With the prospect of the seventh and last Potter book to hit the shelves in less than ten days and the increasingly dark tone of the previous four films of the franchise, The Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling’s heftiest Potter instalment yet and fifth film in the series, promised something special. Many consider the 800 page book the weakest in the series, when it is, in fact, one that best showed off Rowling’s talent for character development and wit. It would not be fair claiming every Potter film has so many familiar faces no one is granted the opportunity to truly shine. The Order of the Phoenix can best be described as The Fellowship of the Potter series, since it officiates as part one of a three movie finale. (more…)