query: who played albus dumbledore in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban

pos: Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore was portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining "Harry Potter"

pos: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) intending to kill him. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It also features well-known actors in supporting roles, including Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Michael Gambon (in his debut in the role of Albus Dumbledore), Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney and Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew. It is the sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and is followed by "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The film was released on 31 May 2004 in

pos: Albus Dumbledore from Voldemort and his servants. IGN also listed Dumbledore as their fifth favourite "Harry Potter" character, saying that "[f]or a character that was introduced into popular culture a mere twelve years ago, it speaks volumes that Professor Dumbledore has already taken his place among the great mentor figures in literature and film". IGN's Joe Utichi called Dumbledore his third favourite "Harry Potter" character, calling the revelation that he wasn't so "infallible" one of the most heartbreaking themes of the final book. Actor Michael Gambon received some criticism for his louder, more aggressive, portrayal of the character, who is depicted as

pos: Richard Harris and Jamie and by a niece, Annabelle. He had fallen into a coma in his final three days. Harris' body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered in the Bahamas, where he had owned a home. Harris was a lifelong friend of actor Peter O'Toole, and his family reportedly hoped that O'Toole would replace Harris as Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". There were, however, worries of insuring O'Toole for the six remaining films in the series. Harris was ultimately replaced as Dumbledore by the Irish-born actor Michael Gambon. On 30 September 2006, Manuel Di Lucia, of

pos: Harry Potter (film series) to be re-cast for the third instalment, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". David Heyman and director Alfonso Cuarón chose Michael Gambon to portray the character of Dumbledore, which he did for all succeeding films. Notable recurring cast members include Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody, Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, Mark Williams as

pos: Michael Gambon Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial "The Singing Detective", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial "Maigret", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six "Harry Potter" films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards. He was knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and he

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry learns that Sirius Black, a convicted supporter of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, has escaped Azkaban prison and intends to kill Harry. The trio return to Hogwarts for the school year on the Hogwarts Express, only for dementors to suddenly board the train, searching for Sirius. One enters the trio's compartment, causing Harry to pass out, but new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Lupin repels the dementor with a Patronus Charm. At Hogwarts, headmaster Albus Dumbledore announces that dementors will be guarding the school while Sirius is at large. Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid

neg: Lord Voldemort basilisk. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Albus Dumbledore reveals to Harry that the diary was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Voldemort does not appear in the third book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", either in person or as a magical manifestation. He is, however, heard when Harry passes out from the harsh effects of a Dementor. Towards the end of the story Sybill Trelawney, the Divination professor, makes a rare genuine prophecy: "The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight, the servant will

neg: Lewis MacLeod (actor) Wars Prequel Trilogy and "Lego Star Wars: The Video Game". He also voiced Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Fred Weasley and George Weasley in various "Harry Potter" video games, including "Philosopher's Stone", "Chamber of Secrets", "Prisoner of Azkaban", "Goblet of Fire", and "Order of the Phoenix". He is also a mimic, with a voice range including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Christopher Walken, Gordon Brown, Boris Johnson and George Galloway. Since 2014, he has voiced various characters in "Dead Ringers", numerous celebrities in ITV's "Newzoids" and various animals in CBBC's "The Zoo". In the simulation game "Planet Coaster", he voices the entertainer

neg: Michael Gambon Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. In 2003, he appeared with Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner, playing the principal villain in the Western film "Open Range". In 2004, he appeared in five films, including Wes Anderson's cult comedy "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"; the British gangster film "Layer Cake"; theatrical drama "Being Julia"; and the CGI action fantasy "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". In 2004, he began playing Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts's headmaster in the third installment of J. K. Rowling's franchise, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", taking over the role

neg: Ministry of Magic Philosopher's Stone" as the Minister for Magic of the United Kingdom. He makes his first appearance in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" when he arrives at the school to take Hagrid to Azkaban, even though he does not firmly believe that Hagrid is guilty. He also removes Dumbledore as Headmaster when pressured by Lucius Malfoy who insisted that all the school governors had voted on it. However, it is not until "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" that Fudge meets Harry for the first time. Fudge does not press charges against Harry for accidentally inflating Aunt Marge,

neg: Severus Snape publication of "Prisoner of Azkaban", there was one female fan who guessed Snape loved Lily Potter, making Rowling wonder how she had given herself away. After the completion of the series, Rowling began to speak openly about Snape, discussing the contrast between his character arc and that of Albus Dumbledore. Rowling said "the series is built around [the Dumbledore and Snape storylines]", and maintained that she always knew what Snape would turn out to be at the end and that she carefully plotted his storyline throughout the series. "I had to drop clues all the way through because as you

neg: Albus Dumbledore August 2006 that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so. Along with DumbledoreIsNotDead.com, a collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives Examine the Evidence", was published by Zossima Press in November 2006. In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Dumbledore's death was voted as the most unforgettable moment in the whole series. In the "Chamber of Secrets" DVD interview, screenwriter Steve Kloves stated that he considers Dumbledore a fascinating character because of the wisdom he provides, but he feels

neg: Hogwarts staff of the "Harry Potter" books, Professor Trelawney falls into a prophetic trance while in an interview with Dumbledore at the Hog's Head, making a prophecy about the birth of a wizard "with the power to vanquish" Voldemort. This prophecy was partly overheard by Snape, who relayed what he heard to Voldemort. This led Voldemort to attack the Potter family, believing that Harry was the child named. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Professor Trelawney prophesies to Harry about the events of the book's climax. In "Order of the Phoenix", Professor Trelawney is first put on probation by Umbridge,

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the third in the "Harry Potter" series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban who they believe is one of Lord Voldemort's old allies. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 8 July 1999 by Bloomsbury and in the United States on 8

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter some other fashion "sense" that Harry is wearing his cloak: Snape is seen to be suspicious when being followed by Harry, even reaching out to grab at (what appears to be) thin air; in "Half-Blood Prince", Draco Malfoy realises Harry is in his train carriage and successfully immobilizes him with a Petrificus Totalus (Body-Bind) curse, as despite wearing his cloak Harry inadvertently moved objects near him; and in "Chamber of Secrets", Albus Dumbledore senses Harry and Ron beneath it in Hagrid's cabin while talking to Lucius Malfoy during the event when Cornelius Fudge comes to take Hagrid to Azkaban and

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter his grandmother, stating that he ignored it and that the result was horrible. Subsequently, Neville receives another Howler from his grandmother after Sirius Black uses his list of passwords to enter the Gryffindor Common Room in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Hermione receives one in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" after Rita Skeeter publishes an article about the (fictional) relationship between Hermione and Harry. (In the film version, this incident is not referred to.) Dumbledore sends Harry's aunt, Petunia Dursley, a Howler in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to remind her of the

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will meet again. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the third book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the US), was published by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997 and the second, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", was published on 2 July 1998. Rowling started to write the "Prisoner of Azkaban" the day after she finished "The Chamber of Secrets". Rowling's favourite aspect of this book was introducing the character Remus Lupin, Rowling additionally said in 2004 that "Prisoner of Azkaban" was "the

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Some scenes do not look quite right — the scale of the characters against the width of the Hogwarts Express clearly do not tally. But these minor disappointments are quickly outweighed by stunning visuals in the later levels. While older teenagers may snub this Harry Potter outing, there's still good mileage in the bespectacled chappie for younger players." Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure video game based on J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the third novel in the "Harry Potter" series and

neg: Harry Potter Alliance their iReporter site, the Harry Potter Alliance asked members to upload submissions showing their love for Harry Potter while holding signs that said, "Save Darfur." Then, in 2008, the HPA asked members to withhold support for sponsors of the 2008 Summer Olympics who were "implicitly funding the genocide in Darfur through overseas investments." In conjunction with the release of the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film in 2009, the organisation launched a "What Would Dumbledore Do" campaign, asking fans to tweet about the lessons they learned from Harry Potter's headmaster Albus Dumbledore using #dumbledore, attend the film release wearing

neg: Albus Dumbledore have coerced the other governors into suspending him. At the beginning of the third novel, Dumbledore is forced to accept Dementors onto his school's grounds for the protection of his students from Sirius Black, the supposed murderer and accessory to murder, who had escaped from Azkaban. After Black's breach into Hogwarts, Dumbledore issues orders to close every entrance to the school and grounds. After Harry falls off his broomstick during a Quidditch match because of the Dementors, Dumbledore becomes uncharacteristically angry with them and uses his wand to cause Harry to levitate safely to the ground. Later in that book,

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure video game based on J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the third novel in the "Harry Potter" series and the film of the same name. The game was developed by three teams, KnowWonder, Griptonite Games, and EA UK, and was published by EA Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game was released as a trio, with separate versions for Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, and home consoles (released on GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.) The game

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1999 novel of the same name. The film, which is the third instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus (director of the first two instalments), David Heyman, and Mark Radcliffe. The story follows Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts as he is informed that a prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban

neg: Albus Dumbledore Forbidden Forest where he dropped it, and returns the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb (from which Voldemort had stolen it). In the epilogue, it is revealed that Harry names his second son Albus Severus Potter after Dumbledore and Snape. In the film adaptations of "Philosopher's Stone" (2001) and "Chamber of Secrets" (2002), Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris, who was expected to play the character throughout the series. Harris mentioned that he was originally not going to take the role, since he knew his own health was in decline. He accepted because his then-11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for two weeks. It made a total of $796.7 million worldwide, which made it the second highest-grossing film of 2004 behind "Shrek 2". However, among all eight entries in the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Prisoner of Azkaban" grossed the lowest. The film ranks at number 471 in "Empire" magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. Three unique video games by different developers were released in 2004 by Electronic Arts, loosely based on the book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J.

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter after being admonished fiercely by Hagrid, takes sides with the Order of the Phoenix, and assist in the Battle of Hogwarts. The films depict the centaurs with bestial and animalistic facial features. The books do not describe them, but several female students are attracted to them. Named Centaur characters: The dementors are "soulless creatures... among the foulest beings on Earth": a phantom species who, as their name suggests, gradually deprive human minds of happiness and intelligence. They are the guards of the wizard prison, Azkaban, until after the return of antagonist Lord Voldemort. Albus Dumbledore harbors an intense dislike of

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter dementors, noting he has long felt the Ministry of Magic erred in "allying" with such creatures, implying that dementor society in general exists apart from the general wizarding world. Dumbledore forbade dementors from entering Hogwarts but this ban was ultimately broken in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, who insisted on being accompanied by a dementor as a bodyguard. In the books, dementors have a generally human shape, approximately 3 metres (10 feet) in height, covered in dark, hooded cloaks that reveal only their decayed-looking hands. Beneath the cloak, dementors are eyeless, and

neg: Politics of Harry Potter fuss and declined to say whether her "outing" of Dumbledore might alienate those who disapprove of homosexuality. "It has certainly never been news to me that a brave and brilliant man could love other men. He is my character. He is what he is and I have the right to say what I say about him," she said. Reaction has been mainly supportive on fans' Web sites, such as The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet. Actor David Thewlis (Remus Lupin) said that he was surprised about Dumbledore's sexuality, because while he was filming "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" director

neg: Albus Dumbledore established that Albus Dumbledore was born in July or August 1881 to Percival and Kendra Dumbledore. The character had previously referenced his brother Aberforth, and in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", it is revealed that Albus is three years older than Aberforth. The same book established their sister Ariana who, at six years old, suffered a vicious attack by three male Muggle youths who had witnessed her doing magic. Frightened, they first tried to get her to repeat what they had seen, and upon her failure to recreate it due to her young age, they tried to stop her

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and an upstanding and powerful citizen of the wizarding

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban approach Harry, Ron and Hermione. When they wake up in the hospital, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are told that Black has been sentenced to receive the Dementor's kiss, which removes the soul of the recipient. Dumbledore advises Hermione and Harry to use Hermione's time-turner, a device she has been using to double-up on classes; this permits them to go back in time and save Buckbeak, who carries Black away to safety. Sadly, Snape lets slip that Lupin is a werewolf, leading to his resignation. Harry visits Lupin before he leaves, and as they say goodbye, Lupin is certain that they

neg: Harry Potter fandom also noteworthy for its detailed criticism and discussion of the Harry Potter books. Speculation intensified with the July 2005 publication of "Half-Blood Prince" and the detailed post-publication interview given by Rowling to Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron. Notably, DumbledoreIsNotDead.com sought to understand the events of the sixth book in a different way. (Rowling later confirmed, however – on 2 August 2006 – that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so.) A collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were designed by the author and illustrator Kazu Kibuishi. An illustrated version of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released on October 3, 2017, and was illustrated by Jim Kay who illustrates the previous two instalments. This includes over 115 new illustrations and will be followed by Illustrated editions of the following 4 novels in the future. The film version of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in 2004 and was directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film débuted at number one at the box office and held that position

neg: Politics of Harry Potter wizard Dumbledore as Machiavellian and says "I wanted you to question Dumbledore. It is right to question him, because he was treating people like puppets, and he was asking Harry to do a job that most men twice his age wouldn't have been able to do." "Newsweek" magazine asked Alfonso Cuarón, director of the third film based on Rowling's "Prisoner of Azkaban" if the villainous wizard Voldemort still reminded him of George W. Bush. Cuarón confirmed, "In combination with Saddam. They both have selfish interests and are very much in love with power. Also, a disregard for the environment. A

neg: Albus Dumbledore him again if he did not take it. Harris was determined to portray Dumbledore again in "Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), despite having been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and asked David Heyman not to recast the role. However, his death on 25 October 2002 necessitated recasting. Ian McKellen was offered the role, but he turned it down, having played the similar character Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, as well as feeling it would have been inappropriate to take Harris's role, as Harris had called McKellen a "dreadful" actor. Harris's family had expressed an interest in seeing Peter O'Toole

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) is announced as the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher; his first class goes awry when Draco Malfoy deliberately provokes the hippogriff Buckbeak, who attacks him. Draco exaggerates his injury, and his father Lucius Malfoy later has Buckbeak sentenced to death. The Fat Lady's portrait, which guards the Gryffindor quarters, is found ruined and empty. Terrified and hiding in another painting, she tells Dumbledore that Sirius has entered the castle. During a stormy Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, dementors attack Harry, causing him to fall off his broomstick. At Hogsmeade, Harry is shocked to learn that not only had Sirius been

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) film. Additionally, Moviefone designated the film as the tenth best of the decade. In 2011, the film was voted Film of the Decade at the First Light Awards by children aged 5–15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1999 novel of the same name. The film, which is the third instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus (director of

neg: Jamie Campbell Bower starred in the 2009 remake of the series "The Prisoner" as Number 11–12. Also in 2009, he played the vampire Caius Volturi in the film "" and both "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" films. He appeared as the younger Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard defeated by Albus Dumbledore, in the 2010 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1". He played King Arthur in the 2011 television series "Camelot". In 2010, he starred in the music video for "Young (Belane)" by The Xcerts. In 2012, Bower appeared in the music video for "Never Let Me Go" by Florence + The Machine.

neg: Albus Dumbledore shows that there's no limit to what gay and lesbian people can do, even being a wizard headmaster." Regarding Dumbledore's sexuality in the "Fantastic Beasts" series, Rowling said in 2016 that, "As far as his sexuality is concerned, watch the space.” Dumbledore has been parodied in several sketches and animated series: Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) mother Narcissa and aunt Bellatrix Lestrange seek help from Severus Snape, who claims to have been acting as a mole within the Order of the Phoenix all along. Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa to protect Draco and fulfill the assignment if he fails. Harry Potter, now 16 years old, accompanies Albus Dumbledore from Surbiton to the village of Budleigh Babberton to visit former Potions professor Horace Slughorn. Slughorn, who has been in hiding, agrees to return to teach at Hogwarts. Dumbledore then takes Harry to The Burrow, where Harry reunites with his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack) Potter and the Goblet of Fire" trailer. The album was well received among film music critics. Archie Watt of MovieCues highly praised the score, calling it "One of the best albums of 2004, and well worth a listen by any film music or John Williams fan." Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score for the 2004 film of the same name, the third and final score in the series to be composed and conducted by John Williams. It introduced two major themes: "Window to

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows "Chamber of Secrets" and one a ring destroyed by Dumbledore shortly before the events of "Half-Blood Prince". Dumbledore takes Harry along in the attempt to destroy a third horcrux contained in a locket. However, the horcrux had been taken by an unknown wizard, and upon their return Dumbledore is ambushed and disarmed by Draco Malfoy, who cannot bring himself to kill him. Dumbledore is subsequently killed by Snape, who finishes what Malfoy started. Following Albus Dumbledore's death, Voldemort consolidates his support and power, including covert control of the Ministry of Magic, while Harry is about to turn seventeen, losing the

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban review said, "Rowling's wit never flags, whether constructing the workings of the wizard world...or tossing off quick jokes...The Potter spell is holding strong. However, Anthony Holden, who was one of the judges against "Prisoner of Azkaban" for the Whitbread Award, was negative about the book, saying that the characters are "all black-and-white", and the "story-lines are predictable, the suspense minimal, the sentimentality cloying every page". "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" won several awards, including the 1999 Booklist Editors' Choice Award, the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers, the 1999 FCGB Children's Book Award, the

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score for the 2004 film of the same name, the third and final score in the series to be composed and conducted by John Williams. It introduced two major themes: "Window to the Past" and "Double Trouble", although neither were featured in the series's other films. Two other notable themes were used to represent the Time-Turner and Sirius Black's hunt for Harry. The soundtrack was performed at Abbey Road Studios in London. It was released on 25 May

neg: Cliff Wright the third Harry Potter book as well. Wright was the first to illustrate the following Harry Potter concepts and characters: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998): "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999): Wright retains the rights to the illustrations. He refused to illustrate the fourth Harry Potter book after Bloomsbury lost his original front and back cover artwork for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". The huge black market of the Harry Potter fandom has been rumoured to be the cause of the disappearance. He also sued Bloomsbury for offering insufficient compensation. The original artwork

neg: Albus Dumbledore rather not know." As a mentor to the central character Harry Potter, "Dumbledore is a very wise man who knows that Harry is going to have to learn a few hard lessons to prepare him for what may be coming in his life. He allows Harry to get into what he wouldn't allow another pupil to do, and he also unwillingly permits Harry to confront things he’d rather protect him from." In a 1999 interview, Rowling stated that she imagined Dumbledore "more as a John Gielgud type, you know, quite elderly and – and quite stately." During his time as

neg: Emma Watson her performance. In 2004, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released. Watson was appreciative of the more assertive role Hermione played, calling her character "charismatic" and "a fantastic role to play". Although critics panned Radcliffe's performance, labelling him "wooden", they praised Watson; "The New York Times" lauded her performance, saying "Luckily Mr. Radcliffe's blandness is offset by Ms. Watson's spiky impatience. Harry may show off his expanding wizardly skills ... but Hermione ... earns the loudest applause with a decidedly unmagical punch to Draco Malfoy's deserving nose." Although "Prisoner of Azkaban" proved to be the lowest-grossing "Harry Potter"

neg: Harry Potter (character) Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the titular protagonist of J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practice magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors along with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel's magical community, and that his fate is tied with that of

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) and Sirius. The present Harry realises that it was actually him who conjured the Patronus, and does so again. Harry and Hermione rescue Sirius, who escapes with Buckbeak. Exposed as a werewolf, Lupin resigns from teaching to prevent an uproar from parents. Sirius sends Harry a Firebolt broom, who happily takes it for a ride. With "Prisoner of Azkaban", production of the "Harry Potter" films switched to an eighteen-month cycle, which producer David Heyman explained was "to give each [film] the time it required." Chris Columbus, the director of the previous two films, decided not to return to helm the

neg: Albus Dumbledore films. Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore in the prequel film "". Rowling stated she chose the name Dumbledore, which is a dialectal word for "bumblebee", because of Dumbledore's love of music: she imagined him walking around "humming to himself a lot". The author has stated that she enjoys writing Dumbledore because he "is the epitome of goodness." Rowling said that Dumbledore speaks for her, as he "knows pretty much everything" about the "Harry Potter" universe. Rowling mentioned that Dumbledore regrets "that he has always had to be the one who knew, and who had the burden of knowing. And he would

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter accompany him, and they frequently do, although this becomes increasingly difficult as they grow taller throughout the series. While making the wearer invisible to Muggles and wizards, some creatures are able to sense people hidden under it. Snakes, for example, cannot see through the Cloak of Invisibility, but they can somehow detect people under it. Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, also seems to sense Harry when he wears the cloak. Wearers can also be detected by the "Homenum Revelio" spell. In "Goblet of Fire", Moody's magical eye can see Harry under the cloak. In "Prisoner of Azkaban", Dumbledore warns that the

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) 2003, BBC voted her portrayal of Molly as the second-"best screen mother", behind Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich. Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus

neg: Places in Harry Potter mistook it for violent spirits. This rumour, encouraged by Dumbledore, led to the Shrieking Shack being officially regarded as the most haunted building in Britain. Apparently, the tunnel through the Whomping Willow is the only way to get in to the Shrieking Shack. In "Prisoner of Azkaban", the Shrieking Shack becomes part of the dramatic conclusion of the book when Sirius returns to the school. He drags Ron and his pet rat, Scabbers, there intending to kill Scabbers. It is revealed that Scabbers is the Animagus Peter Pettigrew, Black's former friend who had betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, a crime

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) and only retains his human mind while transformed by drinking the Wolfsbane Potion prepared for him by Snape. Hermione discovers before Harry and Ron that Professor Lupin is a werewolf after Professor Snape gives Lupin's class an assignment on werewolves. She also notices that Professor Lupin's boggart is a moon. Dumbledore, one of the few wizards who are sympathetic towards his condition, made arrangements for Lupin to attend Hogwarts as a child, where he became close friends with James (Prongs) Potter, Sirius (Padfoot) Black, and Peter (Wormtail) Pettigrew. Until the climax of "Prisoner of Azkaban", Professor Lupin believes Sirius to

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) description is removed entirely from the film, with no explanation given of exactly how Black "betrayed" the Potters to Lord Voldemort. Many of this scene's lines are redistributed amongst Cornelius Fudge and Minerva McGonagall; in compensation, McGonagall's exposition of the Animagus transformation is instead given by Snape. In the film, where Harry and Hermione have travelled back in time and are hiding outside of Hagrid's hut, it is heavily implied that Dumbledore somehow knows that they are there, as he distracts the other characters at key moments or slows down the proceedings (such as by suggesting that he sign Buckbeak's

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter Granger's pet cat. Crookshanks was purchased by Hermione in a shop called Magical Menagerie in the third Harry Potter book; Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Crookshanks resembles a Persian Cat, and Rowling has described him as half-Kneazle, an intelligent cat-like creature sensitive to dishonesty, explaining his identification of the rat 'Scabbers' as Peter Pettigrew, and of Sirius Black in his dog form. Crookshanks is seen in Prisoner of Azkaban talking to Padfoot in the school grounds. Crookshanks was portrayed by a cat called Crackerjack. Dobby is a "house-elf" in the Harry Potter series. He was once owned by

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) execution order as well, then after Fudge agrees he says it will take some time as he has an extremely long name), which allows Harry and Hermione time to free Buckbeak unseen. In the book, Dumbledore merely comments that the executioner must sign the order, right before he is about to leave the cabin to execute Buckbeak. The embryonic romantic connection between Ron and Hermione is more prominent in the film than the book; in response to criticism of the first two films for sacrificing character development for mystery and adventure, the emotional development of all three lead characters is

neg: Shefali Chowdhury 2005's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". She acquired the role when she was in her last year at the Waverley School in Birmingham. She and Afshan Azad, (who played the character of Chowdhury's twin sister Padma Patil) are also good friends, according to Azad. Shefali Chowdhury Shefali Chowdhury (; born 20 June 1988) is a British actress of Bangladeshi descent best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the "Harry Potter" film series, except for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), in which the character is played by Sitara Shah. The youngest of five

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) graveyard. Moody reveals that he submitted Harry's name to the Goblet of Fire and manipulated Harry throughout the tournament to ensure he would win. Moody attempts to attack Harry, but Dumbledore, Snape, and Minerva McGonagall intervene and subdue him. The teachers force Moody to drink Veritaserum, and he reveals that the real Moody is imprisoned in a magical trunk as his Polyjuice Potion wears off. He is revealed as Crouch Jr. and returned to Azkaban. Dumbledore reveals to the students that Voldemort killed Cedric, although the Ministry of Magic opposes the revelation. Later, Dumbledore visits Harry in his dormitory, apologizing

neg: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Harry and the group. The group allows the murder of Harry's parents to play out again, unwilling to risk the consequences of altering the past. They all stand with Harry to watch the sad event replay. After returning to the present day, Delphi is sent to Azkaban. Albus and Scorpius now decide to be more active at Hogwarts, with Scorpius expressing interest in trying out for Quidditch and asking Rose on a date. Harry and Albus visit Cedric's grave, with Harry apologizing for his role in Cedric's death. Albus has also witnessed the death of a fellow student, Craig Bowker

neg: Magic in Harry Potter in Azkaban. The Ministry of Magic fears that Voldemort is killing enough people to make an army of Inferi: as they are dead, they are very difficult to stop. When Voldemort was hiding one of his Horcruxes in the past, he filled a lake in a cave with many Inferi, which were to attack and drown anyone but Voldemort who came into the cavern and took the locket. When Harry and Dumbledore took the locket, the Inferi attacked Harry; Dumbledore repelled them with a rope of fire. It is also revealed that the Inferi almost killed Kreacher after he drank

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban best writing experience I ever had...I was in a very comfortable place writing (number) three. Immediate financial worries were over, and press attention wasn't yet by any means excessive". Gregory Maguire wrote a review in "The New York Times" for "Prisoner of Azkaban": in it he said, "So far, in terms of plot, the books do nothing new, but they do it brilliantly...so far, so good." In a newspaper review in "The New York Times", it was said that "'The Prisoner of Azkaban' may be the best 'Harry Potter' book yet". A reviewer for KidsReads said, "This crisply-paced fantasy will

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) new vision," he also called the film "moving," praising the performances by the three main leads, while "Entertainment Weekly" praised the film for being more mature than its predecessors. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was nominated for Best Original Music Score (John Williams) and Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards held in 2005. This was the second film in the series to be nominated for an Oscar. The film also ranks at 471 in "Empire" magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. IGN designated "Prisoner of Azkaban" as the fifth best fantasy

neg: A Very Potter Sequel sent the Firebolt. Hermione sees someone coming on the Marauder's Map, so Sirius tries to throw the Invisibility Cloak over the trio, but Harry ends up putting it on Sirius. Snape arrives and begins taking his anger out on Harry, forcing Sirius to reveal himself. After the two trade insults about how Harry's mother chose James over Snape, Dumbledore and Umbridge show up. Umbridge tries to take Harry, Ron, and Hermione to Azkaban for helping Sirius get into Hogwarts, but Dumbledore tells her that it was he who helped Sirius get in. Umbridge then presents an ultimatum: "Either kiss the

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 him. After the battle, Harry explains to Ron and Hermione that the Elder Wand recognised him as its true master after he disarmed Draco, who had earlier disarmed its previous owner, Dumbledore. Harry destroys the Elder Wand rather than claim it. Nineteen years later, Harry, Ginny Weasley, Ron, Hermione, and Draco proudly watch their own children leave for Hogwarts at King's Cross station. The roles of several minor characters were recast or replaced for this film. For example, Ciarán Hinds assumed the role of Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore's brother and bartender of the Hog's Head inn. In the book, a

neg: Places in Harry Potter cloth around it. The pub itself is filthy, with the floor covered with layers of dirt and the windows smeared with so much grime that little light gets through. The main floor is a single room, but there are additional rooms on the upper floors. Harry notes that the pub smells strongly of goats. The barman and owner is Aberforth Dumbledore, the brother of Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, although this is not revealed until the final book. Despite its seedy reputation, the Hog's Head has been host to several important events in the world of Harry Potter. The inn was

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter agreement to allow Harry to live at Privet Drive when Harry's Uncle Vernon attempts to throw him out. (This incident is not referred to in the film version.) A Deluminator is a device invented by Albus Dumbledore that resembles a cigarette lighter. It is used to remove or absorb (as well as return) the light from any light source to provide cover to the user. In "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Dumbledore uses the Deluminator (then referred to as the "Put-Outer") to darken Privet Drive, where the Dursley family's house is located. It was next seen in "Order of

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) novel; saying "The main thing to keep in mind is that Prisoner of Azkaban on the GBA offers a fun way for Harry Potter fans to step into the shoes of their favorite wizard-in-training and experience firsthand everything that happened in the third installment of the series." "GameZone" also reviewed the Game Boy advanced version, calling it "a really fun romp in Harry's world! Fans should be well-pleased." "IGN" commented on the game not forcing "random battes" from similar RPGs as a positive, but saying that it wasn't "enough to make Prisoner of Azkaban a successful RPG. It's got a

neg: J. K. Rowling Smarties Prize. In December 1999, the third novel, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", won the Smarties Prize, making Rowling the first person to win the award three times running. She later withdrew the fourth "Harry Potter" novel from contention to allow other books a fair chance. In January 2000, "Prisoner of Azkaban" won the inaugural Whitbread Children's Book of the Year award, though it lost the Book of the Year prize to Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf". The fourth book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", was released simultaneously in the UK and the US on 8

neg: Albus Dumbledore had another Hallow in his keeping since the death of James Potter: the Invisibility Cloak, which he had borrowed to examine. When James died, Dumbledore kept the cloak and decided to pass it on to Harry, James's son. The truth about Dumbledore's death is revealed through Snape's last memories in the Pensieve. Harry learns that Dumbledore made a terrible error by placing a cursed ring on his right hand, sometime between the fifth and sixth book, forgetting the curses that must be on the ring. The ring held the Resurrection Stone, which Dumbledore hoped to use to allow him to

neg: Places in Harry Potter simply lose their will to live". As Dementors are extremely difficult to injure – the only spell effective against them is the Patronus Charm – Azkaban was long considered impossible to escape from, until Sirius escaped (although Barty Crouch Jr had previously broken out with the help of his parents); however, Dumbledore claimed he could break out of Azkaban if he wished to do so. In "Order of the Phoenix", ten of Voldemort's most dangerous and loyal followers escaped, including Bellatrix Lestrange. Dumbledore was always vocal in declaring that it was a mistake to guard Voldemort's greatest supporters with Dementors,

neg: Bonnie Wright character and her mother Molly meet Harry Potter as four of her older brothers board the Hogwarts express. Her role became much more prominent in the second film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", in which her character begins studies at Hogwarts and encounters a secret diary that begins to control her actions. Wright had limited screen time in the third film, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" but had a large supporting role in the fourth film, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Wright played a central

neg: Shefali Chowdhury Shefali Chowdhury Shefali Chowdhury (; born 20 June 1988) is a British actress of Bangladeshi descent best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the "Harry Potter" film series, except for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), in which the character is played by Sitara Shah. The youngest of five siblings, Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales, to Bangladeshi parents who migrated to the United Kingdom in 1980. At the age of six, she moved to Birmingham, England. Chowdhury is known for her performances as Parvati Patil in four of the "Harry Potter" films, starting with

neg: Severus Snape to the entire school that Lupin is a werewolf, forcing the latter to resign his post. "Prisoner of Azkaban" reveals more details about the connection between Snape and James. While in school together, Sirius once tricked Snape into almost entering the Shrieking Shack while Lupin was there, transformed into a werewolf. James realised the danger and stopped Snape, saving his life; this is the incident Dumbledore referred to at the end of the first book. Snape, however, believes James' actions were self-serving, to avoid being expelled. Snape's role in the fourth novel, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", is

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) the United Kingdom and on 4 June 2004 in North America, as the first "Harry Potter" film released into IMAX theatres and to be using IMAX Technology. It was also the last "Harry Potter" film to be released on VHS in the U.S. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Music Score and Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005. "Prisoner of Azkaban" grossed a total of $796.7 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2004 and received praise for Cuarón's direction and the performances of the lead actors. It marked a

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) 2004 in Europe. Mattel released film tie-ins that included the "Harry Potter Championship Quidditch" board game and character action figures. Lego also expanded on its previous merchandising for the first two films with the release of sets ranging from the Knight Bus to the Shrieking Shack. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" held its New York premiere at Radio City Music Hall on 23 May 2004, followed by its London premiere at Leicester Square on 30 May 2004. The film then opened in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2004 and on 4 June 2004 in the United States.

neg: A Very Potter Sequel Crabbe and Gregory Goyle to torture Ron and Hermione until he agrees. Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore arrives to cease the fighting and welcome everyone to Hogwarts. Dumbledore then introduces the House Cup and "the silliest of all wizard sports", Quidditch. Dumbledore introduces Lupin and Snape as the coaches of the Gryffindor and Slytherin Quidditch teams, respectively. As Snape begins to taunt Lupin about the full moon, Lupin begins to take on a werewolf transformation and runs away. Dumbledore then introduces the terrifying and musclebound professor Dolores Umbridge, who has been assigned by the Ministry of Magic to keep Harry and

neg: Production of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Alfonso Cuarón, director of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", had said that he would be tempted to return to direct. Guillermo del Toro, who passed on "Prisoner of Azkaban", had expressed interest in directing "Deathly Hallows", but an increased workload over the production of "The Hobbit" ruled him out of the project. For the first time in the series, Rowling was credited as a film producer alongside David Heyman and David Barron, however David Yates noted that her participation in the filmmaking process did not change from the previous films. Heyman stated that the films are a closer

neg: Harry Potter (character) restores Harry's self-esteem by explaining that that feat is clear proof of his worthiness of his present house. In the third book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Rowling uses a time travel premise. Harry learns that his parents were betrayed to Voldemort by their friend Peter Pettigrew, who framed Harry's godfather Sirius Black for the crimes, condemning him to Azkaban, the wizard prison. When Sirius escapes to find Harry, Harry and Hermione use a Time Turner to save him and a hippogriff named Buckbeak. When Pettigrew escapes, an innocent Sirius becomes a hunted fugitive once again. Harry learns

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Azkaban" won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal for children aged 9–11 and made the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. In both cases, it was the last in the series to do so. However, in the latter case, a Children's Best Sellers list was created just before the release of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in July 2000 in order to free up more room on the original list. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 24 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. "Prisoner of Azkaban" sold more than 68,000 copies

neg: Albus Dumbledore journals such as "Achievements in Charming" and "The Practical Potioneer". Dumbledore is famous for defeating Grindelwald, who is second on a list of Most Dangerous Dark Wizards of All Time only to Voldemort himself, in a "spectacular duel of legend", succeeding in doing so despite the fact that Grindelwald possessed the Elder Wand, which supposedly guarantees invincibility in duels due to its power. His skill at duelling is further shown when he calmly engages Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", overpowering him and eventually forcing him to possess Harry to be spared from total defeat. (It

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) Afterwards, Harry discovers the corpse of Crouch Sr. in the forest. Later, while waiting for Dumbledore in his office, Harry discovers a Pensieve, which holds Dumbledore's memories. Harry witnesses a trial in which Igor Karkaroff confesses to the Ministry of Magic names of other Death Eaters after Voldemort's defeat. When he names Severus Snape as one, Dumbledore vouches for Snape's innocence; Snape turned spy against Voldemort before the latter's downfall. After Karkaroff names Barty Crouch Jr., a devastated Crouch Sr. imprisons his son in Azkaban. Exiting the Pensieve, Harry realizes that Crouch Jr. is the man he saw in his

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the "Harry Potter" series. Set during protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and Harry's preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury, and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries. It sold nine

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban games loosely based on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" were also released for several platforms, and most obtained favourable reviews. Harry is back at the Dursleys for the summer holidays, where he sees on Muggle television that a convict named Sirius Black has escaped, though with no mention of what facility he has broken out of. Harry involuntarily inflates Aunt Marge when she comes to visit after she insults Harry and his parents. This leads to his running away and being picked up by the Knight Bus. He travels to the Leaky Cauldron where he meets Cornelius Fudge,

neg: Albus Dumbledore Snape saying, "Severus, please ...". To what Dumbledore was referring is not revealed until the seventh book. Dumbledore dies in Hogwarts' grounds. Shortly after his death, Dumbledore's portrait magically appears in the Headmaster's office. His funeral is attended by students, Hogwarts staff, members of the Ministry of Magic, ghosts, centaurs, merpeople and others who wish to pay their respects. Shrouded in purple velvet, he is entombed in a white marble sarcophagus beside the lake at Hogwarts, and it is said that he is the only headmaster to be buried on the school grounds. Rowling used several chapters in "Harry Potter

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) the Order of the Phoenix during Lord Voldemort's initial rise to power and several years prior to the main events of the "Harry Potter" series. Many of these characters later served as members of the revived Order. These characters joined the Order when Dumbledore reactivated it after Lord Voldemort's return at the end of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". This is a list of notable members of the Order of the Phoenix. Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid have their own pages. Minerva McGonagall is listed under Hogwarts staff, Fred and George are listed under Dumbledore's Army,

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter able to communicate with Nagini due to his ability to speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes. Nagini is first sighted when the snake alerts Voldemort to the presence of an eavesdropping Frank Bryce, an old gardener who had worked for the Riddle family. During the fourth year Harry spends at Hogwarts, Voldemort's temporary body is sustained by Nagini's venom, harvested by Peter Pettigrew. In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Harry assumes Nagini's viewpoint during her attack on Arthur Weasley in one of his dreams; Albus Dumbledore believes this an effect of Harry's special connection to Voldemort, with

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) it was only the year's sixth-highest-grossing film, making $249.5 million. Everywhere else in the world, however, it was the year's number one film, making $547 million compared to "Shrek 2's" $478.6 million. Despite its successful box office run, "Azkaban" is the lowest-grossing "Harry Potter" film (all the others have grossed more than $800 million worldwide) and the second lowest-grossing film of the "Wizarding World" series (behind ""). "Prisoner of Azkaban" is often regarded by critics and fans as one of the best films in the franchise. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 91%

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) received moderate review scores by critics across all versions. The game's plot is loosely based on that of JK Rowling's 1999 novel of the same name, and the film adaptation. The games follows Harry Potter (voiced by Tom Attenborough and Harry Robinson) along with Ron Weasley (voiced by Gregg Chillin) and Hermione Granger (voiced by Harper Marshall) as they return to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prisoner Sirius Black has escaped the wizard prison Azkaban, and is supposedly ready to attack Harry in Hogwarts. The game begins on the Hogwarts Express, ignoring the events at Harry's home. Upon reaching

neg: Religious debates over the Harry Potter series and offers Voldemort a chance, saying, "Show some remorse." ... Giving a person a chance to redeem themselves, to begin to realise your own sins, by showing remorse, shows a Christian theme to the story." On 19 October 2007, Rowling spoke at New York City's Carnegie Hall. When asked by a fan whether Albus Dumbledore, the books' wise mentor-figure, "who believed in the prevailing power of love, ever [fell] in love himself", Rowling replied, "My truthful answer to you … I always thought of Dumbledore as gay. … Dumbledore fell in love with Gellert Grindelwald, and that added to his

neg: Rishabh Shukla Ralph Fiennes's role as Lord Voldemort throughout the last Five Harry Potter films and performed along with his colleagues, Karan Trivedi (later replaced by: Rajesh Kava after the fifth film onwards), Parignya Pandya, Nachiket Dighe, Dilip Sinha and Vikrant Chaturvedi who voices Harry Potter, Hermione Jean Granger, Ronald Bilius Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid and Albus Dumbledore respectively, for the Hindi dubs of the film series. He has been dubbing foreign films especially Hollywood films, since 1982, when he moved to Mumbai. Rishabh Shukla Rishabh Shukla ("R̥ṣabha Śuklā") is an Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist, who speaks Hindi

neg: Albus Dumbledore planned to take their "then-traditional" tour of the world. On the eve of their trip, the eighteen-year-old Dumbledore suffered the death of his mother Kendra, who was accidentally killed by Ariana during one of her uncontrolled outbursts of magic. Because Dumbledore's parents were absent (his father in Azkaban and his mother dead), Albus became the head of the family and it became his duty to put food on the table, as they were not left with much gold. He was forced to remain in his house with his sister Ariana while Aberforth completed his education. Aberforth knew of his brother's

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) the Chamber of Secrets" in 2002 and ending with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in 2011, nearly ten years after the first film's release. In late 1981, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and Rubeus Hagrid, professors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, deliver a recently orphaned infant named Harry Potter to his only remaining relatives, the Dursleys. Ten years later, Harry has been battling a disjointed life with the Dursleys. After inadvertently causing an accident during a family trip to the zoo, Harry begins receiving unsolicited letters by owls. After the Dursleys escape to an island

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) reviewed instalments within the series, being praised for the higher level of maturity and sophistication of its characters, plotline, screenplay, and the performances of the lead actors. Harry Potter awakens from a nightmare wherein a man named Frank Bryce is killed after overhearing Lord Voldemort conspiring with Peter Pettigrew and another man. While Harry attends the Quidditch World Cup between Ireland and Bulgaria with the Weasleys and Hermione Granger, Death Eaters terrorise the camp, and the man who appeared in Harry's dream summons the Dark Mark. At Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore introduces ex-Auror Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody as the new Defence Against

neg: Harry Potter (film series) also said, "I don't know what compelled me to say this [to Rowling], but I said, 'I've just got to warn you my favourite character is not Harry. My favourite character is Hermione.' And I think for some weird reason, from that moment on, she sort of trusted me." Aside from the three lead actors, other notable cast members include Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) them the possibility to play the minigames from the GBA version on their TV screen. In addition to playing as Harry, the game also allows the player to control Hermione and Ron, as well as fly "Buckbeak", and control Harry's pet owl, "Hedwig". "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. "GameSpot" were positive about the game, scoring 7/10 or above across releases, with a high of 7.5 out of 10 for the GBA version. "Frank Provo" of GameSpot was very positive about the GBA game's recreation of the

neg: Albus Dumbledore and the Deathly Hallows" to reveal two main matters concerning Dumbledore: his early life and his death. The book introduces his parents, Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, as well as his little sister, Ariana; his brother, Aberforth Dumbledore, was mentioned in previous books. At six years old, Ariana was attacked by three Muggle boys who had witnessed her doing magic. Because of this attack, Ariana was seriously traumatised and never able to control her magic again, having recurring outbursts of magic. Enraged, Percival mercilessly attacked the Muggle boys (killing them in the film version), and was sentenced to life in Azkaban.

neg: Death Eater for Magic (Cornelius Fudge) deluded himself into believing that Voldemort could not have come back and that it was all a lie cooked up by Dumbledore, who Fudge believed had designs on his political office. The Death Eaters use this tactical advantage throughout "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to maintain their secrecy. Because of the Ministry's refusal to remove the Dementors from Azkaban, which Dumbledore advised immediately following Voldemort's return, the Death Eaters recruited the Dementors to their cause and made similar progress with the giants; the Dementors' revolt against the Ministry of Magic also allowed the

neg: Albus Dumbledore Magic by a false message on the night when Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger enter the dungeons to retrieve the Stone, but realises during the trip that he is needed at Hogwarts and returns in time to rescue Harry from Quirrell and Voldemort. He also has a final conversation with Harry after the events down in the dungeons and tells him that he is too young to comprehend the information about why Voldemort attempts to kill him. In the second novel, Dumbledore suspects that Tom Riddle is somehow involved in the attacks on the muggle

neg: Harry Potter influences and analogues main hero of the series, parallels that of Luke Skywalker, who is the main hero of the Original Star Wars trilogy with both characters living dull and ordinary lives until a later age when they are recruited by an older mentor. "Harry Potter" trains to become a wizard at his late childhood and mentored by Albus Dumbledore in facing his destiny and enemy Lord Voldemort; whereas Luke Skywalker trains to become a Jedi at his early adulthood and is mentored by Obi-Wan Kenobi in facing his destiny and enemy Darth Vader (also known as "Lord Vader"). Both characters were also