~ Prisoner of Azkaban, unsurprisingly, was also really good, considered by many to be the best of the series. It certainly introduces some of the most interesting characters. My favourite part is the Marauders’ backstory, told by said interesting characters. And who could forget the dementors? The climax, in spite of the typically mental time-travel logic, was also great.

~ Unfortunately Prizoner of Azkaban’s quality suffers somewhat as a result of its context concerning the later books in the series. You see, the first three books are essentially stand-alone stories, whereas the last four tell a continuous story divided only by the summer holiday. The problem with this is that Prisoner of Azkaban doesn’t really serve that much of a purpose when it comes to serving the greater story. All it really does is introduce some great new characters… who won’t really have much to do with the plot henceforth. In fact, apart from Wormtail resurrecting Voldemort in the following book, these characters all die without having contributed much.