The Order of the Phoenix brings Harry Potter back for his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft1 and Wizardry2, but life isn’t that easy for the boy who survived The Goblet of Fire. The evil Voldemort is back. Fearing that Hogwarts’ venerable3 Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort’s return in order to take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. With the help of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands4.
《凤凰社》中哈利·波特回到霍格沃兹魔法学校开始了第5年的学习生活。可是对于这个刚从《火焰杯》中幸存下来的孩子来说，生活并非那么容易。邪恶的伏地魔卷土重来。魔法部部长康奈利·福吉担心德高望重的校长阿布思·邓布利多谎称伏地魔复活是为了取代自己的位置，所以委派一位新的抵御黑魔法教师监视邓布利多和霍格沃兹学生们的一举一动。在朋友赫敏和罗恩的帮助下，哈利要靠自己来处理这一切了！
Good News about the Order of the Phoenix
There are a few things that make Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cool. The first is that it’s a deep look into Harry Potter’s magical world so you can get to explore more of it than ever. The second cool thing is that Harry Potter and his friends are starting to date. It’s cool to see these three putting the magic they’ve learned (especially Hermione!) to good use. They even start a secret society!
Bad News about the Order of the Phoenix
The worst thing about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the needless death of a major character. It’s a major change to Harry’s life and it happens almost by accident. If the character had to die it should have been under different circumstances.
可看之处
《哈利·波特与凤凰社》有些地方很精彩哦。第一个是它更加深入哈利·波特的魔法世界，你可以慢慢探索比以前更多的魔法了！第二个可看之处就是哈利·波特和他的朋友们开始约会了。看到这三个朋友（尤其是赫敏！）将所学的魔法好好利用，真是帅呆了。他们甚至还组织了一个秘密社团！
不足之处
电影中最大的败笔就在于其中一主角死得太牵强。这点是哈利人生的重大转折，却发生得极其偶然。就算主角非死不可，也应该出现在完全不同的情形之下吧。
Interview 人物访谈
Katie, a young 18-year-old Asian actress, has been playing Cho Chang from the last film. She is very soft spoken and unassuming5.
凯蒂，18岁的亚裔女演员，从上一部戏就开始饰演张秋，言谈温和谦逊。
Q: Was it easy to act opposite Daniel?
Katie: Yeah, definitely. He’s energetic and makes you feel relaxed. He talks to you all the time and tells you not to be nervous; it’s great working with him.
Q: What happens to her character in this film versus the last; does she get to do magic?
Katie: Yeah, Cho Chang actually has a great wand6 in this one. In the last film Harry had a crush on her but she had a boyfriend so nothing happened. But after her boyfriend died, her relationship with Harry developed. Although, she’s bitter through the whole film because she can’t get over her boyfriend’s death. And that kind of complicates their friendship with each other and it ends in disaster.
Q: Is Daniel a good kisser?
Katie: Yes, Daniel is a good kisser, I really enjoyed it.
Q: How different is this Potter?
Dan: Very different so far—this role is more challenging than the ones I’ve done before. Not physically challenging but in terms of7 acting, it’s harder to do this one.
Q: You’re 18. How do you compare your journey to Harry’s?
Dan: It’s the same; he has the same pits8 and troughs9 as any other kid his age. It’s just that they’re exaggerated10 in Harry’s story. I think Harry’s happiest moments are happier than anyone else could ever think of and his saddest moments are again probably more than people could consider.
Q: How do you respond to Katie saying you were a good kisser?
Dan: My God. It was fun; me and Katie—we were awkward and nervous at first but once we got it, it was fine.
Q: Has playing Harry Potter all these years changed you?
Dan: I really don’t know if there has been a huge change in my character as a result of playing Harry. I think I’ve grown up in the way most 10-year-olds grow up into 18-year-olds; I might have grown up a little bit faster possibly than other people my age simply because I’m around so many adults all the time.
Face to Face with Director David Yates.
Q: Harry gets his first kiss in the film; how did you approach the scene?
David: Most of the crew working on these films have been working with Daniel since he was little and the day we shot the kiss, they gathered around the monitor. They needed to see this moment, experienced it, because for them, Daniel was really as much a son, because they’ve seen him go through all these changes as he’s growing up.
And they got quite emotional watching his first kiss, it was a very interesting experience and I wanted to make it feel as real and truthful as possible. We did many, many, many takes and it’s very tender and loving, as the first kiss should be.
Q: In the previous film your look already showed that Hermione was not just a girl anymore. Now it seems that she has really turned into a young woman.
Emma: Yes, and it’s not just about the look. For the first time the young characters really make personal decisions. Harry and his friends have to make difficult decisions alone this time. They have to understand what is right and what is wrong. Yes, they really become adults.
Q: What do you think are you going to do in 2010, when the Harry Potter saga11 is over and you’re twenty？Are you also planning to take part in other projects in the meantime, like Daniel did？
Emma: I won’t be appearing naked on stage with a horse, if that’s what you mean. I’m just seventeen. I would like to live in France for a while, to improve my French, and spend at least a couple of years traveling around the world. Then, when I’m about nineteen, I’ll have to think seriously about my future: the University—I would like to study Philosophy or Literature—and a home.
Q: French—why？
Emma: Because I love France. Paris and Amsterdam are my favorite cities. I also like French cinema, I would love to work there. I actually like almost everything which is not English.
Q: Have you, like Hermione, ever been in conflict with the authority？At school, at home, with your agent...？
Emma: There have been times when other people thought that they knew what was better for me, and that the better for me was not to think. But I’m not a rebel. I usually do what I’m told, if anything I try to negotiate12. I’m ready to fight for my rights, but I don’t think it is worth playing the role of the teenager who wants to rebel against the world. I don’t like it. It is overused.
Q: J.K. Rowling says that Hermione is the character she identifies with13 the most. She says that when she was young she was a pain in the neck14 just like Hermione is. Did you get this impression when you met her？
Emma: J.K. Rowling gives the impression of a very amusing, genuine and incredibly down-to-earth15 woman. And these are very rare qualities.
Q: In The Order of the Phoenix Harry gives his first kiss to Cho Chang. What about Hermione and Ron？
Emma: Now it is clear to everybody that it is not just friendship between them. Everybody except them, of course. It is so typical, girls tend to end up with those guys who most annoy them, who most behave horribly. Ron acts exactly like this towards Hermione. But their relationship will develop somehow, sooner or later. They will become a couple, I’m sure. Ron amuses her, which is what Hermione needs. And she keeps him in line. A perfect couple.
问：与丹尼尔演对手戏轻松吗？
凯蒂：确实很轻松。他精力充沛，让你感觉无拘无束。他总爱和你说话，叫你不要紧张；和他合作非常愉快。
问：与上部电影相比，张秋在这部电影中又有哪些变化？她开始使用魔法了吗？
凯蒂：是的。实际上，张秋有了一根很棒的魔杖。上一部电影中，哈利为她心动，而她却有了男朋友，因此他们之间什么都没发生。但当她的男朋友死后，她与哈利的关系有所发展。尽管她在整部影片中都显得很悲伤，因为她无法忘怀男朋友的死。这多少让他们之间的友谊变得复杂，并以悲剧收场。
问：丹尼尔接吻很棒吗？
凯蒂：是的，丹尼尔很会接吻，我真的很喜欢那种感觉。
问：这个波特有何不同呢？
丹：到目前为止，很不同——这个角色比我以前饰演的那些更富有挑战性。不是身体上的挑战，而是演技上的挑战。扮演这个哈利难度更大。
问：你已经18岁了。你如何看待你和哈利的成长经历？
丹：大同小异。他和任何其他同龄孩子一样生活充满了坎坷。只不过这些坎坷在哈利的经历中都被夸大了。我想哈利最幸福的时刻是别人无法想象的幸福，而他最伤心的时刻可能又比人们所能想象的更悲伤。
问：凯蒂说你接吻很棒，你怎么想？
丹：我的天！很有趣；我和凯蒂——我们起初显得十分笨拙紧张，但一旦我们入戏，就感觉很好了。
问：饰演哈利·波特这么多年对你有什么影响吗？
丹：我真的不知道我的性格是否因为饰演哈利而有了巨大变化。我想我就和大多数10岁孩子变成18岁小伙子那样长大了。我可能要比同龄人成长得稍微快点儿，因为我老是和很多成年人待在一起。
与导演大卫·叶慈面对面
问：哈利在这部戏中得到了初吻；你如何拍摄这个镜头的？
大卫：大多数电影剧组成员从丹尼尔小时候起就和他一同工作。我们拍摄接吻镜头的那天，他们都围在摄像头旁观看。他们需要目睹这一时刻，体验这一时刻。因为对于他们来说，丹尼尔如同自己的孩子，他们要亲眼见证丹尼尔成长过程中的所有经历。
他们观看吻戏时显得相当激动。这是一个非常有趣的经历，我想把它拍得尽可能真实可信。我们拍了很多很多次。最终它表现得很温柔，很缠绵，就像初吻应该的样子。
问：在上一部电影中，你的外貌就已显示出赫敏不再是个小女孩了。现在看起来她真的好像变成了大姑娘。
爱玛：是的，但不仅是外表在改变。这些年轻的角色们第一次真正地靠自己拿主意。哈利和他的朋友们这时候不得不独自做出艰难抉择。他们要明辨是非。是的，他们的确长大了。
问：到2010年哈利·波特传奇结束，你就20岁了。那会儿你打算做什么呢？你也准备同时参与其它演出计划吗？就像丹尼尔那样？
爱玛：我不会牵一匹马，在舞台上裸体演出，如果你指的是这些。我才刚刚17岁。我想在法国居住一段时间，以提高法语水平，然后至少用几年时间环游世界。然后，到我19岁左右，我就要认真考虑我的未来了：上大学——我想学哲学或文学——以及成家。
问：为什么学法语？
爱玛：因为我喜欢法国。巴黎和阿姆斯特丹是我最喜欢的城市。我也爱看法语电影，我很乐意在法国工作。实际上我差不多对非英语国家的一切东西感兴趣。
问：你曾像赫敏那样顶撞过权威吗？在学校、家里、或是与你的经纪人……？
爱玛：有时别人会觉得他们知道什么对我更好，要我不用去想。可我不是一个叛逆者。我通常会按照别人说的去做，如果有什么别扭，我会试着沟通。我时刻准备着争取我的权利，但我认为扮演对抗世界的愤青角色并不值得。我不喜欢那样，那样做有些过头。
问：J.K.罗琳说赫敏是她最认同的角色。她说她年轻时也和赫敏一样是个讨厌鬼。你见到她时有这种印象吗？
爱玛：我觉得J.K.罗琳是一个非常风趣、真诚而脚踏实地的女人。这些都是非常难得的品质。
问：在《凤凰社》中，哈利将自己的初吻献给了张秋。赫敏和罗恩怎么样呢？
爱玛：现在大家都看得出来，他们之间不只是友谊，只是他们自己还没意识到。这很具有代表性，女孩子往往会和最惹她们烦、行为最恶劣的男孩走到一起。罗恩恰恰就是这样对赫敏的。但是他们的关系迟早会发展起来。我相信他们会成为一对儿。罗恩能逗她开心，这正是赫敏所需要的。而她让他不做出格的事，简直是完美的一对。
The future of Harry Potter 哈利·波特的未来
Some well known directors give their thoughts on how they would direct the last movies in the Harry Potter series before we knew that David Yates was directing Half-Blood Prince:
在我们得知大卫·叶慈在执导《混血王子》之前，一些知名导演就他们会如何执导最后几部哈利·波特各自畅想了一番。
Tom Tykwer(Perfume): What I like about the Harry Potter series is, the older Harry gets, the more scary the movies are, and I think I would push for the scary parts more than what has been done. I’m curious how far they’re daring to go there.
汤姆·提克威（《香水》导演）：我喜欢哈利·波特系列之处在于——随着哈利的成长，影片也越来越吓人。我想我会把影片中的惊悚成分继续推进，比现有的更甚。我很好奇，他们到底敢走多远。
Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond): At the time of the first Harry Potter, I think my first daughter was 8 or 9. I certainly would have known what to do with that. But now? I don’t know. I think it was wonderful when I saw Alfonso Cuarón’s third episode16 of it. I think he reinvented it. He did a really great job.
爱德华·瑞克（《血钻》导演）：第一部《哈利·波特》出来时，我想我大女儿不过八九岁，那时候我当然知道该怎么处理最后一部电影。但现在？我不知道。当我看到阿方索·卡隆拍的第三部影片时，我觉得非常精彩。我认为他重塑了哈利·波特电影。他做得太棒了。
Guillermo del Toro(Pan’s Labyrinth): I really love the books, and I think they have a very dark universe—it’s actually darker than the movies have been, up until Alfonso came onboard. Now they have a darker tone. I would love to do one where I can kill one of the characters. I would like to be the guy who ends the franchise17—I come in and destroy everything that everyone else has created!
吉尔莫·德尔托罗（《潘神的迷宫》导演）：我真的很喜爱这部系列小说，我想他们的世界非常黑暗——在阿方索导演前，书实际上比电影呈现的要黑暗得多。现在他们有个更黑暗的基调了。我希望在我的电影中杀掉一名主角。我想成为终结这个系列的那个人——我来导演，消灭其他人创造的一切！
Things You Don't Know about Harry Potter
HARRY'S GOT GREAT BREATH!
为拍初吻戏先嚼口香糖！
Daniel spills that when he and Katie Leung (Harry's GF Cho Chang) went in for the kiss they weren't nervous... but were they prepared? Laughs Daniel, “s! There was gum, lots and lots of gum!”
DAN WANTS HARRY TO DIE!
丹尼尔：伏地魔死，英雄必须死！
Daniel's excited for the seventh book, just like we are! Here's how he wants to see it end: “Maybe the only way Voldemort can be killed is if Harry is killed as well. That's what I'd like to see coming.”
RON & HEAMIONE HEAT UP!
罗恩与赫敏闹得不可开交！
“She doesn't hold back!” says Emma Watson of Hermione's big magic battle scene with Ron. Still, that's just their way of flirting, and boy does it heat up the set! “I'm giggling in all the takes,” Rupert says. “We're all good mates!”
THE GIRLS ARE BFFS!
这些女孩戏里戏外都是密友！
Katie Leung (Cho), Evanna Lynch (Luna), Bonnie Wright (Ginny), and Emma Watson (Hermione) all hung out on set and off. “We're good friends!” Bonnie says.
THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC IS WHERE THE ACTION'S AT!
魔法部场面最恐怖！
The scariest action scenes in Harry 5 take place in the Ministry of Magic. Spills Bonnie, “There were a lot of different stunts there. It was really intense and it's all in a spooky room. There's scene where we fall thousands of feet—we were flying through the air!”
1. witchcraft n. 魔法
2. wizardry n. 巫术
3. venerable adj. 值得尊敬的
4. take matters into one’s hands 自己着手处理问题
5. unassuming adj. 谦逊的
6. wand n. 棍，杖
7. in terms of 在…方面
8. pit [pit] n. 深坑
9. trough n. 槽
10. exaggerate v. 夸张
11. saga n. 传奇
12. negotiate v. 协商
13. identify with 认同
14. a pain in the neck 讨厌的家伙
15. down-to-earth 脚踏实地的
16. episode n. 插曲
17. franchise n. 特权