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Prepare yourself to be hit with a massive Potter summer… Yes, the boy wizard is back and not just once, but twice. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth movie, hits cinemas across the country from July 12; then, if you haven’t had enough, the seventh and final instalment of the J.K. Rowling’s series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be on bookstore shelves on July 21. After a long wait, the Potter fans will finally have their fair share of magic. But if you don’t like him, it’s going to be a long, long summer.

The European premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix took place on July 3 in London’s Leicester Square, where organisers recreated the atmosphere of the Ministry of Magic. Hundreds of thrilled fans were there, waiting in the rain for a chance to see Daniel Radcliffe and his co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint on the red carpet. JK Rowling herself made a rare public appearance for what is already acknowledged to be the best and the darkest movie of the series so far.

Since there’s the two-segment lag between the movie and the book, some of you might need a refresher prior to seeing the new flick. Here are some essential points to recall when you head into the cinema:

• Harry won the Triwizard tournament, but at the expense of seeing Cedric Diggory murdered.
• Voldemort was resurrected through some powerful dark magic, with some of his Death Eaters returning to his side.
• After Voldemort’s restoration, he tried once again to kill Harry, but in this generation’s version of the classic “Ghostbusters” line, “don’t cross the streams”, their wands connected in a mysterious fashion that we later learned from Dumbledore is called Priori Incantatem.
• The Mad-Eye Moody we knew from Goblet of Fire was actually Barty Crouch, Jr., transformed through polyjuice potion.His soul is sucked out by Dementors before he gives his confession to the Ministry of Magic and confirms that Voldemort has returned.
• Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather, is still on the run, but in close contact with Harry and Dumbledore.Fred and George Weasley are always up to no good, to hilarious measure.
• Harry is being a true teenager at last, as it seems that the object of his affections, Cho Chang has a crush on him too.
• Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are continuously at each other’s throats, signalling a growing sexual tension between them.

If you think of other plot points that would be important to remember before seeing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, feel free to add your comments and share your views on the subject with the Answers community

Also, don’t forget to check out the Potter feature on Yahoo! Movies for interviews, trailers and great info.

– Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team