Darker than Prisoner of Azkaban

Rating: 8/10 (10 June 2018)

Yes, this is the fifth of the seven of Harry Potter. We get a dour chapter of the saga that features Harry facing his greatest challenges yet after the Triwizard Tournament in Goblet of Fire. It's no longer cute and fluffy like the first one but a serious installment where the Ministry is trying to cover up the return of a dark force and Hogwarts is under the thumb of a new so-called teacher and Ministry lackey. There are lots of scenes cut from the movie, but otherwise it's not too bad. Fans of this particular chapter may be put off by the cut-offs, but for me it was just fine. Will Harry and Dumbledore prove to everyone that the truth is out there? As philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke would say, "Evil is only triumphant when good men do nothing."