J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban (Year 3)

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 it 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.

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The news of Sirius Black having escaped from Azkaban fortress is a shock in the wizarding world. He is known of being the traitor and once best friend of James Potter, that led Lord Voldemort to the hidden Potters' and he is the murderer of 13 people with one single curse. The Ministry of Magic and the dementors, Azkabans terrible guards, are searching for him and because they know it is more than likely that Black will turn up at Hogwarts, the school becomes the most secured place on earth - so they thought.
Harry's new school year offers new subjects and and once again a new teacher in Defense against the Dark Arts: Professor Remus Lupin who soon becomes the most favorite teacher of all. Harry however has a lot more to worry about. For example there was this huge dog he saw when he fled the Dursleys' house and following this the reading his new teacher took from his tea cup, telling him about the Grim, a huge dog and the omen of death.

It is a challenging year at Hogwarts that not only tests Harry's capabilities as a wizard but also puts the friendship between Ron, Hermione and Harry to the test as well.

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This book offers a lot insight to the life, friends and enemies James Potter had at Hogwarts. It pretty much seems that this books is fundamental for the following books although I haven't read them yet nor did I see the movies. It explains a lot about Snape's disliking of Harry Potter as well.

Most certainly the reader will meet certain characters of this novel in the following books. I'll let you know - soon. ;-)

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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 11, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439136369
ISBN-13: 978-0439136365