Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Published: 8, July 1999

Author: J.K. Rowling

Book 3 of 7: Harry Potter

Genres: Adventure, Children's, Comedy & Humor, Coming of Age, Epic, Fantasy, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Literature, School, Magic, Teen, Witches, Wizards, Young Adult

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Summary

Harry Potter, now thirteen, endures another terrible summer with the Dursleys. An enraged Harry unintentionally inflates Aunt Marge after she taunts Harry and his departed parents. He flees Hogwarts, fearful of being expelled. Harry is being watched by an enormous black dog on a dark street. Harry staggers backward, making his wand erupt in sparkles. The Knight Bus, a vehicle that transports stranded wizards, appears out of nowhere.

Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, is waiting for Harry at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. Harry is not expelled, but he is requested to stay in Diagon Alley until the start of the school year. Harry meets up with his best pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger while he's there. Mr. Weasley warns Harry about the wizard Sirius Black, a convicted killer who has escaped Azkaban prison with the intention of murdering Harry.

The dementors, Azkaban's terrible guardians, board the Hogwarts Express train. As one approaches Harry, he reminisces about his parents' deaths before passing out. Remus Lupin, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, uses a Patronus charm to fend off the beast. Professor Albus Dumbledore of Hogwarts says that dementors are scouring the school grounds in search of Black.

Professor Sybill Trelawney claims the dog-shaped apparition in Harry's tea leaves is the Grim, a spectral death omen, in Divination class. Later, she predicts that Voldemort's servant would return shortly. Harry sees a black dog near the pitch during a Quidditch play, then faints and falls off his broomstick as dementors approach. Harry is unharmed, but his broom is destroyed by the Whomping Willow. Professor Lupin then teaches Harry how to use the Patronus spell to guard off dementors.

The Marauder's Map, a magical chart constructed by four former Hogwarts students named only as "Moony," "Padfoot," "Wormtail," and "Prongs," is given to Harry by Fred and George Weasley. The map depicts every student at Hogwarts as well as seven hidden passages. Harry sneaks into Hogsmeade because he doesn't have guardian permission for school trips. Sirius Black betrayed the Potters to Voldemort and killed their buddy Peter Pettigrew, according to a discussion he overhears there. Black is also Harry's godfather. Black would subsequently break into Hogwarts twice, but Harry will remain unhurt each time.

In the meanwhile, Ron suspects Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, of murdering his missing pet rat Scabbers, putting their relationship to the test. When Harry receives an expensive Firebolt broomstick as an anonymous present, Hermione has it confiscated for examination, suspecting it was delivered by Black. Ron and Harry are enraged with Hermione, who is already overworked due to her overabundance of lessons. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic has sentenced Hagrid's hippogriff Buckbeak to death for injuring Draco Malfoy, who purposefully provoked the animal. As they leave Hagrid's hut, Harry, Ron, and Hermione appear to hear Buckbeak's execution. Hermione discovered Scabbers inside when she was there. Scabbers eludes Ron, who pursues him.

Ron is dragged down a tunnel beneath the Whomping Willow by the black dog. Harry and Hermione chase them into the Shrieking Shack, which is said to be haunted. Sirius Black, an unregistered animagus, is the dog. Lupin appears out of nowhere. Pettigrew's name appeared on the Marauder's Map, and Harry realized it was he who had betrayed the Potters, not Black. Lupin admits to being a werewolf, as Hermione believes.

The Marauder's Map was constructed by Lupin (Moony), Black (Padfoot), Pettigrew (Wormtail), and Harry's father, James Potter (Prongs) as students. To tame Lupin during his werewolf phases, the latter three covertly become animagi. Scabbers is Pettigrew in the form of a rat. He is Voldemort's servant who framed Black by faking his death. After learning that Pettigrew was still alive, Black was able to flee Azkaban.

To catch Black, Severus Snape comes. His bigotry stems from a long-held animosity against Sirius Black and James Potter for bullying him in school. Snape is knocked out by Harry, Ron, and Hermione at the same time. Pettigrew is ready to be executed by Lupin and Black, but Harry wants him transported to Azkaban. Lupin transforms into a werewolf when the full moon rises. He's forgotten about his Wolfsbane pill, which helps a werewolf to stay sane while transforming. Black fights him off in his dog shape. As dementors converge on Harry, Hermione, and Black, Pettigrew manages to flee. A strong Patronus is thrown by a faraway person, dispersing the dementors.

The captive Black's soul is ready to be sucked out by dementors. Dumbledore urges Harry and Hermione to save Black and Buckbeak by using Hermione's Time-Turner, a Ministry gadget she uses to attend several classes, to travel back in time and save them. They save Buckbeak and discover that dementors are assaulting their previous selves. Harry summons a Patronus in the shape of a deer, scattering the dementors. Buckbeak is ridden by Harry and Hermione to the tower, where they free Black, who flees on Buckbeak.

Enraged by Black's escape, Snape inadvertently reveals that Lupin is a werewolf, compelling him to retire. Black writes to Harry, claiming to have despatched the Firebolt and granting Harry permission to go on school excursions as his legal guardian.

Rating: 100/100

Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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