Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (3)

As always with Rowling's books, I loved Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! JK Rowling's words have a curious habit of coming to life, and her characters are funny, and realistic. One of the greatest things about Harry Potter, is that they improve with each book, and you can clearly glimpse the clever, intricate plot Rowling has wove, with cleverly placed foreshadowing and seemingly innocent hints.

So much has been written about Harry Potter from books, movies, music, actors, games, etc... I have seen every Harry Potter movie. This is my first read of a Harry Potter book. It will not be my last. I completely enjoyed the tower, castle, and all things Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. The competition between the different teams, gryffindor, hufflepuff, and slytherin was very captivating. It was not only competition in sports but in civility as students and good wizards. The bond of friendship between Ron, Hermione, and Harry withstands secrets and the lost of a prize pet. As adolescences trust is most revered. Hagrid becomes an integral part of the story that teaches about government bureaucracy and the injustices the system can produce. It was a wonderful telling of a young boy, Harry, remembering and defending the memory of his parents. Never doubting their love. Founding out the truth about the the real villain, Lord Voldemort, and his followers in the death of his parents lead Harry to confront his real fears. He did have a family who was not died and who truly wanted him to be happy. A very good read. Quotes: When Harry relieved this owl of its burden, it ruffled its feathers importantly, stretched its wings, and took off through the window into the night. Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it keeps its brain. "Now, Snape," said Fudge, startled, "the young lady is disturbed in her mind, we must make allowances----"

I purchased this copy for my little brother. I love the Harry Potter books, and I wanted to pass the magic on to him. I am quite the Potterhead and buy this for any 10-100 year old that has a birthday. I have already started reading the first one to my daughter, who happens to be named after Molly Weasley. Personally, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (#4) is my favorite, but definitely start with #1 if you are just beginning. Obviously I recommend this to everyone.

So this is the third HP book and.... IT IS VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD!!!!!!!! I have read the first two plus this one so far and this one might be my favotite. Suprisingly it is NOT as intense as the first two. There is no monster type things like Fluff and the viper, and there is not really any violence either. The only scary characters in here are the demontores (who are gaurds and ghost type creatures at Azkaban and at Hogwarts-yeah....and are not THAT scary, but sometimes they do something to Harry….) And Sirus Black, (who is the 'Prisoner of Azkaban') but then -spoiler alert!- he actually turns out good in the end and it was a misunderstanding senario and is Harry's godfather! Yup so that's about it, but I would recomend being 10 or older before reading this series, (unless your an advanced reader:) ) some of it might just be to confusing and there is alot of action and SOME violence... just something to consider. If you LOVE this series as much as I do, then may I, Shannon Messenger, also recommend the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, (which is like my absolutely favorite series besides Harry Potter, obviously.) :) :) :)

I love all of the Harry Potter novels, but this one is by far my favorite! From the very first time I read it as a 7 year old (when the book first came out in 1999) I loved the change of pace from the other books in the series - for once, Lord Voldemort is not the main antagonist, and instead it's Sirius Black - or at least so we think! The ending contains one of the biggest plot twists in the entire series, and it's ultimately less about fighting evil and more about finding family and belonging. This purchase was actually a replacement - as my first edition copy had been read so many times by me, my sister, and my parents, that the binding was pretty much destroyed and the pages quite stained (because obviously putting the book away during lunchtime is not an option for 7-12 year old Potterheads)