New, repackaged audio editions of the classic & internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series, read by Stephen Fry containing 24 CDs with a total running time of 29 hours & 5 minutes. With new jackets by Jonny Duddle to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day & Harry is running out of time. ...

` You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts & emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.' Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day & Harry is running out of time.. . This gift edition hardback, presented in a beautiful foiled slipcase decorated with brand new line art by Jonny Duddle, will delight readers as they follow Harry & his friends through the fifth thrilling instalment of their adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. ...

` This is the weapon he has been seeking so assiduously since his return: the knowledge of how to destroy you' Albus Dumbledore Harry Potter is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys' house for the summer, for he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, that he himself could be attacked, & that his so-called friends are keeping him in the dark. Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards, he discovers that Dumbledore is regrouping the Order of the Phoenix
- a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort. But the Ministry of Magic is against the Order, lies are being spread by the wizards' tabloid, the Daily Prophet, & Harry fears that he may have to take on this epic battle against evil alone. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson's beautiful woodcut cover artwork.
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Harry is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys' house for the summer, for he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, that he himself could be attacked, & that his so-called friends are keeping him in the dark. Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards, he discovers that Dumbledore is regrouping the Order of the Phoenix
- a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort. But the Ministry of Magic is against the Order, lies are being spread by the wizards' tabloid, the Daily Prophet, & Harry fears that he may have to take on this epic battle against evil alone. The incomparable Stephen Fry brings the wizarding world to life in this classic reading of the fifth book of J.K. Rowling's much loved Harry Potter series. This unabridged audio CD edition is comprised of twenty-four CDs. The duration is Approx. 29 hours 5 minutes.
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Illustrated Edition A Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition is available here ‘ The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London.’ The wizarding world is divided; Lord Voldemort has returned in secret & not everyone believes Harry’s account of what happened to him in the final moments of the Triwizard Tournament. More alone than ever, Harry finds himself an enemy of The Ministry of Magic as it seeks to have an ever-more sinister control over Hogwarts. For the school is now under the governance of the ruthless, sugar-pink-clad, Dolores Umbridge who is intent on bringing her own brand of order to the school, using increasingly brutal methods. There are those who are fighting back, the secret society of The Order of the Phoenix but this puts those Harry loves most in mortal danger. At school, Harry & his friends must also learn to defend themselves against the enemy & Harry most of all, for Voldemort is stealing into his mind, & he is getting stronger. Only Harry’s enemy, Severus Snape, can teach him to protect himself but will he learn what he needs in time & will it be enough to stand against the deadliest of wizards? As Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts, Waterstones beckons you to see the darker side of the wizarding world. Enter the Department of Mysteries, see what lies in Dumbledore’s most hidden memories & prepare to face the enemy within. The Death Eaters are coming, who will stand & who will fall? ...

Dumbledore lowered his hands & surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. ' It is time, ' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything'. Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school & find out why his friends Ron & Hermione have been so secretive all summer. However, what Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his whole world upside down.. . But before he even gets to school, Harry has an unexpected & frightening encounter with two Dementors, has to face a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic & has been escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called ' The Order of the Phoenix'. & that is just the start A gripping & electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, &
- of course
- magic.

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Harry is furious that he is stuck at the Dursleys house for the summer, when he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, & the wizarding authorities seem unwilling to do anything. Harrys so-called friends are trying to keep him in the dark. But he knows that Voldemorts forces can find him wherever he is; he could be attacked at any moment. Harry is finally rescued from Privet Drive by members of the Order of the Phoenix
- a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort
- & discovers that maybe he is not alone in this battle after all. These new editions of the classic & internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. Its time to PASS THE MAGIC ON.

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Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school & find out why his friends Ron & Hermione have been so secretive all summer. But before he even gets to school, Harry survives a terrifying encounter with two Dementors, attends a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic & is escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called ' The Order of the Phoenix'.. . This is a gripping & electrifying novel, full of suspense, secrets, &
- of course
- magic.

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Harry is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys' house for the summer, for he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, that he himself could be attacked, & that his so-called friends are keeping him in the dark. Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards, he discovers that Dumbledore is regrouping the Order of the Phoenix
- a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort. But the Ministry of Magic is against the Order, lies are being spread by the wizards' tabloid, the Daily Prophet, & Harry fears that he may have to take on this epic battle against evil alone.
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Harry Potter is furious that he is stuck at the Dursleys' house for the summer, when he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, & the wizarding authorities seem unwilling to do anything. Harry's so-called friends are trying to keep him in the dark. But he knows that Voldemort's forces can find him wherever he is; he could be attacked at any moment. Harry is finally rescued from Privet Drive by members of the Order of the Phoenix
- a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort
- & discovers that maybe he is not alone in this battle after all. These new editions of the classic & internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON.

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