Azkaban escapes

Over the years, there were three escapes from Azkaban.

1982
The 1982 Azkaban escape occured shortly after Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr, Rodolphus Lestrange, and Rabastan Lestrange were sentenced for the torture of the Aurors Frank and Alice Longbottom. At the trial, Bartemius Crouch, Barty's father, was one the judges. Barty begged his father to set him free, Crouch Sr felt betrayed by his son and thought he deserved to be punished and imprisoned. He gave his son a life term in Azkaban. Then in 1982, Crouch Sr and wife made a plan to smuggle their son out of Azkaban. They decided to use Polyjuice Potion to switch Barty with Mrs. Crouch undetected by the Dementors. Mrs. Crouch, who was dying anyway, died a few days later, and they buried her outside the Fortress.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

1993
"He's at Hogwarts"

- Sirius Black muttering in his sleep

In 1993, Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban after seeing Scabbers in the Daily Prophet article in July 1993. By August 1, he had escaped though the bars of his cells as his dog animagus form and swam across the North Sea.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix (film)