Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hermione, the Twins, Mr. Weasley, Cedric Diggory, and Amos Diggory have arrived at a deserted, misty moor, where they are met by two wizards.

Harry refuses to comment.

Karkaroff goes pale at the sight of Mad-Eye Moody. Fred, George, and Lee Jordan arrive at the Age Line. People who want to be considered for school champion have 24 hours to put their names on a slip of paper and throw it into the Goblet. Hermione tries to get Hagrid to join S.P.E.W., but he refuses: "It'd be doin' em an unkindness, Hermione" (16.157). Finally, it is Harry's turn. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from Shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13. Moody tells Harry to play to his strengths. Finally, at two in the morning, Harry seems to have the spell working properly. As Dumbledore starts making a little speech about supporting the champions, the Goblet of Fire sends up one more unexpected tongue of flame. Cedric's ignorance about the Dragons while the other Champions are using ill-gotten information to prepare their strategies represents an uneven playing field to Harry. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. It is mentioned that Viktor Krum once again appears in the Library while Hermione is there.

Professor McGonagall escorts him to a tent where the other Champions are waiting, along with Ludo Bagman. Harry first sees the dragons Saturday night.

Nice contrast to their bright red hair! Ron sees that there is a very real threat to Harry's life, and is finally convinced that Harry did not choose to enter the Tournament, and the two boys reconcile. This page was last edited on 17 May 2019, at 20:01. It's exactly what it sounds like: a golden cup with a spout of flame coming out the top. Dumbledore stands up and announces that the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. ” “ It was Ludo who managed to get the Weasley family such good tickets for the Quidditch World Cup final after Arthur helped his brother, Otto, out of a spot of trouble. She's lovely: "a long sheet of silvery-blond hair [falls] almost to her waist. Inside the case is "an impartial selector" (16.68) for each school's champion: the Goblet of Fire. And third, Hogwarts: it's Cedric Diggory. It would seem logical that Moody might similarly guide Cedric Diggory, also a Hogwarts student, but he apparently does not. Ron is instantly enchanted (and we use that word deliberately, because the girl looks like a veela). Ludo takes Harry aside to ask if he is OK or if he can get him anything. Ludo Bagman was once a Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch team. Why then is the Summoning charm so difficult for him to learn? Fleur draws a Welsh Green Dragon, number 2; Krum, a Chinese Fireball, number 3; Cedric, a Swedish Short-snout, number 1; and Harry, the Hungarian Horntail that he had seen earlier, number 4. At last, the Goblet of Fire is ready to announce the champion of each of the three schools.

They all troop up to the Hall for the Halloween Feast. Ludo Bagman was a former international Quidditch player and Ministry of Magic employee in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ← Chapter 19 | Chapter 21 →. Second, Ludo makes a clumsy attempt to assist Harry with the challenge, then assigns him a perfect score, which Harry feels is unwarranted. One of the Beauxbatons students takes off her scarf and asks Ron to pass the bouillabaisse (fish stew).