Encounter at the Shrieking Shack

"The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. his servant has been chained these twelve years.  Tonight, before midnight ... the servant will break free and set out to rejoin his master.  The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was.  Tonight ... before midnight ... the servant ... will set out ... to rejoin ... his master.

  - Professor Trelawney's Prediction

The Encounter at the Shrieking Shack happened at the Shrieking Shack during the 1993 - 1994 School Year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The people included were Sirius Black III, Remus John Lupin, Harry James Potter, Ronald Bilius Weasley, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Peter Pettigrew, and Crookshanks. Harry, Ron, and Hermione learned that Sirius Black, The Prisoner of Azkaban, was actually innocent for his alleged crime, (being a Death Eater, giving information to Lord Voldemort, killing 12 Muggles, and causing the death of Lily and James Potter) but it was actually Peter Pettigrew.

The Visit to Hagrid's Hut

"Lost appeal. They're going to execute at sunset.  Nothing you can do.  Don't come down.  I don't want you to see it.

  Hagrid

Hagrid's letter to Harry, Ron, and Hermione about Buckbeak.

    Harry, Ron, and Hermione escaped from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to comfort Rubeus Hagrid becuase his Hippogriff, Buckbeak, was about to be killed. On the way there, they met Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. Malfoy yeased Hermione Granger, so Hermione punched Draco. Then when to got to Hagrid's, Buckbeak was outside, but because of Hermione's Time - Turner, he was saved. Later on, Buckbeak (known as Witherwings at the time) was returned to Hagrid.

Attack of the Whomping Willow

"All they could see now was Ron's leg, which he had hooked around a root in an effort to stop the dog from pulling him farther underground -- but a horrible crack cut the air like a gunshot; Ron's leg had broken, and a moment later, his foot vanished in sight.

Ron being dragged in the Shrieking Shack by Padfoot

    Ronald Weasley was dragged in the Whomping Willow by Sirius Black III, in his animagus form. Later Peter Pettigrew, in his animagus form passed the tree. Harry and Hermione tried to get in, but the tree kept on attacking them. However, they got in. Ron's leg was broken because he was dragged in by Sirius Black.

Encounter with Sirius Black

     Sirius Black used Expelliarmus on Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Black wanted to kill Harry, but Ron and Hermione wouldn't let him. Then, Harry lunged at Black, and Sirius attempted to choke Harry. Because of this, Ron and Hermione lunged at Black too. Then they talked for some time until Black said that Scabbers was an animagus, by the name of Peter Pettigrew. and Remus Lupin began to tell a story.

Remus Lupin's Story

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             "Get away from me, werewolf!"

                                                                 

'''Ron yells at Lupin just before his story. '''

"A mass of filthy, matted hair hung to his elbows. If his eyes hadn't been shining out of the deep, dark sockets, he might have been a corpse. The waxy skin was stretched so tightly over the bones of his face, it looked like a skull.  His yellow teeth were bared in a grim.  It was Sirius Black.

  - Harry, Ron, and Hermione first see Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack.