Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Great book

This is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series, and also the first Harry Potter book I ever read. I remember recieving this book for Christmas a few years back (when I was 12 or 13). I had heard of Harry Potter, but I knew f*ck all about it, except that Harry is a wizard who attends a wizards school. I never got round to reading it, because I wasn't in a reading mood. I was too busy with computer games at the time. A while later, a friend of mine was reading the third book of the Harry Potter series (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). I asked him if it was good, and he said it was excellent. This funny enough motivated me into reading book 4. By the end of the first chapter, I was already too interested in the book to stop. A couple of chapters later, I was hooked on the book, and couldn't believe I hadn't read it sooner. As soon as I read it, I read the first three (the first film was released in the cinema shortly afterwards), then I had to wait a couple of years for the release of book 5. The book starts of with an old muggle named Frank Bryce, who 50 years earlier had been blamed for the mysterious murder of the Riddle family. He was eventually set free, as their wasn't enough evidence to convict him. In the present time, Frank (who is now in his 70s) wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a flicker of light from one of the upstairs rooms in the old Riddle house, which has been empty for many years. In there he finds Peter Pettigrew, who at the end of the previous book turned out to be a traitor to Harry's parents and framed Sirius Black for murder. For some reason he's refered to by his nickname Wormtail in this book and the later ones. Peter is talking to what's left of his master Lord Voldemort and are disgussing plans. Frank's presence eventually comes to Voldemort's attention who then murders him. Harry then wakes up, having dreamed about that event with his scar burning (this by the way is an important part in the book). Harry then spends the rest of the summer holidays with the Weasleys and comes along with them to see the final match in the Quiditch world cup (Ireland wins it). That evening some of Voldemort's supporters (the Death Eaters) cause mayhem at the campsite, and in the woods a mysterious person conjures Voldemort's dark mark into the sky. Shortly afterwards Harry returns to Hogwarts to begin his 4th year, which is going to be completely different from his previous 3 years. This year Hogwarts is hosting the legendary Tri-wizard tournament; an event when one three students (one from from Hogwarts, one from the French school Beauxbatons and one from the Bulgarian school Durmstrang) participate in three tasks throughout the year. The winner will recieve prize money (I can't remember if it was 1000 or 10,000 galleons). This year changes have been made. The age of the champions has been restricted to 17 and the tasks are much safer. Anyone who wished to particpate must write their name and the school they attend onto a piece of parchment and put it in the goblet of fire, which on Halloween night will choose the champions. The Beauxbatons champion is called Fleaur Delacour, the Durmstrang champion is called Victor Krum (also a famous Quiditch player) and the Hogwarts champion is Hufflepuff Quiditch captain and seeker Cedric Diggory, then the goblet for some reason selects a 4th champion. No doubt that you would've guessed who that champion might be. Harry is as confused about this as anybody, though he loses a lot of respect (especially with the Hufflepuffs). Even Ron has a fall out with him, having concluded that Harry intended to become a champion and didn't bother telling him. Hermoine luckily believes Harry 100%. Meanwhile Harry is forced to particpate, and although the whole thing is a mystery one thing are crystal clear; him becoming a Tri-wizard champion is linked with the recent events. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is an excellent book, twice as long as the previous and definately much better than the first three. This book is filled with great mysteries and twists, and brings in more new characters from the wizarding world. A book not to be missed by any Harry Potter fan.

Good quality

Arrived as described, great price for a book that will be well received by my niece.

Always a great story, prefer the original covers though

This book is well worth the read and well worth a revisit. I've read this before but not in a while. It didn't disappoint. Fast paced and well written. I enjoyed this

Excellent version. Plenty of detail

First of all. A point. I'm aware of the recent controversy surrounding JK Rowling's opinions. This review is NOT about the moral debate over how she feels about the validity of LGBT identities. This is about the book, and the book only. My daughter has ALL the Harry Potter Illustrated books. She loves them, and I can see why. The print quality is excellent, the cover art beautiful and the package as a whole is a high quality item that gives the reader a different experience to the paperbacks. The artist has done a fantastic job of bringing Rowling's characters and settings to life. It all looks good and fits well with the story. One thing I should warn you about is that this is a large, heavy book and will probably be reserved for reading at home. It's NOT the sort of thing you could take on the train and read. It's also worth noting that bringing out the next edition of the illustrated books takes a LONG time. This one took much longer than the last one and 'Order of the Phoenix' is an even longer book. If you're hoping to collect the whole Harry Potter series in illustrated form you are probably in for a long wait. I'd estimate you'll have to wait until at least 2028, probably 2030 before you can complete the set. There's also the risk that at some point the financial value of printing these won't be there. So you could try and collect them, but find at the end you only have half an illustrated set. The book on it's own merit though, will be loved by kids and adult Potter fans alike. It'd make a great Christmas or birthday present, and might encourage a fan who read the paperback to read the story again.

Goed boek en een mooie buitekant.

Chegou em ótimo estado.

Book: 25/52. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- J K Rowling. My Rating: 5/5. The fourth book in the series, and I must say that the plot thickens by the time I finished this one; there is certainly no looking back. This one is a personal favourite of lots of people that I know from the Harry Potter fan club, but not mine. Engaging, thrilling, action packed and especially the ending (without giving away anything). At Hogwarts, the school of magic hosts the Triwizard Tournament, and we get our new hero in Cedric Diggory, who made a special appearance in the previous part, with a full-fledged role in this one. Mr Potter is still a teenager with a messed-up life, all thanks to the dark forces still trying to kill him, unfortunately, to no avail, thanks to his support team with mighty Dumbledore and the helm of things. For the tournament, three schools are competing with their best champion, but this year, for a change, there is a Fourth champion too, which comes as a surprise. The three stunts that they need to attempt to be the winner with a ground-breaking finale, with so many riddles to solve to clear each one, are totally engrossing and engaging. The best part of this one is the Prof Moody Mad Eye, the new defence against the dark arts teacher, and Sirius Black, Harry’s Godfather, who comes to his rescue, finally giving him much-needed family support. This is the only book whose movie adaptation (still not up to the mark or detailed), but I still actually look forward to more than my personal favourite, The Half Blood Prince, where I believe the movie doesn’t do justice to Professor Snape’s character. One thing I must say that although this is my second reading of the books after a decade but I am suprised to find that I still love them as much as I loved them all, the very first time and if truth to be told, I have found some instances that I forgot after the first time, which was so Kool. Guess I need to increase my frequency of reading them again. Do let me know if this one is your favourite too, and how you like its screen adaptation?

Todo bien.

Molto bello