Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Review
J.K. Rowling’s Third Novel Looks Deeper into Harry Potter’s Past
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series. Instead of watching out for solely Voldemort around every corner, Harry learns that he isn’t safe from the Dark Lord’s faithful followers either, not even within the protected walls of Hogwarts.
J K Rowling Expands Harry's Magic World
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban continues to bring fascinating new discoveries from the wizarding world, building from both Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. From the fantastical Knight Bus that zooms in, out and magically between traffic to the dark and brooding look at the tower of Azkaban, the wizarding prison, the Harry Potter books have a special way of showing normal items and places that become magical once viewed in a new light.
For instance, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, broomsticks become cooler than skateboards, children like to do homework and werewolves teach high school students. Each new Harry Potter has something new and special to add – new spells and interesting teachers that help ensure that each book is a new and exciting experience.
The Plot of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling’s brilliance is continuingly astonishing, managing to weave together several plots and bring them all together in a crashing finale. Like Agatha Christie, she has a way of making each novel as interesting and ending on a twist that becomes obvious once readers look at the books with a new perspective.
In the Chamber of Secrets, the terrifying escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who has ties to Harry’s past and thought to have a hand in their final demise, the Weasley trip to Egypt, a time-traveller and the werewolf known as Remus Lupin, or to his friends as Moony, all connect back to Harry Potter and help him better understand the events of the fateful night Voldemort gave him his lightning shaped scar.
The New Characters Showcased are Harry's Parents Friends and Foes
Professor R. J. Lupin, the newest in a long line of Defense against the Dark Arts teachers, is the best that Harry had seen in his whole time at Hogwarts. Unfortunately, not all the parents agree with their children receiving their education from a werewolf, but before he leaves Hogwarts, he is able to teach Harry some very useful tricks and spells.
Sirius Black, put into Azkaban for blowing up a whole group of Muggles and betraying Harry Potter’s parents to Lord Voldemort, is a dark and intriguing character. With the ability to turn himself into a dog, he is the first known prisoner to esape from Azkaban, and he makes his way back to Hogwarts in order to finish the job he started 12 years earlier…
Conclusion
The Prisoner of Azkaban is more of a step back than a step forward, making it a step in the right direction. Rowling took the time to develop Harry’s history with Voldemort and his followers, giving him a stronger desire to stop the Dark Lord. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is one that Harry Potter fans will read over and over in order to see how the intricacies of the plot all fall nicely into place.
Publication Information
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Date: September 1999
ISBN: 978-0439136358
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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