Inyashadibasta.
It was the first time Harry had heard the name, but he had heard of the place long before.
It was a wizarding prison jointly built by the Ministries of Magic of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Algeria.
Unlike Azkaban, which used Dementors as guards, Inyashadibasta used wizards, goblins, and ancient magic puppets together as guards.
While Azkaban stood on an isolated island at sea, Inyashadibasta was not merely out at sea, but beneath it. Fierce sea beasts were also kept around it as an outer guard, making it virtually impregnable.
Before this, no one had ever escaped from it.
Of course, before Sirius, no one had ever escaped from any nation's officially built wizarding prison, either.
But after Sirius escaped, Azkaban seemed to have suddenly become a sieve, with large numbers of Death Eaters escaping afterward.
Because of this, the British Ministry of Magic had, for a time, become a joke in wizarding circles.
Now, however, the British Ministry of Magic was no longer the only one being mocked on that account.
Because when Voldemort broke into Azkaban and took a group of Death Eaters away, Inyashadibasta-the supposedly impregnable prison whose principal funding came from the French Ministry of Magic, which had been making snide remarks-was breached as well.
No one knew exactly who had breached it. The attackers had been utterly ruthless, leaving not a single wizard or goblin alive.
The magic puppets had also been completely destroyed.
All the prisoners originally held inside had been released.
Almost that very day, some of the most vicious among them had begun wreaking havoc in their home countries, causing quite a stir.
It had happened on Christmas Eve, and millions of Muggles had been affected. The Ministries of Magic of the countries involved were overwhelmed.
Harry and the others