Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth book that J.K. Rowling wrote in the Harry Potter series is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  It is a fantastic book!  At the end of the summer, Harry gets to go with the Weaslys to the Quiddich World Cup.  Quiddich is the sport in the wizarding world.  It is played with fourteen people on broomsticks, four balls, and six goalposts.  Harry plays on his house team as the youngest seeker in a century.  He loves the game, but afterwards, some death eaters (hooded and masked supporters of the evilest wizard of the century, Lord Voldemort) terrorize the muggles (non-magical people)at the campground.  Everyone gets out of there fast, and when Harry, Ron, and Hermonie go back to Hogwarts, everyone knows Voldemort is getting stronger.  (He was destroyed somehow when he tried to kill Harry when Harry was only one).  
Something exciting is going on this year at Hogwarts!  The Triwizard Tournament is happening for the first time in 500 years at Hogwarts.  Beaubatons Academy and Durmstrang School are the other two large magical schools in Europe.  From each of the schools one champion is chosen by the Goblet of Fire, and they have to compete in three magical challenges.  This year, new rules are put into place.  You have to be of age, that is to say 17, to compete.  However, something mysterious happens.  A fourth champion is selected, and his name is Harry Potter.  Now Harry has to compete against three 17 year-olds (Harry is 14) in very difficult tasks!  When Harry gets to the third task, an unknown, umm, adventure awaits him at the end.  Will Harry survive it?  And what secrets does he find out?   You should read Harry Potter to find out!  Although, I would recommend starting with the first book... :)
Have fun reading!!    

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