Title: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
(Harry Potter Series #4)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Genre: YA, Fantasy
First published: July 10th 2000
Finished reading: November 21st 2014
Pages: 636
“I don’t know who Maxime thinks she’s kidding. If Hagrid’s half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones… the only thing that’s got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.”
I finally came around rereading the fourth book of the Harry Potter series! I had originally planned to reread all of them along with The Not A Book Club Club at Goodreads, but once I started with the Bookish Bingo challenge I couldn’t keep up with the pace. I’m glad I finally did reread The Goblet Of Fire though, because it has been one of my favorite books of the series. While Hermione and her S.P.E.W. promotion tends to be a bit on the annoying side, the tournament makes it a highly entertaining and addictive read. The fact that Harry’s godfather Sirius is playing a role in it is a huge bonus; I’ve always loved the Marauder characters and I wish J.K. Rowling would have incorporated them more into the books… The Goblet Of Fire is probably the first really dark book of the series, where Lord Voldemort rises again and the world is getting more dangerous. But it also shows Harry and his friends are growing up and behaving like any normal teenager… Definitely a must read in case you haven’t read it, like the rest of the series!
WARNING: Spoilers! Please don’t read this summary if you haven’t read the previous books yet...
Harry is about to start his fourth year at Hogwarts, but he has another event to look forward to before: the Quidditch World Cup. The Weasleys have invited him to come watch the final, and he is truly excited. Things take a turn for the worse after the match though, and Voldemort’s supporters, the Death Eaters, manage to mark the sky with a mark that hasn’t been seen since the Dark Lord attacked Harry Potter and lost all his power… And soon panick is all around.
Harry has other things to worry about though, as the first Triwizard tournament in centuries is being held at Hogwarts his year. And although Harry wasn’t supposed to enter the competition, somehow his name ended up in the goblet of fire anyway and he was chosen as one of the champions. He now has to face the three tasks along with the other three champions, and they definitely are not easy at all… And what about the person who put his name in the goblet? And the threat that Voldemort is getting stronger? It’s going to be another difficult and dangerous year at Hogwarts for Harry…
I have loved this series ever since the first book came out, and I can easily say these books have shaped my childhood. In The Goblet Of Fire we see Harry that slowly growing up and the events are getting darker and more serious. While I don’t care much about the romance Rowling is trying to introduce in the story, I still very much loved this book. The tournament, the different tasks, marauders… The Goblet Of Fire is filled with mystery, magic and awesomeness. A must read!
I love Sirius! (and the Mauraders) I remember thinking this book was so huge when it came out. I mean, it was a kids book. It was the start of the dark and scary times. I still liked it though. 🙂 I’m glad you are doing this reread. Maybe after bingo you’ll get it completed.
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Me too! Sirius is awesome… And I actually loved that the book was so huge, mostly because I was going to get more hours to lose myself in the Harry Potter world. 😉 I will probably put the reread on hold until I finished the Bookish Bingo, but I will complete it before the summer ends… The three books are the most exciting ones! (Although I’m curious about the fifth; I REALLY hated Umbridge in the movie version and I cannot remember exactly how Rowling described her in the book.)
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Toad faced lol I think I hated her even more in the book.
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I know it was always one of my least favorite books for the series, so that might explain it. 😉
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Thanks! And welcome to the book blog community; it is always nice to have new fellow book lovers around. 🙂
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Great review! The Harry Potter books shaped my childhood too. They were a huge influence and I read and reread them dozens of times! I haven’t read them for a while, but last summer I bought the box set and rewatched all the movies, which was fun. 🙂
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I’ve been rewatching the movies on TV lately as well! It is always great to travel back to the HP world… Books and movies alike. 🙂
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