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Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius - or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort - could be more frightening than the dementors themselves ...
At a Glance: Full Title Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Author J.K. Rowling. Type of work Children's novel. Genre Fantasy, coming-of-age, detective fiction. Language English. Time and place written 1999, Edinburgh. Date of first publication 1999. Publisher Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780439136365. Summary. For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort, and might even have assisted in the deaths of James and Lily Potter—Harry Potter’s parents.
- Owl Post. In which we are reminded of Harry’s previous adventures and told of his summer holidays, he receives birthday cards and presents from his friends, and Harry learns what Ron and Hermione did during the summer.
- Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake. In which Aunt Marge comes to visit and her taunting drives Harry to inflate her, then gather his belongings and leave Privet Drive without permission to visit Hogsmeade.
- The Knight Bus. In which Harry tries to decide what to do when the Knight Bus arrives to take him to London. En route Harry learns about Sirius Black, is met by Cornelius Fudge at Diagon Alley and installed in a room in the Leaky Cauldron.
- The Leaky Cauldron. In which Harry enjoys his new-found freedom, purchases his school supplies, and meets with Hermione and Ron. Hermione buys Crookshanks after the cat takes after Ron’s Scabbers.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It is the third instalment in the Harry Potter series. The novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- J. K. Rowling, Klaus Fritz
- 1999
Jul 8, 1999 · 9,563 reviews395 followers. August 13, 2021. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3), J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the third in the Harry Potter series.
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J. K. Rowling. Teaching Theme Analysis. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Professor Lupin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, is the first Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's experience to demonstrate ...
