So I’m going through the reread this year very slowly, but this is my umpteenth time reading Goblet of Fire and I still manage to love it more and more every time.

Alright Kiddos lets talk about why Goblet of Fire is perfect:
- Complex & well thought out plot that has you guessing the entire time, but doesn’t have an obvious answer which lets the end be equal parts surprising and satisfying.
- Introduction of new characters, plus a focus on some minor characters, which not only adds variety to this plot but also ends up being important later on.
- But seriously shout out to JKR for now writing or adding throw away characters into her plots just for the sake of spicing things up.
- The story starts to turn dark, like quite literally we finally get to see and experience what it was like when Voldemort was in power, it creates a really interesting perspective and understanding of how things were, and what could potentially come next.
- Despite the major events that unfold at the end of this, GoF is just a lot of fun. Things are starting to get fishy in the magical world but we get to watch everyone have fun with the quidditch world cup, the triwizard tournament, the yule ball, plus just normal everyday Hogwarts activities.
- Watching the events of the triwizard tournament unfold was great because we get to watch Harry grow as a character and as a wizard. Plus the introduction of lots of new spells and magical creatures!!! Truly amazing.

I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot but basically GoF has a lot of fun things that kind of lessen the blow of this super dramatic and dark ending. Which is good because I just fill with rage at the thought of book 5. But either way, on to the next one!!