Earnest Gaines A Lesson Before Dying and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter can be related on the aspect that it shows how the justice system has its flaws.  In A Lesson Before Dying, Jefferson was accused and unfairly sent to jail.  Many knew that Jefferson, a black man, was wrongly sent to jail however there was nothing they could do because the man who was killed was a white man.  Jefferson was unfortunately at the wrong place at the wrong time and paid the price.  This shows the flaws in the justice system in the novel A Lesson Before Dying.  This same injustice can be seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,  Buckbeat whom was being disrespected by Draco Malfoy retaliated and hit him on the arm and was executed for doing so.  Another example of injustice in Harry Potter was when Sirius Black was framed for killing multiple people and the betrayal of James and Lily Potter.  Although he was deemed innocent by numerous people the Minister of Magic just wants to kill him to prove the integrity of their justice system.  When Sirius Black escaped it hurt the image and authority of the Minister of Magic so to redeem his powerful status he felt he must convict Black whether he is innocent or not.  Ultimately, both A Lesson Before Dying and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban both show the injustice of their legal systems.