Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth instalment of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. It was published in July 2003. The novel begins with Harry spending his summer with the Dursleys. It is an extremely hot summer and Harry has heard nothing from his friends or anyone else in the wizarding world. Frustrated, he later takes a walk to the park, where he encounters his cousin, Dudley Dursley. Harry has been suffering nightmares about Cedric Diggory, a student who was murdered by Lord Voldemort in Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts. Dudley, who has just parted from his gang, teases Harry about the nightmares. Harry loses his temper with Dudley and they suddenly find themselves being attacked by Dementors, which are creatures that drain whoever they go near of happiness. Harry  read more...

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Dan Brown’s new novel is "The Solomon Key" and is due for release in 2009. It is a crime/mystery novel. Brown has been working on the novel for a while and the publication date has been put back quite a few times. The novel will feature the character "Robert Langdon" who has appeared in Brown’s bestselling novels "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons". The story will be set in Washington DC and will be centred around the Freemasons.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third instalment of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. It was published in July 1999. The novel begins with Harry spending his summer at the Dursleys. He has just finished his second year at Hogwarts. During the summer, Harry hears some news about an escaped convict named Sirius Black and is unhappy to hear that Aunt Marge, his uncle Vernon’s sister, will be coming to stay for a week. Marge enjoys throwing insults at Harry and Harry manages to keep his cool until the last day of Marge’s visit, when he loses his temper after she insults his parents. His anger unintentionally causes a magical reaction, and Marge begins to inflate. She floats away and Harry decides to run away. He ends up on the Knight Bus, but not before seeing a large,  read more...

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