Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (novel)/Funny

The Marauder's Map insulting Snape:

Map: "Mister Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mister Prongs agrees with Mister Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git. Mister Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor. Mister Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball."

- Especially since Lupin gets to read it.
  - And especially since he's Moony. Knowing that the normally polite Lupin had the first insult there...
- Until we happen upon a certain memory of Snape's in Book 5...
There were a few funny little moments in chapter 1, "Owl Post". Among them was the flashback to Ron's attempt to contact Harry via fellytone:

Ron: "HELLO? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I- WANT- TO- TALK- TO- HARRY- POTTER!"
Ron was yelling so loudly that Uncle Vernon jumped and held the receiver a foot away from his ear, staring at it with an expression of mingled fury and alarm.
Uncle Vernon: WHO IS THIS? WHO ARE YOU?
Ron: "RON- WEASLEY!" Ron bellowed back, as though he and Uncle Vernon were speaking from opposite ends of a football field. "I'M- A- FRIEND- OF- HARRY'S- FROM- SCHOOL-"
Ron (In a later letter to Harry): "Happy Birthday, Harry! Look, I'm really sorry about that telephone call... I asked Dad, and he reckons I shouldn't have shouted."

Boggart Professor Snape, in a green dress, with a red handbag, and a stuffed-vulture hat.
- Lupin's response: "Snape. *nodding* Frightens all."
Speaking of boggarts, there's also Herminone's taking the form of Professor McGonagall who told her she failed every subject. Even Ron couldn't stop laughing.
If there are some readers who think the Quidditch scene's a bit dull, the commentaries of them at least were generally very entertaining. Remember Lee Jordan's opiniated commentary on the particularly brutal Quidditch final?

Lee: THIRTY-ZERO! TAKE THAT, YOU DIRTY, CHEATING--
McGonagall: Jordan, if you can't commentate in an unbiased way--!
Lee: I'm telling it like it is, professor!
...
Lee" [after Malfoy grabs the end of Harry's broomstick to prevent him from catching the snitch] YOU CHEATING SCUM! YOU FILTHY, CHEATING B--
McGonagall: [Not even bothering to tell him off, as she was pointing her finger in Malfoy's direction, her hat had fallen off, and she too was shouting furiously.]

- And the mention of Lee swearing so badly into the microphone that McGonagall tries to take it off of him. Also, his hitting on Angelina Johnson when she gets the Quaffle.
Floating aunt, anyone?
After Harry and Hermione help Sirius escape, Snape bursts in, screaming about how he doesn't know how this happened, only that "THIS! HAS! SOMETHING! TO DO! WITH! POTTER!
Earlier, when Harry gets caught in Hogsmede by Draco Malfoy, who then tells Snape: "What is your head doing in Hogsmeade? Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade. No part of your body is allowed in Hogsmeade."
After the disastrous Quidditch match, Harry asks where Oliver Wood is, and Fred replies: "He's still in the showers. We think he's trying to drown himself."
The "Monster Book of Monsters," especially the comment by the manager of Flourish and Blotts, the Wizard book shop:

"I thought we'd seen the worst when we ordered two-hundred copies of "The Invisible Book of Invisibility." Cost a fortune and we never found them!"

This exchange:

Percy held out his hand solemnly as though he and Harry had never met and said "Harry. How nice to see you."
"Hello Percy," said Harry, trying not to laugh.
"I hope you're well," said Percy pompously, shaking hands. It was rather like being introduced to the mayor.
"Very well thanks-"
"Harry!" said Fred, elbowing Percy out of the way and bowing deeply. "Simply splendid to see you old boy-"
"Marvelous," said George, pushing Fred aside and seizing Harry's hand in turn. "Absolutely spiffing."
Percy scowled.
"That's enough now," said Mrs. Weasley.
"Mum!" said Fred, as though he'd only just spotted her, and seized her hand too. "How really corking to see you!"

- A couple of pages later... Mr. Weasley says that the Ministry are providing cars to take them to King's Cross and Percy asks why.

"It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the bonnets with HB on them-"
"For Humungous Bighead," said Fred.

- - It gets even better when you realized the following description "Everyone except Percy and Mrs. Weasley snorted" includes Mr. Weasley.
- Also, Percy going mental at Ron and tearing their rooms apart when Fred and George nick his Head Boy Badge and change it to say 'Bighead Boy.'
It's all too satisfying to see Malfoy and his crew owned by Harry's Patronus spell when they dress up as dementors and go out into the field trying to scare Harry. It's even more satisfying to see them get owned again by Professor McGonagall after the match.
Another McGonagall moment: "Tripe, Sibyl?" And the whole "mad axe men" snark.

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