Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It's the early hours of the morning, and Harry Potter's been thirteen years old for all of one hour. Harry isn't really expecting much from his birthday; he certainly doesn't expect any presents....

In this book, Harry learns about the power he has within himself when he casts the Patronus spell to save himself and his godfather, Sirius Black, from the dementors. He originally thought that...

There are many themes present within J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, many of which address and critique real human and social issues. One of the most prominent themes is...

There is a long and really excellent discussion of the setting of this book in the eNotes summary. Please follow the link. In general, this book is set at Hogwarts just as each of the first six...

The true antagonist in this novel is, as usual, Voldemort. However, for a long time it appears to be Sirius Black. Many around Harry are sure that Black, who has escaped from Azkaban prison, is a...

There is an atmosphere of fear in the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because a prisoner escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison. At the beginning of the movie, we see how the...

In the third installment of Harry Potter, Harry learns that he is being targeted by a murderer named Sirius Black who has escaped from the mysterious Azkaban Prison. Azkaban is guarded by...

Another example of redemption in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is Buckbeak the hippogriff. Buckbeak is really an elegant creature that requires certain rules be followed when...

After Sirius and Lupin reveal Ron’s pet rat, Scabbers, to actually be a long-thought dead Animagus named Peter Pettigrew, Peter is able to procure a wand and turn back into a rat after the group...

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