And coincidentally, the story itself begins to mature with the consequent situation Harry finds himself in. The characters all are one year older (obviously) and Harry shows the first signs of impending maturity by the end of chapter two. Don't forget these books are essentially about the ongoing battle between Lord Voldemort and Harry, so anything else that might appear as a serious threat to our hero (or heroes) needs to be considered in that context.
Of course this is a JK Rowling book, so nothing is necessarily what it might appear to be at the first impression stage. These creatures are on the lookout for the mass murdering psychopathic escapee (from said prison) known as Sirius Black, and no one had better get in their way as they endeavour to restore order and justice to this most heinous member of society. Horrid sounding things called Dementors are also introduced in the story and initially even though they sound like something the House of Slytherin might come up with in order to win the Quidditch final, they turn out to be the guards at the famous (but greatly dreaded) prison referred to as Azkaban. Firstly, the new Defence Against The Dark Arts Teacher, Mr Lupin, feels as self assured, and confident and competent (not to mention honest and reliable) against anything the forces of evil might throw at him. New characters are introduced in this part of the HP legend and finally, one is beginning to feel safe and assured in their presence. At times it is laugh out loud (LOL) funny, but turn the page, or refresh your e-screen, and you find yourself gripping your kindle in fear for our brave set of heroes as they battle all sorts of evil in the form of new enemies, old opponents, prejudice, hypocrisy, and overall weakness in their fellow man. It is no wonder, that even now, fifteen to twenty years after their initial release, they provide the same amount of laughter, thrills, fears, tears and excitement as they did when we were rushing to stand in line to get our own copies, just so that we can experience the magic, wonder and brilliance of the lady who was changing the literary world right before our eyes.Īnd so it is with the third volume of the Harry Potter phenomenon, THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN.
The world loved the Harry Potter books like nothing that had come before them, and nothing that has come ever since.
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