` AZKABAN FORTRESS

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement maintains a prison on a tiny island far out in the cold north of the North Sea. It's called Azkaban Fortress or simply Azkaban. Azkaban is a terrible place. The prisoners there are guarded by Dementors, horrible creatures who have been described as "souless fiends." They feed on positive emotions, which means that after spending much time in the prison, the prisoners lose all hope and all good feelings and thoughts. They prisoners are forced to relive the darkest, most horrible memories of their lives. Some go mad, others simply despair and die.