Synopsis: Harry Potter is midway through his training as a
wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious
Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about
the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an
event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't
happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old
wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding
standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.
My thoughts: This is the fourth book in the Harry Potter
series and so far it is the best book. It is definitely much longer than the
first three and it’s very “grown up” compared to the others. Things really get
serious and things really begin to happen.
Evil is immediately introduced in the book. First, it opens
up with how the Riddles were killed off by a mysterious man. Then, Harry Potter
has a vision of Lord Voldermot killing an innocent Muggle and wakes up in pain
from his scar. Next, the Death Eaters attack the wizards and the few Muggles in
attendance at the International Quidditch Cup and the Death Mark is spotted in
the sky. Last, Harry Potter gets chosen to be the fourth Triwizard champion,
which shows that somebody is out to kill him.
I was amazed on how dark and serious this book got. I was so
used to the cute, innocent, and silly happenings from the first three books
that reading this one made my mouth drop a few times. The subject matter of
this book did not stop me from reading it. In fact, it hooked me in even more
and made me feel more connected to the characters.
Of course, not all was dark. There were many funny moments
in this book. I laughed at Fred and George’s crazy acts, and I loved how they “accidently”
dropped a candy in front of Dudley. I giggled when Hagrid tried to take care of
the screwts and tried so hard to look good for Madame Maxine. Also, I found it
hilarious that the house elf, Winky, becomes a drunkard. All these funny moments were great ways in
living up this book.
As I keep reading the series, I find myself falling in love
with it even more. I do admit that this book was a little long and I do dread
at the fact that the next book is even longer. But…I can’t wait to get started
on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!
Something that I really love about this series is that not only do the children mature as the books go on, but so does the plot and language. You can see them mature from middle grade reads to YA... I LOVE IT!
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