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Reviewer: Pratik P. '12

This is an adventurous and magical book about a 13-year-old boy named Harry Potter who has no parents. This is his third year at Hogwarts, which is a school for witches and wizards. In this book Harry is told that a man named Sirius Black has escaped from jail to kill him. The prison has sent Dementors (these are creatures that can eat people's souls) to go out and kill Sirius Black. Everyone thinks he works with Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but he is really Harry's godfather and never worked for Voldemort. Harry finds out and he helps him run away until it is safe.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes the Harry Potter movies, and to anyone who likes action, adventure, and magic.

Spring 2005

 
Illustration by:  Michael M. '11

 
Reviewer:  Michael W. '11

I decided to reread Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - the 3rd book in the Harry Potter Series because the movie will be coming out soon.  It had been a few years since I first read it.  I found it even more enjoyable this time since I was able to better comprehend all the intricacies of the book, and because I had forgotten quite a bit of the details.

It is about Harry's 3rd year at Hogwarts.  He is being carefully watched by the teachers because they believe the infamous murderer - Sirius Black - is trying to kill him. Also, Dementors, terrible creatures that suck all happiness out of you, are put at the gates to protect the school.  Harry establishes a relationship with his new teacher, Professor Lupin, who teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts.  Hagrid, who is the game keeper and Care of Magical Creature's Teacher, has a new pet, a hippogriff named Buckbeak. He is insulted by Malfoy, Harry's nemesis, and attacks Malfoy, who makes it out to be a huge thing to get Hagrid fired. Hagrid is ok, but Buckbeak gets a death sentence.  Harry learns from Professor Lupin that Sirius Black did not murder anyone - that in fact it was Peter Pettigrew who committed the murder that Sirius Black was imprisoned for.  After that murder, Peter turned himself into a mouse to escape going to prison.  This mouse happens to be Ron, Harry's best friend's, pet.

I would rate this book an eight out of ten because of the plot, with magic, and the infamous murderer turning out to be innocent. This is one of my favorites of the Harry Potter series.   I am looking forward to seeing the movie when it comes out this summer.

Spring 2004
 
Reviewer:  Ryan H. '11

This is Harry Potter's 3rd year at Hogwarts and surely this year he's got a lot of things to worry about.  There is a wanted murderer named Sirius Black who killed thirteen people with one magic spell.  Things called Dementors are trying to capture Sirius Black and take his soul by performing "The Dementor's  Kiss."  Professor Trelawney predicts that Harry Potter will die.

I enjoyed reading this book because J. K. Rowling made it so easy for me to picture the parts in my mind.  Farther at the end of my reading I couldn't stop!  This was one of the best books I have ever read and I hope you enjoy it too.  

Summer 2003
 
Reviewer:  Ryan F. '11

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a good book because it is exciting the whole way through the book.  I like when Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban.  I also like when the Dementors are in the scene because they are always in exciting scenes. 

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a exciting books and interesting characters.

Summer 2003
 
Reviewer:  Meryl A. ’08

This book is about a boy named Harry Potter. As you may already know, he is a WIZARD! Harry lives with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon and their son named Dudley. Harry lives at a boarding school named Hogwarts. Harry wants to go to Hogsmeade, the only non-muggle town in London, but he needs his guardian’s approval. His aunt and uncle hardly even know he’s there. Lucky for Harry, his uncle’s sister is coming. They want him to put on an act for her and then they sign the papers. One day while watching television and they see that a murderer has escaped from jail. That’s all I can tell you. You have to read the book to find out more. I think this is a great book because it has a lot of surprises.

Fall 2000
 
Reviewer:  Alexandra L. '07

This is Harry’s third year of Hogwarts, but this time a convicted murderer, Sirus Black, escapes from Azkaban (a wizard prison). Sirus Black is trying to kill Harry! Harry finds out that Sirus Black is his godfather and he doesn’t want to kill Harry at all. Sirus was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. If the guards of Azkaban find him, they will suck out his soul. Can Harry save his godfather before it it too late?

1/19/00
Reviewer:  Dinora F. '07

This Harry Potter book is the third in a series of what is going to be seven books. It is about a young wizard, Harry Potter, who goes to Hogwarts School. This year at Hogwarts, a prisoner escapes from a wizard jail in Azkaban and he is said to be after Harry. The school has to be guarded by things called dementors. Will the escaped prisoner, Sirus Black, be caught before it’s too late? Find out when you read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

1/6/00
Reviewer:  Matt S. '07

Harry Potter is a third year student at Hogwarts and he starts a new class about seeing the future. Sirus Black, a wizard, is accused of murdering thirteen people. He escapes from Azkaban and tries to kill Peter Pettigrew, the real killer.

I recommend this book because I think that it us even better than the first two in the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is exciting reading on every page.

1/7/00
Reviewer:  Melissa M. '07

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter blows up his aunt and then he runs off and finds himself in a whole lot of trouble. When he gets to Hogwarts, he tells his friends about the night bus and what he did to his aunt. They said that they already knew and the news was all over the magic world.

Harry and his friends find out that the prisoner, Sirus Black, has escaped and he is wandering in Hogwarts’ halls. They are told not to meddle in the situation, but they do anyway. They go into the Wamping Willows trunk and find a secret chamber which Black and Harry Potter’s father used with some of their friends.

I think you should read this book to find out a secret surprise about Harry Potter.

1/10/00
Reviewer:  Will K. '07

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is about Harry Potter in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A prisoner of the most powerful jail has escaped and the guards heard him saying in his sleep, "He’s at Hogwarts. He’s at Hogwarts." Now Harry must be very careful for if he is not, he could be killed. Or is there a traitor right under his nose?

I really liked Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because it was suspenseful and very, very exciting. If I had to rate this book from one to ten, I would give it an eight. I recommend this book to all people who like to read.

1/5/00

Reviewer:  Eric S. '07

I enjoyed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because there was always a lot of problems going on.  For example, Harry has to get to and from Hogsmed, a wizard town, without being seen. He uses the invisibility cloak that was left to him by his father. I especially enjoyed the Quidditch match, a game played on flying brooms, because it was exciting.

I don’t want to give anything away, but I would recommend this third book in the series to everyone who likes fictional books.

11/19/99
Reviewer:  Rachel K. '07

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is about Harry, who is becoming a wizard by studying at Hogwart’s School (for witchcraft and wizardry). He finds out that there is a dangerous prisoner loose, who escaped from Azkaban, and he thinks the prisoner is coming to kill him.

The most exciting part of the book is when Harry finds out that his teacher is a werewolf. I would recommend this third book in the Harry Potter series because I thought it was even more exciting than the other two.

11/9/99
Reviewer:  Karen P. '07

I read all three of the Harry Potter books. I really enjoyed them because they were full of suspense and excitement. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is about Harry Potter, a wizard boy, who loses his parents and lives with his evil aunt and uncle. My favorite part of the third book is when Harry and Hermione went back in time, three hours, and saved Buckbeak (a Hippogriff who is a magical animal) and Sirus Black (Harry’s godfather).

I love the Harry Potter books and J.K. Rowlings is my favorite author.

11/4/99
Reviewer:  Michael D. '03

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite book. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading. If you like fantasies, and if you have read the first two Harry Potter books, you will really enjoy the third Harry Potter book. After a horrible summer with his aunt and uncle, Harry returns to Hogwarts for a year of fun, magic, and many dark secrets.

11/3/99

Reviewer:  Alex S. '07

I liked Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because it is a very exciting book and it has a lot of suspense. When I was reading this book, I could not put it down until I was finished with it. I think it is the best of the three Harry Potter books. In the last few chapters of the first two books, it wasn’t as exciting as this book.

I would suggest that if you want to read this book, you should at least read the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, because it really leads up to this story.

11/3/99

Reviewer:  Sarah D. '07

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry is in his third year at Hogwarts (the wizardry school). The year starts out normally, if you could call wizardry school normal. Then Harry and his friends, Ron and Hermoine, fall into a time-changing mess with the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hagrid, the game keeper, and Professor Lupin. In the story, all the wizards think the Prisoner killed harmless human people, muggles, on the street. The wizards think the Prisoner will kill Harry too. Read the book to find out how Harry survives.

I would recommend this book to people who like suspenseful and exciting stories.

11/2/99
Reviewer:  Sara M. '07

In the third Harry Potter book, Harry finds out that a friend of Voldamort, the evil wizard, had escaped a wizard prison. The prison had, up until then, been unescapable. It had been that way because dementors (beings that suck all the good out of you) had been guarding it. When Harry arrived at Hogwarts, (his wizarding school) he had problems with dementors who were guarding the school. They were guarding it because Sirus, the escaped person, was after Harry! One night, Sirus somehow gets into Hogwarts, supposedly the safest place on earth! What will become of Harry? Read the book to find out!

I liked Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban because of all the magic, humor, adventure, suspense, and daring.

11/1/99
Reviewer:  Lizzy S. '07

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is about a prisoner, Sirus Black, who escaped from jail and is after Harry. In the first two books of the Harry Potter series, Harry finds out that he is a wizard and goes to a special school for wizards, Hogwarts School for Wizardry. In the third book, when Harry returns to Hogwarts, Sirus Black tries to kill Harry. Harry must find Sirus Black before it is too late.

I recommend Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to everybody because it has adventure, fantasy, and it leaves you in suspense after every chapter.

10/27/99
Reviewer:  Alina C. '07

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J.K Rowling My reaction to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is that it was very interesting and it was very hard to predict what was going to happen next. It was exciting to read and I could not put the book down. I can not wait to read the next books in the series.

My favorite part of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was when Harry and Hermoine rescued the Bucky Beak, the bird. That part of the story had a lot of detail, and it made me feel like I was really there.

10/26/99

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