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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Harry, the Weasley's, and Hermione get to go to the Quidditch World Cup. While they are at the World Cup, Death Eaters (supporters of Voldemort) come and cast the Dark Mark in the sky. When they are at Hogwarts, they are told that the surprise is the Triwizard Tournament, which hasn't occurred in years. Once again, Harry has trouble awaiting for him because his name gets pulled out of the cup, meaning he has to compete in the Tournament even though he's underage. When he tells people that he didn't put his name in the cup, they don't believe him, and he is left alone to face the dangers of the Tournament.

I liked and disliked this book for several reasons. I didn't like it because there are parts where it is very stretched out. And when Harry and Ron get into an argument, it is very annoying because they are both being stubborn and don't talk for a very long time, and the book feels very empty without Ron by Harry's side. I liked it because you see how Harry decides to handle situations and you see his weaker side a bit because of the stress of the Tournament. I would recommend this book to people who like action, tension, and mystery.

- Reviewed by Nayri T., grade 9.
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Anonymous said…
I thought that this book was one of the most exciting out of the whole Harry Potter series. I really loved this book, I honestly had a lot of fun reading it. The only down side was that it was a little long but that's not a big deal. I would recommend this book to everyone! It is a very adventurous and exciting book, filled with suspense and action. There were surprises around every corner and I was never bored with this book. I was addicted to it for three days until I finally finished it. I loved the ending especially!

Reviewed by Melody N., grade 9
February 28, 2013 at 3:39 PM
Anonymous said…
Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire is the fourth book out of the seven book series written by J. K. Rowling. Harry and Hermione go to the Qudditch World cup with the Weasley's family. They camp out for the match until chaos breaks out. Death Eaters come out setting fire to the camp and then worst of all someone casts the Dark Mark for "you know who". The minister of magic come suspecting it was Harry when it wasn't but on top of all of that things get worse for Harry when his name gets drawn for the Triwizard tournament. The reason this is trouble is because Harry is not at the age to play for the the tournament , but Harry was not the one who put his name in the ballot. The whole school starts to turn against Harry because they do not believe that Harry didn't put his name on the ballot.

This book was great but got stressful reading because it was so long , but that could just be me because I do not like reading long books and also because it was the first Harry Potter book over 400 pages. But there was an excellent plot to it also the first book that Voldemort starts to get into the picture. Also I love how in this book everyone starts to turn against each other, one conflict ends and another starts. J. K. Rowling impressed me once again with another well written book to add to the series. Great book I recommend this book to anyone of any age.

Reviewed by Armand, grade 9
Central Library
June 27, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Teen Speak said…
The fourth book in author J.K. Rowling’s series is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry finally gets the opportunity to spend his summer with his friends- Ron and Hermione. The Weasley’s take them to go see the Quidditch World Cup, where Voldemort’s dark mark appears for the first time in years. After this terrifying incident, Harry and his friends are back at Hogwarts. This year, Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament, in which a representative from each magic school, over the age of 17, gets to compete in three extraordinarily difficult tasks for a grand prize. When Harry gets picked to compete by the Goblet of Fire, though he is underage, he is forced to compete due to rules. Will Harry be able to survive?

So far, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is my favorite book in this series. Although I was expecting a little more action in this book judging by the thickness, there was something about this story that kept me coming back to it. I do wish that J.K Rowling would have included some more content on the Goblet of Fire and the Triwizard Tournaments rather than the regular events that occurred at Hogwarts such as Quidditch games and exams.The climax of the story shocked me so much that it had me thinking about it for days after I finished the book. I cannot wait to start the following book in this amazing series.


Reviewed by RO, Grade 10
Casa Verdugo Library
September 26, 2015 at 4:56 PM
Teen Speak said…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the 4th book i the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling. It takes a darker role than the previous books. The book introduces a new critical hero that changes all the next books for the worse. The book also introduces a new hero to later kill them at the end. Harry Potter also got a new defense against the dark arts teacher that teaches a lot of forbidden spells. Ron Weasly and Harry's friend ship is also at risk because of a few problem that start at the beginning of the story.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is my favorite of the begging 4 books because it takes a much darker and a more serious story line. This book is the most important to read because it introduces a lot of new story parts and also the most important character is introduced in this story. Harry Potter was the most interesting and most fun read of the beginning 4 books. I would recommend this book to all of my friend and family.

Reviewed by AB, Grade 8
Grandivew Library
December 7, 2017 at 11:35 AM
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