FAQ for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

In the books, Dumbledore is a rich and complex character. He is strong, he is frail, he is authoritarian, he is grandfatherly, he is whimsical, he is liberal, he is eccentric, he is logical.

Because the rich story that forms a large book cannot all be included in films, often times characters are simplified. And with each book, the most relevant characteristic is prevalent. In Goblet Dumbledore is aware of the things that are happening in both the wizarding and muggle worlds outside Hogwarts, but is unaware of what these events mean. It frustrates him. He is also incredibly concerned about Harry's safety.

Contrary to some people's interpretation of the scene in the movie, Dumbledore does not grab Harry and throw him into the wall.

(In the book, the dress is periwinkle blue)

Maybe blue screen technique was used and it would have cause problems.

Also, some fans think pink is associated with futility and Hermione dislikes it. There is no such thing in the book, and in fact at some point she is wearing a pink dressing gown.

On the making of the movie the stylist said that a blue dress just didn't look good on Emma at all so they changed it to pink.

This wasn't explained clearly. While Harry is looking for a way to breathe underwater, Hermione and Ron are summoned to the office. When Harry goes underwater to retrieve his most prized possession (Ron) he truly believes the words in the clue. He genuinely thinks that if he doesn't save them, the merpeople will keep him.

He is so convinced that he stays there to make sure none of the other captives are taken. And in doing so he doesn't return to the surface within the allotted time, and thus fails the task. However, because he stayed to make sure everyone was saved, he was given bonus points.

It was later explained to him that Ron and Hermione had been told they would be safe, they were put in a trance to protect them underwater, and when the task was over they would have been returned. They made fun of him for thinking Dumbledore would let anything happen to them.

Ireland.

Quick recap of the rules of quidditch: when you put that ball thing (a 'quaffle') through a hoop your team gets 10 points. When you catch that flying golf ball thing (the 'snitch') your team gets 150 points and the game ends. If you are trailing by 160 points or more and you grab the snitch, you get 150 pints and the game is over so you lose by ten or more.

This is what happened. Bulgaria were behind, Krum caught the snitch (which is why Ron was singing his praises), but Ireland won (which is why the rest were celebrating).

I'm not entirely sure why they didn't show it.

The Floo network, which we saw Harry and the Weasleys use to travel in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, can also be used for communication, if one simply uses floo powder and sticks his face into a fireplace. The may be confusing for film viewers, as Sirius's face doesn't have the green tint one would expect after watching the second film.

Book Spoiler: During his mother's declining years, she wanted to see her son freed before she died. She and Barty Crouch Sr. went to visit their son in his cell, and by using polyjuice potion, they were able to reverse their appearances. Barty Jr. was smuggled out of Azkaban disguised as his mother, while his mother stayed behind in his cell, dying soon after and buried under her son's name. The elder Crouch controlled his son by way of the Imperius Curse. In the book, a woman named Bertha Jorkins learned of this, and also that Hogwarts was to host the revival of the Triwizard Tournament. She revealed this information under torture to Voldemort and Wormtail. No mention of this is made in the film, so perhaps the audience is to assume that the younger Crouch learned about the tournament from his father and relayed the information to Voldemort.

There are several deaths in this film. It begins with the death of Frank Bryce, a muggle caretaker who used to work for the Riddle family. Barty Crouch Sr. is later killed by his son, and then Cedric Diggory is killed by Peter 'Wormtail' Pettigrew' on Voldemort's order (and using Voldemort's wand). Voldemort is often credited with Cedric's murder, though.

She was. Voldemort refers to her as a muggle because he is highly prejudiced. He sees anyone who is muggleborn (a wizard with muggle parents as Lily was) as being no better than muggles.

This is based on the DVD chapter times: * 01 - 00:00:00 - The dream - * 02 - 00:03:35 - An early morning journey - * 03 - 00:05:52 - Ireland v Bulgaria - * 04 - 00:09:24 - Attacked - * 05 - 00:13:10 - The start of the tri-w year - * 06 - 00:18:26 - A new teacher - * 07 - 00:22:11 - And his first lesson - * 08 - 00:27:47 - The contestants - * 09 - 00:34:53 - Harry is allowed in - * 10 - 00:37:27 - Interview with Rita Skeeter - * 11 - 00:39:49 - Talking with Sirius - * 12 - 00:43:42 - The message that shows dragons - * 13 - 00:47:05 - Hints about dragons - * 14 - 00:51:51 - Round one - * 15 - 01:00:10 - News of the Yule Ball - * 16 - 01:06:21 - Asking someone as a hurdle - * 17 - 01:11:37 - Yule Ball - * 18 - 01:19:03 - Myrtle and Longbottom glow - * 19 - 01:26:50 - Round two - * 20 - 01:35:23 - The death of Barty Crouch snr - * 21 - 01:38:28 - A past episode with Crouch snr and jnr - * 22 - 01:42:57 - The dream and then polyjuice - * 23 - 01:45:46 - The final round - * 24 - 01:54:00 - Ritual in the Riddle graveyard - * 25 - 01:57:00 - Voldemort - * 26 - 02:01:24 - The escape from the graveyard - * 27 - 02:04:40 - Crouch jnr and the real Moody - * 28 - 02:11:58 - A funeral and an end of school year - * 29 - 02:17:58 - End credits