Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban entails the adventures of Harry Potter and his crew once again for a third year at Hogwarts. Aside form the plot, the book does a great job in depicting major themes. One theme in particular consists of ‘Education.’ The idea of Education is prevelant throughout the book because most of the scenes are taken at Hogwarts which is a wizardry school. Although it may not seem like it at times, but education is taken quite seriously at Hogwarts.

One example in which the idea of education is displayed, is through the character of Hermione. She is not only a hard worker, but an over achiever. In the third year back at Hogwarts, Hermione is taking twice the course load as she did previously. She is taking very difficult classes such ‘Dark Arts’ and ‘Magical Creatures’ along with several other academic courses. This exemplifies how some students take their education seriously at Hogwarts. Hermione taking a huge courseload while learning the arts of wizardry portrays the theme that Education is very important. Hermione also expresses the idea that school work is very importrant to Harry and Ron however, they don’t care quite as much.

In comparison to modern schooling today in NYC, Hogwarts is way more invested in their students education. On example being the structured schooling system at Hogwarts. All the teachers and strict, students require uniform, and they ensure ALL their students are doing well.  Another example is the difference in lunch meals in Hogwarts and in NYC public schools.  In the book and the movie, a full course meal is served at Hogwarts ensuring that all their students are fed well. This supports the investment that the school makes for the education of their students. Whereas, NYC public schools offer low quality lunch that may or may not be filling to many students.

My major point is that the education system in Hogwarts is really complex however good in many ways. The school values their students education dearly. It also teaches them wizardry which is by far “cooler” than anything taught in NYC. Although the school isn’t real, the book does a great job in portraying the theme of education throughout the story.