School yearIVPublished2000-07-08
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Hogwarts hosts the Triwizard Tournament. The Goblet of Fire names a fourth champion, Harry, alongside Cedric Diggory, Viktor Krum, and Fleur Delacour. The plot is Barty Crouch Jr, disguised as Alastor Moody. He steers Harry to the cup, which is a Portkey. In the graveyard Voldemort is restored to a body with Harry’s blood. Cedric is killed. Harry returns with the body, the Ministry refuses the news, and Crouch is kissed by a Dementor before he can testify in public.
In this book
On the timeline
- Summer 1994
Frank Bryce dies; Nagini becomes a Horcrux
Pettigrew finds what is left of Voldemort. The Riddle gardener, Frank Bryce, is killed. Nagini is made into a Horcrux. This is the summer before the World Cup. - 1994-08
The Quidditch World Cup
The 422nd World Cup ends in a Death Eater riot. Barty Crouch Jr sends up the Dark Mark. - Late August 1994
Moody is replaced
Crouch Jr and Pettigrew attack Alastor Moody. Crouch will spend the year in his skin, teaching Defence. - 1994-10-30
Durmstrang and Beauxbatons arrive
The visiting schools reach Hogwarts for the Tournament. Krum and Fleur are already the likely champions. - 1994-10-31
The Goblet names four champions
Krum, Fleur, Cedric, and — impossibly — Harry. Crouch has bewitched the cup. - 1994-11-24
The first task
Four dragons. Each champion takes a golden egg. - 1995-02-24
The second task
The champions dive into the lake for the people they would miss most. - Spring 1995
Barty Crouch Sr is killed
Crouch Jr kills his father on the grounds and hides the body. Harry will dream it before he understands it. - 1995-06-24
The third task; Voldemort returns
The cup is a Portkey. Cedric is killed at once. Voldemort regains a body. The wands connect. Harry escapes with Cedric’s body, and Crouch Jr is kissed.