History Heartwarming / HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban

** The fact that ''Wood'' supposedly told Cedric the loss was fair.

* Doubles as this and a {{Tearjerker}}, [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent but watch Petunia when Aunt Marge is insulting Harry's parents]]. She politely laughs along when Marge is insulting James, but when she starts on ''Lily'', Petunia stops smiling. However much she may have resented her, Petunia misses her sister, which she outright says to Harry years later in ''The Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1.''

* When Harry says that ''of course'' he wants to move in with [[spoiler:Sirius, and Sirius just ''beams''.]]
-->''...for a moment, he was recognizable as [[spoiler:the man who had laughed at Harry's parents' wedding.]]''
** Harry being so quick to agree with the prospect of moving in, when you remember he only really got to know Sirius a few hours ago.
** Sirius being so hesitant to even ask Harry to live with him, understanding that Harry's already set up at the Dursleys' and might be attached to that home and family. Of course, Sirius has no clue how awful the Dursleys are, so he doesn't know that getting away from them is the only thing Harry wants. When this wish is granted, you can just feel how hopeful Sirius is that he can finally start fulfilling his obligation as Harry's godfather.
* Sirius' parting words before flying away on Buckbeak:
-->'''Sirius:''' You are ... [[SoProudOfYou truly your father's son, Harry.]]
* For a while, Harry had believed that [[spoiler: it was his father who had cast the Patronus, when he had actually seen himself. When he tells Dumbledore how stupid he feels for even thinking such a thing, Dumbledore tells him no and that his father was there indeed, albeit in spirit.]]
-->'''Dumbledore:''' You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don’t recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce [[spoiler: that ''particular'' Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.]] ... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night ... You found him inside yourself.
* Despite being all of thirteen/fourteen-years-old, with one of them badly injured, Ron and Hermione fling themselves onto Sirius unarmed to protect Harry from him, with Ron even telling him that [[GoThroughMe if he wants to kill Harry, he'll have to kill him and Hermione too.]] Made even more poignant in that Harry observes something flicker in Sirius's eyes at Ron's words, [[FridgeBrilliance no doubt because they reminded Sirius of how he was willing to sacrifice himself for James.]]
* Also, Fred and George making Harry feel better with some expertly-placed humour when Malfoy is taunting him about fainting around the Dementors.
* The fact that Snape was entrusted with brewing Lupin's Wolfsbane Potion and making sure it was always available. He still despises Lupin for his actions (or, rather, ''inaction'' to prevent James' and Sirius' bullying) back in their school days, but let it not be said that he doesn't fulfil his duties.
** Keep in mind, judging from how Lupin says he was picked to be prefect to hold back James and Sirius, and [[spoiler: how in Snape's memory Lupin is the only one of the four not partaking or cheering in Snape's bullying,]] Lupin might be the one whom Snape resents the least, as Peter Pettigrew was "buried" years ago, Sirius was the one who came up with the idea to lure him to the Shrieking Shack in the first place, and James was [[spoiler: his main tormentor.]] Yes, he voices concerns repeatedly about Lupin being hired at all (and also does his best to hint at Lupin's true identity, then blurts it out after all is said and done despite not tampering with the potion all year), but that is mostly because he thinks that with Sirius Black on the loose, Lupin, a known old friend of his, is liable to help him even against the school, and he was out cold for most of Sirius and Lupin's explanation, and most importantly for [[spoiler: Pettigrew's, which washed Sirius' name clean]].
* Sirius mailing Harry a Firebolt and signing his permission slip to go to Hogsmeade (as Harry points out, "That's good enough for Dumbledore!"), which is accepted as even though Sirius is a wanted criminal, he's still Harry's legal guardian.

** It becomes HarsherInHindsight after watching the film, in which it is one of the first things from the films to be mercilessly left out. It's also mentioned that [[spoiler: Mr. Fortescue was one of the wizards the Death Eaters killed when they attacked Diagon Alley before the events of ''Half-blood Prince.'']]

* [[CoolTeacher Lupin]] sticking up for Neville when [[SadistTeacher Snape]] insults him before the boggart lesson. Pretty much all of the teachers think of Neville as useless and tend to get exasperated with him, but Lupin notices his lack of confidence and tries to help him get over his fear of Snape.
** Then you hear [=McGonagall=] describe Pettigrew: a plain kid with not much brains or talent that she feels she was perhaps too stern with. No doubt Neville reminded Lupin of him...
* Sirius breaks into Hogwarts on Halloween. Why then? Because ''it's a full moon'' and he doesn't have to do the one thing he fears the most - he doesn't have to face Remus, as Lupin is currently werewolfed in his office.
* The speed and ease with which Lupin accepts Sirius's innocence suggests that, even after all this time and despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, he still harbored some doubts about his friend's guilt.
** Elaborating on this, Lupin lost his three best friends over the course of two days and spent the better part of thirteen years alone and friendless. Meanwhile, Sirius was locked in prison for that same period of time for a crime he didn't commit and had everyone in the wizarding world thinking he was everything he had fought against. Once Lupin enters the Shrieking Shack and Sirius confirms what happened, they embrace, each overjoyed that they have one of their best friends back.
* The fact that the ''whole'' student body is sad to see Lupin go. To them, he was never a monster but one of the best teachers they'd ever have.
** Hell, when Harry finds out from Hagrid that Lupin resigned, he immediately runs to Lupin's office to beg him not to leave.

* Hagrid sticking up for Hermione to Harry and Ron, telling them gently but firmly that they should be better than this and not let their friendship with her go. Hagrid is Harry's friend and loyal to him through and through, but he's not above telling him when he's gone astray.
* The scene when Lupin has tea with Harry while the others are in Hogsmeade. He makes reference to the tea leaves incident (where Trelawney saw a symbol of death in his mug) and checks in about whether it's bothering Harry and puts him at ease. It's subtle, but after learning more about his backstory, Lupin is obviously relishing being one of Harry's honorary uncles once more.
* Sirius risks his safety just to see Harry fly on a broom - just once, he gets to watch his godson fly.
* Dumbledore telling Hermione to take Harry [[spoiler: back in time]], no doubt breaking a dozen rules and ''risking a threat to the timeline itself,'' in order to save the prisoner from [[JustForPun a serious fate]]. Made more heartwarming by the FridgeBrilliance: he couldn't do anything to save Sirius twelve years ago, but he darn well will this time.

* Crookshank's friendship with Padfoot. [[spoiler: Especially when he lies on Sirius's chest to shield him.]]
** Hermione adopting Crookshanks when nobody else wanted him. Not to mention that Crookshanks is described as a rather ugly cat but she thinks he's gorgeous.
* The Trio and their never ceasing defense of Hagrid. They immediately back him up after the incident, Hermione and then Ron do masses of legal research when it comes to a hearing, and they risk getting in trouble and break curfew just to be there from him at the execution.
** Even when Hagrid's told them to go, as soon as Harry hears Hagrid's howls, apparently of pain, he immediately, unthinking turns around to head back to be there for his friend and has to be restrained by Ron and Hermione.
* Subtle one but [=McGonagall=] summons Harry to her office immediately at the start of term after hearing he'd been taken ill on the train and forces him to be checked out by the Matron. Harry doesn't exactly appreciate this but [=McGonagall=] usually supervises the first years and the Sorting at this time, so it's clear she places the health and safety of her students above everything else.

* When [[spoiler:Sirius]] is desperately proclaiming that he's waited long enough to kill Harry [[spoiler:or rather, Pettigrew, Remus tells him to wait, because he firmly believes that Harry has the right to know what's really going on]].
* Keep in mind that Sirius absolutely loved flying (as evidenced by him enchanting his motorbike to do so), then remember his extremely delighted reaction to riding Buckbeak. This was his first time flying after twelve years of being wrongfully locked up, and he's doing it with his beloved godson, who loves the activity just as much as he and James did. Of course he's having the time of his life!
* Also, Harry and Sirius's goodbye at the end.
-->'''Sirius:''' It's cruel that I got to spend so much time with James and Lily and you so little. But know this, the ones that love us never really leave us. And you can always find them in here. ''(places his hand over Harry's heart)''
** Also, this:
--> '''Harry''': "But, [[spoiler: you're innocent!"]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Sirius''']] "And you know it! For now, that'll do."
* The music really upped the heartwarming tear-jerker aspect of those scenes. Even better when you realize that the theme is titled "A Window to the Past," which is so fitting for this book/movie and its context to the rest of the films.
** The scene with Sirius and Harry being parted in the film is even more poignant; Sirius ''doesn't care in the slightest'' that the wizarding world does not know he is innocent - as long as his godson, ''the one living reminder of his friends Lily and James'', does. That's all he wants.
* Just before they say goodbye, Sirius mentions [[PhraseCatcher how much Harry looks like his dad.]] Normally in the books, Harry comes off as either indifferent or [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore slightly irritated at constantly being told this]], but here, he grins and finishes the sentence. You can tell he's happy just to have a connection with Sirius.

* In order for the Patronus spell to work, one must think of a strong, happy memory. After a failed attempt, Harry mentioned that there is one memory that might be strong enough. He tries it and it manages to repel the Boggart Dementor. He later tells Lupin that the memory was of his parents. Harry didn't even know if it was real or not, but ''it worked''.
--> '''Harry:''' They were talking to me. Just talking. That's the memory I chose. I don't even know if it's real. But it's the best I have.
** Also, Lupin being so obviously proud of Harry for learning the charm so quickly, even saying that he "would've given [his] father a run for his money. And ''that'' is saying something."

* While the short scene with Harry and his roommates eating those strange candies is supposed to be there for [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments comic value,]] it's also heartwarming in the sense that it's one of the few times in the entire ''series'' where we see Harry actually looks like the young boy he is - enjoying some pure fun with friends with all of his usual worries at the back of his mind.
* Sirius on Hogwarts:
-->'''Sirius:''' It's beautiful, isn't it? I'll never forget the first time I walked through those doors. It'll be nice to do it again as a free man.
* Doubles as this and a {{Tearjerker}}, [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent but watch Petunia when Aunt Marge is insulting Harry's parents]]. She politely laughs along when Marge is insulting James, but when she starts on ''Lily'', Petunia stops smiling. However much she may have resented her, Petunia misses her sister, which she outright says to Harry years later in ''The Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1.''
-->'''Petunia:''' You didn't just lose a mother that night in Godric's Hollow, you know. I lost a sister."
* Lupin explaining to Harry that their rescue of Sirius and Buckbeak was certainly not in vain, even though Sirius wasn't able to clear his name and had to go on the run. Until that night Lupin had lost all three of his closest friends--James and Peter were dead (or so he thought), and Sirius was responsible for both. Now James is still dead, one of the four Marauders is still responsible for everything they've been through, but ''Lupin has Sirius back.''
* After Harry gets the firebolt, all of Harry's friends, even Percy, rushing outside to watch him fly it.

* Sirius's joyful cheers while flying away on Buckbeak, finally enjoying his freedom after twelve years in prison.

-->'''Dumbledore:''' Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce [[spoiler: that ''particular'' Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.]] ... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night ... You found him inside yourself.

* Subtle one but McGonagall summons Harry to her office immediately at the start of term after hearing he'd been taken ill on the train and forces him to be checked out by the Matron. Harry doesn't exactly appreciate this but McGonagall usually supervises the first years and the Sorting at this time, so it's clear she places the health and safety of her students above everything else.

* The scene where Harry and Hermione have gone back in time and Lupin in his werewolf form tries to attack them. Buckbeak then arrives to save them and Harry shields Hermione and then hugs her, but also comforts her when she was scared by the attack.

The Narration briefly mentions that a black dog is sat in one of the stands - Sirius, the man who gave Harry his first broomstick when he was only a year old, risked his freedom ''to see Harry on a broom!''

* The film version of how Harry receives the Firebolt because this time he knows ''exactly'' who sent it. Also all of Harry's friends, even Percy, rushing outside to watch him fly it.

* Sirius, the man who gave Harry his first broomstick when he was only a year old, risks absolutely everything to see his godson fly.

* It's briefly revealed that Harry sees a black dog sitting in the stands - Sirius was willing to risk his freedom ''to see his Godson fly in a Quidditch match!''

* Also, Fred and George making Harry feel better with some expertly-placed humor when Malfoy is taunting him about fainting around the Dementors.
* The fact that Snape was entrusted with brewing Lupin's Wolfsbane Potion and making sure it was always available. He still despises Lupin for his actions (or, rather, ''inaction'' to prevent James' and Sirius' bullying) back in their school days, but let it not be said that he doesn't fulfill his duties.

* Cedric Diggory's EstablishingCharacterMoment: he's an excellent Seeker, but, as befitting someone from Helga Hufflepuff's House, is also extremely honorable. Although he catches the Snitch fair and square, the minute he sees that Harry has fallen from his broom, he immediately demands a rematch, realizing that the Gryffindor seeker was sabotaged. Cedric either wants to win fairly or not at all, and he hates that this victory came by default.

** Up until this point, the only thing Harry has of them are his [[WhatBeautifulEyes mother's famed eyes]] and his father's perpetually MessyHair, along with the photographs Hagrid managed to find at the end of the first installment. Now, he finally has stories to go with the faces, and you can just see that it means the ''world'' to Harry. Even better, Harry hadn't even ''asked''; Lupin gives him all that information for free.

* The film version of how Harry receives the Firebolt because this time he knows ''exactly'' who sent it. Also all of Harry's friends, even Percy, rushing outside to watch him fly it.

* Lupin and Sirius hugging upon reuniting with each other in the Shrieking Shack.

* Lupin explaining to Harry that their rescue of Sirius and Buckbeak was certainly not in vain, even though Sirius wasn't able to clear his name and had to go on the run. Until that night Lupin had lost all three of his closest friends--James and Peter were dead (or so he thought), and Sirius was responsible for both. Now James is still dead, one of the four Marauders is still responsible for everything they've been through, but ''Lupin has Sirius back.''

-->'''Petunia:''' You didn't just lose a mother that night in Godric's Hollow, you know. I lost a sister."

* The fact that Snape was entrusted with brewing Lupin's werewolf potion and making sure it was always available. He still despises Lupin for his actions (or, rather, ''inaction'' to prevent James' and Sirius' bullying) back in their school days, but let it not be said that he doesn't fulfill his duties.

*** This bears hammering in: throughout the series, Hermione is mocked repeatedly for her [[InsufferableGenius inability to hide her high intellect,]] with [[{Jerkass} Snape]] even outright calling her an "insufferable little know-it-all" in front of the whole class. Despite this, Remus and Sirius take the time to pay her what she obviously takes to be the highest of compliments. Not even [[TrueCompanions Harry and Ron]] were so appreciative of her, at first.

* Lupin and Sirius hugging upon reuniting with each other in the shrieking shack.

** Up until this point, the only thing Harry had of them were his [[WhatBeautifulEyes mother's famed eyes]] and his father's perpetually MessyHair, along with the photographs Hagrid managed to find at the end of the first installment. Now, he finally has stories to go with the faces, and you can just see that it means the ''world'' to Harry. Even better, Harry hadn't even ''asked''; Lupin gives him all that information for free.

--> '''Lupin:''' You're more like them than you know, Harry. In time, you'll come to see just how much.

* When Harry says that of course he wants to move in with [[spoiler:Sirius, and Sirius beams.]]

** Harry being so quick to say of course he wants to move in, when you remember he only really got to know Sirius a few hours ago.
** Sirius being so hesitant to even ask Harry to live with him, understanding that Harry's already set up at the Dursleys' and might be attached to that home and family. Of course, Sirius has no clue how awful the Dursleys are, so he doesn't know that getting away from them is the only thing Harry wants, but you can feel how hopeful Sirius is that he can finally start fulfilling his obligation as Harry's godfather.

* For a while, Harry had believed that [[spoiler: it was his father who had cast the Patronus, when he had actually seen himself. When he tells Dumbledore how stupid he felt, Dumbledore tells him no and that his father was there indeed, albeit in spirit.]]
-->'''Dumbledore:''' Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce [[spoiler: that ''particular'' Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.]]... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night.... You found him inside yourself.
* Despite being all of thirteen/fourteen-years-old, with one of them badly injured, Ron and Hermione fling themselves onto Sirius unarmed to protect Harry from him, and Ron tells him that if he wants to kill Harry, he'll have to kill him and Hermione too. Made even more poignant in that Harry observes something flicker in Sirius's eyes at Ron's words, [[FridgeBrilliance no doubt because they reminded Sirius of how he was willing to sacrifice himself for James.]]

* The fact that Snape was entrusted with brewing Lupin's werewolf potion and making sure it was always available. He still despises Lupin for his actions in their school days, but he does his duty.
** Keep in mind, judging from how Lupin says he was picked to be prefect to hold back James and Sirius and [[spoiler: how in Snape's memory Lupin is the only one of the four not partaking or cheering in Snape's bullying,]] Lupin might be the only one who Snape resents the least as Peter Pettigrew was buried years ago, Sirius was the one who came up with the idea to lure him to the Shrieking Shack, and James was [[spoiler: his main tormentor.]] Yes, he voices concerns repeatedly about Lupin being hired at all (and also does his best to hint at Lupin's true identity then blurts it out after all is said and done despite not tampering with the potion all year), but that is mostly because he thinks that with Sirius Black on the loose, Lupin, a known old friend of his, is liable to help him even against the school, and he was out cold for most of Sirius and Lupin's explanation and most importantly for [[spoiler: Pettigrew's, which washed Sirius' name clean]].

** It becomes HarsherInHindsight after watching the film, in which it is one of the first things from the films to be mercilessly left out.
* Cedric Diggory's EstablishingCharacterMoment: he's an excellent Seeker, but is also extremely honorable. Athough he catches the Snitch fair and square, the minute he sees that Harry has fallen from his broom, he immediately demands a rematch, realizing that the Gryffindor seeker was sabotaged. Cedric either wants to win fairly or not at all, and he hates that this victory came by default.

** Also the fact that James, Peter, and Sirius were ''twelve'' and didn't abandon Lupin when most older wizards would.

* The speed and ease with which Lupin accepts Sirius's innocence suggests that, even after all this time and despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, he still harboured some doubts about his friend's guilt.

* The scene when Lupin has tea with Harry while the others are in Hogsmeade. He makes reference to the tea leaves incident (where Trelawney saw a symbol of death in his mug) and checks in about whether it's bothering Harry and puts him at ease. It seems like he's acting like the uncle or family friend he wasn't able to be.

* Crookshank's friendship with Padfoot. [[spoiler: Especially when he lies on Sirius's chest to shield.]]

* The scene where Lupin tells Harry about his parents, combined with the soft music in the background, did it for me. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZB9nPMvS4 The music in question]]

* Before Sirius flies off, he also takes the time to compliment Hermione by saying "You really are the brightest witch of your age." Cue Hermione giving him a soft smile in return.
* In order for the Patronus spell to work, one must think of a strong, happy memory. After a failed attempt, Harry mentioned that there is one memory that might be strong enough. He tries it and it manages to stop the Boggart Dementor. He later tells Lupin that the memory was of his parents. Harry didn't even know if it was real or not, but ''it worked''.
* In ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', there's a very quick moment, but one that also doubles as a [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome CMOA]], when Harry, Hermione, and Ron are being threatened by werewolf-Lupin, and Snape's first, knee-jerk reaction is to get between the kids and the werewolf and throw out his arms in a "oh-no-you-don't" gesture. It's even better because this wasn't an "oh, meh, I gotta go save Potter's sorry life again" moment; it was a knee-jerk reaction on Snape's part.

** Also he tells Dumbledore earlier on that he wants Harry to know the truth about Sirius Black. Harry is nearby, pretending to sleep in the Great Hall, and is confused.
* While the short scene with Harry and his roommates eating those strange candies is supposed to be there for [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments comic value,]] it's also heartwarming in the sense that it's one of the few times in the entire ''series'' where we see Harry look like the young boy that he still is - enjoying some pure fun with friends with all of his usual worries at the back of his mind.

* Doubles as this and a {{Tearjerker}}, [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent but watch Petunia when Aunt Marge is insulting Harry's parents]]. She politely laughs along when Marge is insulting James, but when she starts on ''Lily'', Petunia stops smiling. However much she may have resented her, Petunia misses her sister, which she outright says to Harry years later in ''The Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1.''

-->'''Dumbledore:''' Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce [[spoiler: that ''particular'' Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.]]

* Keep in mind that Sirius was on the Gryffindor Quidditch team during his years at Hogwarts, then remember his extremely delighted reaction to riding Buckbeak. This was his first time flying after twelve years of being wrongfully locked up, and he's doing it with his beloved godson, who loves the activity just as much as he and James did. Of course he's having the time of his life!