At the end of
J.K. Rowling's
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it seemed as though the wizarding world would be split into three factions: those who followed
Lord Voldemort; those who followed
Cornelius Fudge,
Minister of Magic; and those who followed
Albus Dumbledore. Although
Fudge and
Dumbledore are both on the side against
Lord Voldemort, they do not agree on how best to oppose him.
The upcoming fifth book, to be titled
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (title subject to change), is sure to be about the struggle between the evil
Lord Voldemort and the forces of good. Since
Dumbledore is already associated with
phoenixes (his
phoenix Fawkes has been a somewhat prominent character in the series), it is likely that the so-called "Order of the Phoenix" will be the name of those who have joined company with
Dumbledore.
This also makes sense because
Harry is obviously going to follow
Dumbledore, so will thus be a member of the "Order of the Phoenix", and the core of
Harry's wand is a feather from the tail of
Fawkes-- the same core as
Lord Voldemort's wand. As we saw especially at the end of
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, these wands are very powerful and special, and the fact that the
phoenix to provide the feathers for
both wand cores is
Fawkes, whose feathers are in no other wands, may be an important one in the battle to come.