Reading Response 3: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

When I last left, Harry had gotten detention with Professor Umbridge the first week of school. He had gotten a whole week.

           

            Harry has not told his friends about the awful detention with Professor Umbridge. Harry is having trouble keeping his opinion to himself. He has again gotten him a week’s detention with the same teacher for the same thing. He has to again crave a line into his skin saying “I most not tell lies (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).”  Even though Harry hasn’t told any lies about the Dark Lord returning.

            The quote, “I must not tell lies (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix),” is a very big part of this book. Harry started being angry because people told him he was lying.  Then the people are telling lies about Harry which fuels his anger even more. The fact that his friends and Dumbledore are ignoring him is just an added bonus. Harry is also starting to have these very intense, weird dreams. He isn’t sure why they are happening every night.  

            Harry has lots of people against him.  For example, Seamus’s mom was seriously thinking about not sending her son back school because the ministry is saying that Harry is telling lies. That seems to be a big theme in this book. That and Harry being extremely angry at everyone.

            I chose the picture below because like I’ve said before Harry feels angry.  In this picture, Harry is telling his God father Sirius that he is very angry. He feels alone and scared. Harry thinks no one will help him. He wants everything to go back to normal.