Chapter Summaries

Amosta Breen led the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students around Hogwarts, refusing Fleur’s request to visit the Chamber of Secrets and bringing them to Hagrid’s cottage instead. Gabrielle warmed to Amosta, while Fleur’s attempt to prove herself ended with her blasted into Hagrid’s pumpkin patch.

• Fleur asked Amosta to take the students to the Chamber of Secrets, but he refused and said it had been sealed after the battle with the Basilisk.
• Gabrielle asked to visit Hagrid’s cottage, and Amosta praised Hagrid as one of Hogwarts’ most deserving wizards.
• Gabrielle eagerly followed Amosta to Hagrid’s garden, where he offered to pick her a pumpkin.
• Fleur rushed into the garden to pick a pumpkin for Gabrielle herself, despite Amosta’s warning.
• A Blast-Ended Skrewt exploded, blackening Fleur’s face and knocking her into the muddy pumpkin patch.

Amosta took Fleur to the Hospital Wing after a Blast-Ended Skrewt singed her leg, while Karkaroff became fixated on Harry’s scar. As Fleur recovered, Gabrielle told Amosta that Fleur had talked about him all summer and had never worn another boy’s robe.

• Fleur stopped Gabrielle from entering Hagrid’s pumpkin patch after a Blast-Ended Skrewt injured her, and Amosta went to examine her.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron arrived with Hagrid, while Karkaroff stared at Harry’s lightning-shaped scar.
• Amosta levitated Fleur onto a stretcher, covered her with his robe, and asked Karkaroff to notify Madame Maxime before taking her to the Hospital Wing.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Fleur’s minor burn, and Fleur asked Amosta to stay with her.
• Gabrielle told Amosta that Fleur had talked about him all summer and had never let another boy’s clothes be draped over her.

After Fleur’s injury, Amosta kept his distance from her and worried about the turmoil threatening the wizarding world. He was summoned to meet Barty Crouch, whose appearance unsettled him as the first Triwizard task approached.

• Madame Maxime stayed with Fleur in the Hospital Wing, and Fleur later returned to the Beauxbatons carriage with Gabrielle and invited Amosta inside, but he declined.
• Amosta considered Fleur’s affection and resolved not to let anyone become a weakness while the wizarding world faced growing unrest.
• Professor McGonagall woke Amosta and urged him to receive Barty Crouch, while scolding him over the rumor that Hagrid had attacked Fleur.
• Amosta joined Dumbledore and Barty Crouch in the room behind the Great Hall and was startled when he met Crouch’s gaze.
• Dumbledore said Barty’s inspection of several Dragon reserves meant the first Triwizard task could proceed as scheduled.

Amosta and Dumbledore suspected Voldemort had placed Barty Crouch under his control, and they considered why Voldemort needed him at Hogwarts before the Triwizard champion selection. They left Barty alone for now and planned to monitor him, while the evening feast approached.

• Barty Crouch claimed he had been injured by a Hungarian Horntail and asked Dumbledore and Amosta to leave him alone before the feast.
• Amosta asked Dumbledore whether Voldemort was behind Barty's condition, and Dumbledore said he believed so.
• Dumbledore suspected Voldemort wanted Barty's authority to support the champion selection if Hogwarts gained two champions.
• Amosta wondered what Voldemort planned to do with Barty after the selection and decided Sirius should watch him from a distance.
• Dumbledore agreed that they should not intervene yet, lest Voldemort realize they had discovered his plan.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione spent the day helping Hagrid entertain the visiting students and then gathered for the Halloween feast as everyone awaited the Triwizard Tournament champions. Professor Breen began the announcement, but the chapter ended before he revealed who had been chosen.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione showed the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students around Hogwarts, where Viktor Krum stayed through the tour and gave Ron an autograph.
• Hermione taught Dom and Ron Wizard Chess, while Dom punished himself whenever he lost.
• Harry urged Hagrid to apologize to the Beauxbatons headmistress, and Hagrid hurried off after making himself presentable.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the Great Hall and saw the Goblet of Fire positioned before Professor Dumbledore as students speculated about the champions.
• After the feast, Professor Breen stood beside the Goblet of Fire and began announcing the results.

Amosta announced Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Cedric Diggory as the Triwizard Tournament champions, then the Goblet of Fire unexpectedly produced a fourth name. The chapter ended with Professor Breen announcing Hermione Granger as another champion.

• Amosta congratulated those chosen and encouraged the students who had not been selected to face life positively.
• The Goblet of Fire named Viktor Krum as Durmstrang's champion, and he went to receive instructions.
• The Goblet of Fire named Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons' champion, and she thanked Amosta.
• Amosta announced Cedric Diggory as Hogwarts' champion, prompting loud cheers from Hufflepuff.
• The Goblet of Fire produced a fourth parchment, and Professor Breen announced Hermione Granger's name.

Hermione Granger was named by the Goblet of Fire, and the Great Hall turned against her as she insisted she had not entered herself. Professor Breen sent Hermione with Professor McGonagall to a side room, then summoned the relevant staff to investigate.

• The Goblet of Fire named Hermione Granger, leaving her stunned as students accused her with their hostile stares.
• Harry, Ron, and Neville showed Hermione some support, and Professor Breen called her to the staff table.
• Hermione told Professor Breen through tears that she had not put her name in the Goblet of Fire.
• Professor McGonagall escorted Hermione to a small room after Professor Breen said she needed help.
• Professor Breen ordered the students back to their dormitories and summoned Professor Karkaroff and others to investigate what had happened.

Amosta argued that Hermione could not have entered the Goblet of Fire herself and that breaking its contract would endanger her magic. The group debated the unexpected fourth champion, and Karkaroff turned to the Ministry officials to judge whether the arrangement was unfair.

• Fleur and Karkaroff challenged Hogwarts over Hermione becoming a second champion, while Bagman praised the Tournament being broadcast.
• Amosta warned that breaking the Goblet of Fire's contract could destroy Hermione's magical abilities and said its selection suggested someone had tampered with it.
• Dumbledore asked Hermione whether she had entered her name or asked an older student to do it, and Hermione denied both.
• McGonagall and Snape defended Hermione against Karkaroff's accusations, while Amosta argued that she lacked the power to persuade Hogwarts staff to cheat for her.
• Karkaroff appealed to Crouch and Bagman as impartial judges, asking them to condemn the situation as inappropriate.

The officials debated whether Hermione Granger could be released from the Triwizard Tournament after the Goblet of Fire selected her. They settled on keeping her as a champion, with Hogwarts accepting a rule that allowed the host school to have two champions.

• Barty Crouch ruled that Hermione had to compete under the Goblet of Fire's rules, and Karkaroff demanded that the Goblet be set out again for more champions.
• Amosta warned Karkaroff that Viktor Krum could also suffer the Goblet's contractual backlash if Durmstrang withdrew.
• Moody argued that Hermione was either targeted or caught in a plot against Hogwarts, and Professor McGonagall asked Dumbledore and Amosta to find a way to let her withdraw safely.
• Dumbledore proposed destroying the Goblet of Fire, but Crouch rejected the idea and suggested averaging Cedric Diggory's and Hermione's scores for Hogwarts.
• Amosta accepted the arrangement and declared that the host school could have two champions, proposing the rule as a precedent for future tournaments.

After the champions were dismissed, Dumbledore and Amosta stayed behind to discuss the night’s events. Snape revealed that someone had stolen Polyjuice Potion ingredients from his stores, leaving Amosta to ask Dumbledore what he suspected.

• Amosta asked Professor McGonagall to share limited conclusions with the students waiting for answers, and Cedric left to join the Hufflepuffs’ celebration.
• Moody accused Karkaroff of causing the incident and left after Dumbledore and Amosta warned against acting without evidence.
• Snape told Dumbledore and Amosta that someone had stolen powdered Bicorn horn and shredded African Tree Serpent skin from his stores.
• Snape suspected Hermione had used Polyjuice Potion, but Dumbledore and Amosta’s responses convinced him they knew more than they were saying.
• Snape left angrily after Amosta refused to reveal who was trying to harm Hermione, and Amosta asked Dumbledore for his thoughts.

Amosta and Dumbledore reasoned that Vitia Creona had persuaded Voldemort to target Hermione, then debated the danger Hermione faced as a champion. Amosta became certain he could protect her and the other champions, but returned to the Student Safety Office burdened by unresolved questions and the coming conflict.

• Dumbledore and Amosta deduced that Vitia Creona had likely chosen Hermione to draw Harry into the tournament and persuaded Voldemort to accept the plan.
• Dumbledore worried that Hermione lacked Harry’s protections and might die, but Amosta assured him that she and the other champions would not face mortal danger.
• Dumbledore asked Amosta about his history with Vitia Creona, and Amosta recalled seeing a girl swear an oath at the Mirror of Erised before promising to share part of the story later.
• Amosta considered his concerns about Voldemort, Creona, and the coming conflict, briefly gripping his wand as he contemplated confronting her before deciding against it.
• Amosta reflected on his loneliness and the burden of protecting others, then told himself to sleep and drifted off.

Professor McGonagall escorted Hermione to Gryffindor Tower and encouraged her to face the Triwizard Tournament as a champion. She announced that the authorities believed Hermione had not entered herself, but confirmed that her champion status was valid, leaving the Gryffindors cheering.

• Professor McGonagall reassured Hermione that she believed Hermione could handle the tournament tasks and urged her to show Gryffindor spirit.
• Harry defended Hermione to the crowded Gryffindor common room, insisting she had been with him and others when her name was entered.
• Professor McGonagall told the Gryffindors that the Ministry and the three schools agreed Hermione had not put her own name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Professor McGonagall said they had not yet discovered who entered Hermione's name, then confirmed that Hermione's champion status was valid.
• The Gryffindors cheered as Professor McGonagall left the common room.

After Professor Breen cleared Hermione of putting her name into the Goblet of Fire, Gryffindor students celebrated her as their champion. Hermione later told Harry, Ron, and Ginny that Professor Moody feared someone intended to harm her during the tournament and disgrace Hogwarts.

• Gryffindor students swarmed Hermione with congratulations and celebrated her selection as a Triwizard champion.
• Hermione became sick after the crowd repeatedly forced food and Butterbeer on her, and Harry and Ginny helped her escape the common room.
• Hermione found Ron waiting outside the portrait and joined Harry, Ron, and Ginny on the staircase to discuss what had happened.
• Hermione explained that Professor Breen had argued that she could not have made the Goblet of Fire select an extra champion on her own.
• Hermione revealed that Professor Moody suspected someone hated her and planned to cause an accident during the tournament to ruin Hogwarts' reputation.

Harry worried that someone had put Hermione in the Triwizard Tournament to kill her and tried to find a way to protect her. Ron dismissed the danger and focused on the tournament’s fame and prize money, leaving Hermione hurt and Harry troubled by Ron’s behavior.

• Harry raged that Hermione could not be allowed to compete, while Ginny reminded him that the professors had already considered ways to withdraw her.
• Hermione told Harry, Ron, and Ginny that Barty Crouch had given the champions no further instructions about the tasks.
• Harry suspected Snape had manipulated the Goblet of Fire and decided to write to Sirius for help investigating him.
• Ron spoke casually about Hermione’s coming fame and prize money and insisted the tournament would be safe, prompting Hermione to leave for the common room.
• Harry wrote Sirius a long letter, then felt a sudden sadness as he looked toward Ron, who had gone to sleep facing the wall.

Hermione struggled with exhaustion and the hostility directed at her after being named a Triwizard Tournament champion, while Harry tried to protect her. The chapter ended with Harry blocking Viktor Krum from approaching Hermione in the library.

• Hermione woke exhausted, got ready, and found Colin eager to photograph her in the Gryffindor common room.
• Harry brought Hermione bread and accompanied her to the library, saying he wanted to research Professor Sinistha's essay.
• Harry told Hermione that Ron had refused to accompany them because he thought others were already protecting her.
• Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw students showed hostility toward Hermione as she and Harry crossed the school.
• Viktor Krum approached Hermione and Harry in the library, but Harry stepped in front of Hermione and warned Krum to stay back.

Harry confronted Viktor Krum in the library, then apologized and helped him research previous Triwizard Tournament tasks. Hermione joined them, and their research left her alarmed by the dangerous creatures champions had faced in the past.

• Harry blocked Krum from approaching Hermione, so Hermione led them away from the library and explained the situation.
• Krum asked Harry and Hermione to help him get Professor Breen's autograph, and Harry agreed.
• Krum explained that he was researching past tournaments for clues about the first task, and Hermione offered to help him search the library.
• Hermione, Harry, and Krum spent the day studying tournament records, while Ron declined to join them and Harry noticed Ron seemed to be avoiding Hermione.
• Hermione and Harry left the library with their notes, and Hermione despaired after seeing that past champions had faced Dementors, werewolves, Inferi, and cockatrices.

Hermione faced growing hostility from Hogwarts students and visiting schools after becoming a champion, while Sirius's letter gave Harry and Hermione hope of discussing the danger in person. The chapter ended with Harry confronting Pansy Parkinson over a mocking badge she wore in Professor Breen's class.

• Hermione endured cold treatment from Hufflepuffs and Slytherins, while Beauxbatons students avoided the Great Hall and Durmstrang students guarded Viktor Krum.
• Harry received a letter from Sirius inviting him, Hermione, and Ron to meet at The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade on Saturday.
• Harry noticed Ron seemed withdrawn, and Hermione vaguely said that he was probably worried too.
• Harry and Hermione found Slytherins laughing in Professor Breen's classroom, where Pansy Parkinson pointed out her badge to Hermione.
• Harry saw the badge, became furious, and warned Pansy to remove it.

Harry and the Gryffindors confronted the Slytherins after they wore badges mocking Hermione, but Hermione warned them that using wands would violate Professor Breen’s rules. As Malfoy tried to recruit other students into the taunting, Neville charged at him with a sword taken from a suit of armor.

• Pansy Parkinson and the Slytherins wore badges that transformed into beavers with Hermione’s face, provoking Harry to threaten them.
• Hermione stepped between Harry and the Slytherins and warned that fighting with wands could get them expelled from Professor Breen’s class.
• Cedric urged the Slytherins to stop, but Malfoy took Pansy’s bag of badges and offered them to the other students.
• Harry and the twins prepared to confront Malfoy without wands, but Neville rushed forward with a sword and demanded that Malfoy hand it over.
• Amosta watched the scene from outside the classroom door.

Neville confronted Draco with a sword after the Slytherins mocked Hermione, but Professor Breen ended the dispute and reprimanded the students over their badges. He announced changes to practical combat lessons and told the students to form permanent three-person teams, leaving them to choose their teammates.

• Neville drew a sword and pointed it at Draco, drawing laughter from the Slytherins and alarm from Hermione.
• Professor Breen entered, inspected the Slytherins' badges, and learned that Astoria Greengrass had made them.
• Professor Breen praised Astoria's Transfiguration but ordered the students to stop wearing the badges and warned them not to obstruct the champions.
• Professor Breen dismissed questions about the first task and told Neville to return the armor's sword.
• Professor Breen changed the schedule to include Dungbomb practice and practical combat lessons, then instructed the students to form permanent teams of three.

Amosta had the students form teams for practical training in his mindscape, where he warned them to trust their teammates. The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan volunteered to demonstrate against him, and Amosta explained that their simulated duel would include pain from injuries.

• Harry and Hermione formed a team with Ginny, then invited the isolated Neville to join them.
• Draco teamed up with Pansy and Astoria after choosing Astoria as their third member.
• Amosta brought the teams into his mindscape and asked for volunteers to demonstrate a duel.
• Fred and George volunteered alongside Lee Jordan, eager to challenge Amosta and settle an old score.
• Amosta warned the students that the duel could cause injuries or death and that the mindscape would reproduce some of the pain.