We now start Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a book with several exciting events for Harry and his friends to experience. We go back to the Weasleys and attend an international event where a disaster takes place. What more can happen?

If you’re ready to find out – on we go!

Podcasts:

Canon Thoughts: Goblet of Fire by Steve VanderArk

Fifty Years Ago by Steve VanderArk

The Weasleys and Ottery St Catchpole by Steve VanderArk

GF 1: Mysteries and Surprises by Susan

GF 2: Looking Cool by Susan

GF 3: Writing by Hand by Susan

GF 4: A Lot of Long Sentences by Susan

GF 5: Looking Back and Forward by Susan

GF 6: Foreshadowing – Lovegoods and Apparition by Susan

Wizard Currency by Selena Gallagher

The Changing Quidditch World Cup Schedule by Nick Moline

Everything you’ve wanted to know about Socks by Morag Traynor

Reader’s Guides:

These guides were originally written in March of 2002. Since that time, a few edits were made here and there but basically the text remained the same. To get ready for this Canon Celebration, our editors have been revising each one. We’ve added fan artwork to the Guide which illustrates the text. At the bottom in the Commentary section we’ve added a gallery of additional artwork. So even if you’ve read our guides before, please give them another look. And if you’re doing a re-read of the first book, have the Guide to each chapter open as you go! I’m sure you’ll find a lot of information you didn’t know.

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 1

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 2

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 3

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 4

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 5

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 6

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 7

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 8

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 9

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 10

Calendars

Fitting the books into the real-life calendars isn’t easy! In fact, it’s impossible. But that didn’t stop us:

Day by day calendar of events in the book

Text Changes of the Editions and the Years

Differences between the British and American versions

Edits and changes to the text

Essays

3 Cool Things We Learn About Harry in Goblet of Fire Chapter 9 by Steve VanderArk

Harry’s Dreams by Steve VanderArk

In Search of… The Burrow by Ravenclaw Rambler

Wizard Money by Anton Generalov aka “XAHrOBEP”

How A Man Treats His Inferiors by Abby Koop

How many Quidditch World Cups have there been anyway? by Nick Moline

Interesting Artwork

We have hundreds and hundreds of pieces of fan artwork in our collection. Some subjects get a lot of depictions — Diagon Alley is a favorite topic, for example, and, well, of course it is! But there are a few pieces which illustrate more unusual moments in the text. Here are a few examples:

Nagini and Frank Bryce in the Riddle House (GF1)

A dinner in the garden at the Burrow (GF5)

The Wronski Feint – Viktor Krum and Aidan Lynch (GF8)

The Dark Mark (GF9)

Artwork Challenge

We have tons of images of the Burrow, Dementors and Divination. Snape and Potions lessons are another very popular topic. Our Artwork Challenge for all you fan artists out there is to depict one of the lesser known scenes and characters in the series. If we really like your work, we may feature it in the Lexicon! Here are some suggestions from these chapters:

• The grandfather clock in the Burrow’s front room that only shows Weasley family locations or if they are in danger (GF10, OP22, HBP5, HBP6)


• The Ireland National Quidditch Team – both together and individually (GF8)


• Also the Bulgarian Quidditch Team, and its members, although we already have quite a few of Viktor Krum (<a href="/source/the-harry-potter-nov