Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Chapter Thirty-Two:
Out of the Fire

Synopsis by Maureen Knight
Notes and links by Steve Vander Ark and Michele L. Worley

U.S. hardcover edition: pages 729 - 750
U.K. hardcover edition: pages aaa - bbb
U.K. paperback edition: pages 802 - 824
Timeframe: 18 (?) June, 1996 [Y16]

In which Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna help Harry break into Umbridge's office, Kreacher leads Harry to believe that Sirius is at the Department of Mysteries, and Hermione tricks Umbridge into taking her and Harry into the Forbidden Forest.

Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:

Still to come....

Characters introduced in this chapter:

• none

Characters returning in this chapter:

• Bulstrode, Millicent

• Crabbe, Vincent

• Finnigan, Seamus

• Granger, Hermione

• Kreacher

• Longbottom, Neville

• Lovegood, Luna

• Malfoy, Draco

• Pomfrey, Poppy

• Potter, Harry

• Snape, Severus

• Thomas, Dean

• Tofty, Professor

• Umbridge, Dolores

• Warrington

• Weasley, Ginny

• Weasley, Ron

Characters mentioned in this chapter:

• Avery

• Black, Mrs.

• Black, Regulus

• Black, Sirius (as Padfoot)

• Boardman, Stubby

• Delacour, Gabrielle

• Dingle, Harold

• Dumbledore, Albus

• Filch, Argus

• Fudge, Cornelius

• Hagrid, Rubeus

• Lupin, Remus

• Malfoy, Lucius

• McGonagall, Minerva

• Montague

• Moody, Alastor (Mad-Eye)

• Peeves

• Riddle, Tom Marvolo (as Voldemort)

• Weasley, Fred

• Weasley, George

• (unnamed) students Harry pushes out of his way

• (unnamed) members of the Inquisitorial Squad

Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

  • empty classroom

  • hospital wing

  • Umbridge's Office

• number twelve, Grimmauld Place

Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:

• Leaky Cauldron, the

• Hogsmeade

  • Hog's Head Tavern

  • Three Broomsticks, the

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

  • Chamber of Secrets

  • Dungeons

  • Great Hall

  • Transfiguration Department

  • Ministry of Magic Headquarters: Department of Mysteries

  • St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

  Exceptional character moments:

  • Still to come....

  Spells and Potions:

  • Babbling Beverage

  • Cruciatus Curse

  • Garroting Gas

  • Stealth Sensoring Spells

  • Stunning Spell

  • Veritaserum

  Links and Resources:

  • Aurors

  • Bestiary

    • basilisk

    • Dementor

    • niffler

  • Death Eaters

  • essay: Luna's Place in the Expanding Circle of Friends

  • Floo Network

  • Harry's dreams

  • Invisibility Cloak

  • Occlumency

  • Order of the Phoenix

  Memorable lines:

  • "The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue," said Umbridge quietly.

  Strictly British:

  • none

  Timelines/Calendar:

  The entire chapter takes place on a Thursday, the final day of O.W.L.s. See OP31.