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…]

“J.K. Rowling Fairy Tale Sells for $4M”

Now I really wish I had been given one… Don’t you?

I wonder if the “lucky winner” will sell or post or publish the stories. Here’s hoping.

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

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 5-6

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

1. _____ Mr. Weasley is angry with Fred and George because they left Ton Tongue Toffees behind at the Dursleys in the hope that dieting Dudley would dive into them.”I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles…”

2. _____ Mrs. Weasley sends Ron, Harry, and Hermione upstairs so she can give the twins, founders of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, a piece of her mind. [Read more…]

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

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 3-4

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

1. _____ Dudley Dursley’s school asked his parents to put him on a diet over summer vacation because “the school outfitters didn’t stock knickerbockers big enough for him anymore.” Grapefruit quarters for breakfast! Yummy.

2. _____ Mrs. Weasley sent a letter to the Dursley using Errol, the Weasley family owl, asking if Harry could join them at the Quidditch World Cup. [Read more…]

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

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 1-2

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

1. _____ Goblet of Fire opens with the story of the mysterious murder of three Muggles in “the Riddle House” in Little Hangleton. The patrons in ‘The Hanged Man’, the local pub, believe there was dark magic involved.

2. _____ The autopsy report on the dead Muggles said “the Riddles all appeared to be in perfect health – apart from the fact that they were all dead.” [Read more…]