Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Scene 12 Summary

  • It's Defense Against the Dark Arts time.
  • But Prof. Lupin isn't there. Instead, it's everyone's favorite substitute: Snape.
  • He says Lupin is "incapable of teaching at the present time."
  • Today's lesson: werewolves.
  • Once again, Hermione seems to appear out of nowhere to be her usual Brainiac self.
  • They discuss the difference between an Animagus and a werewolf.
  • What's the diff? An Animagus has choice to transform; a werewolf does not.
  • Snape assigns a long essay on werewolves.