Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Bookshelf Chronicles

The provided episode is an excerpt from the book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," which describes Harry's summer before his third year at Hogwarts. Harry is forced to spend his summer with his Muggle relatives, the Dursleys, who are unaware of his magical heritage and try to suppress his powers. Harry is isolated from his wizarding friends, but he receives a letter from Ron Weasley, inviting him to join the Weasley family on a holiday to Egypt. Harry also receives a birthday present from Ron, a Pocket Sneakoscope, which is supposed to detect untrustworthy people. Harry's summer is interrupted by a series of events, including the escape of Sirius Black, a dangerous wizard convicted of murdering Harry's parents. The story culminates in Harry's encounter with Black, who reveals that Black is actually innocent and that Peter Pettigrew, a supposed dead wizard, has been hiding as Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, for the past twelve years.