Star Rating:**********
Genre:
fantasy fiction
Continuing my adventure through all the Harry Potter books again, I finished the third one a few days ago. It was one of my favorites in the series (and my favorite Harry Potter movie).
Harry comes back to Hogworts. On top of his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, who continue to argue over their pets (Hermione's cat seems to have it in for Ron's ancient rat), Harry discovers the truth about a convict from the Wizard prison of Azkaban, Sirius Black. Black was said to be a suporter of You-Know-Who years ago and the reason that Harry's parents are dead. Harry isn't nearly as concerned about his friends, especially with the protection of the headmaster Dumbledore as well as the guarding dementors (from Azkaban), who will suck Black's soul out the moment they find him.
Harry continues with his Quiddich matches, hoping to win the Cup this year at school, copes with Professor Snape the Potions Master, and becomes friends with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Proffesor Lupin. He soon discovers that they're intertwined in Sirius Black's story, and that the rumors he's heard from everywhere about the criminal aren't as trustworthy as everyone thought. There's another villian on the loose in Hogworts and he'll show his colors soon...
I really like how this story was written, especially in the end where facts about Sirius Black are twisted in an unexpected direction that still makes sense. By rereading, it's interesting to see all the foreshadowing that Rowling uses, like refering to certain characters a lot, showing that they'll be important later on. Like I said, this was one of the better books. The Goblet of Fire is next!
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