In this chapter... The trio go down to the kitchens and get food, to send to Sirius. Hermione receives hate mail, about the article Rita Skeeter wrote about her and Harry and Viktor. One of the letters is full of Bubotuber pus, so has to go to the hospital wing. She is determained to find out how Rita is getting so much information for her articles.
Hagrid teaches the Gryffindors and Slytherin’s about Nifflers. Hagrid tells them that Nifflers like sparkly stuff, and their task in class is to let the Nifflers dig up the leprechaun gold coins he’s buried in a patch of earth. Ron’s Niffler is the best searching out the gold. Hagrid informs them that the gold disappears in a few hours time so there’s no point to trying to steal them. Ron is very bemused at this – so the “gold” he gave Harry, at the Quidditch World Cup was useless.
Harry is summoned to the Quidditch pitch where he and the rest of the champions will find out about the last task. The pitch is full of hedges, which makes a maze. This is the third task – to get through the maze and overcome the obstables inside it. As Harry heads back to the castle, Viktor Krum asks for a private word. He wants to know if Harry and Hermione are going out together. Harry reassures him that they are just good friends. To their surprise, Barty Crouch stumbles out of the Forbidden Forest. He looks very disheveled and not acting himself. He doesn’t seem aware what he is saying – keeps talking about Professor Dumbledore. and Voldemort getting stronger. He also seems to be thinking he is talking to Percy. Also, he talks about his son, from many years ago. Harry goes to the castle, to find Professor Dumbledore.
Professor Snape tries to stop Harry seeing Professor Dumbledore but fails. Dumbledore and Harry go back to the forrest. They find Viktor knocked out and Crouch missing. Karkaroff is livid that his student was attacked and comes close to threatening Professor Dumbledore because of it.
“Aren’t you two ever going to read Hogwarts, A History?”
“What’s the point?” said Ron. “You know it by heart, we can just ask you.”
What is the name of the fluffy black creature, which likes seeking out treasure? Niffler
Chapter 29: The Dream
In this chapter... There is still no sign of Mr Crouch and the Trio talk endlessly about what could have been wrong with him. You can not Disapperate out of Hogwarts or the grounds. Professor Moody urges Harry to prepare for the last task and learn defensive spells. Sirius senda a letter to Harry, telling him he shouldn’t have gone walking around, alone, with Viktor Krum. Viktor is Professor Karkaoff’s student and Sirius does not trust Karkaoff.
Harry is in Divination when he has a terrible vision of Lord Voldemort attacking Wormtail. He recognizes Wormtail and Nagini on the floor in front of a high-backed chair. He hears a high voice say that Wormtail's blunder has not ruined everything, as someone is dead. Harry realizes the voice he is hearing is Voldemort's. Voldemort says Nagini is out of luck to have Wormtail as a snack, but that there is always Harry Potter. He then pokes out a wand and punishes Wormtail using the Cruiciatus Curse. Harry awakes to find his scar burning. Ignoring Professor Trelawnley – who is longing to know what Harry’s dreams was, he heads towards Professor Dumbledore’s office. He is going to tell Dumbledore his dream immediately. As he gets to the door of Dumbledore's office, Harry overhears Cornelius Fudge intimate that Madame Maxine, being a half-giant, may have been involved because the incident with Crouch occurred near the Beauxbatons carriage. Dumbledore replies that he thinks Fudge is prejudiced. Moody, also in the room with Dumbledore, warns them to cease their conversation as Harry is just outside the door.
“Well, you keep missing the cushions, don’t you!” said Hermione impatiently, rearranging the pile of cushions they had used for the Banishing Spell, which Flitwick had left in a cabinet. “Just try and fall backwards!”
“Once you’re Stunned, you can’t aim too well, Hermione!” said Ron, angrily. “Why don’t you take a turn?”
What password does Harry use to gain entrance to Professor Dumbledore’s office? “Cockroach Cluster”
Chapter 30: The Pensieve
In this chapter... Professor Moody can see Harry is waiting to see Professor Dumbledore. Professor Dumbledore tells Harry to wait in his office, while the adults go for a walk around the grounds. Harry’s curiosity gets the better of him when he sees a shallow basin full of a glowing substance, inside a cabinet which isn’t properly shut. Harry leans closer to see what is inside the substance, his nose touches it and he’s pulled into the basin.When Harry gets his bearings again, he realises that he is in a dungeon with a younger Dumbledore. This must be a memory he’s seeing. Harry sees watches Professor Karkaroff, when he was on trial for being a Death Eater.Karkaoff accused several other people of being Death Eaters – including a man called Rookwood and Severus Snape. The younger Dumbledore says that Severus Snape used to be a Death Eater, but he is now on the good side – he trusts Severus Snape completely. Harry sees another trial – this time of Ludo Bagman, accused of giving information to Lord Voldemort. Bagman was immediately clearedThen Harry sees a final trial – the trial of Mr Crouch’s son, Barty Crouch Junior. He is accused of being a Death Eater with others including a wild-looking woman. It’s a disturbing scene, and Harry is grateful when the real Dumbledore pulls him back to the present.
Dumbledore explains that the bowl is a Pensieve. It is a place where you can look at your thoughts. He also explains Crouch’s son was accused of torturing Neville Longbottom’s parents into insanity, and that is why he was sent to Azkaban. The Longbottoms are currently residing in St. Mungo’s. Neville sometimes visits them in the holidays, with his Gran, but his parents do not recognise their son. Harry is horrified at this knowledge, and promises to tell no one about Neville’s parents.
“Yes,” said Harry. “Professor – I was in divination just now, and – er – I fell asleep”
He hesitated here, wondering if a reprimand was coming, but Dumbledore merely said, “Quite understandable. Continue.”
What did Neville’s father do for a living? He was an Auror
Chapter 31: The Third Task
In this chapter... Harry spends all his free time practicing defensive spells, preparing for the third task. Yet another story comes out about Harry, written by Rita Skeeter. Somehow, she has learned how Harry had collapsed, because of his scar. She writes about Harry being disturbed and dangerous. Hermione suddenly has a brain wave as to how Rita is getting all this information. She races off the library to look something up.
It is the day of the third task. All the Triwizard Champions families come to watch the task. Harry is thrilled when Mrs. Weasley and Bill show up to watch him do the third task. Harry feels less nervous than before the previous two tasks. He knows he’s done all he can to prepare and is looking forward to the competition being over. Harry has to reach the Ttiwizard Cup, in the middle of the maze – the first champion to reach it will be the winner. Harry has to get through many obstacles in the maze. Then he has to rescue Cedric when Krum uses a Unforgivable Curse on him. Cedric and Harry go their separate ways. Harry starts yo really want to win the Triwizard Cup. Harry finally makes it to the middle of the maze, at the same time as Cedric. They both fight together against a gigantic spider that’s guarding the Cup. On Harry’s insistence, they grab the Cup together to share the win. As soon as they both touch the cup, however, they’re jerked out of the maze.
“Come to watch Harry in the last task!” said Mrs Weasley brightly. “I must say, it makes a lovely change, not having to cook. How was your exam?”
“Oh…okay,” said Ron. “Couldn’t remember all the goblin rebels’ names, so I invented a few. It’s all right,” he said, helping himself to a Cornish pasty, while Mrs Weasley looked stern, “they’re all called stuff like Badrod the Bearded and Urg the Unclean; it wasn’t hard.”
What position did Apollyon Pringle hold at Hogwarts when Mrs Weasley was a student there? Caretaker
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