It’s time for the Triwizard Tournament!
My husband and I continued our journey of Harry Potter and his friends into the fourth installment, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. If you’re not familiar with Harry Potter, this is the one where Hogwarts hosts the Triwizard Tournament, which is where other wizarding schools are invited to participate in a few life threatening challenges in the hope of winning the Triwizard Cup. It begins where you submit your name into the Goblet of Fire, and it selects who will represent each school in the tournament. Unfortunately, against the rules of being of age to participate, Harry is somehow chosen to participate. So of course this creates an uproar that he cheated. Meanwhile, this is also the one where puberty and first relationships are addressed. Meanwhile, this is also where I think the series takes the turn into serious mode against Voldemort, who, again if you don’t know, is the bad guy who killed Harry’s parents.
Oh, Harry…
Meanwhile I found it again so interesting the differences in how characters are presented in the book versus the movies. Viktor Krum had the biggest differences between the two, and I honestly liked the book more, but the believability for everyone to love him for his Quidditch and the ladies to think he’s a heartthrob works better with how Stanislav Yanevski portrayed him in the movie. I don’t remember there being a limp in the movie though, just me splicing hairs here.
My husband’s take continues to remain the same: he thought this was entertaining, and that even though the book had more details, he preferred the movie version compared to the book.
I really like how almost everyone is experiencing relationships and growing up differently. The amount and root of insecurity for Harry, Hermoine, and Ron is different, too. Hermoine has such a wonderful moment where someone appreciates her as her intellectually challenging self, and she doesn’t let Ron rip the rug out from under her because of his own masculine insecurities; her standing up for herself to Ron was a great moment. She deserved that time for someone to see her as something more than her role in the trio. Ron is portrayed as someone whose emotions can be so hasty and in the moment that there’s this panic to be left out or rejected; as a result he forgets to be grounded as a good person. Harry is portrayed as someone who is just earnest; he comes off as a long game guy, someone who will bide his time, enjoy the moments given, and continues to be grounded in what he has and the task at hand.
We’re going to keep Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because it’s a part of a boxed set. My husband and I enjoyed it and look forward to hopping into the next installment. At this time we’re taking a break from reading regular books together because we’re in a season of just busyness. Having time to just sit down and read has been a struggle recently, so I’m hoping to find a book that will make it exciting again. Meanwhile, if you’re interested in this part of Harry Potter, you can find a copy here.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and have a wonderful Christmas.
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