My fav Harry Potter book so far!!

I adore the family that Harry has found

“Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter.”



JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is another great installment in the series. The book introduces readers to Mad Eye Moody (a fantastic character even when he is not really himself). Goblet of Fire also features the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and its many interesting challenges. Some people like the dragon challenge best, but for me its the one with the merpeople. The stakes are higher in this one and it is consequently darker than the previous three books. Great fun! 4.5 stars

bitches really think constantly rereading harry potter to the point that it becomes ridiculous is a personality trait...

it's me. i'm bitches.

This one is still my favorite!

I feel like I've been stabbed. Right in the feels. There are tear stains all over the last 60 pages.

Jesus, I need to take a nap for a year after that.

“What’s comin’ will come, an’ we’ll meet it when it does.”

The Triwizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts this year, a competition that hasn't been held for a hundred years. Two other rival schools of magic will take part as Harry is forced to take part following the mysterious introduction of his name into the Goblet of Fire...

Oh Hagrid, you sweet cinnamon roll. He has a bit of a tough time in this one (when does he not, to be honest), but still manages to retain his dignity and come out stronger on the other side. I'm really feeling more appreciative of Hagrid on this re-read. I couldn't deal with how sad I felt when he was considering resigning from his post at Hogwarts following all the scandal after the Daily Prophet article. He got all sad and upset, and when Hagrid is upset, you bet your ass I am upset!!

Anyway, I went on a bit of a Hagrid detour there... back to the book itself. I thought my big reread of 2018 would help me finally decide upon which Harry Potter book is my favourite. Four books in and I'm already feeling conflicted between Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire! I don't think I'll ever have a definitive answer to that question - and that ain't a bad thing.

One of my favourite things about Goblet of Fire is getting to learn more about the two other Wizarding schools. I am a sucker for learning and knowledge. And the whole Triwizard Tournament in general is just so much fun! Harry's preparation and studying before teach of the tasks remind me of being in school, and given that I was one of those strange beings who enjoyed school, this is a very pleasurable reading experience.

Goblet of Fire also has Molly Weasley being extra maternal towards Harry and these scenes always pull at my heart strings. The world needs more Molly Weasley's - she just reminds me of my own mum (how lucky am I!). And then we also have all the DRAMA of the Yule Ball! In particular, Harry and Ron being rude AF - their poor dates!! This one also hurts my heart in terms of the big fall out between Harry and Ron, it just doesn't feel right when those two aren't talking. It makes me sad. Trust Hermione to be the one to bang their heads together and sort shit out.

My only minor nitpick with this one is the Quidditch World Cup. I'm sorry, but I just could not care any less. Any time Quidditch comes up I'm just skimming through, skipping ahead to more important things. Sports scenes like this are much more exciting to watch than read. Don't care!

Harry Potter really brings out every emotion possible - from laughing your head off, to smiling broadly like an idiot at really poignant parts, to crying over THAT death, to getting so fucking angry at stupid Rita Shreever!! These books have it all - they're an emotional rollercoaster. But this is when the books start to get really dark - it's a tough ride from here, folks...

5 stars.

Oh my gosh...I ‘must’ dedicate this little review to *Cheri*....
‘Queen of songs’.
Songs come to Cheri when she reads.
It happened to me, too.
This book is DARKER than books 1-3. ( Lisa warned me) ... Characters are ‘cruel’. CRUEL ... really cruel!!!
The song I started singing to myself was an old Elvis Presley song called
“Don’t Be Cruel”.
Indulge yourself ... sing

Part of the reason I love Harry Potter is that it never skimps on the non-plot-related world-building. Exploding Snap, butterbeer, Qudditch World cup... My goodness, Rowling. Do you have a direct hotline to the Nine Muses? If so, can I have their number too?

I leave you with this gifset:







Expecto patronum, bitches.

Como todo el mundo me advirtió este libro estuvo más oscuro y la historia se complicó bastante. Ame leer como empieza la adolescencia de los personajes, los celos de cada uno en determinadas situaciones y la forma en que afrontaban estas situaciones.

Amando profundamente la historia y a todos sus personajes, leerlos crecer ha sido maravilloso

Reseña Completa: http://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2015/0...

Welcome back to my re-read of the classic series “Harry Potter”.

کتاب چهار از جذاب‌ترین‌های مجموعه‌ست‌. جام‌جهانی کوییدیچ، مسابقات ترایویزاد و اتفاق مهم آخر داستان که همه چیز رو تغییر میده. اینجا هری، رون و هرماینی دیگه انگار از کودکی خارج شدند و مشکلاتشون هم با خودشون بزرگ شده. چیزی که در این کتاب خیلی دوست دارم به نمایش گذاشتن احساساته. حسادت، ترس و جوانه‌های عشق

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۱۴۰۱/۹/۲۵

***Please note that this review may contain spoilers for the overall series, not just this book.***

UPDATED REVIEW - - SEPTEMBER 16TH 2021:
I don't have much to add to what I wrote previously. The dates for my listen this second time are almost the same as last year which was unintentional and I'm oddly pleased about it!

I was especially troubled by Moody's months long imprisonment in his own magical trunk - - it's a terrifying prospect.


ORIGINAL REVIEW - - SEPTEMBER 18TH 2020:
I have always loved these books and have always found that there is something about them that holds up well to constant rereading. I feel like I get more from them each time, as a fresh perspective mixes in with an overwhelming dose of nostalgia and I get completely caught up in stories that are so familiar but still feel new and exciting as well.

I actually got a copy of this book for my seventh birthday, so it felt quite fitting that I spent a portion of my birthday twenty years later listening to the story. It's interesting how things can work out like that, even if it is just a simple thing. I used to carry around my hardcover copy pretending it was a spell book, muttering spells of my own invention to myself. I also have a paperback copy that is missing pages after I lent it to someone who damaged it (lesson learned!) and has a blood stain on the page where Frank is listening to Voldemort and Wormtail -- I think I gave myself a paper cut, though I can't recall for sure now.

I still have memories of reading this book at my Nana's house (not on my birthday). I had been enthralled all day, and the third task was absolutely gripping --- I loved it. And then Harry and Cedric decided to touch the cup at the same time, which seemed perfect. I kept turning the pages, ready for cheers and school pride, and things took a shocking turn. I can still recall the jolt I felt when Cedric was killed, so unceremoniously, so off-hand. I hadn't seen the movies yet (they may not have been made) so everything was still the way I pictured it. Now I can't help but add touches of Daniel Radcliffe or Ralph Fiennes to events (though I keep the red eyes from the novel for Voldemort), or David Tennant, who looks nothing really like the book describes but is so good in the film that he has kind of imprinted into my mental image of Bartemius Crouch Junior, overriding whatever I imagined before.

So, Cedric was dead, dark magic was done and I tried and failed to get to sleep. I ended up having to resume reading. I think I finished the book that night, exhausted, frightened and enthralled. It astounded me that things this time didn't really wrap up neatly. There was no return to safety. The Wizarding World had irrevocably changed and Fudge didn't even care! Or cared in the wrong way, about the wrong things. He doubted and blustered and downplayed. I was shocked. Harry had witnessed murder and betrayal and brutality and nothing could make that OK. It may have been the first book that really, truly shook me, and although I already loved books, it was Harry Potter as whole, and the darkness of this one in particular, that made me realise how vital and real a fictional story could become. I think this was also the first one where I had to wait for a long stretch of time to read the next. I couldn't save up, borrow from a neighbour or beg for a gift because it wasn't out yet. So, of course, I reread and reread. The first four books are my most worn for this reason. Thankfully I was a fairly careful child, so my copies are still readable, though certainly a little battered.

When I be started listening to the series as read by Stephen Fry I don't think I was quite prepared for what an emotional experience it would be. I knew I cared passionately about this world and it's characters, but I think I had forgotten just how much. Returning to such loved books ended up feeling especially calming during this time of a pandemic and the stresses that come along with that! It's been nice to disconnect from that and focus on books when I have the time. Everything I have read in recent months has made for a welcome distraction, but Harry Potter in particular.

Seven things really struck me this time, not significant or insightful observations, just the things I thought the most:

1). Bill is so cool. A wizard who dresses like a rock star (I kind of merge any musician that seems actually cool into my mental image of Bill, though of course Domhnall Gleeson is in the mix too!) I've always loved Bill. He's probably my favourite Weasley ---- or at least tied with the twins. And Charlie.

2). Krum is so sweet and may actually be my favourite character of the book. He's a superstar who is quite nice. He loves Hermione and isn't a prat about it. He's clumsy and brilliant and I loved Stephen Fry's take on his accent. In the movie they make it visually obvious that he is under the Imperius Curse in the Third Task, but although it's a chilling shot, I wish they hadn't, because the entire point was that you can't tell when someone is under its control. If everyone's eyes were so obviously clouded, you could just look at someone and discern whether or not they are making their own decisions. In the book, Harry and Cedric are not sure why Krum acted as he did. Harry only finds out later. The mystery is vital.

3). Cedric, or rather, Cedric's "echo", asking Harry to take his body back to his parents really upset me. I knew it was coming, but it still made me cry. I think it's because Cedric used to seem to mature and grown-up, but now I realise he was very, very young. I was going to say 'was a child' but that feels a bit condescending. Young man.

4). Neville and his parents. Everything about this is so painfully sad. I'm both looking forward to and dreading everything about this that comes in the next book.

5). Dumbledore feels more powerful in the books than the films I think. In the movies it's a lot of being told how powerful he was, and we don't really see it until the end of the fifth movie (in a rather brilliant battle scene) whereas I feel like the books more effectively build up just how incredible he is and some of the tougher elements of his personality come through earlier so feel less abrupt. There is this edge to him that is present in the later parts of this book that show he is much more than this friendly, eccentric old guy. Though he is that too!

6). Wormtail's blunder, Mr. Crouch's insanity slipping into moments of lucidness, and his murder at the hands of his son felt really eerie. It felt just as creepy and sad as ever. Also, later when Crouch Jr. says that his father loved his mother, I just found that particularly touching. Crouch (Sr.) can feel quite villainous but that detail does humanise him. Everything about his family situation felt horrifying, and I had a great deal of sympathy for him. I think he saw his son clearly, but can't help wondering if his lack of care for his child made him more vulnerable to Voldemort. Nature, nurture or a mix of both?

7). Winky and Dobby. I love them. I don't think Winky was in the movies(?). I remember I was really looking forward to seeing her, and her little outfit, and Dobby's outfits, especially the tea cosy, and feeling quite disappointed by their absence. I know things had to be cut, but Dobby featuring more here makes everything that happens later even more poignant.

I'm really looking forward to starting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix soon. I know some people don't, but I've always loved the angst, anger and brooding that comes along with that one!


Updated 2023:
Seventh time listening. I don't quite a favourite book from the series, but as I listen to each book I consider that one my favourite. This one does have particular weight to it though, because I have so many memories linked to it. It was also the first of the books I owned, and even though I did end up reading the series in order, this was sort of the beginning point for me.