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Introduction to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Characters. Harry Potter : a teenage wizard (played by Daniel Radcliffe ). He is a brave but very emotional person. Ron Weasley : Harry’s best friend, (played by Rupert Grint ). He is very loyal to Harry.
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Harry Potter: a teenage wizard (played by Daniel Radcliffe). He is a brave but very emotional person. • Ron Weasley: Harry’s best friend, (played by Rupert Grint). He is very loyal to Harry. • Hermione Granger: Another of Harry’s friends (played by Emma Watson). She is brilliantly clever and very hard-working. • Professor Lupin: a new teacher at Hogwarts (played by David Thewlis). He always looks untidy and tired, but his lessons are interesting and he is kind to Harry. • Sirius Black: a criminal who has escaped from Azkaban (played by Gary Oldman) • Hagrid: the gamekeeper at Hogwarts (played by Robbie Coltrane). He likes to keep strange animals • Professor Dumbledore: the Headmaster of Hogwarts (played by Michael Gambon). He is a very wise and powerful wizard. • Professor Snape: the Potions teacher. He hates Harry • Professor McGonagall: Head of Gryffindor house and teacher of Transfiguration. She can transform into a cat
Ron Hermione Harry
Professor Snape Professor Dumbledore (The Headmaster)
Professor Lupin Sirius Black
Settings • The Dursleys’ home in Privet Drive • Hogwarts School • Hogsmeade Village
The Plot • A dangerous criminal called Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban. • Everyone thinks he wants to kill Harry Potter, but Harry doesn’t know this at first. • In order to protect the students from Sirius Black, Hogwarts School is being guarded by the Dementors, the prison guards of Azkaban. • For some strange reason, the Dementors seem to want to attack Harry. • A new teacher, Professor Lupin, teaches Harry how to protect himself against the Dementors. • Professor Lupin and Sirius Black are not what they seem to be. Because of them, Harry learns more about what happened on the night his parents died………….
Themes Magic Friendship Good and Evil Time Growing up Transformation