Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Hardcover, 435 pages

English language

Published Oct. 30, 1999 by Arthur A. Levine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-439-13635-8
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OCLC Number:
313497703

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For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort, and might even have assisted in the deaths of James and Lily Potter—Harry Potter’s parents.

Now Black has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard him muttering in his sleep, "He’s at Hogwarts... he’s at Hogwarts."

Of course, Harry already had plenty to worry about. After inflating his nasty aunt and running away on the magical Knight Bus, he finds he’s being pursued by death omens at every turn. He receives two wonderful gifts: a top-of-the-line Firebolt broomstick, and the Marauder’s Map, a magical diagram of Hogwarts made by the mysterious “Moony, …

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Ce tome 3 est une pépite pour moi. Bon suspense, des révélations que l'on ne voit pas venir, une intrigue très bien menée, des personnages ultra attachants... On n'a pas le temps de s'ennuyer et tous les personnages se développent. On en apprend d'ailleurs un peu plus sur le passé de Harry. C'est vraiment mon tome préféré <3

Subjects

  • Wizards -- Juvenile fiction
  • Magic -- Juvenile fiction
  • Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction
  • Schools -- Juvenile fiction
  • England -- Juvenile fiction