Recaps

Dumbledore introduced the Triwizard Tournament, explained its tasks and entry rules, and presented the Goblet of Fire. The students left excitedly discussing how to enter, despite his warnings about the age restriction and binding contract.

• Dumbledore introduced Ministry officials Dolores Umbridge and Ludo Bagman, and Umbridge gave a lengthy speech welcoming the guests and promising safety measures.
• Dumbledore explained that champions from three schools would compete in three tasks, with judges awarding marks toward the Triwizard Cup.
• Filch brought the old wooden box to the staff table, and Dumbledore revealed the Goblet of Fire.
• Dumbledore said students could submit their names and schools within twenty-four hours, but only students aged seventeen or older could cross the Age Line and enter.
• Dumbledore warned that chosen champions would be bound by a magical contract, then dismissed the students as they debated ways to bypass the age restriction.

After the Great Hall gathering, Su Er witnessed the tense encounter between Fake Moody and Karkaroff, then spent time with Hermione and her beautiful friend Pheobe. He walked Hermione back to Gryffindor Tower and reassured her that she was one of a kind.

• Morn and Justin invited Su Er to enter the Triwizard Tournament, but he declined.
• Fake Moody confronted Karkaroff at the Great Hall entrance, and Karkaroff left in fear while Harry and Ron looked confused.
• Hermione introduced Su Er to Pheobe, whom she had met during a family trip to France, and grew jealous as they chatted.
• Pheobe left with her Beauxbatons classmates, and Su Er walked Hermione back to Gryffindor Tower with her arm linked through his.
• Hermione asked whether Pheobe was beautiful, and Su Er told her she was one of a kind.

Su Er visited Dumbledore to say he did not want to enter the Triwizard Tournament, fearing the danger surrounding Voldemort’s return. Dumbledore showed him a book describing Voldemort’s resurrection ritual, and Su Er realized Harry’s blood was not necessarily required.

• Su Er worried that entering the Triwizard Tournament could put his life at risk, though he also wanted Cedric to survive.
• Su Er found himself at the Headmaster’s Office and told Dumbledore he did not want to enter the Tournament because he had foreseen death and darkness returning to England.
• Dumbledore said Voldemort’s return was inevitable and showed Su Er a book about Horcruxes and ritual magic that described the resurrection potion.
• Su Er asked whether Voldemort needed Harry’s blood for the ritual, and Dumbledore confirmed that he did not.

Su Er spoke with Dumbledore about entering the Triwizard Tournament, then encountered Ginny and two friends after their failed attempt to cross the age line left them with beards. In the early morning, Kleis reported that Durmstrang headmaster Karkaroff had secretly put a name into the Goblet of Fire.

• Dumbledore said he hoped Su Er would enter the Triwizard Tournament and reminded him that fate would reach its end despite changing paths.
• Su Er found Ginny and two other Gryffindors with white beards after they failed to put their names in the Goblet of Fire, and Ginny went to seek Madam Pomfrey's help.
• Su Er decided to put his name into the Goblet of Fire the next day and returned to his dormitory.
• Kleis woke Su Er before dawn and reported seeing someone sneak into the Great Hall and put a name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Kleis identified the person as Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, rather than Professor Moody.

After learning that Karkaroff had secretly put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, Su Er suspected Barty Crouch was involved and decided to enter the tournament himself. He joined Morn and Justin in submitting their names, apparently choosing to play along with Dumbledore's plans.

• Kleis told Su Er that Karkaroff had visited the Great Hall in the early morning and put a name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Su Er reasoned that Karkaroff was likely acting under pressure from Voldemort and used the Marauder's Map to find Barty Crouch in the Staffroom.
• Morn and Justin woke early to submit their names, hoping to improve their chances of being selected.
• Su Er wrote his name on a piece of parchment and went with Morn and Justin to the Great Hall.
• Justin, Morn, and Su Er crossed Dumbledore's Age Line and successfully dropped their names into the Goblet of Fire.

As Hogwarts students and the Beauxbatons delegation submitted their names to the Goblet of Fire, Hermione and Ron joined in while Harry left without entering. Su Er went to the Library with Hermione to research ways to survive the Killing Curse, uncertain whether the Goblet would choose him.

• Su Er told Hermione that Dumbledore had asked him to enter the Triwizard Tournament, though he had not yet decided whether the Goblet would select him.
• George and Fred prepared a dramatic speech before submitting their names, but Dumbledore interrupted them and urged them to keep it brief for their guests.
• Warrington and several other Hogwarts students, including Hermione, Angelina, Cedric Diggory, and Cho Chang, put their names into the Goblet of Fire.
• Ron entered after arguing with Harry, who eventually left the Great Hall without submitting his name.
• Su Er and Hermione went to the Library, where Su Er searched for ways to counter spells and survive the Killing Curse.

Su Er watched the Hogwarts feast and noticed Hagrid’s affection for Madame Maxime before the Goblet of Fire began selecting champions. The Goblet produced its first parchment, and Dumbledore read it, but the chapter ended before he announced the name.

• Su Er returned to the Great Hall with Hermione and watched the guests wait impatiently for the Goblet of Fire to choose the champions.
• Su Er noticed Hagrid trying to impress Madame Maxime and encouraged him with a thumbs-up.
• Dumbledore announced that the selection was about to begin and extinguished the candles to focus attention on the Goblet.
• The Goblet of Fire flared and expelled a charred parchment, which Dumbledore caught and read without yet revealing the name.

Su Er Bones was selected as Hogwarts’ champion alongside Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour. He met Krum in the adjoining room and discussed Durmstrang’s Dark Magic before an unexpected fourth boy entered.

• Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum as Durmstrang’s champion and Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons’ champion.
• Dumbledore named Su Er Bones as Hogwarts’ champion, prompting cheers from the students and congratulations from his friends and teachers.
• Su Er noticed Cedric’s disappointment but saw that Cedric was happy a Hufflepuff had been chosen.
• Su Er entered the adjoining room, where he greeted Fleur and met Viktor, who said Draco had told him about Su Er.
• Su Er and Viktor discussed the Quidditch World Cup and Durmstrang’s Dark Magic as Fleur watched the fire.
• A tall, thin boy with a fringe over his forehead entered the room, interrupting Su Er and Viktor’s conversation.

Harry was announced as a fourth Triwizard Champion after his name came out of the Goblet of Fire, alarming the gathered officials and students. Dumbledore believed Harry had not entered his name, but the group was left to deal with the unexpected result.

• Harry entered the room and looked to Su Er for help as Ludo Bagman arrived and announced him as the fourth Champion.
• Pheobe challenged Harry's place in the tournament, questioning what it meant for Mr. Bones to remain a Champion.
• Madame Maxime and Karkaroff challenged Dumbledore over Hogwarts having two Champions, while Umbridge called for the Goblet of Fire to be inspected.
• Dumbledore asked Harry whether he had entered his name, and Harry denied it.
• Dumbledore said he believed Harry and assured the room that no one could lie in front of him.

After the Goblet of Fire named Su Er and Harry as Hogwarts Champions, the adults accepted that both had to compete, and Umbridge announced the First Task. Su Er reassured Harry that he believed him and warned him to be careful, then invited Hermione to celebrate in the Hufflepuff Common Room.

• Karkaroff demanded that the other schools be allowed to enter more students, but Fake Moody argued that the Goblet’s magical contract required Harry and Su Er to compete.
• Fake Moody claimed that someone had used a powerful Confundus Charm to trick the Goblet into treating Harry as the sole entrant from a fourth school, and Dumbledore accepted that the Champions had to proceed.
• Umbridge announced that the First Task would take place on November twenty-fourth and would test the Champions’ courage; Dumbledore added that they could use only their wands and would have no examinations.
• Karkaroff and Madame Maxime left with Krum and Pheobe, while Dumbledore sent Su Er and Harry back to their common rooms so he could speak with the professors.
• Hermione met Su Er and Harry outside the little room, and Su Er explained the Goblet’s decision while affirming that he believed Harry had not entered his own name.
• Su Er warned Harry that someone had targeted him and urged him to be careful, then invited Hermione to visit the Hufflepuff Common Room.

Hermione accompanied Su Er to the Hufflepuff Common Room, where his housemates surprised him with a celebration for becoming Hogwarts Champion. After drinking too much Butterbeer, Su Er became so dazed that Hermione had to steady him and decided to stay overnight in Hannah's dormitory.

• Su Er showed Hermione the hidden Hufflepuff Common Room entrance and explained its vinegar trap.
• Su Er and Hermione entered the empty common room, where Morn, Justin, Hannah, and the other Hufflepuffs appeared to surprise him with a celebration.
• Hannah and Hermione went aside to talk, while the Hufflepuffs congratulated Su Er and Cedric wished him luck against Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.
• Ernie and Summerby told Su Er that they had expected Cedric to be Champion and had prepared the celebration before Su Er's selection.
• After the celebration ended, Hermione found Su Er dazed from drinking Butterbeer, and he embraced her before she helped him stand.
• Hermione decided to stay in Hannah's spare bed, but Su Er gave no reply when she tried to rouse him.

Su Er, Hermione, and Harry went to Hagrid’s hut after Hagrid summoned them, likely to discuss the First Task. On the way, Harry vented his anger over being chosen as a Champion and explained his conflict with Ron, then agreed to speak with him calmly.

• Su Er woke embarrassed after getting drunk on Butterbeer and learned from Hermione that Hagrid had asked him to visit his hut about the First Task.
• Harry joined Su Er and Hermione after receiving a note from Hagrid, and the three left the Great Hall together.
• Harry told Hermione and Su Er that Ron did not believe he had avoided entering the Tournament and was jealous of him.
• Su Er and Hermione explained that Ron felt overshadowed by Harry and by his accomplished siblings.
• Harry angrily described the burdens of his fame and apologized for lashing out, and Su Er urged him to talk calmly with Ron.
• Hagrid called to the three from inside his hut and asked what had happened.

Hagrid told Harry and Su Er that the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task involved dragons, then admitted his feelings for Olympe. Harry agreed to speak with Ron and decided to write to Sirius.

• Hagrid congratulated Harry and Su Er on becoming Hogwarts' Champions and urged them to try his Rock Cakes.
• Hagrid secretly revealed that dragons would be involved in the First Task, which he learned about while preparing a site in the Forbidden Forest for Charlie.
• Hagrid spoke bashfully about his affection for Olympe and ushered Harry, Su Er, and Hermione out of his hut.
• Su Er persuaded Harry to approach Ron calmly, and Harry agreed to talk to him.
• Harry remembered that Sirius did not know he was a Champion and hurried back to write him a letter.

Su Er joined the other Triwizard Champions for wand checks and photographs while Rita Skeeter eyed him for a story. Harry arrived looking worried, and Rita dragged him away before he could speak to Su Er; the chapter ended as Mr. Ollivander entered with Dumbledore.

• Owen summoned Su Er from the Third Greenhouse to the classroom where the Champions were gathering.
• Ludo Bagman introduced Rita Skeeter and explained that she would check the Champions’ wands and photograph them.
• Su Er recognized Rita’s reputation for inventing scandal and noticed that her quill wrote by itself.
• Harry arrived and tried to mouth something to Su Er, who thought he said Hermione’s name.
• Rita forcibly took Harry away, and he later returned with Dumbledore and Mr. Ollivander.

Ollivander inspected the champions’ wands, and Harry told Su Er that Hermione had been injured when Draco Malfoy hexed her during a fight. Su Er considered ways to punish Malfoy but held back, and the chapter ended with Bagman and Rita Skeeter arranging photographs of the judges and champions.

• Ollivander inspected Fleur Delacour’s wand and learned that its core contained her grandmother’s Veela hair.
• Ollivander examined Su Er’s wand, praised its condition, and demonstrated its smooth spellcasting before returning it to him.
• Harry told Su Er that Draco Malfoy had insulted him and Hermione, then hexed Hermione with Densaugeo during a fight.
• Su Er considered ways to humiliate or harm Malfoy but rejected using dark magic because Dumbledore might discover it.
• Ollivander finished inspecting Harry’s wand, and Dumbledore dismissed the group toward lunch.
• Ludo Bagman and Rita Skeeter called for photographs of the judges and champions.

Su Er scared Draco Malfoy into fleeing after confronting him outside the Hospital Wing, where Hermione recovered from her jinxed teeth. In the two weeks before the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task, Malfoy apologized to Hermione, Harry and Ron made up, and Harry planned to meet Sirius at the Shrieking Shack.

• Su Er frightened Malfoy by pretending to threaten him with the Unforgivable Curses, and Malfoy ran away.
• Madam Pomfrey repaired Hermione’s teeth, and Su Er walked with her to the Great Hall.
• Malfoy publicly apologized to Hermione the next morning after Su Er had scared him.
• Rita Skeeter published an article focused on Harry and stirred up Slytherin taunts, while Hufflepuff continued to support Su Er as its champion.
• Harry and Ron made up during detention with Snape, and Harry received a letter from Sirius inviting him to meet at the Shrieking Shack on Hogsmeade Weekend.

Su Er and Hermione went to Hogsmeade, where Su Er refused Rita Skeeter’s attempt to interview them before joining Fred and George at the Three Broomsticks. Hagrid discreetly told Su Er to come to his hut at half past twelve that night and pass the message to Harry.

• Su Er and Hermione finished ice cream and met Rita Skeeter outside the Three Broomsticks, where Su Er refused her interview and pushed past her.
• Su Er and Hermione joined Fred, George, Lee Jordan, Neville, and Hannah, and Fred and George showed Su Er their new sweets for skipping class.
• Hagrid and Fake Moody entered the pub, and Hagrid warned Fred and George that Minerva was nearby.
• Hagrid quietly told Su Er to come to his hut at half past twelve that night and ask Harry to come too.

Su Er and Hermione left the Three Broomsticks and met Harry and Sirius at the Shrieking Shack, where they discussed Karkaroff’s past as a Death Eater. Su Er and Sirius suspected Karkaroff had entered Harry in the Triwizard Tournament, and Sirius warned Harry to watch Karkaroff and Durmstrang’s Champion.

• Su Er and Hermione left the Three Broomsticks after Fred and George finished showing Su Er their new products.
• Su Er and Hermione entered the Shrieking Shack, where Sirius warned Harry that Karkaroff had been a Death Eater.
• Sirius explained that Karkaroff had betrayed fellow Death Eaters to escape Azkaban and later became Durmstrang’s headmaster.
• Su Er said he believed Karkaroff had put Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire, and Sirius agreed with his suspicion.
• Harry grew angry about being forced to compete, while Sirius urged him to stay cautious around Karkaroff and Durmstrang’s Champion.

Sirius told Harry that he was investigating Bertha Jorkins’s disappearance in Albania, while Su Er avoided revealing Moody’s impersonation and later joined Harry on a midnight visit to Hagrid. Hagrid took them under the Invisibility Cloak to see what Harry would face in the first Triwizard task.

• Su Er told Harry that a house-elf had seen Karkaroff put a slip into the Goblet of Fire, but that the account was not solid evidence.
• Hermione explained S.P.E.W. to Sirius, who advised her to ask the Hogwarts house-elves what they thought.
• Sirius said he was investigating Bertha Jorkins’s disappearance in Albania and left the Shrieking Shack through the fireplace.
• Su Er and Harry arranged to meet at midnight and visit Hagrid, while Su Er forgot that an old man in a Hogsmeade pub was waiting for him.
• Su Er and Harry reached Hagrid’s Hut under the Invisibility Cloak, and Hagrid, dressed formally, led them outside to see Harry’s first-task challenge.

Su Er and Harry followed Hagrid and Madame Maxime to a camp where Charlie Weasley and other wizards were keeping four dragons. As the dragons broke loose into greater agitation, Su Er realized Igor Karkaroff had been hiding nearby and escaped the Horntail’s fire.

• Su Er and Harry followed Hagrid and Madame Maxime to the dragon enclosure, where Charlie warned Hagrid that the Champions were not supposed to see the dragons.
• The Hungarian Horntail stared toward nearby bushes and breathed fire at them, but an unseen barrier deflected most of the flames.
• Su Er saw something catch fire in the bushes and deduced that Igor Karkaroff had been hiding there and escaped.
• The rebounding flames set the wooden fence alight, agitating the dragons and dragging Charlie forward as he struggled to hold the Horntail’s chain.
• The dragon handlers cast Stunning Spells at all four dragons, but the spells failed to subdue them and the camp descended into greater chaos.

Charlie, Maxime, Hagrid, and the other wizards struggled to restrain four rampaging dragons, but their Stunning Spells failed to affect the Hungarian Horntail. As the Welsh Green tried to escape, Su Er used Transfiguration to bring it down, leaving the other dragons still in chaos.

• Maxime blocked the Hungarian Horntail's fire, and Hagrid took hold of the chain so Charlie could enter the enclosure and cast spells.
• The Hungarian Horntail resisted another volley of Stunning Spells and grew more violent as the other three dragons also thrashed against their chains.
• The Welsh Green broke free of the ground and began to fly, while Su Er drew his wand under the Invisibility Cloak.
• Su Er transfigured a tree's branches and roots into vines that pulled the Welsh Green off balance.
• Su Er shaped the branches into a massive wooden club and struck the Welsh Green twice, knocking it unconscious.

Su Er and Harry watched the wizards subdue four dragons, and Su Er suggested Harry use Transfiguration to get past one during the first task. They learned the Champions would likely have to evade the dragons and left the camp so Harry could plan for the challenge.

• Su Er knocked the Welsh Green down with a stick and Transfiguration, then hid beneath the Invisibility Cloak as the wizards subdued it.
• Su Er told Harry that the first task might involve getting past a conscious dragon rather than fighting one head-on.
• The wizards and the half-giants subdued the remaining dragons and secured their eggs beside the Hungarian Horntail.
• Charlie told Hagrid that Norbert was a female dragon doing well, and warned him that the dragon eggs would be taken away after the first task.
• Su Er suggested that he and Harry leave for the Hogwarts Kitchens, and Harry agreed so he could think about how to face the task.

Su Er forgot his promise to help Aberforth conjure his sister, so Aberforth came to Hogwarts and took him away to a prepared location. Dumbledore watched them leave with quiet anticipation, while Su Er struggled with the rough Side-Along Apparition.

• Kleis prepared a lavish late-night meal for Su Er, who packed some food for his roommates after Harry left.
• Su Er woke to find Aberforth waiting at his bedside and admitted he had missed their planned meeting the previous day.
• Aberforth insisted they leave at once, and Su Er left a note for Hermione before accompanying him outside the Castle.
• Dumbledore watched Su Er and Aberforth depart from the Headmaster's Office, murmuring about an answer.
• Aberforth Side-Along Apparated with Su Er, who became sick and then accepted a stamina-restoring potion from him.

Su Er accompanied Aberforth to the hidden Dumbledore House in Godric’s Hollow, where Aberforth prepared potions to help him reach Ariana in the Blurry Illusion Realm. After drinking Felix Felicis and several other potions, Su Er felt his immense magical power building painfully and prepared to begin.

• Aberforth led Su Er through Godric’s Hollow and showed him how to reveal the concealed path to the Dumbledore House.
• Aberforth took Su Er to the secret practice room beneath the house and told him that Ariana used to watch him practice magic there.
• Aberforth laid out potions to replenish and increase Su Er’s magical power, then gave him a small bottle of Felix Felicis.
• Su Er drank the Felix Felicis and the other potions, felt painful pressure from his vast magical power, and told Aberforth he was ready to begin.

Su Er used the Patronus Charm and Lady Hufflepuff’s method to prepare to summon Ariana into reality, while Aberforth helped sustain him with magic-restoring potions. After creating a silver environment around his badger Patronus, Su Er replenished his magic and prepared to begin the crucial final step.

• Su Er successfully cast the Patronus Charm, producing a vivid silver badger as Aberforth watched eagerly.
• Su Er used the Patronus as a conduit to begin summoning Ariana, releasing silver threads and receiving potions from Aberforth as his magic dwindled.
• Su Er’s magic formed a silver environment around the Patronus, completing the setting required by Lady Hufflepuff’s method.
• Su Er drank dozens of remaining potions to restore his magic, then raised his wand again as Aberforth realized the final step was beginning.