While some wizards (mainly pure-blood fanatics) announced their intention of boycotting what was dubbed 'this Muggle-esque outrage' in the letters page of the Daily Prophet, the Knight Bus proved hugely popular with most of the community and remained busy to this day. The idea was proposed by then- Minister Dugald McPhail. įinally, the Knight Bus was first commissioned in 1865. The need for some form of transportation that could be used safely and discreetly by the underage or the infirm had been felt for a while and many suggestions had been made (sidecars on taxi-style broomsticks, carrying baskets slung under Thestrals) all of them vetoed by the Ministry. The Knight Bus was a relatively modern invention in wizarding society, which sometimes (though it would rarely admit it) took ideas from the Muggle world. The acclaimed novel has achieved many awards, was adapted into film in 2004, and has even been adapted into a video game.īram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers (1999), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2000), Whitbread Award for Children's Literature, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), Smarties Prize (1999). The third in the Harry Potter series, this novel follows Harry Potter and his friends on yet another thrilling adventure through the world of magic. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, written by world-renowned author JK Rowling, was first published as a hardcover on July 8th, 1999 by Bloomsbury Publishing. Plus the delights of Hogsmeade, the only village in the UK entirely populated by the magical community” (from Bloomsbury’s website). Lessons, however, must go on and there are lots of new subjects in the third year - Care of Magical Creatures and Divination among others.

The sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school and Harry, Ron and Hermione rapidly discover why all witches and wizards live in fear of being sent to Azkaban. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, even the Muggles have been warned.

It's always a relief after summer with the Dursleys, however, Harry doesn't realize that this year will be just as eventful as the last two! The atmosphere at Hogwarts is tense. He is in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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