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Talking Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rachel, Abby, Jeremy and I had our fourth Harry Potter film discussion yesterday. While we all found the film of Goblet of Fire to be flawed, I felt this was our most fun discussion yet, with talk of how perverted Moaning … Continue reading

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Film review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

When the first Harry Potter film came out, I was still in high school. The day I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the cinema was towards the end of my first term at university, a few … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 33-37 & Final Thoughts

Chapter 33 – The Death Eaters We may have met Voldemort face-to-face in Philosopher’s Stone, and his earlier self in Chamber of Secrets, but now we’re finally getting a good look at him at his peak. There can be no … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 27-32

Chapter 27 – Padfoot Returns Snape reading Rita Skeeter’s love triangle article out loud in class – “pausing at the end of every sentence to allow the Slytherins a hearty laugh” – it’s mean and hilarious at the same time. … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 22-26

Chapter 22 – The Unexpected Task Like so many fanfiction writers, it would appear Rowling liked the idea of Hogwarts hosting a dance. It’s here that we really see our protagonists as true teenagers, experiencing romantic feelings and being very … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 17-21

Chapter 17 – The Four Champions All we know about why Harry has to compete in the Tournament is that there’s a “binding magical contract” – it really should be explained what the consequences of breaking this contract are. If … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 11-16

Chapter 11 – Aboard the Hogwarts Express This book introduces a lot of wizarding terminology, like Death Eaters and Aurors, which you’d think might have come up in previous years. We’re still taking time to set up everything that’s going … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 6-10

Chapter 6 – The Portkey In this chapter, Mr Weasley addresses the problem of how you handle getting thousands of wizards from all over the world into Britain without the Muggles noticing. The wizarding world may be hidden away from … Continue reading

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Re-Reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 1-5

By the time Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, the series had become sufficiently popular for its publication to be a really big deal, even in countries outside the UK. Newspapers and various websites talked … Continue reading

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