First Time Readers

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Ch 1

Episode Summary

The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it “the Riddle House,” even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there. What an intro! So join Jon, Jenn, Danny, and Kristen as they talk over chapter 1 of Goblet of Fire. They talk over some theories about what will happen, impressions of the characters, and what the heck is going on in the first chapter of Goblet of Fire.

Episode Notes

Chapter 1 - The Riddle House

• The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it “the Riddle House,” even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there.
• Fifty years before, at daybreak on a fine summer’s morning, when the Riddle House had still been well kept and impressive, and a maid had entered the drawing room to find all three Riddles dead.

Q1 - What do you think happened to the three Riddles?

• “Frank!” cried several people. “Never!” … By the following morning, hardly anyone in Little Hangleton doubted that Frank Bryce had killed the Riddles.

Q2 - Are you guys into true crime podcasts?

Q3 - Have you ever been to a spooky or haunted place?

Q4 - What are Wormtail and Voldemort talking about?

• “I will allow you to perform an essential task for me, one that many of my followers would give their right hand to perform.”

Q5 - What do you think this task is?

• “But I am not a man, Muggle,” said the cold voice, barely audible now over the crackling of the flames. “I am much, much more than a man.”

Q6 - What does Voldemort mean that he is much more than a man?

Q7 - Who is Voldemort's most faithful servant?

Q8 - What happened in this chapter and how did you like this opening chapter compared with the other books?