Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Chapters - J. K. Rowling
Chapter 1: The Riddle House
In Little Hangleton, elderly caretaker Frank Bryce investigates lights in the abandoned Riddle House and overhears Voldemort and Wormtail plotting to murder Harry Potter after the Quidditch World Cup. They discuss their plan requiring a faithful servant at Hogwarts and the death of Bertha Jorkins. Nagini the snake detects Frank, and Voldemort kills him with the Killing Curse. The chapter establishes Voldemort's weakened but scheming state and his dependence on Pettigrew.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Lord Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew, Frank Bryce, Nagini·Mentioned: Tom Riddle Sr, Bertha Jorkins
Chapter 2: The Scar
Harry wakes at Privet Drive with his scar burning after dreaming of Voldemort and Wormtail's conversation. He considers writing to Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore about it, but instead decides to write to his godfather Sirius Black. Harry composes a letter mentioning his scar pain and sends it with Hedwig. The chapter establishes Harry's isolation at the Dursleys and his reliance on Sirius as a parental figure.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Vernon Dursley, Hedwig·Mentioned: Lord Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore
Chapter 3: The Invitation
Harry receives Mrs Weasley's letter inviting him to the Quidditch World Cup. Uncle Vernon reluctantly agrees to let Harry go after Harry mentions writing to his convicted-murderer godfather Sirius. Ron's letter arrives via tiny owl Pigwidgeon confirming the plan. Harry writes back accepting and prepares for the Weasleys to collect him.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Vernon Dursley·Mentioned: Molly Weasley, Ron Weasley, Sirius Black, Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid
Chapter 4: Back to the Burrow
The Weasleys arrive to collect Harry via Floo powder, but get stuck behind the Dursleys' boarded-up fireplace. Arthur Weasley blasts it open, and he, Fred, George, and Ron emerge in the living room. After an awkward encounter with the terrified Dursleys, Fred deliberately drops a Ton-Tongue Toffee that Dudley eats, causing his tongue to swell to four feet. Arthur sends the boys through the fire to the Burrow while he stays to fix the situation.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Arthur Weasley, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Vernon Dursley
Chapter 5: Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
Harry arrives at the Burrow and meets Bill and Charlie Weasley. Arthur returns furious about the Ton-Tongue Toffee incident. Mrs Weasley rages at Fred and George about their joke shop plans. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny retreat upstairs where they discuss Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and Percy's new job. At dinner, Percy talks about his boss Mr Crouch and the missing Bertha Jorkins, while hinting at a secret event at Hogwarts after the World Cup.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Ginny Weasley
Chapter 6: The Portkey
The Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione take a Portkey to the Quidditch World Cup campsite, meeting Cedric Diggory and his father Amos along the way. They arrive at a massive campsite full of witches and wizards from around the world. Arthur struggles with Muggle money at the campsite office. They set up tents and spend the day exploring, meeting various Ministry officials and school friends, before heading to the match.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Cedric Diggory, Amos Diggory
Chapter 7: Bagman and Crouch
At the World Cup campsite, the Weasleys meet Ludo Bagman, who takes bets on the match, and the stern Barty Crouch. Fred and George bet their savings on Ireland winning but Krum catching the Snitch. The group heads to the massive stadium, where Harry encounters Winky the house-elf (saving a seat for Crouch) and discusses Dobby's freedom. The Malfoys arrive in the Top Box - Lucius exchanges tense words with Arthur Weasley, and Draco sneers at the group.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Bartemius Crouch Sr, Pigwidgeon, Percy Weasley, Crookshanks·Mentioned: Dobby
Chapter 8: The Quidditch World Cup
The Quidditch World Cup match between Ireland and Bulgaria takes place. The veela mascots entrance Ron, and the leprechauns shower the crowd with gold. The match is fast and brutal, with Ireland's chasers dominating but Krum performing spectacular moves including the Wronski Feint. Ireland wins 170-10 despite Krum catching the Snitch, exactly as Fred and George predicted. The group returns to the tent and celebrates before going to sleep.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Bartemius Crouch Sr, Ludo Bagman, Percy Weasley, Cornelius Fudge·Mentioned: Bertha Jorkins, Oliver Wood
Chapter 9: The Dark Mark
Harry is woken by Arthur Weasley as masked Death Eaters terrorise the campsite, levitating and tormenting the Muggle Roberts family. Arthur and the older Weasley boys rush to help the Ministry while Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny flee into the woods. They encounter Draco Malfoy, who taunts them about Hermione's Muggle-born status. Harry, Ron, and Hermione get separated from the others and discover the Dark Mark cast into the sky. They are stunned by Ministry wizards who suspect them, but Winky the house-elf is found unconscious holding Harry's stolen wand - the wand that cast the Mark. Arthur arrives and they return home safely.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy
Chapter 10: Mayhem at the Ministry
Back at the Burrow, Molly is relieved the family is safe. The Daily Prophet runs a sensationalised article by Rita Skeeter about the Dark Mark incident, embarrassing the Ministry and Arthur personally. Harry tells Ron and Hermione about his scar hurting and his dream about Voldemort and Wormtail plotting murder, and mentions writing to Sirius about it. The group spends their remaining holiday at the Burrow playing Quidditch. Ginny asks about the Howlers Arthur is receiving. Fred and George behave mysteriously, working on something secret in their room.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Winky, Amos Diggory·Mentioned: Sirius Black, Lord Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew
Chapter 11: Aboard the Hogwarts Express
On the morning of departure for Hogwarts, Arthur rushes to help Mad-Eye Moody, who attacked an intruder at his home and caused chaos with the Ministry. Mrs Weasley takes the group to King's Cross by Muggle taxi. On the Hogwarts Express, Draco Malfoy taunts Ron about his shabby dress robes and hints at a special event at Hogwarts. They meet Neville on the train and discuss the World Cup. Arriving at Hogwarts in a storm, they are greeted by Hagrid at the station.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Rubeus Hagrid·Mentioned: Alastor Moody, Albus Dumbledore
Chapter 12: The Triwizard Tournament
At the start-of-term feast, Peeves pelts students with water bombs and McGonagall intervenes. After the Sorting, Dumbledore announces that the inter-house Quidditch Cup is cancelled in favour of the Triwizard Tournament, which will be hosted at Hogwarts with Beauxbatons and Durmstrang schools. An age restriction limits entrants to those seventeen and over. The new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is revealed as Mad-Eye Moody, whose dramatic entrance startles everyone. Moody's magical eye and scarred appearance unsettle the students.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Severus Snape, Neville Longbottom, Ludo Bagman, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Nearly Headless Nick, Peeves, Sorting Hat, Cho Chang·Mentioned: Rubeus Hagrid, Bartemius Crouch Sr, Cornelius Fudge
Chapter 13: Mad-Eye Moody
On the first day of term, Harry's class has Herbology (squeezing bubotubers) then Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid, who introduces his Blast-Ended Skrewts. Draco mocks the pointless creatures. In the afternoon, they have Divination. The chapter establishes the fourth-year routine and Hagrid's questionable teaching with dangerous creatures. Malfoy's antagonism toward Hagrid continues from the previous year.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom·Mentioned: Sirius Black
Chapter 14: The Unforgivable Curses
Moody teaches his first Defence Against the Dark Arts class, demonstrating the three Unforgivable Curses on spiders: the Imperius Curse (total control), the Cruciatus Curse (torture - which deeply upsets Neville), and the Killing Curse. The lesson has a profound effect on the students. Neville is particularly disturbed by the Cruciatus Curse demonstration - Hermione later explains to Harry that Neville's parents were tortured into insanity by Death Eaters using that curse. Moody takes Neville aside afterward to comfort him.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Alastor Moody, Neville Longbottom·Mentioned: Severus Snape
Chapter 15: Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
Sirius's reply arrives, warning Harry to stay alert and that he is returning north. Moody puts each student under the Imperius Curse in class - Harry is the only one who can resist it. The workload increases as teachers prepare for the visiting schools. McGonagall warns Neville not to embarrass Hogwarts. Hermione starts her S.P.E.W. campaign for house-elf rights. Dumbledore announces the delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive on 30 October. Beauxbatons arrives in a giant flying carriage drawn by winged horses; Durmstrang arrives in a ship that surfaces from the lake, with Viktor Krum among their students.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Alastor Moody, Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Viktor Krum, Igor Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, Argus Filch, Mrs Norris, Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Madam Hooch, Cuthbert Binns, Sybill Trelawney·Mentioned: Sirius Black, Severus Snape, Cedric Diggory
Chapter 16: The Goblet of Fire
At the welcoming feast for the visiting schools, Ron is starstruck by Krum while Draco tries to ingratiate himself with the Durmstrang students. Dumbledore explains the Triwizard Tournament rules and unveils the Goblet of Fire - an impartial magical judge that will select one champion from each school. An Age Line will prevent underage students from entering. Students have until Halloween to submit their names. Fred and George plan to use an Ageing Potion to enter despite being underage. That evening, the Goblet is placed in the entrance hall.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
Chapter 17: The Four Champions
On Halloween, the Goblet of Fire selects the three champions: Viktor Krum for Durmstrang, Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons, and Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts. But then the Goblet unexpectedly produces a fourth name - Harry Potter. Stunned and confused, Harry is sent to join the other champions. The teachers argue furiously: Karkaroff and Madame Maxime protest, Snape implies Harry cheated, and McGonagall defends him. Moody suggests someone entered Harry's name under a fourth school to ensure his selection. Despite objections, the magical contract is binding and Harry must compete.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Alastor Moody, Cedric Diggory, Rubeus Hagrid, Fleur Delacour, Viktor Krum, Igor Karkaroff
Chapter 18: The Weighing of the Wands
Harry faces hostility from all houses after being named champion, with Ron refusing to speak to him and only Hermione standing by his side. A corridor duel with Draco outside Snape's Potions class leaves Hermione hexed with oversized teeth, and Snape cruelly refuses to help her. Harry is pulled from class for the Weighing of the Wands ceremony, where Rita Skeeter corners him for a manipulative interview before Dumbledore rescues him and Ollivander inspects all four champions' wands.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Albus Dumbledore, Cedric Diggory, Rita Skeeter, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Crookshanks·Mentioned: Sirius Black, Neville Longbottom, Alastor Moody, Lord Voldemort
Chapter 19: The Hungarian Horntail
Rita Skeeter's sensationalised article about Harry makes life even worse at school, and his rift with Ron deepens despite Hermione's efforts to reconcile them. At the Three Broomsticks, Hagrid and Moody find Harry under his Invisibility Cloak, and Hagrid secretly takes him to see four nesting dragons being prepared for the first task. Sirius appears in the Gryffindor common room fire to warn Harry that Karkaroff is a former Death Eater and that someone may be using the tournament to target him, but Ron's arrival cuts their conversation short before Sirius can explain how to get past the dragons.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid, Alastor Moody, Sirius Black, Ludo Bagman·Mentioned: Cedric Diggory, Neville Longbottom, Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore
Chapter 20: The First Task
Harry and Hermione spend the entire night before the first task practising Summoning Charms until Harry can reliably Accio objects across the room. That morning Harry tells Cedric about the dragons in a corridor, levelling the playing field. Moody overhears but approves, then privately coaches Harry to play to his greatest strength - flying. McGonagall escorts Harry to the champions' tent, visibly shaking with worry. Harry draws the Hungarian Horntail, the most dangerous dragon. He summons his Firebolt with a perfect Accio and flies brilliantly to seize the golden egg, earning joint-first place with Krum. McGonagall, Hagrid, and Moody rush to congratulate him. Ron bursts into the first aid tent, finally admitting that whoever entered Harry's name is trying to kill him. The two boys reconcile without needing to say the words.
POV: Harry Potter·On page: Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Cedric Diggory, Alastor Moody, Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid·Mentioned: Neville Longbottom, Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy