Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (J. K. Rowling)

EN "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" is the fourth book in the Harry Potter fantasy franchise, published on July 8, 2000. According to the Author, this book is twice the size of the first three books because she felt that she needed to explain in more detail the events in Harry's life, since Harry's own horizons were also widening. In fact, Rowling considers this book a pivotal point in the whole story and a very important turning point in the world of magic. I feel that in this book we really have the beginning of dark magic in Harry's story, starting right with the initial description of the death of Frank Bryce, the guard of The Riddle House, who was also killed years earlier by Lord Voldemort. Even though we are initially seeing what Harry considers a dream, we later understand that it actually happened, and that Harry was connected to Voldemort. These aspects were very important to better understand the whole story around the greatest villain in the world of magic. I admit that this death has always confused me in the film adaptation and made me feel pity, because little was known about the old man and in my head, it made sense to know more, something that the book managed to unravel.

Harry Potter is ecstatic when he realizes that he will spend less time of his summer vacation in the company of the Dursleys, and this happens because of the Quidditch Cup. Because of the intervention of the patriarch Weasley, who decides to ask in a very humorous way the authorization of Harry's uncles so that he can go to the event, we have as first chapters the description of the Quidditch Cup, the rivalry of the teams and all the conjuncture necessary for the event to happen. The part that excited me the most was getting to know the characters of Bill and Charlie Weasley better. What I appreciate most in these books is the continuity of the characters, something that fails in the film adaptations, in which the characters go “appearing” and “disappearing”, leaving some gaps that I consider unnecessary.

"The fire in the goblet had just turned red again. Sparks were flying out of it. A long flame shot suddenly into the air, and borne upon it was another piece of parchment... And then Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out" - Harry Potter

After the final game of the Quidditch Cup, the Dark Mark is thrown into the air and then we realize that something revolutionary and negative will happen this year. Harry's scar bothers him more and more and the fact that he is chosen to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, does not make his life any easier. In addition to dragons, aquatic creatures, and labyrinths full of traps, Harry can't even imagine that there are several people around him that he cannot trust and who will do anything to keep him from surviving another year. The elves are also a major influence in this part of the story. Besides Dobby, who reappears and helps Harry in several ways throughout this year at Hogwarts and the tournament, we also have a new elf, Winky, who gives us at the beginning of the book a clue about who is causing all the chaos, not only in the Cup, but also in the final tragedy. I wish the S.P.E.W (Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare) created by Hermione, had been included in the movies. It gets the feeling that they were quite undervalued and in fact, are a very essential part in the whole plot.

Naturally I liked the book much more than the movie and the flaw was mine for having seen the movie first. There are so many differences that for me are significant and I feel that I have been the whole book discovering new things that I already took for granted and that after all they had a different context behind it, such as for example, Neville's parents, who in the books are not dead, they live in the psychiatric hospital of magic, because they had their mind altered by Bellatrix's torture. As this example there are many others, but I advise everyone to read and find out for themselves.

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