Goblet of Fire: ‘Mad-Eye Moody’ & ‘The Unforgivable Curses’ (Chapters 13-14)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 13-14

Mark True statements with a “T” and False statements with an “F.” Please share your thoughts on these two chapters in the com boxes below!

1. _____ Harry, Ron, and Hermione gather bubotuber puss in Herbology before Care of Magical Creatures class with Hagrid. They try to feed the Blast-ended Skrewts the frog livers they love without getting burnt, blasted or blood sucked.

2. _____ Hermione decides the best way to protest the slavery of house-elves is not by refusing to eat and wasting away. She eats as fast as she can at every meal instead and goes to the library to get away from being a part of “the slave scene.” [Read more…]

Goblet of Fire: ‘Aboard the Hogwarts Express’ & ‘The TriWizard Tournament’ (Chapters 11 & 12)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 11-12

Mark True statements with a “T” and False statements with an “F.” Write your answers to the discussion points in the com boxes below.

1. _____ Amos Diggory wakes the Weasleys with the news that Arthur must rush to save Mad-Eye Moody from the Muggle “Please-men.” It seems the famous – and paranoid – retured Auror imagined an intruder and sent the dust-bins rocketing. Amos gives Molly some toast to apologize for waking her up.

2. _____ Three Muggle taxis take the Hogwarts crew to King’s Cross station but an errant firework and an overly excited cat make the crowded trip in the rain miserable. [Read more…]

Goblet of Fire: Week 1 Review (Chapters 1-10)

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Goblet of Fire: ‘The Riddle House’ & ‘The Scar’ (Chapters 1 & 2)

Goblet of Fire: ‘The Invitation’ & ‘Back to the Burrow’ (Chapters 3 & 4)

Goblet of Fire: ‘Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes’ & ‘The Portkey’ (Chapters 5 & 6)

Goblet of Fire: ‘Bagman and Crouch’ & ‘The Quidditch World Cup’ (Chapters 7 & 8 )

Goblet of Fire: ‘The Dark Mark’ & ‘Mayhem at the Ministry’ (Chapters 9 & 10)

Goblet of Fire: ‘The Dark Mark’ & ‘Mayhem at the Ministry’ (Chapters 9 & 10)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 9-10

Mark True statements with a “T” and False statements with an “F.”

1. _____ A group of wizards with faces hooded or masked magically suspend the Roberts family, all Muggles, over the campground the night after the Quidditch Cup Championship. The school age Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione are sent to hide in the woods.

2. _____ Harry, Ron, and Hermione meet Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in the forest. Draco says the Muggle-tossing wizards will be after Mudblood Granger next. [Read more…]

Goblet of Fire: ‘Bagman and Crouch’ & ‘The Quidditch World Cup’ (Chapters 7 & 8)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 7-8

Mark True statements with a “T” and False statements with an “F.”

1. _____ Mr. Roberts, the Muggle camp-site manager, “needs a Memory Charm ten times a day to keep him happy.” He is suspicious of all the foreigners and “weirdos” he sees. “There’s a bloke walking ‘round with a kilt and a poncho.”

2. _____ Harry, Ron, and Hermione go to get water for breakfast and meet students their age from Durmstrang School and The Salem Witches’ Institute as well as friends from Hogwarts. [Read more…]