Is there a real place called Azkaban?
Is there a real place called Azkaban? While Azkaban is a fictional prison to host criminals of Magical Britain, Alcatraz is a real-world prison built to be inescapable. One primary similarity between Alcatraz and Azkaban is that they are both prisons that are on an island.
Why was Sirius black in Azkaban?
Sirius Black He was then subsequentally burnt out of the family tapestry for daring to be different. Next up: he was imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade for the murder of 12 Muggles and his former best friend Peter Pettigrew, who actually framed him and faked his own death.