can't hear her frantic apologies for losing the prophecy. Then Voldemort appears right in front of him and announces that ''this'' time, he's just going to kill Harry without any more theatrics. OhCrap indeed.]]

* BrainInAJar: "''Accio'' Brain!"

* TheOathBreaker: Marietta; told the location of their secret hideout to Umbridge after signing a magical contract claiming she wouldn't do that. As a result she had the word "SNEAK" appear on her face in pimples and was shunned by her classmates.

** The Auror Dawlish appears twice in this book: The first time, he is [[spoiler:effortlessly knocked out by Dumbledore during the latter's attempted arrest.]] The second time, he is [[spoiler:beaten to a pulp by Hagrid during ''his'' attempted arrest.]]

'''''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''''' is the fifth book in the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series. Published June 21, 2003 after the longest gap between Potter books - three years. Some fans speculated that Rowling was suffering from WritersBlock, but this was not the case - She simply felt she needed a break after the breakneck pace of writing the first four books, and had to play catchup to put in plot threads that ExecutiveMeddling had cut from earlier books. For the rest of the series there were only two-year gaps between books.

* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Used for MoodWhiplash when Harry, before seeing Mr. Weasley attacked by Nagini, has a dream in which Cho Chang finds him in the Room of Requirement and demands Chocolate Frog cards while he's trying to put up Christmas decorations shaped like Dobby's head. Also his dream of watching Neville and Professor Sprout waltz in the Room of Requirement while Professor [=McGonagall=] [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes plays the bagpipes]]. And Ron and Hermione wearing crowns after they get named Prefect.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: According to Sirius, his parents and a lot of the Pureblood families initially supported Voldemort. While not Death Eaters, they still thought he had the right idea about purging Wizarding Britain of Muggle-borns and placing the Purebloods in charge. However, they got cold feet when they realized the lengths he was willing to go to seize power.

* StopHelpingMe!: Even though Harry wholeheartedly appreciates their courage later and they eventually become more competent in later books, it’s rather hard to say exactly how much use his friends really were during the Department of Mysteries. Neville and Luna probably stumble the hardest, as the former accidentally disarms Harry during a fight and later unintentionally lands himself over as a hostage to force Harry into surrender (after Harry had bought them an opening to flee), and the latter breaks Ginny’s ankle trying to help her, effectively knocking her out of the fight.

** Ultimately subverted because she didn't anticipate [[spoiler: Mundungus Fltecher tipping off Dumbledore about the attack, allowing him to fight and block the expulsion.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: While dealing with Voldemort's return and PTSD, Harry spends most of the book chewing out his friends.

* SadistTeacher: Umbridge. Could be The Trope Namer.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-universe. Umbridge's ban of Harry's interview with ''The Quibbler'' only ensures that everybody reads it. This could possibly be a TakeThat to all the MoralGuardians who've attacked the series, only ensuring it became more successful. This is a textbook example of the Streisand Effect.

* LesCollaborateurs: The Inquisitorial Squad, which seems to be made up of entirely Slytherins.

'''''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''''' is the fifth book in the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series. Published June 21, 2003 after the longest gap between Potter books - three years. Some fans speculated that Rowling was suffering from WritersBlock, but this was not the case - She simply felt she needed a break after the breakneck pace of writing the first four books, and had to play catchup to put plot threads ExecutiveMeddling had cut from earlier books. For the rest of the series there were only two-year gaps between books.

'''''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''''' is the fifth book in the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series. Published in 2003. Voldemort's back, but the [[TheGovernment Ministry of Magic]] is in denial, so they decide the best solution is to start a GovernmentConspiracy and cover up all the evidence. Then they send one of their own, Dolores Umbridge, to Hogwarts to [[TyrantTakesTheHelm take over]]. At the end an even more major supporting character is KilledOffForReal, officially signaling that from now on AnyoneCanDie.

** EVERYTHING Umbridge does. She can't walk down a hallway without finding a dog to kick. The film makes it worse-they just let the monster run loose, giving her a microphone to broadcast her new rules all over the school, and use a spell to forcibly separate a kissing couple.

* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Peeves attempts to invoke this.

* {{Doorstopper}}: Over 750 pages no matter which edition.