Chapter Summaries

Sirius welcomed the Weasleys to the Black family home and prepared for their group trip to the Quidditch World Cup. As the family gathered, Harry met Bill and Charlie, while Percy’s work for Crouch and Charlie’s warning to the twins revealed tensions over the twins’ growing joke business.

• Sirius shared the Marauders’ old inventions with Fred and George, and Hermione told the twins that Sirius and Lupin had been Padfoot and Moony.
• The twins and Sirius reminisced about Scabbers, whom the twins had used for experiments before learning he was Pettigrew.
• Mr. Weasley and Sirius obtained a top-class box for the Quidditch match, and Mr. Weasley brought the family to stay at the Black family home.
• Harry met Bill and Charlie, while Percy arrived preoccupied with a report assigned by Barty Crouch and argued with Ron about it.
• Charlie quietly warned Fred and George to keep their magical tricks hidden from Molly after she had discovered their order forms.

The Weasleys and their guests spent the night at the Black family home before preparing to travel to the Quidditch World Cup as VIPs. The chapter left them discussing the event the next morning, with the Grangers newly arrived and Mr. Granger recalling the football World Cup.

• Fred and George hid their plans for Weasley magical tricks after Charlie warned them that Mrs. Weasley disapproved, then teased Ron about choosing between Harry and Viktor Krum.
• Mrs. Weasley cooked dinner, and Mr. Weasley explained how the Ministry planned travel for the huge crowd attending the Quidditch World Cup.
• Mr. Weasley and Sirius drove the Ford Anglia to collect the Grangers, whose arrival startled Mr. Granger when Regulus lunged at him.
• Sirius had Kritcher lock Regulus away and arranged rooms for the Grangers at the Black family home.
• The next morning, Mr. Granger compared the upcoming event to a major football match and told Harry that Brazil had beaten Italy on penalties in the World Cup.

Harry and the Weasleys arrived at the Quidditch World Cup grounds and settled into their VIP tent before the Austrian Minister of Magic summoned Harry. He discovered that Ms. Rosier was the minister and Veratia was standing behind her.

• Mr. Granger and Mr. Weasley discussed the carriage’s Untraceable Extension Charm as the group traveled to the World Cup.
• The group reached a misty swamp, where Fred, George, Ron, and Percy argued about whether the Ministry had chosen a suitable venue.
• Mr. Weasley led everyone across the swamp to the World Cup campsite and showed them their prepared VIP tent.
• Sirius and Mr. Weasley told Harry that the Austrian Minister of Magic wanted to meet him, and Cassandra guessed the minister might be Grindelwald.
• Harry entered the Austrian Ministry of Magic’s tent and found Ms. Rosier seated behind a desk, with Veratia standing behind her.

Veratia met Harry and Cassandra at the Austrian Ministry of Magic, where she had begun working as Minister Vida Rosier’s secretary. After Harry revealed that Gellert Grindelwald had once been involved with Albus Dumbledore, the group joked and made plans to go out for dinner, while Veratia prepared to ask Rosier for leave.

• Vida Rosier welcomed Harry, Sirius, and Arthur Weasley, then gave Harry, Cassandra, and Veratia time to speak privately.
• Cassandra accused Veratia of taking the Ministry job because Rosier had once been involved with Gellert Grindelwald, but Harry revealed that Gellert’s former lover was Albus Dumbledore.
• Cassandra reeled from the revelation, while Veratia accepted that Dumbledore was her brother-in-law and said the relationship had ended years ago.
• Harry, Veratia, and Cassandra playfully tickled and cuddled each other before deciding to get dinner from street stalls.
• Veratia said she would ask Vida Rosier for leave, and Cassandra doubted that the new Ministry secretary truly needed permission to go out.

Veratia reunited with Hermione and the Weasleys before meeting Ludo Bagman, who invited them to bet on the Quidditch World Cup. As the group discussed their wagers, Arthur asked Bagman whether there was any news about Bertha Jorkins, and Veratia quietly urged Harry to listen.

• Veratia explained to Cassandra that she was no longer connected to the Saints and still followed proper Ministry procedures.
• Veratia returned to the Weasleys' tent, where Hermione greeted her warmly and Harry told Ron that Vera Rosier was Austria's Minister of Magic.
• Ludo Bagman arrived to meet Arthur Weasley and was introduced to the Weasley family, Harry, Cassandra, and Veratia.
• The Weasley twins bet their money and a fake wand on Ireland winning while Viktor Krum caught the Snitch, and Veratia placed the same bet for one hundred Galleons.
• Veratia told Bagman that Sirius Black was her godfather, and Bagman recorded the wagers while believing she might have inherited a gift for prophecy.
• Arthur asked Bagman whether there was news about Bertha Jorkins's disappearance, and Veratia discreetly signalled Harry to listen.

Harry, Veratia, and Cassandra discussed Barty Crouch’s future and teased one another while attending the Quidditch World Cup. The chapter ended with Crouch and Ludo Bagman leaving the tent after Crouch exchanged a hostile glance with Veratia.

• Ludo Bagman dismissed concerns about the missing Bertha Jorkins, and Barty Crouch arrived to discuss seating demands from the Bulgarians.
• Percy Weasley fawned over Crouch, who mistook his surname for Weatherby and later forgot it again.
• Veratia told Harry that Crouch’s department head position would soon become vacant and suggested her Godfather could take the role; Cassandra suspected Crouch would die.
• Veratia teased Cassandra about sharing Harry’s bed, and Cassandra angrily crushed her paper cup.
• Veratia explained that she had taken four professors with her to Austria, then bargained down the price of food and gave the savings to Harry.
• Back at the tent, Bagman nearly revealed a major event at Hogwarts before Crouch stopped him, and the two left after Crouch and Veratia exchanged hostile looks.

Veratia stayed with Harry and teased him before leaving him with swollen lips the next morning. Meanwhile, Harry joined the Weasley twins as they tried to sell their fake wands, and a suspicious wizard approached him to ask the price.

• Veratia entered Harry’s tent at night, and their teasing turned into a struggle until she declared she would teach him things adults should know.
• Harry came out the next morning with swollen lips, while the Weasley twins laughed at him and Veratia silently called it his lesson.
• Harry, Ron, Charlie, Fred, and George set out to sell the twins’ fake wands and briefly met Draco at the Malfoys’ elaborate tent.
• After their first sales brought no buyers, the group split up, and Harry took five wands to sell near the Austrian Ministry of Magic’s tent.
• A middle-aged wizard approached Harry, checked for nearby Aurors, and asked how much the wands cost.

Harry sold the Weasley twins’ fake wands to Atkinson for a huge profit, then joined the Weasley family and Sirius at the Quidditch World Cup stadium. In a darkened box, Atkinson told Crouch that he had found wands for their plan.

• Harry tampered with a confiscated wand to make it destroy itself after use, then sold five fake wands to Atkinson for twenty-five Galleons.
• Harry brought Fred back in disguise with thirty more wands, and Atkinson paid them 175 Galleons for the thirty-five wands.
• Fred marveled at the eighty-fivefold profit and offered Harry a share in Weasley magical tricks.
• Ginny hurried Harry and Fred back to the family as the crowds made their way to the stadium for the match.
• Mr. Weasley led the group to their top-level box, where Fred and George dreamed of advertising their products at the World Cup.
• Atkinson told Crouch in a darkened box that he had found wands capable of carrying out their plan.

At the Quidditch World Cup final, Harry's group gathered in the box as officials and foreign ministers arrived, while Veratia and Ms. Rosier observed Fudge's response to suspicious masked figures. The match began with Bulgaria's Veela mascots, and Harry's dismissive reaction pleased Veratia and Cassandra.

• Ron used his Panoramic Telescope to spot people in black robes and skull masks, but Mr. Weasley rebuked him and Fudge dismissed the sighting as a mistake.
• Veratia arrived with Ms. Rosier, kissed Cassandra's forehead, and later discussed Britain's four-stage crisis-response strategy with her and Hermione.
• Lucius pulled Draco away from Harry, and Veratia told Harry she had predicted Ireland would win while Viktor Krum caught the Golden Snitch.
• Ludo Bagman opened the 422nd Quidditch World Cup final, and Veratia explained to Harry why wizards sang Muggle national anthems.
• Bulgaria's Veela mascots appeared, and Harry said they were unimpressive, pleasing Veratia and Cassandra; Veratia promised to reward him that night.

Harry watched the Quidditch World Cup final, where Ireland defeated Bulgaria despite Viktor Krum catching the Snitch, while Veratia predicted the outcome. After the match, the Bulgarian Minister revealed he could speak English, leaving Mr. Malfoy worried that Britain had made itself an international laughingstock.

• Ron ignored Hermione and kept staring at the Veela, while Leprechauns showered the stands with gold that Hermione explained would soon disappear.
• The Bulgarian and Irish teams entered the field, and Hassan Mustafa released the Quidditch balls to begin the final.
• Veratia predicted that Ireland would win and Krum would catch the Snitch only after the score gap exceeded 150 points.
• Ireland won 170–160 after Krum caught the Snitch, and Mr. Bagman celebrated the result of his bet.
• The Bulgarian Minister told Fudge he could speak English, and Mr. Malfoy lamented that the British wizarding world would become a laughingstock.

After the Quidditch World Cup final, Harry and Veratia returned to the campsite, where an attack sent the crowd fleeing and a Dark Mark appeared above the forest. Harry revealed that he had removed the same mark from Draco, and Mr. Weasley realized why Lucius had tried to befriend him.

• Mr. Bagman paid the Weasley twins and Veratia their winnings, and the Weasleys celebrated the match before going to bed.
• Veratia began to show Harry something more interesting, but Hermione interrupted to warn them that danger had broken out at the campsite.
• Harry and the Weasleys fled with Sirius and Mr. Weasley as Death Eaters caused chaos, and the twins revealed that the attackers had used their joke wands.
• Veratia spotted Winky struggling to escape the forest, and she and Sirius wondered who her master was.
• A Dark Mark rose above the woods, and Harry told Sirius that he had removed one from Draco during the previous summer.
• Mr. Weasley recognized the Dark Mark as the sign of the Dark Lord's most loyal servants and understood that Harry had saved Lucius's child.

Veratia returned from the forest without catching the Dark Wizard, but she told Harry that Winky had been with Barty Crouch Jr. at the scene. After Harry asked Veratia to be his girlfriend, the two agreed to pursue a relationship, though Harry also wanted Cassandra and Pabbie to be his girlfriends, and Veratia began punishing him.

• Veratia returned from the forest and said the Dark Wizard had escaped by Portkey.
• The Weasleys returned to the Black family home, where Mrs. Weasley threatened Fred and George over their gambling and Percy was reported to have gone looking for Mr. Crouch.
• Veratia told Harry that Winky had called a young man at the scene Young Master, leading them to suspect Barty Crouch Jr. was involved in casting the Dark Mark.
• Harry asked Veratia to be his girlfriend, and she accepted.
• Harry said he wanted all three of Veratia, Cassandra, and Pabbie to be his girlfriends, so Veratia tried to curse him with Crucio but stopped and chose another punishment.

Harry spent the night with Veratia, who later sneaked into his bedroom while Cassandra slept nearby. The next morning, the group discussed Rita Skeeter’s damaging report about the Ministry’s handling of the World Cup, and Veratia hinted that she had a solution to the resulting crisis.

• Harry woke with weak legs, and Sirius teased him before advising him to recover his strength.
• Cassandra arrived at the Black family home, and Veratia secretly joined Harry in his bedroom that night while Cassandra dreamed about catching them.
• Cassandra checked Harry’s room, found him apparently asleep, and returned to bed wearing her green snake nightcap.
• Mr. Weasley brought the Daily Prophet, and Veratia read Rita Skeeter’s report criticizing the Ministry and describing rumors of bodies at the World Cup.
• Mr. Weasley worried that the report would spread rumors, while Percy offered to help and Hermione suggested burying the story with bigger news.
• Veratia proposed several ways to divert attention, then hinted that she had another solution that might upset Percy.

The Weasleys learned that the Triwizard Tournament would return, while Veratia and Cassandra’s teasing and tension continued as Veratia prepared to leave Britain. Veratia departed for Austria after kissing Cassandra goodbye, and Harry headed toward the new school term still hoping to visit her and learn German.

• Sirius received a letter announcing the return of the Triwizard Tournament, and Percy explained its history and the age restriction to the others.
• Harry felt disappointed that he was too young to enter the tournament, while Veratia comforted him and Cassandra grew suspicious of her strange dreams.
• Cassandra and Veratia stayed awake talking and keeping watch over each other, leaving both exhausted the next morning.
• Veratia revealed that Gemma had been accepted by the Austrian Ministry of Magic, and Cassandra reminded Harry that Austria was Veratia’s home rather than a foreign land.
• Veratia kissed Harry goodbye, then kissed Cassandra on the cheek before leaving through the fireplace for Austria.

Harry and his friends traveled to Hogwarts for fourth year, where stormy weather and a run-in with Peeves greeted them on arrival. Ron stopped Peeves from soaking Colin Creevey, and Professor McGonagall led the students inside.

• Harry told Ron he did not need the Triwizard Tournament to prove himself, while Hermione wondered if he wanted to compete.
• The Weasley twins gave Ron his old-fashioned Dress Robes and persuaded him to agree to wear them for Colin Creevey’s photos in exchange for a new robe.
• Harry and his friends arrived at Hogwarts in a downpour, and Harry cast Protego to shield them from the rain.
• Harry draped his robe over the cold Cassandra, and the four friends rode in a carriage to the castle.
• Ron used Depulso to send Peeves’s water balloon into Colin Creevey, then used Waddiwasi to make Peeves drop another balloon on himself.
• Professor McGonagall praised Ron’s quick action and led the students inside.

Harry and the other students attended Hogwarts’ opening feast, where Dumbledore welcomed Beauxbatons and Durmstrang and announced the Triwizard Tournament. The feast ended with notices about banned items and the Champion selection scheduled for the following week.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the other Gryffindors watched Professor McGonagall sort the new students, including Dennis Creevey, who had fallen into the lake and borrowed Hagrid’s coat.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament and introduced the visiting Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations, led by Madame Maxime and Professor Karkaroff.
• Ron recognized Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian seeker, among the Durmstrang students, and the visiting students chose Hogwarts House tables.
• Dumbledore began the feast, and Dennis enthusiastically greeted Nearly Headless Nick while the ghosts entertained students from all three schools.
• After the meal, Dumbledore announced new prohibited items and said the Champion selection would take place the following week.

Dumbledore announced the Triwizard Tournament’s age limit and introduced Alastor Moody as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, while Harry’s friends expected him to compete for Hogwarts. After classes began, students met Hagrid and Newt’s Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Moody ended his first lesson by asking about the most severely punished spells.

• Dumbledore announced that competitors generally had to be seventeen or older, but that exceptionally outstanding younger students could be allowed to enter, prompting students to focus on Harry.
• Alastor Moody arrived at the welcome feast, and Harry noticed the mutual hostility between Moody and Durmstrang Headmaster Karkaroff.
• Harry joked with Fred and George about becoming Hogwarts Champion, then returned to Gryffindor Tower with his classmates.
• In Herbology, students collected Bubotuber juice, and Professor Sprout explained that it could treat stubborn acne.
• Pabbie told Harry that Hagrid and Newt had bred Blast-Ended Skrewts, which the students examined during Care of Magical Creatures.
• Moody began teaching the fourth years about defensive magic, reprimanded Seamus Finnigan, and asked which spells carried the harshest legal punishments.

Professor Moody taught the students about the three Unforgivable Curses and was shocked when Harry demonstrated that he could cast the Killing Curse with tremendous power. Moody took Harry to Dumbledore’s office to discuss the danger he believed Harry posed.

• Moody demonstrated the Imperius Curse on a spider and called on Ron to explain it.
• Neville described the Cruciatus Curse, and Moody tortured the spider with it before Harry identified the Killing Curse.
• Moody killed a spider with Avada Kedavra and challenged Harry to cast the spell at him, but Harry insisted on using the spider.
• Harry cast Avada Kedavra with overwhelming force, killing the spider and frightening Moody, who ordered Harry to follow him to Dumbledore’s office.
• Hermione defended Harry as Moody led him from the classroom, determined to discuss him with Dumbledore.

Moody accused Harry of mastering the Killing Curse, but Dumbledore dismissed his suspicions and asked Harry whether he wanted to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Harry agreed, and Dumbledore announced the tournament and its rules to the students, leaving the Goblet of Fire ready to receive entries.

• Moody dragged Harry to Dumbledore and warned that Harry could cast the Killing Curse with extraordinary skill.
• Dumbledore reassured Moody that Harry was not a threat, then asked Harry whether he wanted to enter the Triwizard Tournament.
• Harry gave Dumbledore a grand speech about accepting the duty, and Dumbledore agreed that he would represent Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore explained to Harry that the school Champions had been chosen in advance and that Hogwarts's choice was between Harry and Cedric.
• Dumbledore introduced Bagman and Crouch in the Great Hall, then presented the Goblet of Fire and explained the entry rules and binding magical contract.
• Harry told Ron he would enter the tournament, while Dumbledore warned students to think carefully before submitting their names.

Hagrid asked Harry for help courting Madame Maxime, and the Goblet of Fire selected Harry, Viktor Krum, and Fleur Delacour as the Triwizard Champions. The Champions gathered for their first instructions, where Dumbledore warned them about a media interview the next day.

• Hagrid admitted he had fallen in love with Madame Maxime, and Harry offered to ask Sirius for romantic advice.
• Hagrid gave Harry, Hermione, and Ron enchanted Dragonhide wallets as gifts.
• Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum as Durmstrang's Champion and Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons' Champion.
• The Goblet selected Harry Potter as Hogwarts' Champion, prompting loud cheers from the students.
• Viktor Krum and Pheobe questioned whether Harry was fit to compete, but Harry said he would give the tournament a try.
• Dumbledore told the Champions to prepare for the first event and warned that they would face a media interview the next day.