Sirius Black Escapes From Azkaban - Harry Potter Lexicon

He escapes by changing into his dog form and swimming back to the mainland.

Timeline Notes

Very likely the escape happened within a day or two of Harry's birthday, since it shows up on the morning news on the 31st. Sirius saw the photo of the Weasleys during that previous week, on a copy of the Daily Prophet Fudge had finished reading. This particular photo had appeared a week before Harry's birthday, which would be on the 24th. Fudge wouldn't be carrying a paper more than a day old, so Black would have proabably seen the picture on that actual day. Given reasonable time for all this to occur, it works out logically that he worried frantically about what to do to protect Harry for several days, was heard moaning "He's at Hogwarts" in his sleep as he agonized over the situation, then finally escaped on the 29th or 30th.

Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban Date July 30th, 1993 Type of Event Wizarding world Related Entries Characters Sirius Black Black family Orion Black Peter Pettigrew’s mother Stan Shunpike Locations Number two, Magnolia Crescent Azkaban Canon PA17: Cat, Rat and Dog PA18: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs PA19: The Servant of Lord Voldemort Events Barty Crouch Jr. is secretly rescued from Azkaban Buckbeak escapes his execution Fred, George, and Ron rescue Harry from the Dursleys in the Ford Anglia Sirius Black escapes from Hogwarts on the back of the Hippogriff Buckbeak Ten Death Eaters escape in the first mass breakout from Azkaban Sirius Black breaks into Hogwarts and slashes the Fat Lady in an attempt to find Pettigrew Essays An Elegantly Woven Tapestry: Plotlines in Prisoner of Azkaban

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Timeline

• May 29th, 1993: The spirit-form of Voldemort is defeated by Harry
• May 30th, 1993: Dobby is freed
• May 30th, 1993: Lucius Malfoy is removed from the Board of Governors of Hogwarts
• June, 1993: Gryffindor wins the House Cup; no Quidditch Cup is awarded (1993)
• circa June, 1993: Dobby starts searching for paid work
• June, 1993: Ron tries to call Harry on the telephone
• circa July, 1993: The Granger family vacations in France
• July, 1993: Mr. Weasley wins the Daily Prophet Draw
• July 30th, 1993: Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban
• July 31st, 1993: Harry's 13th birthday; Aunt Marge comes for a visit with the Dursleys
• July 31st, 1993: Muggle news reports on Sirius' escape
• August, 1993: Percy becomes Head Boy
• August 6th, 1993: Harry blows up Aunt Marge and runs away
• August 7th, 1993: Fudge meets with Harry at the Leaky Cauldron
• August 7th, 1993: Harry stays at the Leaky Cauldron
• August 14th, 1993: Quality Quidditch Supplies displays the new Firebolt broomstick
• August 25th, 1993: Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan browse Quality Quidditch Supplies