Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix

'The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive ... The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four.' Later in the novel, J.K. Rowling writes: 'Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. `It is time,` he said, `for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.`' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, the fifth in the best-selling series, has been scheduled for release on Saturday 21st June, 2003 in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and in the English language in many countries, it was announced by the book`s English language publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholastic, to whom it has now been delivered. The companies also announce that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over one third longer than J.K. Rowling`s extraordinary previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over 255,000 words compared to over 191,000 words in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The new book is 38 chapters long, one more than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling`s fourth Harry Potter book, was released on 8th July, 2000 and was the fastest selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication. All four Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, have been Number 1 bestsellers and are currently on bestseller lists in Britain, the USA, and around the world