We also suspect a certain mental instability caused partly by his incarceration, and partly inherited. As a result, he is becoming increasingly depressed, irritable, and reckless. And though he is an Order of the Phoenix member, he is unable to actively participate in the war against Voldemort. Being a hunted fugitive, he must remain in hiding, and is effectively incarcerated in the dreary Black home that has always been an unhappy place for him. Weasley's relationship.Īlthough Sirius has escaped after twelve years in Azkaban prison for a crime he never committed, he is as much a prisoner as ever. More is also learned about some important adult characters, notably Sirius and Lupin, and we are offered more insight into Mr. In this meeting, we learn why, but it still seems little is happening, and that Dumbledore, the only high authority who apparently believes Harry, is doing little about it. As noted in earlier chapters, Harry has been worried throughout the summer: despite Voldemort's return, the expected evil has yet to materialize. Harry is updated on recent events and how Voldemort's return has caused significant changes in the Wizarding world this, of course, also serves to bring the reader up to speed. Harry falls asleep, only to have nightmares about weapons. Weasley stops outside the door of the room, apparently to check that they have all gone to bed. Sirius also lets slip that the Order is guarding a weapon, at which point Molly Weasley interrupts and sends the children to bed.Īfter lights out, the Twins, having previously eavesdropped using their Extendable Ears, tell Harry and Ron that the only new revelation was the weapon being guarded, but their conversation is cut short when Mrs. The Minister is apparently paranoid that Dumbledore is building a private army, with the intent of taking over the Ministry of Magic. Order members working inside the Ministry must be cautious, as the Minister threatens to fire anyone friendly with Dumbledore. The Order is recruiting new members, including foreign ones.
Dumbledore says he does not mind, so long as they do not take his image off the Chocolate Frog cards.
The Ministry of Magic fervently denies Albus Dumbledore's claims that Voldemort has returned, and has engineered his dismissal as head of several important Wizarding institutions. No murders have been committed because Voldemort is keeping a low profile. Weasley begin answering Harry's questions, as Fred, George, Ron, and Hermione listen. Weasley drags a fiercely-protesting Ginny off to bed. After some disagreement over who among the younger set can stay, Mrs. She claims Sirius treats Harry like he was James Potter, rather than as his godson.
Weasley, feeling he is too young, disagrees over how much Harry should know. Weasley scolds them: just because they are now old enough to be allowed to do magic does not mean that they have to.ĭuring dinner, Harry catches conversation snippets around the room: Tonks taking requests for different-shaped noses, Bill discussing the Goblins' stance on Lord Voldemort and how it was affected by their dealings with Ludo Bagman the previous year, and the thief Mundungus Fletcher's comical business dealings.įollowing dinner, Sirius suggests Harry might have some questions about the Order and Voldemort. The stew barely stays on the table's edge, half the Butterbeer is spilled, and the knife barely misses Sirius' hand. Fred and George attempt to magically serve the meal, sending a chopping board and knife, a pitcher of Butterbeer, and a pot of stew careening through the air and onto the table. Bill quickly gathers everything up when Harry enters. Weasley are studying numerous parchment rolls at the kitchen table, apparently Order of the Phoenix business. In the kitchen, the Weasleys and several Order members are busy preparing dinner. He adds gloomily that providing the house as the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix is one of the few useful contributions he has been able to make. Number 12, Grimmauld Place, the Blacks' ancestral home, was inherited by Sirius while he was in Azkaban. Sirius Black explains to a bewildered Harry that the portrait is his mother, the late Mrs. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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