The Saving-People Thing (OotP Ch. 31 & 32)

The O.W.L.s have finally arrived, and somehow Harry Potter has made standardized testing feel genuinely high-stakes.

As Harry, Ron, and Hermione survive exam season, Harry gets the chance to prove exactly how capable he is in Defense Against the Dark Arts — right in front of Dolores Umbridge. But the brief return to normal Hogwarts life doesn’t last long.

Hagrid is forced to flee, McGonagall is brutally attacked, and Harry experiences another terrifying vision: Sirius Black being tortured inside the Department of Mysteries.

Is Harry seeing something real, like he did with Arthur Weasley? Or has Voldemort finally figured out how to use Harry’s instinct to save people against him?

Meanwhile, Umbridge reveals just how far she’s willing to go — and Hermione Granger comes up with one of her smartest plans yet.

Eric reacts to Chapters 31, “O.W.L.s,” and 32, “Out of the Fire,” as Order of the Phoenix barrels toward its climax.

Wands down. Hearts full.

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