History Fridge / HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix

* During Harry's trial before the Wizengamot, Mrs. Figg is brought as a witness and describes the effects of the dementor attack, mentioning that they made her remember "dreadful things". One of them was most likely the day she learned that she was a Squib and would never be able to perform magic or attend Hogwarts.

* More on Umbridge; when Harry is put on trial, most of the Wizengamot (including Amelia Bones) is surprised that the boy is able to cast a corporeal Patronus, which is said to be a highly-advanced spell that requires a lot of talent. This puts Umbridge's action of sending the Dementors to attack him at the start of the book in a completely different light: if the Ministry was unaware that Harry could use the Patronus, then Umbridge most likely didn't know either. Which means she sent the dementors ''fully expecting'' that they sucked out Harry's soul! Moreover, had she succeeded, she would have been a KarmaHoudini because nobody, not even Fudge, ever found out what she did!

* More sad than scary, but during Harry's trial before the Wizengamot, Mrs. Figg is brought as a witness and describes the effects of the dementor attack, mentioning that they made her remember "dreadful things". One of them was most likely the day she learned that she was a Squib and would never be able to perform magic or attend Hogwarts.

* In the book, Dumbledore is clearly holding back against Voldemort, staying mostly on the defensive and letting him wear himself out. Why does he not go on the offensive? Because it's actually a ploy to keep Voldemort there long enough for Fudge and his cronies to arrive and see him--if he'd gone all out, Voldemort probably would've pulled a ScrewThisImOutOfHere.

* When Trelawny is first fired by Umbridge, it seems like [=McGonagall=] and Dumbledore are insisting she can still stay out of a sense of staff camaraderie, but later we learn that Dumbledore wanted to stop having Divination taught at Hogwarts and only interviewed Trelawney because of her famous ancestor. We also find out he hired her to protect her because of her prophecy. We find out that Voldemort was seeking said prophecy near the end of the book as well. Dumbledore was letting her stay at Hogwarts as another means of keeping Voldemort from getting his hands on the prophecy.

* Why does Dumbledore never reprimand Hagrid for all the creatures he keeps getting? Because Hagrid is a half-giant and can ''handle'' said creatures (his main mistake is [[NaiveAnimalLover thinking that]] ''[[IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat everyone else]]'' can handle them) and, ultimately, it's more useful to have a half-giant ''armed with a lot of dangerous creatures'' on his side rather than Voldemort's. His powerful ability to empathise with the students also makes him a very useful addition to the staff, as it means the students have access to an adult confidant when feeling lonely.

* When Trelawny is first fired by Umbridge, it seems like McGonagall and Dumbledore are insisting she can still stay out of a sense of staff camaraderie, but later we learn that Dumbledore wanted to stop having Divination taught at Hogwarts and only interviewed Trelawney because of her famous ancestor. We also find out he hired her to protect her because of her prophecy. We find out that Voldemort was seeking said prophecy near the end of the book as well. Dumbledore was letting her stay at Hogwarts as another means of keeping Voldemort from getting his hands on the prophecy.

* It’s mentioned many times early on that Dumbledore is very busy this summer. More than likely, [[spoiler:he’s hunting down Voldemort’s Horcruxes.]]

* It’s mentioned many times early on that Dumbledore is very busy this summer. There’s a good reason for this — [[spoiler: he’s hunting down Voldemort’s Horcruxes.]]

* When one remembers that Voldemort had placed a jinx so that whoever teaches the Defence Against the Dark Arts would have circumstances lead to them resigning the position in some way, shape, or form, it comes as no surprise that Harry's private DADA courses would be put to a halt the year he began it.

* When one remembers that Voldemort had placed a jinx on whoever teaches the Defence Against the Dark Arts would have circumstances lead to them resigning the position in some way, shape, or form, it comes as no surprise that Harry's private DADA courses would be put to a halt the year he began it.

* Dolores Umbridge's eventual comeuppance at the hands of the centaurs. In their original mythology, centaurs were notorious rapists.

* In ''Order of the Phoenix'', Dolores Umbridge is not shown to be a particularly talented witch, being utterly unable to combat Fred and George's wild array of spells, but she has complete confidence in her ability to cast the Cruciatus Curse (described as a very hard curse to bring off) on Harry. The most likely explanation (aside from SmallNameBigEgo)? She's had plenty of practice using it before.

* The name of the titular Order gains new meaning the second time it's formed, since a phoenix is the being that joins Harry and Voldemort by wand; a connection that is partially responsible for the backfired Killing Curse in Harry's infancy. Now, the Order stands for the Harry/Voldemort conflict, which might not have happened without Fawkes the phoenix.

* It's hard to feel sorry for Janus Thickey, who earned himself his woes. He's most famous for pretending to have been eaten by a Lethifold so he could run off with his mistress, abandoning his wife and children. But the fact remains that in a hospital whose wards are named for high-profile patients, a ''long-term inpatient ward where most of the patients have spell-induced brain damage or other memory issues'' bears his name.

* It's hard to feel sorry for Janus Thickey, who earned himself his woes. But the fact remains that in a hospital whose wards are named for high-profile patients, a ''long-term inpatient ward where most of the patients have spell-induced brain damage or other memory issues'' bears his name.

* Why does Dumbledore never reprimand Hagrid for all the creatures he keeps getting? Because Hagrid is a half-giant and can ''handle'' said creatures (his main mistake is [[NaiveAnimalLover thinking that]] ''[[IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat everyone else]]'' can handle them) and, ultimately, it's more useful to have a half-giant ''armed with a lot of dangerous creatures'' on his side rather than Voldemort's. His powerful ability to empathize with the students also makes him a very useful addition to the staff, as it means the students have access to an adult confidant when feeling lonely.

* Why does Dumbledore never reprimand Hagrid for all the creatures he keeps getting? Because Hagrid is a half-giant and can ''handle'' said creatures (his main mistake is [[NaiveAnimalLover thinking that]] ''[[IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat everyone else]]'' can handle them) and, ultimately, it's more useful to have a half-giant ''armed with a lot of dangerous creatures'' on his side rather than Voldemort's.

* The way that Harry shakes off Voldemort's possession? Not only thoughts of his loved ones [[EvilCannotComprehendGood (Voldemort cannot understand love, of course)]], but, in a sad way, his wish at that particular moment to reunite with his lost loved ones in[=/=]after death. The other thing we find out about Voldemort in the following two books is that he ascribes to TheNothingAfterDeath and [[MortalityPhobia fears it above all else]], while Harry doesn't (and at times in the latter half of the series edges disturbingly close to DeathSeeker, at least in his head).

* It's hard to feel sorry for [[YourCheatingHeart Janus Thickey]], who earned himself his woes. But the fact remains that in a hospital whose wards are named for high-profile patients, a ''long-term inpatient ward where most of the patients have spell-induced brain damage or other memory issues'' bears his name.

* It's hard to feel sorry for [[YourCheatingHeart Janus Thickey]], who earned himself a world of hurt. But the fact remains that in a hospital whose wards are named for high-profile patients, a ''long-term inpatient ward where most of the patients have spell-induced brain damage or other memory issues'' bears his name.

* It's hard to feel sorry for [[YourCheatingHeart Janus Thickey]] who earned himself a world of hurt. But the fact remains that in a hospital whose wards are named for high-profile patients, a ''long-term inpatient ward where most of the patients have spell-induced brain damage or other memory issues'' bears his name.

* When you remember that Voldemort had placed a jinx in which anyone who teaches the Defense Against the Dark Arts would have circumstances lead to them resigning the position in some way, shape, or form, it comes as no surprise that Harry's private DADA courses would be put to a halt the year he began it.