How long does it take to read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling takes about 7 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Harry Potter
Previous: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Next: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
About 7 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 416 pages, about 114,400 words. Written for children.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 279 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him. It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea leaves. And perhaps most frightening of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds with their soul-sucking kiss – in search of fresh victims.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, orphans, foster homes, fantasy, juvenile fantasy fiction, Locus Award winner
