Plot[edit]

Harry Potter has a nightmare in which a Muggle caretaker is murdered after overhearing a plot by Lord
Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew and another man whom Harry does not recognise. Harry, along with
the Weasleys, Hermione, and Cedric and Amos Diggory attend the Quidditch World Cup. After the match, Death
Eaters attack the tournament and the man from Harry's nightmare casts the Dark Mark.
At Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore announces that the school will host the Triwizard Tournament along with
the Durmstrang Institute from Bulgaria and the Beauxbatons Academy from France. A single student from each
school is to be selected by the Goblet of Fire to participate, though students below the age of seventeen are unable
to enter the tournament. Fleur Delacour is selected as the Champion from Beauxbatons, Viktor Krum is selected
from Durmstrang and Cedric is selected from Hogwarts. The Goblet of Fire then selects Harry as the fourth
Champion, causing much confusion. Many students believe Harry cheated and Ron shuns him, hurt that Harry did
not inform him when he apparently entered himself.
For the first task, the Champions have to collect an egg by getting past a dragon. Professor Moody, the
new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, advises Harry on how to do this, hinting that Harry can use his wand to
summon his broomstick. All four Champions collect their eggs. Ron reconciles with Harry after seeing how
dangerous the first task was. At Christmas, the school hosts the Yule Ball – Harry and Ron are unable to go with
their desired dates, Cho Chang (who goes with Cedric) and Hermione (who goes with Viktor). Cedric advises Harry
to use the Prefects' bathroom to get a clue for the second task using the egg.
For the second task, the Champions have to save somebody of value to them from the Black Lake: Harry has to
save Ron, Cedric has to save Cho, Viktor has to rescue Hermione and Fleur has to save her sister. Neville
Longbottom gives Harry gillyweed to help him breathe underwater. Cedric comes in first and Harry is awarded
second place after he saves not only Ron but Fleur's sister after Fleur withdraws from the task. Later, Harry finds
the lifeless body of Barty Crouch Sr, a Ministry of Magic official, in the Forbidden Forest. He later enters
Dumbledore's office where he enters a Pensieve in which he witnesses a previous trial of Igor Karkaroff, current
headmaster of Durmstrang, during Voldemort's first downfall. Karkaroff is asked to name those who served
Voldemort – he gives Severus Snape who is vouched for by Dumbledore. Karkaroff then exposes Barty Crouch Jr,
the son of Crouch Sr who is hosting the trial – Harry recognises Crouch Jr from his nightmare.
For the third task, the Champions must navigate a vast maze to reach the Triwizard Cup at its centre. Harry and
Cedric reach the Cup only to realise it is a Portkey to a graveyard. Pettigrew is ordered by Voldemort to kill Cedric.
Pettigrew then resurrects Voldemort, who summons his Death Eaters. Voldemort attempts to use the Killing
Curse on Harry but the latter deflects it – the ghosts of Voldemorts' previous victims appear and distract Voldemort
long enough for Harry to use the Cup to return to Hogwarts with Cedric's body.
Harry informs Dumbledore that Cedric was murdered by Voldemort. Harry is dragged by Moody to his office – he is
shocked to learn that Moody was the one who entered him into the Tournament and was guiding him to ensure the
return of Voldemort. Before Moody attempts to kill Harry, Dumbledore, Snape and Minerva McGonagall subdue
Moody. Using Veritaserum, they learn that they have actually caught Barty Crouch Jr who was impersonating
Moody using Polyjuice Potion; the real Moody is imprisoned. Crouch Jr is sent to Azkaban.
At the end of term feast, Dumbledore announces that Cedric was murdered by Voldemort, although the Ministry
denies these claims. Harry informs Dumbledore of his encounter with Voldemort and Dumbledore describes it
as Priori Incantatem. In the end, the three schools bid farewell to one another with Harry, Ron and Hermione
agreeing that everything is going to change.