For over twenty years , theHarry Potterfranchise has dominated the wizard side of the soda water culture zeitgeist , hoard an immense following and becoming one of the most beloved series of novels and film ever . Of all eight movies in the saga , there are two that are so often talked about as being perhaps the bestPotterhas to offer , one of which being thethird entry , The Prisoner Of Azkaban .

helm by the phenomenal Alfonso Cuarón , the flick sack the franchise in a new way with a darker , more serious tonicity compared to the first two . But , even with this grittiness and emotional grounding , the movie manages to sprinkle in a good amount of humor and levity .

Funniest - Hermione Punching Draco

To say that Hermione is a bit stressed out in this film is an understatement ; she ismessing with time itself while trying to study extra subjectsand , eventually , attempt to lay aside the life of Buckbeak after all .

So , she   has a small turn of a shorter fuse , epitomized at the minute when she confronts Draco and his friends , eventually punch him square in the face , send them packing nearly in tears with their seat between their legs .

Saddest - Scabbers Not Being Scabbers At All

Poor Ron , while , as Sirius points out , his rat lived a very long aliveness , something Ron never seemed to find oneself foreign , it is still deplorable that this family pet blackleg   turn over out to be a deranged , evil little , well , rat .

Scabbers , of course , turned out to be Peter Pettigrew , after the mysterious individual was seen on the Marauders Map earlier , and there had been some trouble with the rat . in the end , while not bust - worthy , or even stuffy , you still have to feel bad for Ron at that minute for being made to bet a fool and for losing the so-and-so he so clearly cared about .

Funniest - Snowball Fight

Harry , Ron , and Hermioneare doubtlessly one of the best ternion friendships of all meter in terms of pop culture , and there is a slew of wholesome second between them throughout the serial .

That let in this one , which is also a pretty risible one as Harry , under his invisibility cloak , launches snowballs at Draco and his Quaker , head to the three , with Ron damn near petrified , finding themselves in a   fit of laughter .

Saddest - Sirius Offering Harry A Home

Sirius Black is as cheeseparing to real menage life story as Harry become outside of Ron ’s family and Hermione , and is a standout character of the movies , piss his debut here , bursting on the scene after his escape from Azkaban .

During the movie , Sirius offers Harry a plate with him , a place to live outside Hogwarts and away from the Dursley ’s , a bit of joy for Harry , and for Sirius when Harry accept . regrettably , what makes this so distressing is that it could not happen , and after this second of fleeting joy , they had to run from Lupin , and Sirius had to go on the running game from everyone .

Funniest - Ron’s Dream

The Marauders Map is one of   many deucedly   coolheaded   pieces of deception in the Wizarding World that everyone wish they could get their bridge player on , have a key role in this movie .

In one particular scene where Harry is lying alert in the middle of the Nox looking over the mathematical function , Ron is experience a bad dream about spiders , with Harry reassuring that he can baffle those wanderer , a pretty funny moment fromthe pair of best friend .

Saddest - Finding Out About Sirius' ‘Betrayal’

Earlier on , Sirius Black got bring up , in particular the scene in which he offers Harry a home . At the start of the pic , though , before everything go down in the Whomping Willow , Sirius was nothing but a manslayer who had escaped from Azkaban .

After head for the hills to Hogsmeade , Harry learns what , at that point , was the truth , Sirius Black was the one that led Voldemort to Harry ’s parent . Harry ’s emotion in the scenery where he tells Ron and Hermione what he heard shine through , and it just reminds audiences of the tragedy of Harry ’s life . Of course , the scene   gets somewhat diluted by the truth , but   a ally still lead Voldemort to his parents .

Funniest - Fat Aunt

The offset of this pic is the last chaff for Harry when it comes tothe Dursley ’s , with Vernon ’s babe round of golf for tea leaf mock Harry ’s family , leading to Harry ’s angriest outburst at the Dursley ’s to this point .

Harry inadvertently makes   Marjory turn into a balloon and float off , one of the most hilarious optic gags across all the moving-picture show , and also one of the most cheering considering how hatable Marjory was .

Saddest - The Execution Of Buckbeak

A lot of the time , twisting element of this film revolve around Buckbeak ’s carrying out , an event spark off by his hurt Draco , and Draco ’s over - exaggeration of the outcome .

hearing never actually get to see the beautiful creature get shoot down , mainly because it did not , but still , that moment when you hear the executioner ’s brand come down , and Hermione ’s chemical reaction to it , is all passably heartbreaking at the moment .

Funniest - Boggart Riddikulusness

As a pic that is widely turn over one of the very best of the movie , there are many fondly remembered scenes throughout . But , by far , the funniest and most light - hearted is the Boggart prospect .

Everything about the scene from the Boggarts themselves , specifically Alan Rickman ’s nana get - up , toDraco ’s commentabout the division being ridiculous is groovy , and it is definitely one of the good on - screen class scenes in the film .

Saddest - Learning The Truth

in the beginning on , the truth about who led Voldemort to James and Lily was mouth about , and near the final stage of the movie , it gets revealed to be the aforementioned Peter Pettigrew , not Sirius Black .

The entire aspect of finding out the truth about this is sad in so many way . For one , Harry ’s parents were betrayed by a tight Quaker , and for two , Sirius has been locked away for all those long time serving time for a law-breaking that pop the two people he loved most .

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