Escape of Sirius Black from Azkaban
The breakout that opens Prisoner of Azkaban.
Escape from Azkaban was thought to be impossible until Sirius Black managed it. In Prisoner of Azkaban Harry learns that Sirius, an escaped convict said to have helped in his parents' murder, is after him, and Dementors guard Hogwarts while they search for him. In the end Lupin reveals that Sirius was James Potter's best friend, framed by Peter Pettigrew, who had been hiding as Ron's rat Scabbers; Harry and Hermione help Sirius flee on Buckbeak.
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