History YMMV / HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix

** Aside from [[TropeNamer the obvious]], Bellatrix is treated like a goddess by FanFiction. [[DarkActionGirl It's]] [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette because]] EvilIsSexy. [[Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter Her film portrayal]] doesn't hurt either--adding to the aforementioned effect.

--->"I will attempt to penetrate your mind, you will attempt to resist. Prepare yourself!"

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The game brought back the one thing fans missed from ''Goblet of Fire'', Hogwarts being an open world, but implemented that in a less fun way with the repetitive gameplay overtly reliant on fetch quests (mostly of Harry doing menial tasks for [=NPCs=]), not helped by awkward it was to deploy spells by doing wand motions with the analog stick.

** In the film, what Snape says during Harry's first Occlumency lesson sounds somewhat suspect out of context:
--->"I will attempt to penetrate your mind, you will attempt to resist. Prepare yourself!"

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Luna Lovegood. Originally only to have importance in this book, by the end of the series she is the sixth member of the TrueCompanions group and the only non-Gryffindor to be in it. Luna's so popular, she managed to make her Quibbler critters a popular source of ArbitrarySkepticism jokes in the fandom, and many fans were disappointed that she never discovers a Crumple-Horned Snorkack during her time as a Magizoologist. Creator/EvannaLynch also became one of the cast, as Creator/JKRowling found her casting so perfect she said that whenever she wrote Luna, Evanna's voice played in her mind.
** A smaller example, but in the film there's a blonde haired Slytherin girl who briefly makes an appearance during the Twins' firework scene. Despite being an extra with no name, dialogue or even being listed in the credits (she's played by Chloe Rich), she has gained somewhat of a fan following. She was so popular, she became the inspiration for the {{Fanon}} design for OCStandIn Daphne Greengrass.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The game brought back the one thing fans missed from ''Goblet of Fire'', Hogwarts being an open world, but implemented that in a less fun way with the repetitive gameplay overtly reliant on fetch quests (mostly of Harry doing menial tasks for [=NPCs=]), not helped by awkward it was to deploy spells by doing wand motions with the analog stick.

** Also, a large part of the book involves the Ministry and the Daily Prophet slandering Harry by claiming he's just making up stories for attention and thinks he's a tragic hero. This has aged particularly badly as Rowling regularly accuses her critics of slandering her and portrays herself as heroically standing up for her views in the face of persecution from the media. The idea of a famous person being desperate to stay in the limelight has also been raised as a likely explanation for her recent behavior.

** Remember Molly's Boggart? [[spoiler:Fred dies during the Battle of Hogwarts. In fact, it's even worse than that in a way--she could never imagine Fred and George being separated, even in death.]]

* CantUnhearIt: Evanna Lynch as Luna. Notably in the audio books, Stephen Fry had given her an English accent and she's said to be from near where the Weasleys are. But Evanna's portrayal was so spot on that they had Rhys Ifans do an Irish accent too when he appeared as Xenophilius. JK Rowling even says that she wrote Luna with Evanna's voice in her mind after that. Doubly so in that Luna received a lot of AdaptationalAttractiveness (she's cross-eyed with messy hair and described in unflattering terms) but most fans ignore it because the performance is just that convincing.

** Harry earns a "nice one, [[WrongNameOutburst James]]!" for knocking Lucius Malfoy's wand ''sheath'' out of his hand. Not the wand. Just the cane that serves as its sheath.

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: Choosing to NOT have Daniel Radcliffe portray James during Snape’s memory, despite him being the same age at the time as Harry in the story, was seen by many as a strange choice.

* AwardSnub: Creator/ImeldaStaunton hardly received any accolades for her critically acclaimed performance as Dolores Umbridge--with ones she didn't get nominated for including Best Supporting Actress at both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain too.

** The number of scenes that the film adaptation cut from the book, more than any of the other books in the series except for perhaps GOF. Some people think this bastardizes the source material. However, some were actually okay with it and felt that this helped tighten up the story and improved the pacing, since one of the criticisms about the book was that it had a lot of subplots that could have been left on the cutting room floor.

* CharacterRerailment: The film series had gotten several criticisms from fans for perceived {{Wimpification}} of Ron's character; ignoring his complexities and turning him into a comic relief sidekick, particularly emphasising Hermione's better moments. This film sees him getting scenes such as defending Harry in front of the entire common room, watching over him while he has nightmares, trying to fight out of his restraints when Umbridge is about to use the Cruciatus Curse, and conjuring a Patronus in the DA (which the books didn't have him do until ''Deathly Hallows'').

* FanPreferredCutContent: The battle in the Department of Mysteries was filmed and edited down, complete with a duel between Sirius and Bellatrix. Most fans wish it had been kept in its entirety.

* GrowingTheBeard: ''This'' did it for the remaining critics, if [=PoA=] and [=GoF=] failed to do so. The film adaptation, as the first one where David Yates took the helm, was noted to be a real step in the right direction.

** Luna is the oddball of Hogwarts, and her status as a bullied outsider already made her TheWoobie. While the media loved to portray the narrative of her actress Evanna Lynch overcoming anorexia to become a ''Harry Potter'' star, the process outlined in her autobiography was not so smooth; while she had been discharged from hospital and was not a danger to herself by the time of filming, she admits to still feeling like an outcast among her cast members due to these lingering insecurities. She confessed to not fully overcoming her eating disorder until she was 29.

** The film version of the duel between [[spoiler:Dumbledore and Voldemort]]; visually stunning? Absolutely. Intense? Oh, yes indeed. But there is that one part where [[spoiler:Voldemort looks like he's belching a giant fireball at Dumbledore...]]
** Then in the possession scene, Voldemort makes some weird faces in front of what looks to be fast-moving grey clouds, like he's in some 2000s music video. We also see him as Harry's mirror image, wearing Harry's hoodie and all.

** The movie features a bit where Harry briefly hallucinates Voldemort staring at him at King's Cross, which would presumably be scarier if Hallucinated Voldemort wasn't wearing a regular-ass ''suit and tie''. It just looks more silly than anything, like He Who Must Not Be Named is just a regular snake-faced wizard dad sending his kid to school.

** In the movie, the decision to have Cho betray the DA rather than Marietta - and later reveal her to be under the influence of Veritaserum - is potentially even more interesting. Sadly, Cho disappears from the story after this and it lacks a real payoff, redemption or even apology from Harry (although, he and the others shared a regretful look when this is revealed). Thankfully she does feature in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', so this isn't her final appearance in the films. There, she and Harry are shown to be on good terms, implying that he did at least apologise off screen.

* TrailerJokeDecay: The "who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?" exchange played in most trailers.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Luna Lovegood. Originally only to have importance in this book, by the end of the series she is the sixth member of the TrueCompanions group and the only non-Gryffindor to be in it. Luna's so popular, she managed to make her Quibbler critters a popular source of ArbitrarySkepticism jokes in the fandom, and many fans were disappointed that she never discovers a Crumple-Horned Snorkack during her time as a Magizoologist. Creator/EvannaLynch also became one of the cast, as Creator/JKRowling found her casting so perfect she said that whenever she wrote Luna, Evanna's voice played in her mind.

* MoralEventHorizon: Dolores Jane Umbridge has long since passed over it. She starts by cheerfully calling Harry a liar, forcing him to cut into his own flesh and do lines with his own blood, tries to sabotage Gryffindor's chances of winning the Quidditch Cup by removing three of their best players, cruelly mocks Hagrid's teaching, gleefully tries to sack Professor Trelawney (and thoroughly enjoys her despondency), takes over from Dumbledore, tries to arrest Hagrid for no reason, nearly kills [=McGonagall=] in a sneak attack, and finally tries to used the Cruciatus Curse on Harry. Oh, and it turns out she was the one who [[spoiler:set Dementors on Harry and Dudley in the beginning]]. So, take your pick. Oh, and guess what? She gets ''worse'' in ''Deathly Hallows''. In the movie, there's even a scene that shows that she forces ''first years'' to use the [[FanNickname Blood Quill]].

** For many who sympathize with Slytherin house, it would have been nice to see at least one member from that house in Dumbledore's Army just to prove that the house isn't full of narrow-minded assholes. But instad, most, if not all of them, go to Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.

* AwardSnub: Creator/ImeldaStaunton hardly received any accolades for her critically performance as Dolores Umbridge--with ones she didn't get niminated for including Best Supporting Actress at both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain too.

* When you think about it, Umbridge treats Filch—-who’s on her side!—-pretty badly, since she makes him do stuff like clean up the twins’ swamp and putting up her decrees, which she could easily do with a wave of her wand, whereas Filch doesn’t have that luxury.

* AbandonShipping: Harry/Cho was swiftly sunk in this book, along with nearly all of its supporters. Since the book's release, the ship's appearance in fanfiction has mostly been as either a novelty pairing or for porn fics.

** Due to Rowling's views on transgender women, the joke about boys not being allowed in the girls' dormitory comes off a lot harsher.
*** Speaking of, Rowling infamously [[https://www.themarysue.com/j-k-rowling-appears-to-sic-lawyers-on-queer-critic/ silenced a critic by threatening to sue them for calling her a Nazi over her transphobic views]]. "I mustn't tell lies" indeed.

** Snape, after the revelation of the bullying he went through. It is NOT REMOTELY an excuse for the way he treated his students, but it does explain why he hated James Potter and Sirius so much.

** Similarly, Snape being portrayed in the same chapter as both a loner and a victim during his Hogwarts years is usually how fans tend to portray him. Despite multiple characters mentioning that he had some friends [[spoiler:and not just Lily Evans]] and was highly skilled in magic even then (in fact, it's obvious that the only reason he's alone in this scene is so he can study in peace), fans more often than not ignore this in favor of a friendless defensive Snape.

* MemeticMutation: Umbridge's "I ''will'' have order!" She says it ''once'' in the movie and never in the book. Tellingly, by the time the next film was made, they saw fit to include an Umbridge doll in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes which constantly squeals "I will have order!"