Chapter Summaries

The Goblet of Fire selected Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, Cedric Diggory, Hermione Granger, Cho Chang, and George Weasley as Champions, despite the tournament being expected to have only three. The chapter ended as more than a dozen parchments burst from the Goblet, leaving the Great Hall stunned.

• Dumbledore and Madame Maxime watched fireworks while Maxime and Karkaroff argued about Stark, Krum, and fairness in the tournament.
• At the Halloween feast, Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum as Durmstrang’s Champion and Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons’ Champion.
• The Goblet selected Cedric Diggory as Hogwarts’ Champion, followed by Hermione Granger, who had apparently crossed Dumbledore’s Age Line.
• The Goblet named Cho Chang and George Weasley as additional Champions, astonishing the students.
• More than a dozen parchments shot from the Goblet of Fire, and the Great Hall fell silent.

The Goblet of Fire selected twenty-three Champions, leaving students and headmasters baffled and prompting Crouch to accuse William of being involved. William denied knowing how it happened, defended his authority over the Goblet, and the chapter ended with the adults still facing a tournament full of unexpected Champions.

• Twenty-three students, including Ron, Draco, Cho, and George, became Champions, while McLaggen lost a string of bets about additional Champions appearing.
• Krum and Malfoy discovered that they were not their schools’ only Champions, and Ludo Bagman announced the unprecedented number of contenders.
• Dumbledore, Karkaroff, and Madame Maxime questioned how so many Champions had been chosen, and Crouch suggested William might know because he had kept the Goblet of Fire.
• William considered that Voldemort might still target Harry through the Tournament, but noted that Harry’s name had not emerged from the Goblet.
• Snape confronted William, reported Crouch’s accusation, and summoned him to meet the headmasters, making the students suspect William was responsible.
• William told the headmasters that the Italy Ministry of Magic had lent him the Goblet and denied helping anyone become a Champion, while Malfoy insisted he had entered his own name.

The headmasters and officials accepted the unusually large group of Champions, while William and Madame Maxime challenged Karkaroff over Durmstrang’s extra entries. After Crouch announced the tournament rules, Dumbledore and Snape discussed the danger and Karkaroff’s ties to Voldemort.

• The Champions insisted they had entered through their own abilities, and Karkaroff questioned whether Hogwarts’s Age Line had worked for the underage students.
• Hermione explained that she had sent her name into the Goblet of Fire in a paper airplane from outside the Age Line, and William argued that Hogwarts and Beauxbatons each had seven Champions while Durmstrang had nine.
• Madame Maxime and William accused Karkaroff of cheating and threatened complaints, but Crouch said all selected Champions had to compete under the rules.
• Crouch announced that the First Task would take place on November 24, that Champions could use only their wands and could not accept help, and that they would not take their end-of-year exams.
• Ludo realized the expanded tournament required twenty-three dragons instead of three, and Dumbledore said he would change the First Task.
• Snape warned Dumbledore that the tournament could kill his students, while Dumbledore asked Snape to keep watching Karkaroff and ended with a remark about smelling the flowers.

Ron and Hermione became Gryffindor Champions, and Harry struggled with envy while trying to support his friend. William and Hermione escaped the attention of curious students, leaving Krum asking Harry about them and Cho.

• Gryffindor celebrated Ron and Hermione’s selection as Champions, and Ron drank heavily while boasting about how he had entered the tournament.
• Harry congratulated Ron but privately resented not being chosen, then helped the drunken Ron into bed and dreamed that everyone thought Harry was a fraud.
• William and Hermione met for breakfast and planned to brew shampoo, but students gathered around them seeking attention.
• Krum asked William why he had not entered the tournament, and Hermione explained that Karkaroff had forbidden him because he was too powerful.
• William and Hermione used a Disillusionment Charm to escape the crowd, while Krum asked Harry about their relationship and noticed Cho.
• Harry warned Krum away from Cho by inventing a jealous boyfriend, then told him to look for William and Hermione in Snape’s office.

The Triwizard Champions became less exceptional as Hogwarts' houses turned the tournament into an internal rivalry, while Snape mocked Cho's Potions grade in class. The chapter ended with William and Cho getting caught talking during Hagrid's lesson and Ravenclaw losing two points.

• Beauxbatons and Durmstrang struggled to support their many Champions, while Hogwarts divided its support along house lines.
• Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin argued over which of their Champions deserved recognition, and Hogwarts students largely ignored the other schools.
• McLaggen and Marietta nearly fought during Transfiguration, prompting Professor McGonagall to silence the class.
• Snape gave Cho a P for her moonstone essay, mocked her as a Champion, and confused the class while explaining exam questions.
• William reassured Cho about her Potions grade, but Hagrid caught them talking during Care of Magical Creatures and took two points from Ravenclaw.

With O.W.L.s approaching, Hogwarts professors tightened discipline while Hagrid’s Blast-Ended Skrewts caused chaos in class. William turned one into a bizarre means of transport, then set out with Cho to recruit Beauxbatons students for an O.W.L.s cram school.

• The Hogwarts professors became stricter as fifth-years prepared for their O.W.L.s, and Hagrid began taking points from students.
• Hagrid told Cho that the Triwizard Tournament was dangerous, while his students struggled to walk the armoured Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• William pinned his Blast-Ended Skrewt with a Goblin-made sword, made it docile, and used it to pull a skateboard across the ground.
• Beauxbatons students watched William from their classroom and rushed outside, while their returning professor found the class empty.
• William told Cho she needed help to pass her exams and went to seek Madame Maxime’s Beauxbatons students as tutors for his planned cram school.

William visited Madame Maxime and offered magical translators so Beauxbatons students could attend Hogwarts lessons. He secured her agreement to provide tutors for evening classes, leaving him planning how much to charge for exam preparation.

• William and Cho met Beauxbatons students, and Rose led them to Madame Maxime.
• William praised Hogwarts’ teachers and proposed giving Beauxbatons magical translators so its students could join classes.
• William explained that his translators were alchemical devices he had made and offered them to Madame Maxime for free.
• William asked Madame Maxime to provide final-year students for evening tutoring and fifth-years for free extra lessons.
• Madame Maxime agreed, and William began considering how to profit from his exam-preparation classes.

Dumbledore and McGonagall approved William’s plan for Beauxbatons students to teach intensive O.W.L. revision classes at Hogwarts, while refusing to pay for Durmstrang’s translator rental. The classes were advertised at Hogwarts, where students considered signing up and Ron once again promised to study.

• McGonagall told Dumbledore that student tensions were rising and that William had persuaded Madame Maxime to let Beauxbatons students attend Hogwarts classes.
• Dumbledore approved a large classroom for William’s evening revision lessons, which would cover several subjects and a renamed defence course taught by Beauxbatons seventh-years.
• McGonagall said Karkaroff wanted Durmstrang students to attend too, but Dumbledore agreed to wait until Karkaroff would pay to rent William’s translators.
• An advertisement for Akali’s intensive O.W.L. revision class appeared on the Gryffindor noticeboard, and Katie decided to sign up.
• Harry and Ron discussed the course’s cost, Hermione’s lack of time to tutor them, and Harry’s possible future with William’s Quidditch team.
• Ron vowed to get up early and study at the library, though Harry doubted he would follow through.

William and the others settled on D.A. as the name for their extra Defence lessons, while Rita Skeeter arrived at Hogwarts and revealed that dragons would be used in the First Task. Malfoy provoked Ron into a spell fight that also hit Harry, giving Rita fresh material to pursue.

• Krum tried to impress Hermione and Cho by reading aloud in the library, but Madam Pince chased him out with an enchanted broom.
• William, Hermione, Cedric, and Cho chose D.A. as the name for their extra Defence lessons.
• Anne told the group that Dumbledore had arranged wand inspections, and William discovered Rita Skeeter had been hiding as a beetle.
• Rita told William that dragons were on their way for the First Task, but he showed little concern.
• Malfoy taunted Ron with an insulting badge, and Ron, Malfoy, and Harry exchanged spells that hit all three of them.
• William lifted Ron’s curse and sent Harry to the Hospital Wing, while Rita followed Harry to ask about his treatment at school and his disappointment at not becoming a Champion.

Rita's articles stirred up rumors about the Champions and worsened the rift between Harry and Ron. Harry refused to approach Ron to make peace, then spotted Krum with Cho and went over to interfere again.

• Karkaroff repeatedly visited Snape, prompting rumors that the two were dating.
• Rita published a story claiming Krum had courted Madam Pince, and Filch bought destructive products from William.
• Rita's article misspelled Malfoy and Ron's names as Deguke Malcon and Roniao Weiqili, portrayed them as bullies, and suggested Harry should have been a Champion.
• Ron accused Harry of making him look jealous in Rita's article, then left after their argument and ended their friendship.
• Ron spent time with Lavender Brown, while Harry followed William and Hermione to the library and asked Hermione to explain the misunderstanding to Ron; she refused.
• Harry rejected William's advice to speak to Ron himself, then saw Krum with Cho and went over to confront him.

Anne and Gabrielle persuaded William to help Gabrielle secretly visit Hogsmeade, while William and Hermione planned a date at a new milk tea shop. At breakfast, Ron and Malfoy received identical threatening letters, and Malfoy was injured by a letter booby-trapped with Bubotuber Pus.

• Anne and Gabrielle begged William to help Gabrielle go to Hogsmeade, and he agreed after they tried to win him over.
• William told Hermione that he would treat her to milk tea in Hogsmeade, and she playfully challenged his offer.
• Harry told Krum they were going to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, though he planned to take him to the Shrieking Shack instead.
• Ron agreed to take Lavender to the Three Broomsticks Inn but grew jealous as Harry and Krum talked together.
• Owls delivered Ron and Malfoy threatening letters accusing them of bullying Harry and stealing his Champion.
• Malfoy opened a letter that sprayed undiluted Bubotuber Pus onto his hands, while Ron fled from the owls chasing him.

Harry returned to the castle after worrying that Ron had been attacked, but Krum followed him and was knocked unconscious in a bewitched staircase. Moody announced that Krum had been attacked, and Filch caught Harry as the suspected culprit while William and Hermione arranged to rent a creature from a Goblin at the Hog’s Head.

• Harry left Krum behind with an excuse and hurried back to the castle, but Krum chased after him and became lost on the moving staircases.
• A staircase trapped Krum’s feet, and he was knocked unconscious before he could call for help.
• Ludo Bagman offered Ron help with the Triwizard Tournament, and Ron considered accepting before Moody arrived.
• Moody reported that a Durmstrang student, Krum, had been attacked, while Filch brought in Harry and accused him of doing it.
• William and Hermione went to the Hog’s Head, where an old Goblin handed William a black box after agreeing to rent him a creature for a day.

William and Hermione escaped a drinks bill at the Hog’s Head, then returned to Hogwarts amid rumors that Harry had attacked Krum. William later revealed that the Triwizard First Task would involve dragons and brought a rented dragon to train the Champions.

• William learned that Ludo Bagman had bet on Ron Weasley winning the tournament to repay his debt to Gringotts, then escaped the pub with Hermione and left the goblin to face Aberforth’s bill.
• William and Hermione returned to Hogwarts and heard Peeves’s story that Harry had attacked Krum; Karkaroff demanded Harry’s imprisonment, while Krum blamed Filch.
• William discussed the attack with Hermione, George, and Phoebe, doubting that Harry or Filch had done it and questioning Moody’s role in finding Krum.
• William told Cho, Cedric, George, Phoebe, and Hermione that the First Task would involve dragons and said he had rented one for their training.

William trained the students in the Room of Requirement to face dragons, demonstrating how to defend against dragon fire and attack a dragon’s eyes. After the others left, he and Hermione began preparing for private sword-fighting practice, and Hermione kissed him.

• William released a Hebridean Black in the Room of Requirement and explained that the students would need to learn how to fight dragons for the First Task.
• William demonstrated blocking dragon fire with Finite Incantatem, splitting it with Tornado Hurricane, and targeting the dragon’s eyes before controlling it with a clanker.
• The students paired off to practice spells, while William ended the session after ten o’clock and put the dragon’s case away.
• Hermione returned with a late-night snack, and William said he would continue teaching her sword fighting.
• Hermione wore goblin-made armor for their training and kissed William, telling him he tasted like milk tea.

As the first Triwizard task approached, students and staff struggled to prepare for the dragons, while William’s group trained in secret. The chapter ended with the group readying themselves and Cedric finally getting the thunderstorm needed for his Animagus transformation.

• William took students out of class to train, while Snape deducted points and insisted he knew nothing about the first task.
• Lucius asked Snape to help Malfoy cheat, but Snape sought information from the other professors and learned nothing.
• Malfoy panicked and went looking for William, while Karkaroff realized Durmstrang’s Champions were the only ones who seemed unprepared.
• Ludo repeatedly taught Ron the Summoning Charm, but Ron failed and said he wanted to withdraw until Ludo reminded him of the thousand-Galleon prize.
• William’s group practiced individually in the Room of Requirement, and Phoebe used her Veela allure and magic against a dragon before calling William for help when it set her skirt on fire.
• Cedric finally got the thunderstorm he had been waiting for, allowing him to begin his Animagus transformation.

William, Cho, and Cedric used Felix Felicis to explore the Forbidden Forest while Hagrid took Madame Maxime to see the dragons. The chapter left Cedric’s extraordinary luck turning the outing into a hunt for useful magical creatures and treasure.

• William, Cho, and Cedric avoided Moody’s nighttime patrols and met at the castle entrance, where William gave Cedric a small dose of Felix Felicis.
• Cedric drank the potion and confidently led Cho and William toward Hagrid’s Hut, convinced their best move was to follow Hagrid.
• Hagrid dressed up and took Madame Maxime toward the Forbidden Forest, while Fang was left behind; Cho, William, and Cedric guessed they were going to see the dragons.
• Karkaroff furtively followed Hagrid and Madame Maxime into the Forbidden Forest, and Cedric led his companions in another direction.
• Cedric’s luck helped them find an unconscious Porlock that William wanted for his Abraxan and a dead Moke whose skin Cho wanted for a purse.

William, Cho, and Cedric explored the Forbidden Forest, found an injured Karkaroff, and dealt with his knowledge of the dragons. Cedric completed his Animagus transformation and became a husky, leaving Fluffy eager to meet him.

• William, Cho, and Cedric reached the dragon enclosure, where Hagrid worried about Ron and pleaded with Charlie to let him touch a dragon egg.
• The three encountered the Centaurs, who explained that a hooded wizard had escaped after Bane shot him with an arrow.
• Cedric led William and Cho to the unconscious Karkaroff, and William treated his wound, altered his memory, and collected some of his hair.
• In Fluffy Valley, Cedric drank the Animagus potion and transformed into a black-and-white husky.
• Fluffy admired Cedric's appearance and wanted to pet him.

Cedric learned to transform into an Animagus while Tom searched a storm-lashed coast for another Horcrux and fell into the sea. After the storm, Karkaroff was found injured and unable to discover the First Task, so he turned to William for information and encountered William’s costly packages.

• Cedric finally mastered the Animagus technique after struggling late into the night, then declined William and Cho’s invitations to join him in the Prefects’ Bathroom.
• Tom forced a wizard down a dangerous cliff toward a cave, but the wizard lost his wand, fell into the sea, and failed to retrieve the second Horcrux.
• A storm battered Durmstrang’s damaged ship, and the missing anchor left it rocking across the Black Lake until the weather cleared.
• Snape found Karkaroff in the Hospital Wing and learned that he remembered neither the First Task nor how he had ended up there.
• Snape advised Karkaroff to buy information from Shidake, and Karkaroff approached William for details about the First Task.
• William offered Karkaroff a discounted package for all nine Champions or more expensive individual information packages, leaving Karkaroff bewildered.

The Champions gathered for the Xwizard Tournament’s First Task, and Hermione reassured herself before joining them. Ludo Bagman revealed that the task was to protect Golden Eggs from the large creatures they would face.

• Students headed to the dragon grounds as Hermione talked with William and Anne before the competition.
• Professor McGonagall found William and Hermione together, then escorted Hermione to the Champions’ tent and encouraged her to stay calm.
• Hermione entered the tent, where Phoebe, Krum, Cedric, Cho, George, Ron, and Malfoy waited nervously or chatted.
• Ludo Bagman explained that the Champions would draw group numbers and announced that they had to protect Golden Eggs from the large creatures they faced.

William and his friends watched the First Task, where Champions had to protect Golden Eggs from dragons for thirty minutes. Marcus Flint forfeited almost immediately, leaving Hermione to face a dragon alone, and she used William’s Safety Watch to take both Golden Eggs as a dragon charged at her.

• Trene and Anne explained that Champions had to hold Golden Eggs against dragon attacks, with more eggs earning higher scores.
• Dumbledore replaced Ludo Bagman with Lee Jordan as commentator, and Lee opened the tournament with jokes and advertisements.
• Three dragons entered the arena as six Champions, including Hermione and Phoebe, took their places with Golden Eggs.
• Marcus Flint panicked at the sight of a dragon and forfeited thirty seconds into the task, leaving Hermione without a teammate.
• Hermione picked up both Golden Eggs and placed them inside William’s Safety Watch as a dragon slowly approached.
• A dragon suddenly accelerated toward Hermione, and a thunderous boom sounded across the arena.