Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
07/08/2000 AD published
The fourth novel in the Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete.
The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on the same date - the first time this occurred.
The novel won a Hugo Award, the only Harry Potter novel to do so, in 2001.
Goblet of Fire is almost twice the size of the first three books (the paperback edition was 636 pages). Rowling stated that she "knew from the beginning it would be the biggest of the first four." She said there needed to be a "proper run-up" for the conclusion and rushing the "complex plot" could confuse readers.
She also stated that "everything is on a bigger scale," which was symbolic, as Harry's horizons widened both literally and metaphorically as he grew up. She also wanted to explore more of the magical world.
Rowling also admitted that the fourth book was the most difficult to write at the time because she noticed a giant plot hole halfway through writing. In particular, Rowling had trouble with the ninth chapter, "The Dark Mark," which she rewrote 13 times.
Subjects Who or What published?
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Scholastic Corporation American multinational p... -
J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Robert Galbraith) British author and phila... -
Bloomsbury Publishing British worldwide publis...
Objects To Whom or What was published?
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Harry Potter Series of fantasy novels...
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