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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Where Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Dursleys' street and the Ministry's atrium are studio sets; the real places are a Thames flight, a closed tube station and a Highland viaduct

Scenes and places

Dementors on Privet Drive

Harry and Dudley are attacked by Dementors and Harry drives them off with a Patronus, breaking the rule against magic outside school. The Ministry's letter expelling him arrives soon after, and his troubles with the Ministry begin.

Set in Privet Drive, Little Whinging — The Dursleys' street, where Harry and Dudley are attacked by Dementors.

A fictional Surrey cul-de-sac, rebuilt as a set in Watford.

Filmed at Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden, Watford — The Privet Drive scenes were shot on a studio set, not on a real street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: The sets were built inside the studio, which is now a public studio tour.

The flight over London to Grimmauld Place

Order members fly Harry across London to their hidden headquarters. There he learns that the Ministry has called a full hearing against him, and that the Order believes Voldemort is after something he lacked last time.

Set in Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place — The Order of the Phoenix's secret London headquarters, where Harry learns of his hearing.

A hidden townhouse that on screen is a studio set, reached by a flight filmed over the real Thames.

Filmed at River Thames, London (London Eye) — The flight of the Order of the Phoenix was filmed over the Thames; the pin marks the London Eye as a single representative point. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden, Watford — The Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place interiors were built as a studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: The sets were built inside the studio, which is now a public studio tour.

Into the Ministry for the hearing

Arthur Weasley takes Harry across Muggle London by Underground and into the Ministry, where his hearing has been moved forward to five minutes from now. Harry must keep calm and speak only when spoken to.

Set in The Ministry of Magic visitors' entrance — Harry and Arthur Weasley enter the hidden Ministry by Muggle London's telephone booth and go to his hearing.

The film's Underground station and phone booth stand in for the way into a hidden government.

Filmed at Red telephone booth near New Scotland Yard, London — A red telephone booth near Scotland Yard was used for the entrance; the exact booth is not named, so the pin is the Scotland Yard building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Westminster tube station, London — The station was closed on 22 October 2006 so Arthur Weasley could be filmed taking Harry to his trial. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: It is a working Underground station, so go as a passenger and keep clear of the gates.

Platform nine and three-quarters

Harry heads back to Hogwarts for his fifth year, still under the cloud of his Ministry hearing.

Set in King's Cross station, London — The London terminus where Hogwarts students board the train for the new school year. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real London terminus, with the Hogwarts platform entrance.

Filmed at King's Cross station, London — Filming at platform nine and three-quarters took place at King's Cross station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Central London rail terminus; the Harry Potter shop and platform sign are inside the station.

The Hogwarts Express crosses the viaduct

The Hogwarts Express carries Harry and his friends north to the school, where Umbridge is waiting as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Set in The Hogwarts Express on its way north — The Hogwarts Express carries the students to school across a Highland viaduct.

A curved nineteenth-century railway viaduct in the Highlands.

Filmed at Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scottish Highlands — The Hogwarts Express crosses this viaduct, as in earlier films. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A railway viaduct near Glenfinnan station in the Highlands; viewpoints are on a footpath above.

Flight to the Ministry of Magic

Harry, Hermione and four friends ride Thestrals to the Ministry to save Sirius. In the Department of Mysteries they find the prophecy Voldemort is after, and Death Eaters ambush them.

Set in The Ministry of Magic, Department of Mysteries — The Ministry's atrium and Hall of Prophecies, where Harry and five friends arrive after a flight on Thestrals.

The Ministry set was the largest and most expensive built for the series; the Hall of Prophecies was entirely digital.

Filmed at River Thames, London — The flight of Dumbledore's Army to the Ministry of Magic was filmed over the Thames (same stretch as the Order's flight). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Glen Coe, Scottish Highlands — Aerial scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Glen Etive, Scottish Highlands — Aerial scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire — Thestral lesson (cut scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Virginia Water, Surrey — McGonagall recovers (cut scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock — Scene not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Glenfinnan Monument, Glenfinnan — Stone skipping (cut scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Harry Potter — A fifth-year Hogwarts student whom the Ministry refuses to believe about Voldemort's return.
• Arthur Weasley — A member of the Order of the Phoenix who takes Harry to his hearing.
• Hermione Granger — Harry's best friend, who helps him form Dumbledore's Army.