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情節概覽
本書故事開頭哈利·波特正在德思禮家為了某些事情憂慮。哈利感到相當挫折,因為他不曉得重獲新生的佛地魔有什麼計劃,同時也因為他的朋友們,不肯透過貓頭鷹信差告訴他任何消息。在和姨丈及阿姨吵了一架之後,哈利溜出門在小惠因區閒晃,卻遇見他討人厭的表哥達力。兩人一起回家,催狂魔卻突然現身並且攻擊他們。哈利召喚護法擊退催狂魔,雖然成功拯救達力不被吸走靈魂,但是達力還是呈現失去意識的狀態。 所幸他們的鄰居費太太,及時趕到幫忙。費太太是一名有純正巫師血統的爆竹,一直遵照鄧不利多教授的命令照顧哈利。
哈利和達力到家後,威農姨丈和佩妮阿姨看到達力失神的情況,狠狠責怪哈利。雖然哈利試圖解釋佛地魔的威脅,但威農姨丈仍舊要哈利滾出去,同一時間,哈利因為違法在校外用魔咒,收到學校來信,要將他從霍格華茲開除,但是哈利又隨即收到好幾封信。其中亞瑟‧衛斯理還有天狼星·布萊克,警告哈利絕對不要離開屋子。新的信件也取消了哈利的開除處分,但是要求他必須出席魔法部的聽證會。最後一封信則是咆哮信,怒吼著說出「佩妮,記住我最後說過的」。一聽到這句話,佩妮阿姨改口堅持哈利必須留下來。
被鎖在房間幾天後,一群巫師(也就是鳳凰會成員)把哈利接走——其中包括雷木思・路平和瘋眼穆迪。他們把哈利帶到古里某街十二號天狼星家族的房子——這棟房子使用了很多魔法把自己隱藏起來,是最理想的鳳凰會總部。衛斯理一家、妙麗・格蘭傑、和天狼星都已經在那裏了。天狼星被要求不能離開那棟房子,因爲魔法部仍然在搜捕他(參考哈利·波特—阿茲卡班的逃犯)。哈利在古里某街十二號的人在一起感到既憤怒又暴躁,而為這種情緒火上加油的是,雖然哈利那麼信任他們,但是他們並沒有真誠對待自己。他非常失望榮恩・衛斯理和妙麗·格蘭傑當選了級長,而他沒有。所有人都堅持鄧不利多教授交待的絕對的守口如瓶,這就是爲什麼哈利對發生的事情一無所知。雖然如此,哈利還是成功探聽到了關於上個學年結束之後的最新進展情況。
雖然哈利和鄧不利多教授都告訴世人佛地魔已經回來了。不過,自以爲是的魔法部,爲了避免公衆恐慌,和他們兩個分道揚鑣,通過巫師報刊預言家日報 聲稱哈利和鄧不利多教授是散佈謊言的瘋子。鄧不利多教授的支持者,重新召集了在上次佛地魔失去魔力前的黑暗時期就已經成立的鳳凰會。不少人加入了鳳凰會,努力把人們從佛地魔的捲土重來和食死徒的威脅下拯救出來。
哈利受審
關於哈利是否應該被霍格華玆學校開除的聽證會終於臨近了。整棟房子彌漫招焦慮的情緒,但是他們都堅信哈利會被無罪釋放——他實在很嚴格的情況下使用魔法進行防衛,這種情況是合法的。哈利和亞瑟·衛斯理發現聽證會在沒有及時通知他們的情況下被提前了,而且地點也該在臨近神秘部門的地下室。幸運的是,他們及時到達了那裏——雖然哈利一走進去,就發現他要面對的是整個巫審加碼的正式審判。
雖然他們試圖嚇唬哈利以及避免讓鄧不利多教授出席聽證會,但是這位擔任霍格華玆校長的老巫師還是來了。阿拉貝拉·費也出庭作證,證實催狂魔是真實的,而不是哈利的想象或者謊言。然後哈利被宣佈無罪。但是,有些事情很奇怪——鄧不利多教授幾乎沒有怎麼注意哈利。哈利離開的時候,見到魯休思・馬份和康尼留斯・夫子正在商議些什麼。雖然亞瑟·衛斯理猜測他在行賄,但是哈利還是感到震驚,因爲魯休思・馬份是一個已知的食死徒。
回到霍格華玆
最後,哈利和他的同學回到學校。在霍格華茲特快車上,他們遇到露娜·羅古德, who takes on a prominent role later in the book. At Hogwarts they discover shocking news: Hagrid has not yet returned from whatever task Dumbledore sent him on at the end of last term; 而且他們的新黑魔法防禦術教授竟然是桃樂絲·恩不里居, one of the Wizengamot panel members at Harry's hearing. 恩不里居不准學生使用魔法, and it soon emerges that she works for the Ministry of Magic, which has installed her as a teacher at Hogwarts by decree, against Dumbledore's wishes, and in order to impose the Ministry's agenda on the school.
Once school starts, things happen at a rapid pace. 這一年要考普等巫測, and the teachers push the students hard in preparation. Professor Umbridge gains more and more influence on the school, through a succession of further Decrees passed by the Ministry of Magic, culminating in her appointment as Hogwarts High Inquisitor, and begins to make intrusive and intimidating inspections of teachers and students alike. 榮恩成為魁地奇葛來分多隊的看守手。榮恩接到正在為夫子工作的哥哥派西的信, advises Ron to 'sever ties' with Harry because Harry is allegedly a very dangerous person to fraternize with. He also recommends that Ron report anything unusual to Umbridge, whom he calls 'a very lovely, helpful woman.'
恩不里居的壓迫
恩不里居,,新任黑魔法防禦術教師, is a particularly unpleasant character. In light of her refusal to teach anything useful in her Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, Hermione convinces Harry to give secret lessons to a number of students who want to learn how Defence Against the Dark Arts really works; reluctantly, he agrees, and they all sign a paper stating their intent to never reveal the group to Umbridge.
Hagrid later returns, looking much the worse for wear. Although he eventually divulges his mission to recruit the giants to the Order's side, he is much more reluctant to come clean about the cause of his injuries. Both he and Professor Sibyll Trelawney are under heavy scrutiny by Umbridge, as she views both of them as incompetent; Umbridge is also prejudiced against "half-breeds," and Hagrid is half-human, half-giant...