Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Overview

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...

series written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published on 8 July 1999. The novel won the 1999 Whitbread Book Award

Costa Book Awards

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, the Bram Stoker Award

Bram Stoker Award

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, the 2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

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, and was short-listed for other awards, including the Hugo

Hugo Award for Best Novel

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. A film

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the third instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus, David Heyman and Mark Radcliffe...

based on the novel was released on 31 May 2004, in the United Kingdom and 4 June 2004 in the U.S. and many other countries.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens on the night before Harry

Harry Potter (character)

Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard...

's thirteenth birthday, when he receives gifts by owl post from his friends at school.

Discussions

Is Ron weasley like a real ranga? Like you know... 100% REAL??

What is Sirius Blacks Animagus??? my friends are all talking about it and im really confused but too scared to voice up about it. is it like a spell ...

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Quotations

I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.

Are you insane? Of course I want to leave the Dursleys! Have you got a house? When can I move in?

He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though … keep up with news … check if I'm happy.…

What would we want to be prefects for? It'd take all the fun out of life.

I solemnly swear I am up to no good.

We tried to shut Percy in a pyramid. But Mum spotted us.

The consequences of our actions are always so diverse, so complex, that it makes predicting the future very difficult, indeed.

I'm not blamin' yeh … but I gotta tell yeh, I thought you two'd value yer friend more'n broomsticks or rats. Tha's all.

When a wizard goes over ter the Dark Side there's nothin' and no one matters to 'em anymore.…

Ah, well. People can be a bit stupid about their pets.

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