J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. (Who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?) But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school...

Harry Potter #3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nica

“THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!” roared Black. “DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!”

“You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don’t recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble?”

Dang! Bro, Hermione’s a brat in these books. Kinda hate her right now. 😠

Jacob Edmonds

“Professor Trelawney said you didn't have the right aura! You just don’t like being bad at something for a change!”

Lizzy Jensen

You think the dead we have loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus? 

Ryn Johnstone

'The Grim, my dear, the Grim!' cried Professor Trelawney who looked shocked that Harry hadn't understood. 'The giant, spectral dog that haunts churchyards! My dear boy, it is an omen - the worst omen - of death!'

Thank you, my dear. Incidentally, that thing you are dreading — it will happen on Friday the sixteenth of October.

Amelia

"...And that's how we came to write the Marauder's Map, and sign it with our nicknames. Sirius is Padfoot. Peter is Wormtail. James is Prongs.

"And they didn't desert me at all.Instead they did something for me that would make my transformations not only bearable, but the best times of my life. They became Animangi."

"My transformations in those days were – were terrible. It is very painful to turn into a werewolf. I was separated from humans to bitez so I bit and scratched at myself instead. The villagers heard the noise and the screaming and thought they were hearing particularly violent spirits."

"It's not," said Lupin, still looking at the door in a puzzled waym "The Shrieking Shack was never haunted... the screams and howls tvillahers used to hear were made by me."

"You know how to work it?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"Of course I know how to work it," said Lupin, waving his hand impatientlym "I helped write it. I"m Moony – that was my friends' nickname for me at school."

YES. THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER KNOWING MORE OF THE MARAUDERS

But he never finished the question, because what he saw made his voice due in his throat Lupin was lowering his wand. Next moment, he had walked to Black's side, seized his hand, pulled him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and embraced Black like a brother.

"My dad didn't strut," said Harry, before he could stop himself. "And nor do I."

Messra Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs

Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischuef-Makers

shit no. now that I'm older and rereading this, I've just realized how much I missed.

"Where is Wood?" said Harry, suddenly realizing he wasn't there.

"Still in the showers," said Fred. "We think he's trying to drown himself."

'That is the second time you have spoke out of turn, Miss Granger," said Snape coolly. "Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all."

How ironic that they're learning that, when Remus is a werewolf, Snap knows, and it's full moon.

Harry watched him flick through the textbook, to the very back chapter, which he must know they hadn't covered.

'That suggests that what you fear the most is – fear. Very wise, Harry.'

"I wonder why Professor Lupin's frightened of crystal balls?"

Professor Lupin had come back. He paused as he entered, looked around and said, with a small smile, 'I haven't poisoned that chocolate, you know...'

Ellie

You think the dead we have loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.' It took a moment for Harry to realise what Dumbledore had said. 'Sirius told me all about how they became Animagi last night, said Dumbledore, smiling. 'An extraordinary achievement – not least, keeping it quiet from me. And then I remembered the most unusual form your Patronus took, when it charged Mr Malfoy down at your Quidditch match against Ravenclaw. So you did see your father last night, Harry… you found him inside yourself.

Harry Potter En De Gevangene Van Azkaban

Sjoukje Posthumus 

A very timeless, powerful and poignant book. It is fictional and very interesting to read. The characters are feeling alive. 

Leyah 

Eslie

“You want to?” he said. “You mean it?”

Sirius’s gaunt face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it.

The first two didn’t really stick with me but this one…

Julia pinheiro

This book was phenomenal!

The first two didn’t really stick with me but this one…

I couldn’t put the book down!

So many plot twists 

Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. (Who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?) But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school...
--back cover

brie

ughhh i am NOT okay😭. rereading this one was like opening a long buried chest of memories you loved that somehow got lost or buried under traumatic memories. the resurfacing is wonderful. just wonderful.

The third book in the Harry Potter series, illustrated in brilliant colour by the iconic design house MinaLima and featuring interactive paper-engineered elements, including the Marauder's Map! Return to Hogwarts in this stunning edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. J.K. Rowling's complete and unabridged text is accompanied by full-colour illustrations on nearly every page and eight paper-engineered interactive elements. Readers are invited to explore the Knight Bus, reveal the Grim in a teacup, spin the Time-Turner and more! Designed and illustrated by MinaLima -- the award-winning studio behind the graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films -- this keepsake edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages, a beautiful addition to any collector's bookshelf and an enchanting way to share this beloved series with a new generation of readers.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: MinaLima Edition

Amna A.

Third read of Prisoner of Azkaban. Enjoyed the vibrant illustrations and creative papercraft in this Minalima edition. They make it feel like I'm reading slightly different book. Almost like listening to a cover of a song, or layering a different soundtrack on a familiar movie.

De la prisión de Azkaban se ha escapado un terrible villano, Sirius Black, un asesino en serie que fue cómplice de lord Voldemort y que, dicen los rumores, quiere vengarse de Harry por haber destruido a su maestro. Por si esto fuera poco, entran en acción los dementores, unos seres abominables capaces de robarles la felicidad a los magos y de eliminar todo recuerdo hermoso de aquellos que se atreven a acercárseles. El desafío es enorme, pero Harry, Ron y Hermione son capaces de enfrentarse a todo esto y mucho más.

Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban

Rebeca Keren Nuñez

Mi libro preferido de la saga, y mi película preferida de la saga. Entretenida, refrescante, le guardo especial cariño a este libro, que para mi es el mejor de la saga. Me encanto la re lectura. Volvi a emocionarme con los mismos momentos que la primera vez. Entrañable!

When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves . But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

Maria

This is gonna be long but here goes. 

PoA has been one of my favourite books in this series, and I’m glad to see that this hasn’t changed. I only read this series once and when I did that, I read it completely out of order (no comment), starting with this book (then 5, 6, 7, 1, 4, 2). My attachment to it is also partly due to the fact that it introduced me into this world, but I think rereading it has shown me that I happen to love it all on its own too. I’m gonna try to list in a somewhat coherent manner all my thoughts and feelings about it: 

- first off, I like that this book is somewhere in between the childish magic feeling of the first two books and the somewhat darker side of the story about to unfold in the next books. it’s a nice balance that I enjoyed a lot. we still get to see all the magic at hogwarts, and the same formula as the previous books is more or less the same, but there’s also a lot more feeling to this book, as we learn more about the characters and their pasts during the war

- i’d already mentioned this in an update but one thing that stood out to me is how rich with emotion this book is, especially harry’s. we start to get a glimpse of harry no longer putting up with the people around him neglecting to tell him important information about himself (even if it is in the best interest), and i love that. we see harry brimming with anger bc he’s only being told bits of information here and there instead of a whole truth, we see him seething with anger at the thought of his parents having been betrayed by one of their closest friends, and we see him so ashamed of being the only one seemingly affected by the dementors. i loved seeing harry like this, and it was a refreshing change from the somewhat mellow and formulaic characterisation from the previous books 

- we get a glimpse of harry playing dangerously with a darker side of himself, when he seems almost remorseless at the thought of killing sirius. this, of course, changes, but i would have loved to see this explored in a bit more depth from this book onwards

- rowling’s writing is very simple and stylistically very bland; i think her prowess lies mostly in the worldbuilding. that being said, one thing i appreciate about her writing is that it doesn’t drag on. everything we are being shown and told is somehow important for the plot to unfold. every little detail has its use later on

- i do find some plot points puzzling though. for example i can’t understand how sirius managed to use his gringott’s account without triggering any attention. i mean surely they would make sure he doesn’t gain access to his money? i also always found the time-travelling part ridiculous, mostly because who leaves a time-turner in the care of a thirteen year old just to manage to attend more classes? even if hermione is very responsible, it just seems extremely irresponsible on the part of the teaching staff

- i’ve watched the poa movie a lot of times and i enjoyed seeing the little changes that were made between the original story and the movie, but some things caught my attention that bother me a little: ron (and this is something that applies to the entire movie franchise) is made to be a lot more of a useless fool in the movies, which he isn’t at all in the books? hermione also was made to be a lot more likeable (or at least agreeable to harry and ron’s poor decision-making) in the movies; the same goes for snape, who i find absolutely insufferable in the books, and a teacher who should’ve lost his position a hundred times already for how he treats his students

- i continue to be devastated over sirius’ fate and also the overall tragedy of the marauders. worst of all, though, i find those few pages when you hope that harry will finally get the family he deserves, and sirius will he acquitted and they will move in together and all will be well. they both deserve a loving home and peace after what they’ve been through 

- also one random thought but i guess wizards are just very in touch with their emotions and memories if they’re able to conjure up their happiest memory on the spot and create a patronus? 

All in all, this story isn’t perfect, but I think it stands as one of the best in the series, both in terms of characterization and world-building.

Running time: 11 hrs., 48 mins. 10 CDs.

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.

Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts."

Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

--description on box

Vicky  Nuñez 

I love all of the Harry Potter books, but the Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my favorites. I truly enjoyed Sirius & Remus and all that back story over their lives before along with James.

I know everyone's read them, but I will still say it: if you haven't, what are you waiting for?!

(4/5) a diferencia de los dos anteriores, realmente disfruté de este tercer libro. creo que se ve una evolución tanto en la autora como en los personajes, y aunque sigue siendo un libro infantil cargado de escenas dulces y ligeras, creo que desde este punto pueden comenzar a atisbarse los toques más oscuros de lo que sucede y estará sucediendo en el mundo mágico más adelante. es interesante ver como sin importar lo que ya han vivido, harry, ron y hermione siguen siendo niños con prioridades simples, y estoy ansiando ver como esto probablemente vaya cambiando en los siguientes libros.

Very dissapointed at how unhinged JK depicted Snape - everyone's favourite potions master - yet happily surprised by my newfound OTP: Harry and Cho.

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. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter’s defeat of You-Know-Who was Black’s downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, “He’s at Hogwarts… he’s at Hogwarts.”

Harry Potter isn’t safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may be a traitor in their midst.

--back cover

chloe rae

I FINALLY finished this! I thought I'd finished this months ago but, upon my return from college, I realized I was wrong. That's not even important though because this book was just SO. GOOD. Every time I finish a Harry Potter novel I get this weird urge to cry. Like this intense wave of emotion just washes over me every time, without fail. Each book is such an adventure; I feel so full after reading.
This book is my favorite of the series so far. The past 5 chapters had me hanging on for dear life, and I already knew the outcome from the movies! It's just so nice being able to get the story from this different perspective; it's so rich.
I just love this series, guys. It's so nice finally understanding the absolute magic that is J. K. Rowling and her writing.

P.S. I'm so excited to finally know exactly what "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs" means!

Hannah DCamp

Let history show that it was around this point in the series where I became an incoherent blob.

Beware this review if you're like past!me and hadn't read anything past book one or something equally crazy. I've left any number of spoilers untagged.

First of all, how the HEOUCK am I supposed to function when Remus hekkin Lupin exists? HOW? I'm usually not a fan of the werewolf character; I typically just don't get their whole thing, although maybe I've read too many things like Twilight where the werewolf is all "oh woe is me, I have this uncontrollable urge to TURN INTO A GIANT DOG." Maybe it's because I'm less inclined towards shape-shifters in general. But THIS, THIS right here makes me go nuts. He's all poor and he's the best hekkin DAtDA professor that they've had like, ever, and he's so chill about it. Pure, unbridled, unassuming coolness. And then he just *sniffle* resigns like that, and I'm *sniff* over here all by myself. I haven't felt this dismayed while reading a book since...the beginning of this book, which I'm going to talk about don't you worry. He was legitimately the best character in this (brace yourself I'm probably going to say that about everyone except Draco), and the students just deserve a good teacher who's not going to bully them (looking at you Snape sir). They were let down by Quirrell and then Lockhart, and I just don't think I can handle this. Also, I would bet you human money that Hogwarts is the safest place for Lupin to work because Snape could make him the potion every month, and he could just take some wolf time in his chambers. The students were never in danger from him until the very end when he literally was trying to save them and his friend I'M DECEASED. Lupin's sheer cool-ness makes him my absolute favorite character at this point; there was a bit of foreshadowing that he's going to make a reappearance, and I just know I'll positively screech when/if he shows up again.

I have so much to talk about and I don't know where to begin.

We have to talk about the Buckbeak thing. Hagrid is so eager to teach Care of Magical Animals - it's literally the subject he loves most, and it's so amazing for him to be given a teaching position after he was expelled from Hogwarts. Dumbledore standing up for Hagrid is such a great thing. And then things start to go downhill. He gives them a book with teeth because he thought it was funny, and feeling sad/confused when the students weren't able to get into the books to read them; Film!Hagrid has so much more confidence than Book!Hagrid, which I appreciated only because the book made me feel too many things that I didn't like and I wasn't looking forward to doing that again. I should have known that Draco would ruin everything for Hagrid, but the way he completely ignores Hagrid's CLEARLY GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE ONE THING YOU SHOULDN'T SAY TO A HIPPOGRIFF, and messes up the lesson just because he's a twerp makes me want to stRANGLE HIM. This kind of personal (small-scale), blatant injustice against such a genuinely good character is the one thing I can't handle in a story. I genuinely didn't know how to handle Hagrid drinking to stop feeling sad because he'd let everyone down and worrying that he'd endangered the kids. He's a little clumsy maybe, but were they really in any more danger than in DAtDA with Lupin?? I doubt that. Hagrid is the best bean, and he's just too hekkin good to be so sad. My heart was breaking. The way he proceeds to lose all confidence and basically do nothing with the class for the rest of the term is such a bummer, because I feel like he was on the way to being a great teacher.

*It feels weird to say this, because the casting in these movies is otherwise 100% spot on, but David Thewlis as Lupin didn't quite land for me. That's probably because I have a low burning fear of David Thewlis because of that Dinotopia mini series he did in the aughts (which is one of my favorite things ever tbqh).
*For more candid hot takes, I thought I would like Sirius Black more than I did.
*Although Sirius offering an alternative home for Harry just about made me cry :˜)
*Snape being floated down the tunnel while unconscious, bumping his head on the ceiling because Lupin was too busy talking to Harry to notice, is the thing I'm most disappointed they left out of the film.
*Adorable Ron became Relatable Ron so fast that he was honestly probably relatable in the last film too and I just didn't notice. I think I might be Ron Weasley.
*I have two time-turner related questions:
 1. Why the heck did McGonagall agree to let Hermione do this? McGonagall strikes me as a pretty rational teacher, more so than the others. I just would have expected the response I got in college when I asked to take a math class in three weeks (i.e., "no, you must be nuts").
 2. Why didn't Harry and Hermione try to catch Peter?? They knew he was going to be running away, and they knew the general direction he was planning to head. They could've waited in the bushes or something. But I suppose that would have been too easy. 😑
*I didn't expect to care about Professor Tralawney apart from some mild entertainment (because she was definitely that), but just the fact that she's played by Emma Thompson in the movies was the best hekkin surprise omgosh
*^Bug-Eyes McGee iykyk

I feel like my brain might explode if I don't read Goblet of Fire immediately.

Suyash Goylit

A fantastic journey to the magical world and back to childhood memories. Having grown up watching the movies but never reading the books, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. It's certainly aimed at children, but the character depth and interesting plot points make it enjoyable for everyone. Stephen Fry's wonderful narration made the experience so much more fun.

julia

Ceej Manaloto

Re-read for the nth time and still rating it 5 stars.

Annika Arguemore

this is one of my favourites out of all the books. I love the paradox within the story. I still yearn for a time-turner necklace. nice job there, Ms. Rowling.

hileahrious

Best book so far. I’m amazed at how well Rowling brings all the bits and pieces together. Loved it!

Jennifer

One of my favorite Harry Potter’s books💯💯

this is my favorite book from the series so far!!!

Marie

Still one of my absolute favorites of the series!

I really loved this one. The way Harry got to reconnect with his parents through Lupin and Sirius and his Patronus will never not make me emotional. This book is a perfect transition into the older & darker years at Hogwarts. The plot has really new and fresh elements. 

After rereading this, I don’t think I will ever understand why everyone forgave Snape for his nasty and horrible behavior. Aside from his complicated relationship with Harry because of James and the Marauders, he should still never be forgiven because of his horrible treatment of Neville. The poor boy was ruthlessly bullied by a TEACHER! Unacceptable. 

This book makes me excited to read the rest of the series which should always be the job of the third book in any series. 

I really loved this one. The way Harry got to reconnect with his parents through Lupin and Sirius and his Patronus will never not make me emotional. This book is a perfect transition into the older & darker years at Hogwarts. The plot has really new and fresh elements. 

After rereading this, I don’t think I will ever understand why everyone forgave Snape for his nasty and horrible behavior. Aside from his complicated relationship with Harry because of James and the Marauders, he should still never be forgiven because of his horrible treatment of Neville. The poor boy was ruthlessly bullied by a TEACHER! Unacceptable. 

This book makes me excited to read the rest of the series which should always be the job of the third book in any series. 



El libro en si muy chulo pero estoy cansao de que en todos me expliquen que ur a wizurd Harry

Andrés

Sirius Black, le dangereux criminel qui s'est échappé de la forteresse d'Azkaban, recherche Harry Potter. C'est donc sous bonne garde que l'apprenti sorcier fait sa troisième rentrée. Au programme : des cours de divination, la fabrication d'une potion de Ratatinage, le dressage des hippogriffes... Mais Harry est-il vraiment à l'abri du danger qui le menace ?

Harry Potter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban

Lila R E

Jaden Nelson

It was sort of boring for a while, BUT THE LAST ROUGHLY HALF OF THE BOOK IS WOW AMAZING. I MEAN PLOT TWIST, TIME TRAVEL, BAM EVERYTHING'S GOOD. Love it.

Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at  Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after summer holidays (who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?). But when Harry arrives at Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school...
--back cover

Geoffrey Froggatt

For twelve 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. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst. I love how this book devotes more attention to the everyday life of and around Hogwarts than its predecessors. Harry and the others are much more settled within this world and have more available to them now that they are older, and this ultimately allows for more classes and activities to shine. While the other installments all have the same main villain, I enjoy how this book is a bit of a departure in its overarching mystery as well as its villain. You could call this the year when nothing happened, because it's partially true. Of course this book introduces us to Sirius Black and the rest of the Marauders, who are important characters going forward with this series. I also saw a lot of growth from many characters, especially Ron who had some really good lines and truly showed what an amazing friend he truly is. However, if you had to take away one of the seven books, and still make it as coherent as possible, this book would be the obvious pick. Voldemort isn't really present in this one at all, which is understandable as he needs the time to pick himself up again and start arranging plans for the fourth year when things really begin to happen. New magical creatures, new revelations and twists. The book has enough to keep one hooked, adults and children alike.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter #3

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