Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Chapter Seventeen:
The Four Champions

Synopsis by William Silvester
Notes and links by Michele L. Worley

US hardcover edition: pages 272-287
UK paperback edition: pages 299 - 315
Timeframe: 31 October, 1994 [Y14]

In which the Triwizard judges try to decide how Harry was selected, argue and finally accept the fact. Few believe that Harry did not enter his own name; Ron is not one of the few.

Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:

He was wearing a steely smile, and his blue eyes were like chips of ice.

Madame Maxime, whose enormous hand with its many superb opals was resting on Fleur's shoulder.

Characters introduced in this chapter:

• Violet (portrait)

• (name unknown) wizard with a walrus mustache (portrait)

• (names unknown) the other portraits lining the antechamber off the Great Hall

Characters returning in this chapter:

• Bagman, Ludo

• Bell, Katie

• Creevey, Colin

• Creevey, Dennis

• Crouch, Bartemius (junior) (as Moody, Alastor "Mad-Eye")

• Crouch, Bartemius (senior)

• Delacour, Fleur

• Diggory, Cedric

• Dumbledore, Albus

• Fat Lady, the

• Granger, Hermione

• Hagrid, Rubeus

• Johnson, Angelina

• Jordan, Lee

• Karkaroff, Igor

• Krum, Viktor

• Maxime, Olympe

• McGonagall, Minerva

• Potter, Harry

• Snape, Severus

• Weasley, Fred

• Weasley, George

• Weasley, Ron

Characters mentioned in this chapter:

• Pettigrew, Peter (as Wormtail)

• Riddle, Tom Marvolo (as Voldemort)

Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:

• antechamber of the Great Hall

• Great Hall, the

Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:

• none

Exceptional character moments:

• The Fat Lady, whose best friend is Violet.

Spells:

• Age Line

• contract, binding magical

• Confundus Charm

Links and Resources:

• basilisk

• items and devices, magical

  • cloak, invisibility

  • Goblet of Fire, the

  • pictures with moving subjects

• passwords

• Triwizard Tournament, the

Memorable lines:

• none

Strictly British:

Timelines/Calendar: