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Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his
friends. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final but after the match is over,
people dressed like Lord Voldemort's 'Death Eaters' set a fire to all the visitors' tents, coupled
with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the 'Dark Mark' in the sky, which causes a frenzy
across the magical community. That same year, Hogwarts is hosting 'The Triwizard
Tournament', a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts,
Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The contestants have to be above the age of 17, and are chosen by
a magical object called Goblet of Fire. On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out
four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth
Champion. Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three
exceedingly difficult tasks.

Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his fourth year, where the Trizwizard tournament is
becoming ready to begin. Students must be over 17 to enter, with the winner receiving eternal
glory. Harry can't enter it this year...or can he. When his name is read out from the Goblet of
Fire, everyone assumes that Harry Potter has cheated. Harry insists that he never placed his name
in there, with someone else behind it. But Who? Harry must now survive through dragons, sea
creatures and a terrifying maze, all before coming face-to-face with a particular dark wizard.

Harry's fourth summer and the following year at Hogwarts are marked by the Quidditch World
Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different
wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However,
Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and even creating the Dark Mark giving evidence
that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the young wizard and
witches at Hogwarts the competitors are selected by the goblet of fire, which this year makes a
very surprising announcement: Hogwarts will have two representatives in the tournament,
including Harry Potter! Will Harry be able to rise to the challenge for the Tri Wizard
Tournament while keeping up with school or will the challenges along with Voldemort's rebirth
be too much for the young hero?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes us deeper into the characters' minds and the darkness of
the Wizarding World. At the Quidditch World Cup, Voldemort's followers gather and wreak
havoc. Then, at Hogwarts, a legendary event takes place. The Triwizard Tournament! The
Goblet of Fire judges who gets in and who doesn't. On the fateful night, three champions are
selected. But then the Goblet spits out one other. Harry's. These two major events point to the
return of Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore and the other teachers sense it, but it is inevitable. And
Harry is no longer safe at Hogwarts. This fourth installment is the most dramatic, and also the
scariest. Let me just say that all does not necessarily end well...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

 Author J. K. Rowling

Country United Kingdom

Language English

Series Harry Potter

Genre(s) Fiction

Publisher Bloomsbury

Released July 8, 2000

'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of

Preceded by
Azkaban'

'Harry Potter and the Order of

Followed by
the Phoenix'

Harry can’t believe it. The Weasley’s have invited him to the Quidditch World Cup, which
means he’ll get to leave the Dursley’s house early AND go see a game that anyone would kill to
see!

The game is intense, but not just because of the stellar players and non-stop action. Death Eaters,
Voldemort’s servants, make an appearance and the wizarding world is shocked when
Voldemort’s sign is shot into the air after the game.

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally make it back to Hogwarts a few weeks later they’re
shocked to find that the school will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. It’s a
competition between the 3 wizarding schools of Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons. A
champion is chosen for each school and competes in very difficult challenges that test their skill
and daring.

When the other schools arrive in October students begin putting their name in the goblet in order
to be chosen as School Champion. Harry is shocked beyond belief when, in spite of his inability
to compete because of his age, he’s chosen as the 4th School Champion.

What’s even worse is that Ron doesn’t believe that Harry didn’t put his name in the goblet. They
get into a huge fight, and Ron stops talking to Harry. The rest of Hogwarts is also incensed that
Harry is "looking for more fame", and the only person who stands by Harry’s side is Hermione.

The first task fighting dragons goes great for Harry, and what’s even better is that it convinces
Ron that Harry was telling the truth all along, and they become friends again.

As the school year progresses Harry is beset with trouble after trouble. Snooping journalist Rita
Skeeter continues to publish gossipy articles about Harry that alienates him from the rest of the
school, he’s turned down by his crush when he asks her to the Yule Ball, and in the days leading
up to the second task he almost doesn’t find a way to accomplish what he’s got to do. Saved at
the last minute, however, Harry again gets almost full marks and is tied for first place.

Sirius returns to keep an eye on Harry, as well as the mysterious happenings that keep taking
place at Hogwarts. There is someone at the school who wants Harry dead, but no one knows who
it is.

During the final task Harry and Cedric both tie for first place, but as soon as they grasp the Cup
they’re jerked to a creepy graveyard where Cedric is immediately killed and Harry tied up by
Wormtail. He witnesses Voldemort’s return to power, and barley makes it back to Hogwarts
alive, clutching Cedric’s body.

When he gets back he discovers that Professor Moody was the traitor all along. He’s secretly a
Death Eater and risked everything to kidnap Harry for Lord Voldemort. Harry tells Dumbledore
what happened with Voldemort, and although Fudge doesn’t believe him Dumbledore is able
take steps to mobilize against Voldemort.

 Harry Potter - Harry is the main character. In his 4th year at Hogwarts he’s picked to be
in the Triwizard Tournament in spite of his young age. He endures almost a whole year
of torment from the other students who believe he’s looking for more fame, and sees
Voldemort’s return to power after that last task.
 Ron Weasley - Ron is Harry’s best friend. He gets into a huge row with Harry when
Harry is chosen as school champion. He apologizes after the first taks, however, and tries
hard to help Harry with the rest of his tasks. He gets very jealous over Hermione when
she starts going out with Viktor Krum, the Quidditch Player.
 Hermione Granger - Hermione is Harry’s other best friend, and stands by his side even
when the rest of the school is vilifying him over his "attention seeking". She starts a feud
with Rita Skeeter, the journalist, and begins investigating how the woman can be getting
 so much gossip on the grounds. She also has a slight crush on Viktor Krum, who asks her
to the Yule Ball.
 Albus Dumbledore - Dumbledore is Headmaster at Hogwarts and very much a father-
figure to Harry. He believes Harry when Harry insists he didn’t put his name into the
goblet to be picked for school champion, and tries to watch over him during the school
year.
 Mad-Eye Moody - Mad-Eye is an ex-Auror and new Defense Against the Dark Arts
professor. He and Snape hate each other, but Snape is afraid of him. He gives Harry
plenty of tips to help him succeed in the tasks throughout the year.
 Severes Snape - Snape is the Potions professor and can’t stand Harry. He believes Harry
is only looking for more fame and refuses to think that Harry might be getting set up.
 Hagrid - Hagrid is the Care of Magical Creatures professor and delights in vicious
animals. To everyone’s dismay, this year he makes it a project of caring for Blast Ended
Skrewts, ugly shellfish looking creatures that everyone loathes.
 Fleur Delacour - Fleur is a student of Beauxbatons who is chosen as her school
champion. She is part veela, and a nice girl who likes Harry.
 Viktor Krum - Viktor is the champion from Durmstrang. He is a professional Quidditch
player, and has a crush on Hermione.
 Barty Crouch - Mr. Crouch is Percy’s boss and works at the Ministry. He helped
organize the Triwizard Tournament.
 Ludo Bagman - Ludo also helped Crouch organize the Tournament. He is a gambling
man, and keeps trying to help Harry win the Tournament by offering him illegal help.
 Rita Skeeter - Rita is a journalist from The Daily Prophet. She writes nothing but lies
and half-truths and causes a lot of trouble for Harry over the school year.
 Sirius Black - Sirius is Harry’s godfather, and although he’s on the run from the Ministry
he hides out in Hogsmead to be close to Harry in case he’s needed.
 Cedric Diggory - Cedric is a Hufflepuff student who is chosen as the first Hogwarts
Champion. He and Harry both help each other during the tasks, but Cedric is killed
tragically when Voldemort is returned to power.
 Lord Voldemort - Voldemort spends all year planning Harry’s kidnapping, and when
the plan finally succeeds he uses Harry’s blood to return to full power. He almost kills
Harry before Harry manages to escape.
 Mr. and Mrs. Weasley - Mr. and Mrs. Weasley are Ron’s parents, and care a great deal
for Harry. Whenever he can, Harry goes to their house, the Burrow, and loves spending
time there.

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 1: The Riddle House

The caretaker of the old Riddle House, Frank Bryce, is convinced that kids have broken into the
mansion again and are lighting fires. As he quietly shuffles upstairs to investigate, he finds a very
different type of burglar. Unbeknownst to old Frank, a very weak Voldemort has returned to the
house of his father with the assistance of his servant, Wormtail. As he discusses his future plans
with Wormtail Voldemort’s white snake, Nagini, discovers Frank’s hiding spot in the hallway.
Frank’s terror at seeing the mangled body of Voldemort is the last thing he knows.
Chapter 2: The Scar

Harry Potter awakes suddenly from a disturbing dream, his scar searing in pain. Voldemort was
alive, in a room with his servant Wormtail and an old man Harry didn’t know. He’s not sure, but
he thinks Voldemort and Wormtail were plotting to kill someone. He decides to write to his
godfather, Sirius, and let him know what happened and if curse scars searing with pain is a
normal thing.

Chapter 3: The Invitation

Dudley’s diet is not going well, and an already-thin Harry would be nothing more than a wisp of
smoke if it weren’t for his friends sending him sustenance from the Wizarding world. As Harry
finishes his meager breakfast, a letter arrives for him that sends Uncle Vernon into apoplectic fits
of rage. The Weasley’s have invited Harry to the Quidditch World Cup, and volunteer to come
pick him up at the Dursley’s if he’s allowed to go. Harry treads carefully, playing it just right,
and begrudgingly Uncle Vernon allows him to go. Harry races upstairs to eat a decent breakfast
of birthday cake, feeling enormously happy.

Chapter 4: Back to the Burrow

As Harry eagerly awaits the Weasley’s arrival he’s filled with some trepidation on how they will
be treated by the Durlsey’s once they arrive. Pandemonium breaks loose when they show up in
the fireplace of all places, and have to blast their way into the Dursley’s living room. The
Dursley’s are barely civil to Mr. Weasley and his sons Ron, Fred, and George. Things get even
worse when Fred and George "accidently" let some jinxed sweets fall from their pockets.
Dudley, starving from his diet, immediately eats one and is horrified when his tongue begins to
grow at an alarming rate. Uncle Vernon almost comes to blows with Mr. Weasley as he tries to
sort it out, and Harry escapes through the fire to the Burrow, laughing fit to burst.

Chapter 5: Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes

When Harry gets to the Burrow he finally gets to meet Bill and Charlie, Ron’s two older
brothers. They’re both cool and he likes them immensely. When he, Ron, and Hermione go
upstairs to escape Mrs. Weasley’s wrath at the twin’s behavior, Harry discovers that they’ve
been trying to start a joke shop. Mrs. Weasley disapproves heartily of the venture, and it’s a
major source of contention between her and the boys.

Over an amazingly delicious dinner that night they discuss the upcoming match. Harry is more
excited than he can say about seeing his first professional Quidditch game. Percy irritates them
all with knowledge about a secret event that will take place at Hogwart’s this year, only he won’t
give them hints as to what it is.
Chapter 6: The Portkey

Harry is awoken very early the next morning so they can all get an early start for the World Cup.
As they’re getting ready to leave Mrs. Weasley gets into another argument with the twins when
she discovers them trying to sneak their jinxed sweets to the match.

As they walk to the top of a huge hill, Harry discovers they’ll be taking a Portkey to the match.
When they get to the designated spot they meet up with the Diggory’s. Cedric, a fellow
Hogwart’s student, is embarrassed when his father insults Harry. When the time comes they all
grasp a manky old boot and are jerked away towards the World Cup.

Chapter 7: Bagman and Crouch

When Harry gets up he’s at a campground chock-full of witches and wizards from all over the
world. Although most of them tried hard to dress as Muggles, some had no idea what they were
doing and are dressed in hysterical get-ups that makes everyone laugh.

When they get to their campsite and put up their tents, Harry is amazed when he walks inside
and discovers they’re enchanted to look like a three-room flat complete with a kitchen and
bathroom. As he, Ron, Hermione go off in search of water they see many people they know, and
for the first time Harry gets a good look at international wizards and witches.

He gets to meet Ludo Bagman, Head of the Magical Games and Sports Department at the
Ministry, later on the evening and Barty Crouch, Percy’s boss. The twins bet their entire savings
against Bagman that Ireland will win but Krum will get the Golden Snitch. Harry buys a number
of very cool souvenirs, and then when it’s finally time for the match to start they head off
towards the stadium.

Chapter 8: The Quidditch World Cup

When they all get up to the Top Box, Harry thinks he sees Dobby up there but it’s another house-
elf, Winky, who is saving a seat for her Master. He’s disgusted when the Malfoy’s show up, and
tries hard to ignore them.

The mascots for each team are like nothing Harry has ever seen. The Bulgarians bring veela,
beautiful women who make men do anything to impress them, and the Irish bring leprechauns
who spread enchanted gold around the stadium.

Amazing is the only word Harry can use to describe the Quidditch players. The match is fast-
paced and the player’s use moves that Harry has never seen before. The Bulgarian Seeker,
especially, is brilliant and Harry records his moves on his Omnioculars. The match gets more
brutal as it progresses, and finally ends in a stunning twist: Ireland win but the Bulgarian Seeker,
Viktor Krum, gets the Snitch.
Chapter 9: The Dark Mark

After they go to bed that night pandemonium breaks out on the campground. Mr. Weasley wakes
them all up, terrified, and sends them off into the forest so he can go rescue the Muggle
campground manager and his family, who’ve been abducted by some wizards and are being
taunted and jinxed.

As they’re walking through the forest Harry is dismayed to find he’s lost his wand, leaving him
feeling very vulnerable. Suddenly they hear a low voice hidden in the dark behind them utter an
incantation. A gigantic skull made out of stars shoots into the sky, and terror breaks loose on the
grounds. Before he knows what’s happening, dozens of witches and wizards have Apparated
right next to him and are shooting Stunning spells through the trees. Harry’s further amazed
when Barty Crouch accuses him of conjuring the Dark Mark, which is Voldemort’s sign. Things
get even more confusing when it’s later discovered that Crouch’s house-elf, Winky, was Stunned
and was carrying Harry’s wand.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione know that Winky didn’t conjure the Mark, but Crouch fires her
anyway. When they get back to the campsite Harry discovers it was Death Eaters who were
tormenting the Muggles. With much on his mind, it takes Harry a long time to fall asleep.

Chapter 10: Mayhem At The Ministry

Harry and the Weasley’s set off early the next morning for the Burrow. When they finally make
it back they find Mrs. Weasley in a frantic state, and she is overjoyed that they’re not dead.

Over the next week Mr. Weasley reports that the Ministry is in complete mayhem over the
appearance of the Dark Mark, especially after reporter Rita Skeeter from the Daily Prophet
spreads rumors that bodies were discovered at the World Cup.

As Harry, Ron, and Hermione are packing up their belongings to go back to school, Mrs.
Weasley brings in their school supplies she picked up for them in Diagon Alley. Ron is horrified
at the dress robes she picked out for him. They’re very old, moldy, and tattered. He gets upset
about being poor all the time, and shoves the robes angrily into his bag.

Chapter 11: Aboard The Hogwarts Express

The next day finds Mr. Weasley in a rush when he is summoned to help out ex-Auror Mad-Eye
Moody, who used magic in front of Muggles when he thought he heard an intruder.

Mrs. Weasley, Bill, and Charlie take them all to the train, and leave them with tantalizing hints
as to what special event is coming up at Hogwarts.

Later on during the day they get into a row with Malfoy when he scoffs at them for not knowing
about the event. He teases Ron mercilessly over his dress robes, which happened to be hanging
out of Ron’s suitcase. Harry is happy when they finally get in to Hogwarts, and when he sees
Hagrid corralling the first years he knows he’s back where he belongs.
Chapter 12: The Triwizard Tournament

Once the Sorting is over, Harry digs into the feast, famished. When Hermione finds out from
Nearly Headless Nick that all the food in the castle is cooked by house elves she’s horrified, and
refuses to eat another bite, saying it’s cooked by "slave labor".

When Dumbledore starts his traditional start-of-term speech he’s just gotten past shocking them
all by saying the Quidditch Cup will not be held this year when the Great Hall doors clang open.
A wizened, peg-legged man stumps to the table and, to the amazement of everyone, Dumbledore
announces that this man, Mad-Eye Moody, is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

When the shock subsides a bit Dumbledore tells them that the reason no Quidditch Cup will be
held is because the Triwizard Tournament will be hosted at Hogwarts this year. It’s a
competition between the 3 wizarding schools of Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons. A
School Champion is selected and competes in a series of tests for the honor of his or her school.
Dumbledore tells them that there will be an age limit, since the tests are difficult and dangerous.
Fred and George immediately start plotting on how they’re going to fool the impartial judge and
get into the tournament.

Chapter 13: Mad-Eye Moody

When classes start the next morning Harry is happy to see Hagrid again, although he’s less than
thrilled to see what they’ll be learning about in Care of Magical Creatures Class. Hagrid’s new
project is Blast-Ended Skrewts, giant lobster looking creatures that smell like rotting fish, have
stingers, and can burn you as well.

Things improve later that day when Malfoy starts taunting Ron’s family. He’s shaking with fury
and Harry is just about to start dueling when Malfoy suddenly turns into a ferret right in front of
everyone. Harry is confused until he sees Mad-Eye Moody stumping down the stairs. He berates
Malfoy for trying to jinx Harry when Harry’s back is turned, and it’s only when Professor
McGonagall comes that Malfoy is changed back to his normal self again.

Ron and Harry both agree that seeing Malfoy berated in front of the whole school is one of the
best memories ever.

Chapter 14: The Unforgivable Curses

Their first class with Moody shocks them all when he demonstrates the Unforgivable Curses on
spiders for them to see. Harry is disturbed to see what the Avada Kedavra curse looks like, since
it’s that spell that killed his parents. They leave with a new-found respect for Moody.

Later that night Hermione finally tells them why she’s been spending so much time in the
library. She’s started a new campaign called S.P.E.W., or, the Society for the Promotion of Elfish
Welfare, and wants Harry and Ron to join. Harry is bemused at her, and before he can start
teasing her about her new passion Hedwig makes an appearance on the Common Room
windowsill. When Harry lets her in he’s relieved to finally get a reply back from Sirius, who tells
him that’s he’s flying north immediately to be close to Harry. Harry is very upset at this, since he
does not want Sirius to be caught and sent back to Azkaban.

Chapter 15: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang

Early the next morning Harry wakes with a plan. He writes Sirius back, telling him there’s no
need to come back, that he’s fine and his scar doesn’t hurt at all. He’s resolved that Sirius not put
himself in danger for his sake, and sends Hedwig off with the letter first thing.

In Defense Against the Dark Arts class a few weeks later, the entire class is surprised when
Professor Moody announces that he’ll be putting the Imperius Curse on all of them so they can
practice throwing it off. Only Harry is able to resist the curse, and Moody is mightily impressed.

With their schoolwork increasing to epic proportions, the weeks fly by. Before they know it the
arrival of the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students is at hand. The castle is given a thorough
scrubbing and when the day finally arrives all the students go out to the grounds to greet the
arriving schools.

The first school to arrive is Beauxbatons. They arrive in a gigantic horse-drawn carriage, and the
Headmaster, Madame Maxime, is the largest woman Harry has ever seen. She is as big as
Hagrid, but elegant and beautiful in spite of her size.

The Durmstrang students arrive soon after in a gigantic ship that appears magically in the lake.
Harry and Ron are astounded that Viktor Krum, the famous Quidditch player, is a student there
and intends to become his school champion.

Chapter 16: The Goblet of Fire

At the feast that night Ron can’t help ogling at Krum, and then gets swept off his feet when he
discovers one of the Beauxbatons students is a veela.

After they are done eating Dumbledore explains the rules of the Triwizard Tournament. The
entire hall is breathless with anticipation when he unveils a goblet spewing forth blue flames.
They’re all surprised when they hear it’s this goblet that it the "impartial judge" that will be
deciding who the school champion is. Dumbledore also tells them that he’ll be drawing an Age
Line around the goblet to ensure that no underage student puts their name in.

The next morning they all get a laugh when Fred and George, after taking an Aging potion, try to
get past the line to put their names in. They’re instantly thrown back against the wall and sprout
magnificent white beards that amuse everyone.

That night after yet another feast the whole school eagerly awaits the choosing of the school
champion. Viktor Krum gets selected for Durmstrang, Fleur Delacour, the veela, from
Beauxbatons, and Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts. The champions file out to a back room, and
everyone thinks the event is over until the goblet spews forth one more name: Harry Potter.
Chapter 17: The Four Champions

Harry can’t believe it when his name is called out. Everyone is staring at him when he gets up
and walks to the back room with the other contestants.

The air is tense with arguing over Harry’s involvement in the games. The other two schools
believe that Dumbledore is trying to cheat a win with two champions, but Harry is not allowed to
duck out. Professor Moody believes someone put Harry’s name in the goblet as a cleverly
disguised assassination attempt. Harry doesn’t know what to believe, and is relieved when he
finally gets back to the Common Room. His relief doesn’t last long however. When he gets
upstairs he’s shocked to discover Ron doesn’t believe that he didn’t put his name in. They get
into a heated argument, and both go to bed fuming.

Chapter 18: The Weighing Of The Wands

Harry writes to Sirius the next day about what happened with the Goblet of Fire. Ron is still
furious with Harry, and Harry is not inclined to make up with him yet. The rest of the school also
thinks Harry entered to get himself more attention, and they do not give him any peace about it.

During Potions class Harry is mortified when he’s summoned upstairs for a photo shoot with the
rest of the champions.

When he gets to the classroom Rita Skeeter, the snooping journalist from the Daily Prophet,
corners him for an interview. Harry is put out when he discovers the notes she is taking don’t tell
the truth about him or what he’s saying, but he’s quickly rescued by Dumbledore, who summons
him forward to have his wand weighed and inspected. After the photo session Harry is grateful to
get down to dinner, and when he gets back up to the Common Room he discovers Hedwig has
come with a letter from Sirius, who tells him to meet him at the Gryffindor fire in a few weeks.

Chapter 19: The Hungarian Horntail

Life at Hogwarts gets even worse for Harry when Rita Skeeter publishes her interview with
Harry, and barely mentions the other champions.

The time until the first task speeds by, and with barely a week to go Hagrid asks Harry to meet
him at midnight to see something important. When Harry follows Hagrid and Madam Maxime
around the grounds he sees a scene that stops his heart. Gigantic dragons have been brought in
for the first task. The champions job will be to retrieve the golden egg.

Harry is terrified, and when he meets Sirius in the fire later on he’s not feeling any better. He has
no idea how he’ll accomplish the task. Sirius urges him to be careful, because he’s sure someone
in the castle has it in for Harry and wants to kill him. He suspects is may be Karkaraff, the
Durmstrang Headmaster, who used to be a Death Eater.

Harry has to cut his meeting with Sirius short when Ron walks into the Common Room. Harry is
furious with him still, and they get into another row.
Chapter 20: The First Task

Harry and Hermione hit the books in order to find out how to defeat the dragon. He gives Cedric
a tip-off about the dragons since he knows all the other champions found out about the dragons.
When Moody sees him sharing information Harry thinks he’s in big trouble, but Moody ends up
giving him a valuable hint on how he can defeat the dragons. He urges Harry to "play to his
strengths", and Harry figures out that he can use his broom and fly around the dragon. He and
Hermione spend hours and hours learning a Summoning Spell, and the night before the task he
finally gets it.

When the task starts Harry is the last up to face his dragon. As he waits for his turn it’s agonizing
to listen to the crowd cheering and gasping during the competition. When he’s finally up he
Summons his Firebolt and kicks off into the air to face the dragon. He wows the crowd with his
flying ability and manages to retrieve the egg faster than any other the other champions. Just
when he thinks he can’t feel any happier, Ron finally apologizes and they become friends again.

Harry receives top marks for his task, and is tied with Krum for first place. He gets a mysterious
clue about the next task, which will take place months from now in February.

Chapter 21: The House-Elf Liberation Front

Harry writes a huge letter to Sirius telling him all about the dragons. He’s so relieved to have
Ron back on his side that the taunting he gets from other students no longer bothers him. He’s
extremely put-out, however, when Rita Skeeter ferrets around the grounds and ends up
interviewing Hagrid. Harry is afraid that Skeeter will twist everything he says, and Hermione
agrees with him.

One day, on Hermione’s urging, they all troop down to the kitchens where Harry is amazed to
find Dobby, the house-elf. He has been working for Hogwarts only a week and he’s much
happier now. He gets paid and has days off, and even though the other house-elves think he’s off
his rocker Dobby loves being free. Winky is also employed at Hogwarts but she’s thoroughly
depressed at her freedom.

When they all leave the kitchens the house-elves give them tons of food to take with them.
Hermione is very happy that Dobby has come to Hogwarts. She’s hoping his desire for freedom
will rub off on the other house elves.

Chapter 22: The Unexpected Task

With Christmas approaching it’s announced that a Yule Ball will be held this year in honor of the
Triwizard Tournament. Harry and Ron are both mortified at the thought of asking a girl to the
dance. Harry is especially daunted when he finds out that, as a champion, he has to open the ball.
As it draws closer gossip abounds on who is going with who, and there is only one girl whom
Harry wants to ask: Cho Chang. When he finally works up the courage, however, he’s devastated
when she tells him she’s already going with Cedric Diggory.
Ron makes a complete fool of himself by asking Fleur Delacour. Both of the boys are astounded
when they find out even Hermione has a date, and in a fit of desperation Harry secures Padma
Patil for a date and a Ravenclaw girl for Ron.

Chapter 23: The Yule Ball

As the night of the Yule Ball approaches Ron keeps trying to find out who Hermione is going
with. Harry finally gets an answer back from Sirius, who congratulates him on his success with
the dragon.

The night of the Yule Ball finds Ron in a horrendous mood. His dress robes are old and ugly, and
he rips them in an attempt to get all the lace off. Both Harry and Ron are shocked when they see
Hermione on the arm of Viktor Krum.

The night does not go well. Ron is livid that Hermione went to the ball with Krum, and he
completely ignores his date, who soon ditches him for someone else. When Harry and Ron go for
a walk to clear their heads they stumble upon Hagrid and Madam Maxime having a personal
conversation they really don’t want to listen to. They also discover Snape and Karkaroff walking
together in the gardens and arguing.

At the end of the night Harry gets a tip from Cedric on the upcoming task. Cedric tells him if he
wants to discover the answer in the golden egg to go take a bath with it. Harry rolls his eyes,
thinking that Cedric is putting him on.

Chapter 24: Rita Skeeter’s Scoop

Now that Christmas is over Harry is getting nervous about the next task. He’s reluctant to accept
help from Cedric because he’s still jealous that Cedric took Cho to the ball.

The first day back to class finds another scathing article from Rita in the Prophet, only this time
she focuses her rumor-mongering on Hagrid. Somehow, she overheard Hagrid and Madam
Maxime’s conversation in the garden on the night of the Yule Ball, when he revealed that he was
half-giant.

When they go into Hogsmead Harry is surprised when Ludo Bagmen offers him illegal help on
the next task. When he sees Rita Skeeter sauntering into the 3 Broomsticks he gets into an
argument with her over her story about Hagrid.

When they get back to Hogwarts they head over to Hagrid’s house. He hasn’t shown his face
since the article came out, and when they pound on the door they’re shocked when Dumbledore
opens the door. Hagrid is inside, crying, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione all tell him they don’t
care that he’s a half-giant. When Harry gets back to the Common Room that night, he decides to
see if Cedric’s hint is worth anything after all.
Chapter 25: The Egg And The Eye

He decides to take Cedric up on his offer to use the prefect’s bathroom and is amazed when he
walks in and discovers a bathtub the size of a swimming pool. He gets some assistance on the
clue from Moaning Myrtle, who spies on him from the side of the pool. When she tells him how
to hear the egg’s message he discovers that something he loves will be taken from him and kept
at the bottom of the lake. It will be Harry’s job to figure out how to breathe underwater to
retrieve it.

When he leaves the bath he runs into trouble when, checking his Marauder’s Map, he sees Barty
Crouch snooping around in Snape’s office. Since Crouch is supposed to be really sick, Harry’s
curiosity gets the better of him and he sets off to investigate. His foot gets caught in the stairs and
he’s almost discovered by Snape and Filch when Mad-Eye Moody shows up and steers them in
the wrong direction. Moody is extremely interested when Harry tells him Crouch was inside
Hogwarts, and Harry loans him his Marauder’s Map to help him investigate.

Chapter 26: The Second Task

Ron, Harry, and Hermione all hit the books again, this time to try to find a spell that will enable
Harry to breathe underwater. As the days go by Harry becomes increasingly frantic when they
turn up nothing that will help. The night of the next task seems like a nightmare, and as Harry
keeps checking book after book he gets sleepier and sleepier. He wakes up on the morning of the
second task to find Dobby poking him with a wad of slimy gillyweed, which he claims will help
Harry breathe underwater.

Harry races to the lake and is almost late for the task. He eats the gillyweed and dives into the
water, his job to retrieve what has been taken from him. When he finds the merpeople’s city he’s
surprised to see people down there. Ron, Hermione, Cho, and a little girl are all down there,
asleep.

It’s creepy down there and Harry tries to free everyone, staying until everyone else is taken but
Ron and the little girl, who looks like she’s Fleur’s sister. He frees them both and is the last to
return to the surface.

Even though he was the first to get to the captives he was the last to return, and feels like an idiot
for waiting so long and ruining his chance for a win. He gets high marks, however, for showing
moral fortitude.

Chapter 27: Padfoot Returns

Rita Skeeter strikes again when she publishes a story about Harry and Hermion’s love life,
throwing Viktor Krum’s name into the mix as well. Hermione starts to wonder how she’s getting
all this secret information.
They meet Sirius in Hogsmead a few days later in a hidden cave outside of town. They spend
hours discussing the current mysterious absences of Barty Crouch, his history fighting Death
Eaters, and who might be inside Hogwarts that wants to kill Harry.

Chapter 28: The Madness Of Mr. Crouch

Monday morning arrives and Hermione starts receiving hate mail in regards to Rita Skeeter’s
article. She’s forced to go to the hospital wing when one of the letters causes her hands to break
out in painful sores. She’s made it her mission to find out how Rita Skeeter is finding out
information about people at Hogwarts.

One night Harry is summoned to the Quidditch pitch where he and the rest of the champions will
find out about the last task. He’s surprised to discover that the pitch is full of hedges, which
make a maze. Ludo Bagman tells them that for the last task they’ll have to get through the maze
and overcome the obstacles that will be inside.

Viktor Krum pulls him aside as they’re all walking back to the castle, wanting to know if Harry
and Hermione are going out. Harry tells him they’re just friends, and they start talking about
Quidditch when, to their surprise, Barty Crouch stumbles out of the Forbidden Forest looking
very disheveled and not acting himself. He keeps talking about Voldemort and Harry, and begs
them to find Dumbledore. Harry streaks back to the castle to get the Headmaster.

When he gets Dumbledore they walk quickly back to the grounds, only to find Krum knocked
out and Crouch missing. Karkaroff is livid that his student was attacked and comes close to
threatening Dumbledore because of it.

Chapter 29: The Dream

Harry, Ron, and Hermione talk endlessly about the night’s events and what could have been
wrong with Barty Crouch. Mad-Eye Moody urges Harry to prepare for the last task and learn
defensive spells. Harry gets a scathing letter from Sirius, admonishing him for walking around
with Viktor Krum.

He’s in Divination one day when he has a terrible vision of Voldemort attacking Wormtail.
When he wakes up his scar is searing and he’s on the floor. Professor Trelawney is dying to
know what Harry dreamed about, but he tells her he needs to go to the hospital wing. When he’s
out of class he sets off for Dumbledore’s office, wanting to tell him the dream straight away.

Chapter 30: The Pensieve

When Harry gets to Dumbledore’s office he finds Cornelius Fudge and Mad-Eye Moody already
in there. They leave for a walk on the grounds and Dumbledore tells Harry to wait for him until
he gets back. As soon as they leave Harry’s curiosity gets the best of him when he sees a shallow
basin full of a glowing substance. As he leans in closer to see what is inside the substance, his
nose touches it and he’s pulled into the basin.
When he opens his eyes he realizes he’s in a dungeon with a younger Dumbledore, and realizes
this must be a memory he’s seeing. He watches Karkaroff as he’s on trial for being a Death
Eater, and then sees the trial of Crouch’s son, who is accused of being a Death Eater. It’s a
disturbing scene, and Harry is grateful when the real Dumbledore pulls him back to the present.

Dumbledore explains that the bowl is a Pensieve, and the substance inside is his thoughts. He
also explains Crouch’s son was accused of torturing Neville Longbottom’s parents into insanity,
and that is why he was sent to Azkaban. Harry is horrified at this knowledge, and promises to tell
no one about Neville’s parent’s.

Chapter 31: The Third Task

As the days slip past towards summer, Harry spends all his free time practicing defensive spells.
Things are going well until yet another story comes out about him, written by Rita Skeeter.
Somehow she knew he had collapsed because of his scar, and she writes about him being
"disturbed and dangerous". Hermione is livid but suddenly has a brain wave as to how Rita is
getting all this information. She races off the library to look something up, leaving a perplexed
Harry and Ron at the breakfast table.

Harry is thrilled when Mrs. Weasley and Bill show up to watch him do the third task. As evening
approaches Harry feels less nervous than before the previous two tasks. He knows he’s done all
he can to prepare and is looking forward to the competition being over.

The third task starts well for Harry. He has to get through many obstacles in the maze, and then
has to rescue Cedric when Krum uses an Unforgivable Curse on him. The boys go their separate
ways after that, but Harry is really starting to want to win the Cup. When he finally makes it to
the middle of the maze he gets there the same time as Cedric. They both fight together against a
gigantic spider that’s guarding the Cup, and then, on Harry’s insistence, they grab the Cup
together to share the win. As soon as they both touch the cup, however, they’re jerked out of the
maze.

Chapter 32: Flesh, Blood, And Bone

When they open their eyes they discover they’re in a cemetery. Not sure if this is part of the task
or not, they get their wands out quickly. A figure approaches them and suddenly kills Cedric
with the Avada Kedavra curse.

Harry is reeling with shock, and barely registers when Wormtail ties him to the grave of Tom
Riddle. Wormtail prepares a cauldron and drops an ugly, horrific looking creature inside the
water. He takes blood from Harry, sacrifices his own hand, and uses a powerful spell to bring
Lord Voldemort back to his full strength.

Chapter 33: The Death Eaters

Voldemort is exultant about having a body again, and quickly summons his Death Eaters to him.
He questions all of them about their actions, and then tells them all about how he came back to
power, using a faithful servant planted inside Hogwarts and the opportunities that the Triwizard
Tournament offered. He then turns his attention to Harry. He wants to duel with him, to show his
Death Eaters that Harry is no more than a boy. He tells Wormtail to untie him, and give him back
his wand.

Chapter 34: Priori Incantatem

As Harry starts to duel with Voldemort he begins to lose any hope that he’ll make it out of the
graveyard alive. He’s cowering behind a gravestone when he resolves not to die afraid, and
stands back up to face Voldemort. They both shout spells at the same time and the two spells
meet in the air, forming a long beam of light connecting the two wands. Both Harry and
Voldemort are surprised at this turn, and somehow Harry knows he should not break the
connection. As they both rise in the air, still clutching their connected wands, a dome of light
encircles them both. From all around him a phoenix begins to sing, and Harry’s heart is filled
with hope.

Suddenly, Voldemort’s wand begins spewing forth ghostly images of the people he recently
killed, starting with Cedric. Moments later, images of Harry’s parents come out of the wand.
They tell him to hold on, and whisper a way for him to get out. Harry suddenly breaks the
connection as the ghosts surround Voldemort, blocking his vision. Harry sprints to the Portkey
and, clutching Cedric’s body, grasps the handle and is jerked back to school.

Chapter 35: Veritaserum

Harry is dazed and confused when he opens his eyes back at Hogwarts. Dumbledore is by his
side immediately and Harry tells him that Voldemort is back. Shock waves reverberate through
the crowd when they hear of Cedric’s death, and Dumbledore has to leave quickly to head off
Cedric’s father, who is running quickly towards them.

Mad-Eye Moody helps Harry up to his office and questions him about what happened. Harry is
astounded when he learns that Mad-Eye has been the traitor all along, that he’s a Death Eater and
has been plotting against Harry all year. Just as he raises his wand to kill Harry he’s Stupefied by
Dumbledore, who comes crashing into Moody’s office to rescue Harry.

Harry finds out that the real Mad-Eye Moody has been locked up all year in a trunk, and the
impersonator is none other that Barty Crouch’s son, whom everyone believed dead.

Dumbledore gives Crouch a dose of Veritaserum, a truth-telling potion, and he tells them all how
he managed to stay alive and get into Hogwarts to help the Dark Lord kidnap Harry.

Chapter 36: The Parting Of The Ways

When Crouch is done with his story, Dumbledore takes Harry back to his office where Sirius is
waiting. Harry is still numb from shock, but Dumbledore urges Harry to tell him everything,
even though Harry would rather just go to sleep. As he tells his story, however, Harry finds that
the pain is relieved a bit, as though a weight is lifted off his chest. Harry finds out that his wand’s
core, a phoenix feather, comes from Dumbledore’s phoenix, Fawkes.

When Harry is finally done with his story Dumbledore takes him to the hospital wing for a
peaceful sleep. He’s awoken far too soon, however, by Fudge’s loud voice echoing through the
hallway. Dumbledore is incensed to find out that Barty Crouch has been kissed by a dementor on
orders from Fudge, rendering him unable to give testimony or speak further about anything.
Fudge refuses flat out to believe that Voldemort is back, and he and Dumbledore get into a fierce
argument about it. When Fudge storms out, Dumbledore immediately springs into action. Sirius
reveals himself to the Weasley’s and Snape, and Dumbledore starts issuing orders, recalling
members of the old Order that fought Voldmort when he was powerful before.

Chapter 37: The Beginning

The next few days pass in a blur to Harry. He finds out that Hagrid and Madam Maxine are about
to go on a journey for Dumbledore to help in the fight with Voldemort, but he won’t say what it
is. The last feast is a painful affair for Harry. Cedric’s memory is honored, and Dumbledore tells
the school that Voldemort has come back.

On the way back to London Harry finds out a big secret of Hermione’s. She finally discovered
how Rita Skeeter was getting all sorts of information on people at Hogwarts. She found out that
Rita is an unregistered Animagus - a beetle. And she’d been flying around the grounds snooping
on people all year. Hermione threatened to tell the Ministry about her illegal shape-changing
unless she held off writing gossip for one full year.

Harry decides to give Fred and George his winnings so they can realize their dream to open a
joke shop. He feels slightly better when he gets off the train and leaves with the Dursley’s.