Again and again I have asked the question "Where the hell are OFSTED?" in the previous books the pupils are always getting injured, at one point a pupil actually dies. Does any authority get informed? No! Dumblydoors covers it up or just mumbles something about "He who cannot be named". In this book the Ministry of Magic have finally put their foot down and Send the mighty Umbridge to sort things out.


Straight away she stamps her authority, creepy teachers get the sack, she finally puts an end to Harry bullying poor little Malfoy. And whilst she is there no pupils get injured. Yes I know she turns Hogwarts into a kind of North Korea but that what the place needed.


This is also the book where Potter finally gets his period! He is grumpy, snaps at everybody, trashes Dumblydoors office and eats chocolate to calm down. He was incredibly annoying throughout this book with all his whinging....at least that made Hermie more bearable.

There is one hell of a spooky coincidence here too, the kids are taking their exams, known as their O.W.L.S, I wander if Rowling noticed that spells owls.

One thing I don't get with this series is Lord Voldemort, why call him that or "He who cannot be named"? That seems to give him a lot of power, just call him by his real name and people might stop flinching every time he gets a mention.

Not much really happens with the plot, Rowling has mixed things up a bit and broken the repetition from the previous books. You also get a better explanation about Harry's battle with the bad guy when he was a baby. There is some dull romance stuff too. Overall the best book in the series so far, a strong 3.5 stars.