Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix…this speaks directly to my final project, in which I attempt to assess OOTP as a source of millennial representation.  What continues to strike me every time I watch this film ( or read the book) is the creation of Dumbledore’s Army- the teenage version of the dated ( Gen X perhaps?) Order. As Sirius  states “ it feels like it did last time”, only this time it is the teenagers, it is Harry, Hermione, Ron and the newly assembled Dumbledore’s Army. Unlike other Potter films which focus on the skills of the trio, this film broadens the scope. We see “representations” of diversity in members of the DA, one of which whom Harry develops a romance with. Only as in the suggestions of the Meaningful Diversity essay, they seem to sometimes be present for diverse aesthetic purposes or plot advancement. Regardless of which, they don’t get the kind of facetime or development that the trio gets.  Yet, that doesn’t negate what the DA represents. As it seems, they represent the millennial generation motivated by teamwork and a plan to change their own future. They see problems in their (VERY) corrupt government, and in many positions of authority such as Umbridge, who hosts a variety of predjudices and outdated beliefs. What these kids do together is quite remarkable. They take their own EDUCATION into their own hands, and through Harry’s leadership they use their “technology” i.e wands to prepare themselves for the future. In leading a large rebellion, they represent the action-orirented millennial generation that is all accepting. They even involve Hagrid’s new half brother Grawp, who is usually a social outlaw. But Harry and Hermione incorporate him as their own.  Harry is surprised by how much he knows, even at only 15 years old. He has been exposed to so much, but finds the skills are embedded, especially where his wandwork is concerned. More even on Harry, is the way he is deemed “ special” by the prophecy, set up at his birth: he is a millennial by this fact. Nicknamed “ the one”, he is the one forseen to change the future of the wizarding world. No doubt there is definitely a question of Christian Theology here in this “Christ complex”.  And he has grown up with this notion his entire life, so much that the prophecy almost doesn’t surprise him. He has known this. He stands up and faces the challenges head on. He confronts Umbridge and even the memories of his father’s poor choices, and mostly Bellatrix and Voldemort. As in the Christian Theology essay, he attempts to use an unforgiveable curse, but Voldemort reminds him “ you have to mean it Harry”. But he cannot, because Harry does not possess that kind of hate, that kind of ability to sin. Though he has shown throughout the series an immense capacity for power, he never abuses it.  And in terms of morality, it is Voldemort who does as he possesses Harry right at the end. Harry shows him that abusing power is wrong.  He “feels sorry”for Voldemort, and in his sympathy even for the enemy, he exercises his leadership in morality.