There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Here are just a few things on Harry's mind: A Defense against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey. A venomous, disgruntled house elf. Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. The looming terror of the end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams ... and of course, the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what he ever knew; boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice.

Sequel to: Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. "Year 5"--Spine.

Dudley demented -- A peck of owls -- The advance guard -- Number twelve, Grimmauld Place -- The Order of the Phoenix -- The noble and most ancient house of Black -- The Ministry of magic -- The hearing -- The woes of Mrs. Weasley -- Luna Lovegood -- The sorting hat's new song -- Professor Umbridge -- Detention with Dolores -- Percy and Padfoot -- The Hogwarts high inquisitor -- In the hog's head -- Educational decree number twenty-four -- Dumbledore's army -- The lion and the serpent -- Hagrid's tale -- The eye of the snake -- St. Mungo's hospital for magical maladies and injuries -- Christmas on the closed ward -- Occlumency -- The Beetle at bay -- Seen and unforeseen -- The centaur and the sneak -- Snape's worst memory -- Career advice -- Grawp -- O.W.L.s -- Out of the fire -- Fight and flight -- The Department of mysteries -- Beyond the veil -- The only one he ever feared -- The lost prophecy -- The second war begins.