Harry Potter 03 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry was still clutching in his hand. ‘If it’s another form for me to sign, you’ve got another –’
    ‘It’s not,’ said Harry cheerfully. ‘It’s a letter from my godfather.’
    ‘Godfather?’ spluttered Uncle Vernon. ‘You haven’t got a godfather!’
    ‘Yes, I have,’ said Harry brightly. ‘He was my mum and dad’s best friend. He’s a convicted murderer, but he’s broken out of wizard prison and he’s on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though … keep up with my news … check I’m happy …’
    And grinning broadly at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon’s face, Harry set off towards the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for what looked like a much better summer than the last.

 
     
    Titles available in the Harry Potter series (in reading order):
     
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
     
     
    Other titles available:
     
    Quidditch Through the Ages
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
    The Tales of Beedle the Bard
     
     
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    HARRY
POTTER
and the Goblet of Fire
     

     
J.K. ROWLING

 
    All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher
    This digital edition first published by Pottermore Limited in 2012
    First published in print in Great Britain in 2000 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
    Copyright © J.K. Rowling 2000
    Cover illustrations by Claire Melinsky copyright © J.K. Rowling 2010
    Harry Potter characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Ent.
    The moral right of the author has been asserted
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    ISBN 978-1-78110-010-3
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    by J.K. Rowling
     
     
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    To Peter Rowling,
    in memory of Mr Ridley
    and to Susan Sladden,
    who helped Harry out of his cupboard

 
    CONTENTS
     
     
    ONE
    The Riddle House
     
    TWO
    The Scar
     
    THREE
    The Invitation
     
    FOUR
    Back to The Burrow
     
    FIVE
    Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes
     
    SIX
    The Portkey
     
    SEVEN
    Bagman and Crouch
     
    EIGHT
    The Quidditch World Cup
     
    NINE
    The Dark Mark
     
    TEN
    Mayhem at the Ministry
     
    ELEVEN
    Aboard the Hogwarts Express
     
    TWELVE
    The Triwizard Tournament
     
    THIRTEEN
    Mad-Eye Moody
     
    FOURTEEN
    The Unforgivable Curses
     
    FIFTEEN
    Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
     
    SIXTEEN
    The Goblet of Fire
     
    SEVENTEEN
    The Four Champions
     
    EIGHTEEN
    The Weighing of the Wands
     
    NINETEEN
    The Hungarian Horntail
     
    TWENTY
    The First Task
     
    TWENTY-ONE
    The House-Elf Liberation Front
     
    TWENTY-TWO
    The Unexpected Task
     
    TWENTY-THREE
    The Yule Ball
     
    TWENTY-FOUR
    Rita Skeeter’s Scoop
     
    TWENTY-FIVE
    The Egg and the Eye
     
    TWENTY-SIX
    The Second Task
     
    TWENTY-SEVEN
    Padfoot Returns
     
    TWENTY-EIGHT
    The Madness of Mr Crouch
     
    TWENTY-NINE
    The Dream
     
    THIRTY
    The Pensieve
     
    THIRTY-ONE
    The Third Task
     
    THIRTY-TWO
    Flesh, Blood and Bone
     
    THIRTY-THREE
    The Death Eaters
     
    THIRTY-FOUR
    Priori Incantatem
     
    THIRTY-FIVE
    Veritaserum
     
    THIRTY-SIX
    The Parting of the Ways
     
    THIRTY-SEVEN
    The Beginning

 
     
— CHAPTER ONE —
     
The Riddle House
    The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it ‘the Riddle House’, even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there. It stood on a hill overlooking the village, some of its windows boarded, tiles missing from its roof, and ivy spreading unchecked over its face. Once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest and grandest building for miles around, the Riddle House was now damp, derelict and unoccupied.
    The Little Hangletons all agreed that the old house was ‘creepy’. Half a century ago, something strange and horrible had happened there, something that the older inhabitants of the village still liked to discuss when topics for