Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 5 The Dementor

The Hogwarts students ride back to school on the Hogwarts Express. The trio sit in a compartment with and shabby looking wizard who turns out to be their new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. Harry tells his friends how Sirius Black wishes to kill him. During the journey, a dementor comes abroad the train to search for Sirius. Harry is greatly affected and their new teacher, Lupin, sends the dementor away with a spell. When they reach Hogwarts McGonagall wishes to speak with Harry and Hermione (concerning different matters).

I know it says this about the Ministry of Magic wizards:

Mr. Weasley marched Harry across the short stretch of pavement toward the first two old-fashioned dark green cars, each of which was driven by a furtive-looking wizard wearing a suit of emerald velvet.

But I still imagine something a little like this:

"Listen, I want you to give me your word --"
"-- that I'll be a good boy and stay in the castle?" said Harry gloomily.
"Not entirely," said Mr. Weasley, who looked more serious than Harry had ever seen him. "Harry, swear to me that you won't go looking for Black."

Mr. Weasley knows, he knows Harry would want revenge. :(


I don't go looking for trouble," said Harry, nettled. "Trouble usually finds me."

Yes, Harry, but you pursue the trouble. That's the problem.

The train rattled, the rain hammered, the wind roared, but still, Professor Lupin slept.

Hehe, what a bum. :]

"But didn't any of you -- fall off your seats?" said Harry awkwardly.
"No," said Ron, looking anxiously at Harry again. "Ginny was shaking like made, though...."

Harry fainted with good reason, his parents death, the abuse of the Dursleys, but I never noticed Ginny was also deeply affected. Pondering on the matter, I realized she does have a right to be so affected. She had such a traumatic experience, Voldemort possesed her only last year.

"Well, he shoudl have some chocolate, at the very least," said Madam Pomfrey, who was now trying to peer into Harry's eyes.
"I've already had some," said Harry. "Proffesor Lupin gave me some. He gave it to all of us."
"Did he, now?" said Madam Pomfrey approvingly. "So we've finally got a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies?"

Yeah and he's the best DaDA teacher ever!


Hagrid wasn't a fully qualified wizard; he had been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year for a crime he had not committed. It had been Harry, Ron, and Hermione who had cleared Hagrid's name last year.

Does this mean Hagrid is allowed to use magic again? :D

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 4 The Leaky Cauldron

Harry spends a lovely three weeks finishing his homework, buying his new school supplies. Harry meets with Ron and Hermione and they go to the pet store together. Hermione buys a cat names Crookshanks while Ron buys some rat tonic for the sickly Scabbers. Later that night Harry accidentally overhears Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Harry discovers that Sirius Black desires to kill him.

It took Harry several days to get used to his strange new freedom. Never before had he been able to get up whenever he wanted or eat whatever he fancied. He could even go wherever he pleased, as long as it was in Diagon Alley, and as this long cobbled street was packed with the most fascinating wizarding shops in the world, Harry felt no desire to break his word to Fudge and stray back into the Muggle world.

WOOHOO! Freedom in awesome wizard world!

He had never wanted anything as much in his whole life -- but he had never lost a Quidditch match on his Nimibus Two Thousand, and what as the point in emptying his Gringotts vault for the Firebolt, when he had a very good broom already?

Even in the wizarding world things become outdated so fast.


"Harry! HARRY!"
They were there, both of them, sitting outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor -- Ron looking incredibly freckly, Hermione very brown, both waving frantically at him.

YAAY!

Percy, however, held out his hand solemnly as though he and Harry had never met and said, "Harry. How nice to see you."
"Hello, Percy," said Harry trying not to laugh.
"I hope you're well?" said Percy pompously, shaking hands. It was rather like being introduced to the mayor.
"Very well, thanks --"
"Harry!" said Fred, elbowing Percy out of the way and bowing deeply. "Simply splendid to see you, old boy --"
"Marvelous," said George, pushing Fred aside and seizing Harry's hand in turn. "Absolutely spiffing."
Percy scowled.
"That's enough, now," said Mrs. Weasley.
"Mum!" said Fred as though he'd only just spotted her and seizing her hand too. "How really corking to see you --"

 The Weasleys just make me smile so much. :)

"The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said Mr. Weasley.
Everyone looked up at him.
"Why?" said Percy curiously.
"It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the hoods with HB on them --"
"-- for Humongous Bighead," said Fred.
Everyone except Percy and Mrs. Weasley snorted into their pudding.

THAT MEANS MR. WEASLEY LAUGHED TOO! :D

WEASLEYS JUST MAKE ME SO HAPPY. One point for all of them again!

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 3 The Knight Bus

Having left Privet Drive, Harry isn't sure what to do. Feeling as though he's being watched he spots a large dog watching him. Suddenly, the Knight Bus appears on which Harry takes a wild ride to the Leaky Cauldron. The Minister of Magic is there he explains to Harry matters have been taken care of and that he will be expelled. Harry is to spend three weeks at the Leaky Cauldron before going to Hogwarts.

Harry was several streets away before he collapsed onto a low wall in Magnolia Crescent, panting from the effort of dragging his trunk. He sat quite still, anger still surging through him, listening to the frantic thumping of his heart.
But after ten minutes alone in the dark street, a new emotion overtook him: panic. Whichever way he looked at it, he had never been in a worse fix.

JK wrote that so exact to what it's like.

Fudge has been criticized by some members of the INternational Federation of Warlocks for informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the crisis.

I find myself surprised that I'm agreeing with Fudge but he had good reasons to warn the Muggle Prime Minister. Sirius had already showed he wasn't afraid of killing innocent Muggles. (But not really.)

He, Harry, had broken wizard law just like Sirius Black. Was inflating Aunt Marge enough to land him in Azkaban?

Harry, Harry, Harry. You didn't mean to blow her up. It was magic caused by emotion not action.

"Oh, my dear boy, we're not going to punish you for a little thing like that!" cried Fudge, waving his crumpet impatiently. "It was an accident! We don't send people to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts!"
But this didn't tally at all with Harry's past dealings with the Ministry of Magic.
"Last year, I got an official warning just because a house-elf smashed a pudding in my uncle's house!" he told Fudge frowning.
"The Ministry of Magic said I'd be expelled from Hogwarts if there was anymore magic there!"
Unless Harry's eyes were decieving him, Fudge was suddenly looking awkward.
"Circumstances change, Harry....We have to take into account...in the present climate...Surely you don't want to be expelled?"
"Of course I don't." said Harry.
"Well then what;s all the fuss about?" laughed Fudge.

This doesn't make sense to me. Okay, yes, last year Harry was warned for magic. But that magic Dobby did purposefully. Blowing up Aunt Marge was not planned. The way Fudge acts make it seem Harry should be punished for the magic he did. But if he's going to be punished for emotion based magic why then wasn't he punished for all those times he used magic on accident through emotion in Sorcerer's Stone (before he went to Hogwarts, growing his hair pack, shrinking sweater, being on the roof, etc)? It doesn't add up.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 2 Aunt Marge's Big Mistake

Vernon's sister, Marge, is to visit for the week. If Harry behaves well, Vernon will sign his permission form to visit Hogsmeade. Harry has a difficult time keeping his temper in check. One night at dinner Harry snaps in anger causing Aunt Marge to expand like a balloon. Harry grabs his things and leaves Privet Drive of his own accord.

Uncle Vernon was pulling on his car coat. "I'm not taking you, " he snarled as he turned to see Harry watching him. "Like I wanted to come, " said Harry coldly. "I want to ask you something."

Oh boy, Harry's starting to sound like a teenager. ;)


"It's damn good of Vernon and Petunia to keep you. Wouldn't have done it myself. You'd have gone straight to an orphanage if you'd been dumped on my doorstep."
Harry was bursting to say he'd rather live in an orphanage than with the Dursleys...

Imagine how different the books would be if Harry went to an orphanage. It would be interesting and make his life even more similar to Tom's.


Her great red face started to expand, her tiny eyes bulged, and her mouth stretched too tightly for speech -- next second, several buttons had just burst from her tweed jacket and pinged off the walls -- she was inflating like a monstrous balloon, her stomach bursting free of her tweed waistband, each or her fingers blowing up like a salami --

Harry! Control your temper, please. :(

And in the next moment, he was out in the dark, quiet street, heaving his heavy trunk behind him, Hedwig's age under his arm.

:(

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 1 Owl Post

We find Harry back at Privet Drive, slightly miserable. He has to do his school in secret and hans't heard from his friends in weeks. On his birthday, though, he receives presents for the first time ever from Ron, Hermione and Hagrid.

 

He replaced the top of the ink bottle; pulled an old pillowcase from under his bed; put the flashlight, A History of Magic, his essay, quill, and ink inside it; got out of bed; and hid the lot under a loose floorboard under his bed.

Ah, the loose floorboard trick, you're a slick one, Harry Potter.

They landed with a soft flump on Harry's bed, and the middle owl, which was large and gray, keeled right over and lay motionless. There was a large package tied to its legs. Harry recognized the unconscious owl at once--his name was Errol, and he belonged to the Weasley family.

I want to buy the Weasleys many things, including a new owl. :(

I couldn't believe it when Dad won the Daily Prophet Draw. Seven hundred galleons!
700 galleons is equal to $3,366.83, in case you were curious as I was. (Gringotts helped me out with that, by the way.)


Harry now turned to his present and unwrapped it. Inside was what looked like a miniature glass spinning top. There was another note from Ron beneath it. Harry -- this is a Pocket Sneakoscope. If there's someone untrustworthy around, it's supposed to light up and spin.

Quick, Harry! Throw it out! Snatchers will catch you because of the noise it made. :( :( :(


Well, this chapter recapped a bit but it was much less annoying than the last book.