Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Fear Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Quote #7

LUPIN: What really finishes a boggart is laughter. You need to force it to assume a shape you find truly amusing.

Lupin teaches the students the "Riddikulus" charm to combat boggarts. It's a wise lesson, one that can even be followed in real life. Simply laugh in the face of fear, and suddenly you're not scared anymore.

Quote #8

LUPIN: That suggests what you fear the most is fear itself. This is very wise.

Lupin should leave the words of wisdom to Dumbledore instead of cribbing this bon mot from FDR.

Quote #9

RON: It's meant to be the most haunted building in Britain.

In a book filled with fear, there's plenty of foreshadowing that the book's climax will occur in the "most haunted building in Britain," the Shrieking Shack.