The first two Harry Potter movies, both directed by Christopher Columbus, were massive hits. After those two relatively light-hearted movies, director Alfonso Cuaron came on-board and took the franchise in a darker direction with the third film- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban definitely raises a few questions. Like why was Harry Potter intentionally doing magic outside of Hogwarts? When did the entire layout of Hogwarts and its grounds change so dramatically? How are a bunch of deadly Dementors better than the threat of a single wizard maybe entering the school? Did Fred and George not notice a man named Peter sleeping in their brother’s bed every night on the Marauder’s Map? What exactly were Wormtail and Sirius’s plans here? To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.