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Book Review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, Bk 3)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, Bk 3)
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The enchanting and daringly dark third chronicle in the Harry Potter series once again raises the bar for J. K. Rowling, and takes the characters to psychologically deeper, and ultimately scarier, places. Now a teenager, Harry must this year contend not only with harder classes of magic and slowly emerging hormones, but a dastardly killer on the loose who may have ties to Harry's own dark and mysterious past. J. K. Rowling continues to amaze with this, the best of the first three books, which stretches the magical world of witches and wizards with intriguing new locales and characters, the best of which come in the form of depression-inducing, soul-sucking creatures called Dementors. A first-rate fantasy adventure with all the weight of the best dramatic novels out there - a must read!