✨ jami ✨'s Reviews > Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“I heard my dad” Harry mumbled. “That’s the first time I’ve ever heard him” Harry suddenly realised that there were tears on his face mingling with the sweat.

“You heard James?” Said Lupin, in a strange voice.

the book that launched a million fanfiction careers

Okay - so everytime I read a Harry Potter book I'm like "this one is my favourite!" but if I'm being realistic this probably IS my second favourite after Deathly Hallows which is my everything. I LOVE the characters so much, the focus on the Marauders, and the construction of the mystery. This has the best balance of dark and light elements. Some of my favourite scenes in the WHOLE SERIES are in this book (eg. The Shrieking Shack chapter, the Slytherin/Gryffindor quidditch game for the Cup, Harry and Lupin's scenes, ANY TIME FRED AND GEORGE APPEAR) and also its REALLY FUNNY (please, Fred/George, Lee Jordan, and Draco make me laugh out loud). It also doesn't take too long to get to Hogwarts like some of the others, and I love the early scenes of Harry in Diagon Alley before he goes to Hogwarts a lot. (the irony that the only one I love more is the one where they don't go to Hogwarts even though I love Hogwarts stuff?)

Anyway, those of us who grew up on a solid and fattening diet of Marauders fanfiction can appreciate this book because every tiny mention of Lupin, Sirius and James at school together causes my physical pain (you're gonna suffer but you're gonna feel good about it you know) and I LOVE that like, Lupin and Sirius care about Harry so much because of James and Lily? BRB crying??

This book is genuinely sad in parts, Harry is my favourite character (unpopular opinion i know!) but he's so sweet and I love all the scenes of him thinking about his parents UHH my boy deserved better.

“You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble?”

Anyways, we all love Harry Potter so whats the point of going on and goin here's some pics of Jim Kay's artwork (I read the illustrated edition) which are so beautiful and make this whole thing even more magical.









Anyways, might fuck around and read a 300k fanfiction about the Marauders