Editing Places in Harry Potter (section)

===Azkaban===
Azkaban is a prison for criminals of the British and Irish wizarding world. According to ''Half-Blood Prince'', Azkaban is located somewhere in the North Sea. It is guarded by [[Dementors]], which render the inmates incapable of happiness. According to Sirius Black, many inmates simply stop eating and eventually die of starvation. It was considered impossible to escape from Azkaban until Sirius managed to do it.<ref name="HP5">{{HPref|book=5}}</ref> Performing any of the [[Unforgivable Curses]] on a human is punishable by a life sentence in the prison, although there are occasions when Aurors are allowed to perform those curses. Following Voldemort's demise, [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] becomes Minister of Magic and ends the use of Dementors at Azkaban.<ref>[http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript"]&nbsp;– The Leaky Cauldron, 30 July 2007</ref>