Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The escape of Sirius Black brings guards to Hogwarts and seems to place Harry under a particular threat. As the school year unfolds, accounts of his parents' past become harder to reconcile, and figures first understood as protectors or enemies demand a second judgment. The novel combines a mystery about betrayal with the practical courage of friendship. Its revelations give particular weight to the difference between a public accusation and the truth of an individual's actions.