Sirius Black, as it is eventually found out, is not at fault at all, and is grieving the deaths of two of his closest friends, when he is arrested and placed in the Azkaban prison for betraying these friends and being a supporter of Voldemort. Sometimes, the actual culprits easily escape trial, and the innocent are punished.

Instead, it sometimes just looks for the easiest explanation that fits into its idea of who the culprit is and just claims judgment. It is very clear from the occurrences of this book that the law doesn’t always protect the innocent.

One of the most essential ideas that this book address is the nature of law and its fallibility. While the concept of Harry Potter and the world of magic in itself is very interesting, it is the later books, starting from ‘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‘ that showed the true potential of this series as not just a children’s book series, but also as a series that children would grow up loving and learning crucial lessons of life from. While the latter may be due to the skillful directing prowess of Alfonso Cuarón, there is no denying that the book is popular solely because of how well Rowling established herself as a writer with a confident voice that can explore dark and gritty boundaries in the plot without fearing rejection of the manuscript. Its movie adaptation, ‘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‘ is certainly the most critically acclaimed Harry Potter movie ever made. ‘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‘ is one of the most well-received books in the entire series.

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