Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) introduces time travel as a key plot device when Hermione Granger uses a magical artifact called the Time-Turner to revisit past events and prevent a tragedy. The film’s time travel themes include the predestination paradox, where actions taken in the past ensure the outcome of future events, without creating alternate timelines. Key settings for the time travel sequences include Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest, as Harry, Hermione, and Ron race to save both Buckbeak the Hippogriff and Sirius Black. Hermione and Harry play significant roles in the time travel plot, using the Time-Turner to right past wrongs. As the third installment in the Harry Potter series, the film enriches the overarching narrative by deepening the characters’ understanding of magic and responsibility, while setting the tone for the darker, more complex challenges to come.
