Sunday, May 15, 2011

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Pages 1-75


The first chapter in this book is quite suspenseful. There is talk about a Riddle House which the Riddle family lived in. The Riddle family was killed without any bodily harm. The village blamed Frank the gardener, who was found innocent. 50 years later Frank is at the house when he sees a light inside. He goes in and hears a man named Voldemort talking to a man named Wormtail. They discuss plans to kill Harry Potter after the quidditch cup. Then a snake talks to Voldemort, who calls Frank in. In a burst of green light, Frank is dead.

In chapter two we find that Harry wakes up and feels the scar on his head throbbing. He looks around expecting to see Voldemort but he finds he is safe. Unsure about who to ask about this unusual event, he writes a letter to his godfather, Sirius Black. Black was wrongfully imprisoned for killing 13 people, who where actually all killed by Wormtail.

In chapter 3, the chapter starts out with Harry coming down to the Dursleys, who hate Harry. They are all under an extreme diet which is miserable for Harry. A postman then comes and delivers a letter. The letter from Molly Weasley is asking for Harry to attend the Quidditch World Cup and stay with them for the rest of the summer. Harry is aloud to go and feels quite happy about the rest of the summer.

In chapter 4, Harry packs his trunks and is ready to leave. The Weasleys arrive through the fire place using Floo Powder. Then the whole family comes out and introduces themselves to the Dursleys. The Dursleys are simply quiet and walk away. Dudley finds a sweet that Fred and George had dropped, which caused his tongue to grow out of control. Mr. Weasley tries to fix the tongue while trying to keep peace.

In Chapter 5, Harry reaches the Weasleys' house through the Floo Powder method and is very dizzy. Mrs. Weasley arrives shortly after and scolds the older twins for giving Dudley the sweets. All the children then go upstairs to avoid Mrs. Weasley's rage. They all remain in Ron's room for a bit, discussing Percy's job and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, a line of magical jokes that Fred and George have been perfecting. Harry feels happy and at peace at the Weasley's.

In Chapter 6, Harry is awakened the next morning to find that he is to leave early with the other children to get to the Quidditch Cup. To have everyone quickly reach the destination without cramming trains, a transportation method known as the Portkey was used. They reach the top of a hill where they find Cedric and Amos Diggory. They have found the Porkey, which is a boot. At 5:00 AM they all touch the boot which transports them to the Cup.

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