內容簡介
「佛地魔的僕人已被束縛了十二年之久，今晚午夜以前，他將幫助佛地魔東山再起……」
哈利波特升上三年級了，占卜學教授卻對他發出可怕的預言，到底「佛地魔的僕人」指的是誰？
暑假才剛要結束，阿茲卡班監獄就發生了空前的越獄事件！傳言逃犯天狼星‧布萊克就是十三年前出賣了詹姆和莉莉的人！現在他將矛頭指向哈利波特，因此連一向安全的霍格華茲學校，也進駐了魔法界最令人膽寒的獄卒「催狂魔」負責守護，校園裡一片風聲鶴唳！
除了要防範天狼星‧布萊克的偷襲行動，更讓哈利波特覺得丟臉的是，他一碰到全身罩著斗篷、陰森恐部的「催狂魔」就會昏倒！同時寒意竄入他的胸膛、腦袋裡不斷出現莫名的尖叫聲，並吸去他所有快樂的感覺。哈利波特要如何對抗「催狂魔」的威脅，並趕在午夜時限到達之前，找出潛伏的佛地魔僕人，阻止一場大災難的發生呢？……
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, itˊs the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harryˊs tea leaves . But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.
作者介紹
J.K. 羅琳( J.K. Rowling)
全世界最會說故事的魔法媽媽 J.K.羅琳1990年，24歲的羅琳，坐在前往倫敦的誤點火車上，『哈利波特』咻地闖進了她的生命。她彷彿看見了一個黑髮瘦弱、戴著眼鏡的小巫師在對她微笑。10年後，『哈利波特』成了風靡全球的童話人物。從小就喜歡寫作的羅琳，是個單親媽媽，因為找不到工作，只能靠著微薄的失業救濟金養活自已和女兒。為了逃離又小又冷的房間，她總是窩在住家附近的尼可森咖啡館裡寫作；因為沒錢點餐，所以每次只點上一杯卡布奇諾，一字一字的寫下『哈利波特』的故事。結果，《哈利波特》才一出版，便以驚人的魔力風靡全球，羅琳在一夕之間，就從不為人知的單親媽媽，一躍成為蜚聲國際的暢銷作家。《哈利波特》在全世界所掀起閱讀風潮，更被譽為『文學界的披頭四狂熱』。羅琳說，《哈利波特》是一本會帶給她快樂的書，顯然毫無疑問的，對讀者來說也是一樣。
Harry Potter and the Philosopher‘s Stone was J.K. Rowling‘s first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as three books written for charity and inspired by the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 68 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children‘s author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.
