Share your thoughts in a quick Shelf Talk!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
A secretive resistance rises as a teenage wizard confronts a government that refuses to face the gathering dark. Friendships strain, authority is questioned, and the cost of telling the truth grows ever higher. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix delivers rebellious heart, high-stakes magic, and the messy courage of growing up under pressure.
Have you read this book? Share what you liked (or didn’t), and we’ll use your answers to recommend your next favorite read!
Love Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix but not sure what to read next?
These picks are popular with readers who enjoyed this book. Complete a quick Shelf Talk to get recommendations made just for you! Warning: possible spoilers for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix below.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, did you enjoy ...
... the Ministry’s smear campaigns, Umbridge’s decrees, and the shadowy power plays behind Hogwarts life?
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
If you were hooked by the way the Ministry undermines Dumbledore, installs Umbridge, and turns the Daily Prophet into a weapon, you’ll love how The Traitor Baru Cormorant turns politics into a blade. Baru fights empires with ledgers and law the way the Order fights decrees and propaganda—every alliance is a risk, every message a double meaning. That same sick-making tension you felt reading the Educational Decrees and the Quibbler exposé shows up here in spades, except the board is an entire empire.
... student-led resistance and clandestine training sessions like Dumbledore’s Army under an oppressive authority?
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Miss those DA meetings in the Room of Requirement—Hermione’s lesson plans, Neville’s breakthroughs, and the thrill of practicing Patronuses behind Umbridge’s back? In A Deadly Education, students form fragile alliances to survive a school that quite literally wants them dead. The secrecy, improvised leadership, and hard-won trust will hit the same nerve as Harry teaching stunners while Filch prowled the corridors for hidden rooms.
... Harry’s raw step into adulthood—grief, responsibility, and hard choices after the prophecy and Sirius’s fate?
Sabriel by Garth Nix
If Harry’s swing from summer isolation at Grimmauld Place to shouldering prophecy-level responsibility spoke to you—especially the grief that reshapes him after the Department of Mysteries—Sabriel offers that same charge. Sabriel crosses into danger to face death head-on, much like Harry pushing past fear to lead the DA and confront Voldemort. It’s a story of taking the burden no one else can carry, and growing into the person the crisis requires.
... the makeshift family you felt with the Order at Grimmauld Place and the camaraderie inside Dumbledore’s Army?
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
If dinners at 12 Grimmauld Place, Fred and George’s conspiratorial grins, and the DA’s loyalty warmed you even as the world darkened, The Raven Boys will feel like home. Gansey, Blue, Ronan, Adam, and Noah form the kind of ride-or-die bond Harry finds with Luna, Neville, and Ginny in the Ministry battle—wisecracks, secrets, and the absolute certainty that your friends will run into danger beside you.
... teens investigating deadly mysteries adults mishandle, like the visions that lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries?
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
If the breadcrumb trail of Harry’s visions, the clandestine break-in at the Ministry, and the adults’ catastrophic misreads pulled you in, The Screaming Staircase scratches that itch. A crew of sharp, snarky teens takes on hauntings the authorities can’t or won’t handle, piecing together clues with the same nerve you loved when Harry, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, Ron, and Luna pushed past the Veil’s secrets.
Unlock your personalized book recommendations! Just take a quick Shelf Talk for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling. It’s only a few questions and takes less than a minute.