Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Chapter Sixteen:
The Goblet of Fire

Synopsis by William Silvester
Notes and links by Michele L. Worley

US hardcover edition: pages 248-271
UK paperback edition: pages 273 - 298
Timeframe: 30 - 31 October, 1995 [Y15]

In which all learn about the Triwizard Tournament after dinner in the Great Hall. Next morning Fred and George fail to fool the Goblet of Fire. HRH visit Hagrid, discovering that he fancies Madame Maxime of Beauxbatons. After the Hallowe'en feast, the Goblet chooses the champions - Viktor Krum for Durmstrang; Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons; Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts..and a fourth champion - Harry Potter.

Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:

Characters introduced in this chapter:

• none

Characters returning in this chapter:

• Bagman, Ludo

• Chang, Cho

• Crabbe, Vincent

• Creevey, Dennis

• Crouch, Bartemius (junior) (as Moody, Alastor "Mad-Eye")

• Crouch, Bartemius (senior)

• Fang

• Delacour, Fleur

• Dumbledore, Albus

• Filch, Argus

• Finnegan, Seamus

• Goyle, Gregory

• Granger, Hermione

• Hagrid, Rubeus

• Johnson, Angelina

• Jordan, Lee

• Karkaroff, Igor

• Krum, Viktor

• Malfoy, Draco

• Maxime, Madame Olympe

• Poliakoff

• Potter, Harry

• Thomas, Dean

• Weasley, Fred

• Weasley, George

• Weasley, Ron

• (unnamed) several sixth-year girls forming Krum's unofficial fan club

• (unnamed) third-year girl

• (unnamed) eleven other unnamed Beauxbatons students; two mentioned in this chapter are girls, two mentioned at the Yule Ball are boys

• (unnamed) ten other unnamed Durmstrang students

Characters mentioned in this chapter:

• Diggory, Cedric "Pretty Boy"

• Dobby

• Fawcett, Miss (Ravenclaw)

• Pomfrey, Madam Poppy

• Summers, Mr (Hufflepuff)

• Warrington (Slytherin)

• Weasley, Bill

Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

  • Entrance Hall

  • Great Hall

  • Hagrid's hut

Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:

• Beauxbatons Academy of Magic

• Durmstrang Institute

• Forbidden Forest

Exceptional character moments:

• none yet

Spells:

• Age Line

Links and Resources:

• Ageing Potion (in U.S. edition called Aging Potion)

• Bestiary, the

  • blast-ended skrewts

  • house-elves

  • veela

• Goblet of Fire

• S.P.E.W.

• Triwizard Tournament

Memorable lines:

• none yet

Strictly British:

• black pudding

• camp-bed

• fancy

• kip

• smarm

Timelines/Calendar:

This chapter begins immediately after the preceding chapter, on the same evening, and ends the next night (Hallowe'en).