Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
本書為哈利波特系列第五集美國版/精裝
There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?
Here are just a few things on Harry's mind:
‧ A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey.
‧ A venomous, disgruntled house-elf
‧ Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
‧ The looming terror of the end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams
. . . and of course, the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In the richest installment yet of J. K. Rowling's seven-part story, Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew, boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice.
Though thick runs the plot, listeners will race through these tapes and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.
一個酷熱的暑假夜晚,催狂魔竟然出現攻擊達力和哈利,情急之下,哈利不得不打破未成年巫師使用魔法的限制規定,發出護法咒擊退了催狂魔,但卻也因此面臨被學校開除的危機…。另一方面,與魔法部分道揚鑣的鄧不利多,決定重新啟動多年前為對抗佛地魔所成立的地下組織──鳳凰會,秘密的進行多項任務……
正當霍格華茲所有五年級學生都在參加最重要的『普等巫測』時,哈利卻恍恍惚惚的進入了詭譎的夢境。突然之間,哈利從桌上跌落地面,醒了過來,卻仍舊不停的叫喊著!他的傷疤著火了,在他四週,整個大廳也跟著爆發混亂…。就在這一片紛紛擾擾之際,鄧不利多被解除了校長職務,連麥教授和海格也走了,取而代之的是魔法部的勢力箝制。難道,分類帽的預言真的來臨了?
作者簡介
J.K. 羅琳( J.K. Rowling)
全世界最會說故事的魔法媽媽 J.K.羅琳一九九○年,二十四歲的羅琳,坐在前往倫敦的誤點火車上,『哈利波特』咻地闖進了她的生命。透過車窗,彷彿看見了一個黑髮瘦弱、戴著眼鏡的小巫師在對她微笑。十年後,『哈利波特』成了風靡全球的童話人物。
從小就喜歡寫作的羅琳,是個單親媽媽,因為找不到工作,只能靠著微薄的失業救濟金養活自已和女兒。為了逃離又小又冷的房間,她總是窩在住家附近的尼可森咖啡館裡寫作;因為沒錢點餐,所以每次只點上一杯卡布奇諾,一字一字的寫下『哈利波特』的故事。
結果,《哈利波特》才一出版,便以驚人的魔力風靡全球,羅琳在一夕之間,就從不為人知的貧單親媽媽,一躍成為蜚聲國際的暢銷作家。《哈利波特》在全世界所折起閱讀風潮,更被譽為『文學界的披頭四狂熱』。羅琳說,《哈利波特》是一本會帶給她快樂的書,顯然毫無疑問的,對讀者來說也是一樣的!
★本書中譯本《哈利波特(5):鳳凰會的密令》由皇冠出版。