Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a British-American fantasy film based on the third novel by J. K. Rowling, released on 31 May 2004 in the UK, and 4 June, 2004 in North America. Alfonso Cuarón made his directorial debut for the series, while Steve Kloves returned from the first two films to write, as did David Heyman to produce. Chris Columbus (the director of the first two films) also joined the production team, as did Mark Radcliffe. Reprising their roles from the previous films are Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Griffiths, the late Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, the late Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, David Bradley, Tom Felton, Robert Hardy and Mark Williams, while Julie Christie, Gary Oldman, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Pam Ferris, and Dawn French make their debut for the series. The film is followed by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Victims[]
- 12 Unknown Muggles - Murdered by Peter Pettigrew in order to frame Sirius Black off-screen in 1981, mentioned.
- 51 Unnamed Witches and Wizards - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, portraits shown.
- Unnamed Wizard - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, ghost shown.
- Three Ferrets - Murdered by Rubeus Hagrid off-screen, body shown.
- Four Unnamed Witches and Wizards - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, ghosts shown.
- 107 Unnamed Witches and Wizards - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, portraits shown.
- 14 Unnamed Witches and Wizards - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, portraits shown.
- Six Ferrets - Murdered by Rubeus Hagrid off-screen, bodies shown.
- Three Birds - Eaten alive by Buckbeak.
- Bird - Smashed by the Hogwarts Whomping Willow.
Deaths[]
- Total - 202
- 189 Humans
- 188 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 1 Man
- 13 Animals
- 9 Ferrets
- 4 Birds
- 189 Humans
Kill Counts[]
- Peter Pettigrew/Wormtail/Scabbers - 12 (Alive)
- Professor Rubeus Hagrid - 9 (Alive)
- Buckbeak (Hippogriff) - 3 (Alive)
