First Time Readers

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Ch 15-16

Episode Summary

Automatically, it seemed, Dumbledore reached out a long hand and seized the parchment. He held it out and stared at the name written upon it. There was a long pause, during which Dumbledore stared at the slip in his hands, and everyone in the room stared at Dumbledore. And then Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out—”Harry Potter.” What an end! So join Jon, Jenn, Danny, and Kristen as they talk over chapter 15-16 of Goblet of Fire. They talk over some theories about what will happen, their impressions of the characters, and who will win the Triwizard Tournament.

Episode Notes

Chapter 15 - Beaubatons and Durmstrang

Q1 - Do you think Dumbledore really wants Moody to teach these things, or is he just using the name of Dumbledore as an excuse to teach what he wants?

Q2 - Why do you think Harry was able to resist the Imperius curse when everyone else in the class couldn’t?

• “Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on the panel,” said Hermione, and everyone looked around at her, rather surprised, “because all three of them were injured during the Tournament of 1792, when a cockatrice the champions were supposed to be catching went on the rampage.”

Q3 - What do you think a cockatrice is?

• “Will you inform zis ‘agrid zat ze ‘orses drink only single malt whisky?”

Q4 - How drunk are these horses?

Q5 - Which school entrance do you like better?

• Karkaroff beckoned forward on of his students. As the boy passed, Harry caught a glimpse of a prominent, curved nose and thick black eyebrows. He didn’t need the punch on the arm Ron gave him, or the hiss in the ear, to recognize that profile. “Harry—it’s Krum!”

Q6 - What do you think of Victor Krum being a student at Durmstrang?

Chapter 16 - The Goblet of Fire

• “Oh I haven’t got a single quill on me—” “Do you think he’d sign y hat in lipstick?” “Really,” Hermione said loftily, as they passed the girls, not squabbling over the lipstick. “I’m getting his autograph if I can,” said Ron, “you haven’t got a quill, have you, Harry?”

Q1 - Who is the most famous person you have ever met?

• “What’s that?” said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding. “Bouillabaisse,” said Hermione. “Bless you,” siad Ron.”’

Q2 - Which students do you like more so far? Also, give me a power ranking of the houses of Hogwarts now?

• “Excuse me, are you wanting ze bouillabaisse?" It was the girl from Beauxbatons who had laughed during Dumbledore's speech. She had finally removed her muffler. A long sheet of silvery-blonde hair fell almost to her waist. She had large, deep blue eyes, and very white, even teeth. Ron went purple. He stared up at her, opened his mouth to reply, but nothing came out except a faint gurgling noise. "Yeah, have it," said Harry, pushing the dish toward the girl. "You 'ave finished wiz it?" "Yeah," Ron said breathlessly. "Yeah, it was excellent." The girl picked up the dish and carried it carefully off to the Ravenclaw table. Ron was still goggling at the girl as though he had never seen one before. Harry started to laugh. The sound seemed to jog Ron back to his senses. "She's a veela!" he said hoarsely to Harry.

Q3 - How had your opinions of Ron, Hermione, and Harry changed over the last few books?

• “Placing your name in the Goblet constitutes a binding magical contract.”

Q4 - What kinds of magical binding contracts do you think exist?

Q5 - Is it insane that they have to bind to a contract and they don’t know what they have to face yet?

Q6 - What is the difference between Harry’s fame and Krums?

• The entrance hall rang with laughter. Even Fred and George joined in, once they had gotten to their feet and taken a good look at each other's beards. "I did warn you," said a deep, amused voice, and everyone turned to see Professor Dumbledore coming out of the Great Hall. He surveyed Fred and George, his eyes twinkling. "I suggest you both go up to Madam Pomfrey. She is already tending to Miss Fawcett, of Ravenclaw, and Mr. Summers, of Hufflepuff, both of whom decided to age themselves up a little too. Though I must say, neither of their beards is anything like as fine as yours."

Q7 - How great is Dumbledore?

• They couldn’t hear what Hagrid was saying, but he was talking to Madame Maxime with a rapt, misty-eyed expression Harry had only ever seen him wear once before — when he had been looking at the baby dragon, Norbert.”
• “The Hogwarts champion,” he called, “is Cedric Diggory.” “No! “ said Ron loudly, but nobody heard him except Harry; the uproar from the next table was too great. Every single Hufflepuff had jumped to his or her feet, screaming and stamping, as Cedric made his way past them, grinning broadly, and headed off toward the chamber behind the teachers' table. Indeed, the applause for Cedric went on so long that it was some time before Dumbledore could make himself heard again.

Q8 - How do you feel about Cedric being the Hogwarts Champion?

• Automatically, it seemed, Dumbledore reached out a long hand and seized the parchment. He held it out and stared at the name written upon it. There was a long pause, during which Dumbledore stared at the slip in his hands, and everyone in the room stared at Dumbledore. And then Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out—”Harry Potter.”

Q9 - Thoughts about Harry in the tournament?