Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
December 1994: Harry Potter faces Hungarian Horntail in first task of the Triwizard Tournament.
Hogwarts was chosen to host this legendary event. The champions all hope to win eternal glory and a thousand galleons. Harry’s name was put in The Goblet of Fire. There was an age line that should have prevented this because Harry is only 14 and the age line was 17 and up.
Champions were only allowed a wand in the first task. Therefore Harry used accio to get his broomstick. He then used the broomstick to fly up really high so that the fire, when the dragon breathed it, could not touch him. He dodged the dragon’s fire, ended up in a dive below the dragon’s leg, and snatched the golden egg!
His score was, from the different judges: Madame Maxine, 8; Bartimaeus Crouch, 9; Albus Dumbledore, 9; Ludo Bagman, 10; and Karkaroff, 4. Harry’s best friend, Ron, said, “What! Four! You lousy scumbag,” when Harry got the marks. Harry will move on to the second task along with all the other champions, Cedric Diggory, Fleur Delacour, and Viktor Krum.