If you have only ever seen the film before this book should be a massive treat! I think the author got it right and it’s the one Potter film where I genuinely feel they didn’t do the book justice at all. Listen carefully and you can detect a couple of very slightly ragged edges in the character voicings of this one but he still brings great atmosphere and at times a real gravitas to proceedings. The man faced with this marathon narration is once again the hugely impressive Mr Fry who is extremely easy on the ear. The Weasley twins are a particular highlight of this book. There are still, of course, lots of moments of humour and warmth as we get to spend an extended amount of time with Harry, Hermione, Ron and the others. Again the narrative to the story takes on an increasingly darker tone and the sense of childish wonder is replaced with a more worldly outlook as befits a growing boy. Raging against family, the agonies of a possible first love, the panic created by crucial examinations and discovering that just maybe your parents weren’t quite the perfect role models that you once thought.
I have to disagree though, this is a more grown-up Harry Potter! Full of teenage angst and hormones as he struggles with not just wizardry, evil and fame but also the normal challenges that all young people face. So who got it right? Author or Director? It does have to be said that it is a slower moving story and some will conclude that a tougher approach to the editing would have improved it. After all this longest book of the series had the shortest amount of film time dedicated to it. Rowling overdo it with "The Order of the Phoenix"? You might be forgiven for thinking so. With its message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.ĭid J.K. Having now become classics of our time, the Harry Potter audiobooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism to listeners of all ages. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the dark forces. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'"ĭark times have come to Hogwarts. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. "'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions.
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