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| − | |location=Island in the [[North Sea]] |
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| − | {{quote|They don't need walls and water to keep the prisoners in, not when they're trapped inside their own heads, incapable of a single cheerful thought. Most go mad within weeks.|[[Remus Lupin]] on Azkaban|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
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| − | '''Azkaban''' is a prison located on an island in the middle of the [[North Sea]] that serves the [[magic]]al community of [[Great Britain]]. Using certain [[Charm]]s, the prison is hidden from the muggle world, and is [[Unplottability|unplottable]]. It is thought to have undetectable extension charms placed on it (or similar types of magic) to make it bigger on the inside, as the prison seems to serve the whole of wizarding Britain. Although other wizarding prisons exist, such as [[Nurmengard]] (which was used exclusively to hold its creator [[Gellert Grindelwald]]), Azkaban is the only known fortress to be the "official" holding ground for wizarding criminals. |
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| − | Azkaban gained a reputation as a horrible place, mostly due to the prison's guards: [[Dementor]]s, foul creatures that suck the happiness out of the victim and cause great suffering to those in their proximity. Because of this, most of the prisoners eventually went insane and slowly [[Death|died]] under the Dementors' influence. Since [[1710s|1717]], using any of the three [[Unforgivable Curses]] on another human being has carried a punishment of a life sentence in Azkaban (unless there is sufficient evidence that the caster did so under the influence of the [[Imperius Curse]], or legal exceptions made by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] as in the case of Aurors in the [[First Wizarding War]]). |
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| − | ==Security== |
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| − | ===Pre-1998=== |
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| − | [[File:Mass_Breakout.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' announcing the 1996 mass break-out.]] |
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| − | Azkaban was guarded by [[Dementor]]s until most of them revolted and joined [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in summer of [[1995]]. As a result, Voldemort's [[Death Eaters]] [[Azkaban escapes#1996|escaped]] en masse to rejoin their master in both [[1996]] and [[1997]].<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref> |
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| − | There is most likely an Anti-Apparation jinx on Azkaban; if there were not, wizards and witches could simply Apparate from the prison to the outside world. However, since it is debatable that most witches and wizards need a wand to Apparate, this may be irrelevant, as none of the prisoners maintain possession of their wands. Before 1995, most of the prisoners would barely have had enough strength to Apparate anyway, as the mere presence of Dementors, particularly in large numbers, inhibits the use of magical powers. |
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| − | Prior to the Dementors' revolt, the only people ever to [[Azkaban escapes|escape]] the prison were [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr]] and [[Sirius Black]], in [[1982]] and [[1993]], respectively. Barty Crouch Jr. was smuggled out by his father, [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]], and replaced by his dying [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.'s mother|mother]] using [[Polyjuice Potion]]<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref>, while Sirius was able to escape by changing into his [[Animagus]] form of a dog.<ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref> The revolt has severely compromised the security, as multiple escapes were made with no more Dementors guarding the prison; the Ministry continued omitting certain facts to maintain their facade of having everything under control, including keeping one breakout a secret. |
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| − | [[File:Bellatrix Lestrange - Prisoner at Azkaban.gif|thumb|250px|right|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] in her Azkaban cell.]] |
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| − | There is a graveyard outside the wall of Azkaban where the Dementors buried prisoners who died. However, if the dead prisoner has a relative who is not a criminal, the relative in question has the right to pick up the corpse for a proper burial, as [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] had the right to pick up [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.'s mother|the body]] that was disguised as [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|his son]], though he chose not to due to fear of being exposed of committing a jailbreak. |
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| − | Although the prison is set in the middle of the ocean with iron walls protecting it, it was unnecessary to keep prisoners inside, as [[Remus Lupin]] stated, because the prisoners were already trapped in their own heads due to the intense depression caused by the Dementors. As Sirius indicated, most prisoners went insane after a short while, and some even stopped eating, preferring death to their lives within Azkaban. Dementors fed the prisoners, indicating the prisoners might have felt depression at mealtimes. |
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| − | Visits to the island is heavily restricted, as only respectable Ministry officials were noted to be allowed to visit any possible relatives. An example is when Barty Crouch Sr. and his wife were allowed a deathbed visit of their imprisoned son due to the former's high-status in the government; they took advantage of this privilege to smuggle Barty Jr. out of prison.<ref name="GOF"/> The [[Minister of Magic]] is also allowed to visit the prison, as to check out on certain prisoners for their conditions, as [[Cornelius Fudge]] did on [[Sirius Black]].<ref name="POA"/> |
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| − | It is not known whether wizards made the Azkaban island magically, or whether it was an existing ordinary rock island which wizards took over. If the latter is the case, when the sea level was lower in the {{wplink|Ice Age}} it would have been a rock hill standing above {{wplink|tundra}} which is now the bed of the North Sea. |
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| − | ===After the war=== |
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| − | After the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]] and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]'s appointment as [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1998]], dementors were no longer employed as guards of Azkaban. This is likely because they had proven to be untrustworthy, and because the depression and madness their presence caused in prisoners is considered inhumane. Presumably, other security measures were employed to guard the prisoners, most likely far more humane. It is unknown how many surviving Voldemort supporters and Death Eaters were imprisoned in the aftermath. |
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| − | ==Known Azkaban convicts== |
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| − | {{Quote|We have confirmed that ten high security prisoners, in the early hours of yesterday evening, did escape. And of course, the Muggle [[Prime Minister]] has been alerted to the danger. We strongly suspect that the breakout was engineered by a man with personal experience in escaping from Azkaban; notorious mass murderer [[Sirius Black]], cousin of the escapee [[Bellatrix Lestrange]].|[[Cornelius Fudge]] interview to the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' about the Azkaban Mass Breakout of January 1996|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}} |
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| − | <gallery orientation="portrait" position="center" spacing="small" widths="65" captionalign="center" captionsize="small" bordercolor="#000000"> |
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| − | File:black_prison.jpg|[[Sirius Black]] |
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| − | File:BartyCrouchJrInterrogation.jpg|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] |
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| − | File:CarlottaPinkstoneFWC1.jpg|[[Carlotta Pinkstone]] |
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| − | File:Karkaroff Close-Up.jpg|[[Igor Karkaroff]] |
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| − | File:Dolohov1998.jpg|[[Antonin Dolohov]] |
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| − | File:Bella.jpg|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
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| − | Rodolphus Lestrange mark.jpg|[[Rodolphus Lestrange]] |
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| − | Crispin Cronk.jpg|[[Crispin Cronk]] |
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| − | File:Mundungus.png|[[Mundungus Fletcher]] |
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| − | Nott1.jpg|[[Nott Sr.]] |
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| − | File:Hagrid.jpg|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] |
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| − | File:StanShunpike.jpg|[[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]] |
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| − | File:LuciusAzkaban.jpg|[[Lucius Malfoy]] |
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| − | Walden Macnair.jpg|[[Walden Macnair]] |
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| − | File:Crabbesnr.PNG|[[Crabbe]] |
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| − | File:Dolores Umbridge.PNG|[[Dolores Umbridge]] |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | !width="15%" align="center"|Prisoner |
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| − | !width="30%" align="center"|Current status |
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| − | !width="55%" align="center"|Crime(s) |
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| − | |[[Carlotta Pinkstone]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Imprisoned for her repeated and deliberate violations of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]]. |
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| − | |[[Avery Jr.]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Sirius Black]] |
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| − | |[[Azkaban escapes#1993|Escaped]] (only actual unassisted escape from Azkaban while the Dementors were guarding it); now deceased |
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| − | |Framed: imprisoned without trial after being falsely accused of murdering [[Peter Pettigrew]] and a dozen other innocent by-standing [[Muggle]]s, life sentence; now vindicated |
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| − | |[[Crabbe|Crabbe Sr.]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] |
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| − | |[[Azkaban escapes#1982|Smuggled out by his parents]]; later received the [[Dementor's Kiss]] |
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| − | |Torturing [[Frank Longbottom|Frank]] and [[Alice Longbottom]] with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] and murdering [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.]], life sentence. |
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| − | |[[Crispin Cronk]] |
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| − | |Deceased |
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| − | |Had pet [[Sphinx]]es in his backyard. |
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| − | |[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.'s mother|Mrs. Crouch]] |
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| − | |Died during imprisonment, disguised as [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] |
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| − | |Served time in place of her son, Barty Crouch Jr. |
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| − | |[[Antonin Dolohov]] |
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| − | |Escaped in the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; later defeated by [[Filius Flitwick]] in battle (either dead or re-imprisoned) |
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| − | |Murdering [[Gideon Prewett|Gideon]] and [[Fabian Prewett]], life sentence; re-imprisoned for participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Percival Dumbledore]] |
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| − | |Died during imprisonment |
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| − | |Attacking [[Muggle]]s without a logical explanation (retaliation for what happened to his daughter [[Ariana Dumbledore]]), life sentence. |
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| − | |[[Mundungus Fletcher]] |
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| − | |No longer imprisoned; unknown how he escaped or if he was released |
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| − | |Impersonating an [[Inferius]] during a robbery. |
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| − | |[[Marvolo Gaunt]] |
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| − | |Released after serving at least one term; now deceased |
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| − | |Assault on [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] officials, served six months. |
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| − | |[[Morfin Gaunt]] |
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| − | |Died in prison while serving what was at least his second term |
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| − | |First term: Improper use of magic on a [[Muggle]] and assault on Ministry officials, served three years.<br />Second term: Framed by [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]] for murdering the [[Riddle family]], life sentence. |
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| − | |[[Rubeus Hagrid]] |
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| − | |Released |
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| − | |Framed: Re-opening the [[Chamber of Secrets]], imprisoned as a safety precaution (falsely accused by [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]]); released upon proven innocent. |
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| − | |[[Jugson]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | |[[Igor Karkaroff]] |
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| − | |Released; now deceased. |
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| − | |Membership in the [[Death Eaters]]; released in exchange for the names of several other Death Eaters. |
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| − | |[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; now deceased |
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| − | |Torturing [[Frank Longbottom|Frank]] and [[Alice Longbottom]] into insanity through the [[Cruciatus Curse]], torturing and killing muggles and wizards, life sentence. |
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| − | |[[Rabastan Lestrange]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; may have been re-imprisoned after the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] |
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| − | |Torturing [[Frank Longbottom|Frank]] and [[Alice Longbottom]] into insanity through the [[Cruciatus Curse]], life sentence; re-imprisoned for participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Rodolphus Lestrange]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; may have been re-imprisoned after the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] |
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| − | |Torturing [[Frank Longbottom|Frank]] and [[Alice Longbottom]] into insanity through the [[Cruciatus Curse]], life sentence; re-imprisoned for participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Lucius Malfoy]] |
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| − | |[[Azkaban escapes#1997|Escaped from Azkaban]] in [[1997]]; later pardoned |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Walden Macnair]] |
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| − | |[[Azkaban escapes#1997|Escaped from Azkaban]] in [[1997]]; defeated by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Mulciber (Marauder-era)|Mulciber]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; current status unknown |
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| − | |Captured prior to [[Igor Karkaroff|Karkaroff's]] trial (possibly for use of the [[Imperius Curse]]); re-imprisoned for participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Nott]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Sturgis Podmore]] |
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| − | |Released |
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| − | |Attempting to break into the [[Department of Mysteries]] within the Ministry (actually controlled by [[Lucius Malfoy]]'s [[Imperius Curse]] at the time), served six months. |
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| − | |[[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the [[Azkaban escapes#1997|mass breakout in 1997]] and controlled by the [[Imperius Curse]] |
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| − | |Arrested on suspicion of Death Eater activity; kept in custody to make it look like the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] was making progress. |
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| − | |[[Augustus Rookwood]] |
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| − | |Escaped during the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]; defeated by [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. |
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| − | |Spying on the Ministry through his job as an [[Unspeakable]], life sentence; re-imprisoned for participating in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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| − | |[[Travers]] |
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| − | |Unknown |
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| − | |Murdering the [[Marlene McKinnon|McKinnon family]], life sentence; escaped during the January [[1996 Mass Breakout]]. |
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| − | |Muggle-borns |
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| − | |Released |
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| − | |Muggle-borns were arrested when [[Voldemort]] controlled the Ministry |
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| − | |[[Dolores Umbridge]] |
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| − | |Imprisoned |
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| − | |Imprisoned for her crimes against [[Muggle-born]]s as [[Head of Muggle-Born Registration Commission|head]] of the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. life sentence. |
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| − | ==Etymology== |
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| − | [[File:Azkaban-island-uk-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Azkaban in 1993.]] |
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| − | The name ''Azkaban'' is inspired by the Russian town [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abakan Abakan], which has historically been occupied by various groups of exiles and also draws inspiration from the Prison of Alcatraz off the coast of San Francisco. |
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| − | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | * There is an added scene in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' in which the [[1996]] [[Azkaban escapes#1996|mass breakout]] at Azkaban is shown. |
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| − | * In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film]], Azkaban is also on an island, but the island cannot be seen due to the stormy sea. |
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| − | * In the front cover of the adult Bloomsbury edition of the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|third book]], Azkaban is shown to be a rectangular tower, while in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|fifth film]] it is more of a triangular tower. |
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| − | * It is likely that if Sirius's status as an [[Animagus]] was known, the Ministry would have taken certain precautions to prevent him from transforming to escape. This would mean that Azkaban's security measure is not fully enforced for every situation at all times. |
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| − | * Escaping from Azkaban is apparently a very serious crime, punishable by the worse-than-[[death]] [[Dementor's Kiss]]. [[Sirius Black]] was fated to this, if not for him being rescued beforehand, and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] suffered from it when his escape became public. Such a punishment is probably because the escaped prisoners in question are too dangerous to be simply reconfined into the prison, as they could easily escape again. |
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| − | * Prisoners from Azkaban have their place card numbers tattoed on their neck. |
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| − | ==See also== |
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| − | * [[Azkaban escapes]] |
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| − | * [[Azkaban Security Officials and Very Important Wizards]] |
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| − | * [[Dementor]] |
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| − | * [[Nurmengard]] |
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| − | * [[Unforgivable Curses]] |
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| − | * [[Unplottability]] |
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| − | ==Appearances== |
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| − | {{Imagecat|Images of Azkaban}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]] ''{{1st}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Mention}} |
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| − | *''[[Pottermore]]'' |
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| − | ==Notes and references== |
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| − | {{Reflist}} |
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