Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

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For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard... read more

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Summary

J.K. Rowling's third book opens with Harry Potter enduring another unhappy summer at the Dursleys'. When Uncle Vernon's visiting sister, Marge, viciously abuses Harry and insults his parents, Harry loses his temper, inadvertently causing Marge to inflate and float into the air. Harry runs away... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters

Harry Potter: Main character
Ron Weasley: Harry's best mate.
Hermione Granger: Harry's other best friend.
Lord Voldemort: the dark lord who is after the harry who disroyed him and left him with nothing but life
Remus Lupin: Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts and Jame's and Lily Potter's best friend.
Sirius Black: Harry's god-father and James and Lily's Potter's best friend. And a convickted mass murderer but that isnt true
Charlie Weasley: rons other older brother
Peter Pettigrew: the person who real killed 12 muggles and a wizerd NOT Sirius
Albus Dumbledore: the headmaster at Hogwarts
Sibyll Trelawney: professor of Divination at Hogwarts
Minerva McGonagall: professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts and head of griffondor house
Severus Snape: professor of Potions at Hogwarts and head of slitherin house
Filius Flitwick: professor of Charms at Hogwarts
Draco Malfoy: Harry's classmate and arch-enemy
Lucius Malfoy: Draco's father.
Ginny Weasley: Ron's younger sister and has a major crush on Harry.
Percy Weasley: Ron's older brother
George Weasley: Fred's twin and Ron's brother.
Fred Weasley: George's twin and Ron's brother.
Lee Jordon: Friend of George and Fred, and Quidditch commentator.
Molly Weasley: Ron's mother.
Arthur Weasley: Ron's father
Vernon Dursley: Harry's uncle.
Petunia Dursley: Harry's aunt.
Dudley Dursley: Harry's bully of a cousin.
Aunt Marge: Harry's "aunt"
Lily Potter: Harry's Mother.
James Potter: Harry's father.
Stan Shunpike: Knight bus assisstant.
Ernie Prang: Add a description of this character.
Argus Filch: Caretaker
Mrs. Norris: Caretaker's cat.
Cornelius Fudge: Minister of Magic
Oliver Wood: Quidditch captain and keeper
Cedric Diggory: seeker for hufflepuff and a triwizered champian
Cho Chang: seeker for ravenclaw
Neville Longbottom: Harry's classmate who is vary forgetful
Goyle: draco's mate
Crabbe: Draco's mate
Penelope Clearwater: Percy's girlfriend from House Ravenclaw
Madam Rosmerta: Nurse?? NO no... She's a maid at a pub at Hogsmeade Village
Nearly-Headless Nick: Gryffindor ghost
Peeves: Ghost of Chaos
Buckbeak: Hippogriff of Hagrid's and is saved from death by harry and siriue uses her to escape
Hedwig: Harry's owl
Scabbers: Ron's pet rat AKA the person who betrade harrys parents
Crookshanks: Hermione's cat
Padfoot: Sirius Black AKA snuffles
Prongs: James Potter
Moony: Remus Lupin
Wormtail: Peter Pettigrew
Angelina Johnson: Quidditch Chaser for Gryffindor
Katie Bell: Quidditch Chaser for Gryffindor
Alicia Spinnet: Quidditch Chaser for Gryffindor
bill weasley: rons older brother

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Memorable Quotes

“Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of the year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard.”
“Extremely unusual though he was, at that moment Harry Potter felt just like everyone else - glad, for the first time in his life, that it was his birthday.”
“I'm not trying to be a hero, but seriously, Sirius Black can't be worse than Voldemort, can he?”
Harry Potter
“How thick would Harry have to be, to go looking for a nutter who wants to kill him?”
Ron Weasley

First Sentence

Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways.

1. Owl Post
2. Aunt Marge's Big Mistake
3. The Knight Bus
4. The Leaky Cauldron
5. The Dementor
6. Talons and Tea Leaves
7. The Boggart in the Wardrobe
8. Flight of the Fat Lady
9. Grim Defeat
10. The Marauder's Map
11. The Firebolt
12. The Patronus
13. Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
14. Snape's Grudge
15. The Quidditch Final
16. Professor Trelawney's Prediction
17. Cat, Rat, and Dog
18. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
19. The Servant of Lord Voldemort
20. The Dementor's Kiss
21. Hermione's Secret
22. Owl Post Again

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Errata

Before Harry and Hermione go back in time, it mentions that Buckbeak is tied to a tree. But when they go back in time, Buckbeak is tied to a fence.

Series

This is book 3 in the Harry Potter series.

Authors & Contributors

J. K. Rowling (Author)

Other Contributors:

Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) - An American illustrator, best known for her illustrations in the US editions of the Harry Potter books
Cliff Wright (Illustrator) - Illustrator of UK edition