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A review by stilestastic
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
5.0
[5 stars]
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
I was so excited to get to this book because I remember it being my favorite when I first read the series almost seven years ago. There's no part of this book that's slow or boring; every part had me engaged and I loved it just as much as I did the first time.
Honestly, the movie left out some of the best parts. Oliver Wood immediately slamming into Harry mid-air and sobbing into his shoulder after he'd won the Quidditch Cup for them, then the entire rest of the team hugging him and them sinking to the ground in a big heap of joy; Harry waking up in the Hospital Wing after the match with Hufflepuff and one of the twins remarking how Wood was still in the showers, probably trying to drown himself in sorrow of losing a match (honestly, the fact that Wood wasn't in this movie for his last year was a tragedy); my girls Angelina, Alicia, and Katie; Draco being smart enough to actually bow in front of Buckbeak and earn his respect before insulting him; etc.
I also think this book was a turning point in the series– never before had the audience learned so much about Harry's past, his parents, and their childhood friends. This book dove deeper into the universe and fleshed out the world more. Everything became more concrete; instead of dangers inside the school, they had to deal with outside threats and Harry was forced to do some incredibly deep thinking. Even when he was accused of being the Heir of Slytherin, he hadn't really felt down because he knew he was innocent (mostly). But here, he had to come to terms with the fact that (supposedly) his father's closest friend had betrayed him and was his godfather, so what did that make Harry? All of the introspection intrigued me.
Sirius' entire storyline and arc always break my heart. Peter Pettigrew really is the scum of the Earth and I can't believe what he put Sirius through all because he was a coward. I can't imagine being framed as an insane murderer and being locked in the worst place in the world for twelve years, all the while being completely innocent. He spent his entire young adulthood in a cell. Man oh man, it HURTS.
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
I was so excited to get to this book because I remember it being my favorite when I first read the series almost seven years ago. There's no part of this book that's slow or boring; every part had me engaged and I loved it just as much as I did the first time.
Honestly, the movie left out some of the best parts. Oliver Wood immediately slamming into Harry mid-air and sobbing into his shoulder after he'd won the Quidditch Cup for them, then the entire rest of the team hugging him and them sinking to the ground in a big heap of joy; Harry waking up in the Hospital Wing after the match with Hufflepuff and one of the twins remarking how Wood was still in the showers, probably trying to drown himself in sorrow of losing a match (honestly, the fact that Wood wasn't in this movie for his last year was a tragedy); my girls Angelina, Alicia, and Katie; Draco being smart enough to actually bow in front of Buckbeak and earn his respect before insulting him; etc.
I also think this book was a turning point in the series– never before had the audience learned so much about Harry's past, his parents, and their childhood friends. This book dove deeper into the universe and fleshed out the world more. Everything became more concrete; instead of dangers inside the school, they had to deal with outside threats and Harry was forced to do some incredibly deep thinking. Even when he was accused of being the Heir of Slytherin, he hadn't really felt down because he knew he was innocent (mostly). But here, he had to come to terms with the fact that (supposedly) his father's closest friend had betrayed him and was his godfather, so what did that make Harry? All of the introspection intrigued me.
Sirius' entire storyline and arc always break my heart. Peter Pettigrew really is the scum of the Earth and I can't believe what he put Sirius through all because he was a coward. I can't imagine being framed as an insane murderer and being locked in the worst place in the world for twelve years, all the while being completely innocent. He spent his entire young adulthood in a cell. Man oh man, it HURTS.