Mark Reads ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’: Chapter 29

In the twenty-ninth chapter of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sirius insists that Harry stop going off on his own, for fear that whomever is trying to harm him is actually going to succeed. This bums Harry out and he whines a lot. Then he has a totally fucked dream. Like…this shit is messed up, man. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Harry Potter.

CHAPTER 29: THE DREAM

I was kind of shocked how short this chapter is, since nearly all of them in this book are twice the size of those in the previous three books. It’s also good, however, because now I get to knock out another review to make up for lost time this week.

Sorry for the inconsistency, by the way. I started a new job here in San Francisco toon Monday. I haven’t spoken about it because I don’t have anything to show for it…yet. When I can, you guys will know.

But yeah, I’ve been doing STUFF IN THE ADULT WORLD for 8-9 hours a day and still finding time to review, hence why I only managed one review the last two days. BUT I’M WORKING HARD, GUYS, FOR YOUR BENEFIT. I DO THIS FOR YOU.

There are a few tiny boosts in character development in this chapter and set up for what will inevitably be the WHAT THE FUCK SHIT JUST GOT SO REAL review that’s coming. Like…something is going to happen and I am not fucking prepared for it.

Oh god.

So what happens in chapter 29?

While Ron, Hermione, and Harry are in the Owlery to send Sirius a letter, they overhear Fred and George talking about blackmailing someone while they are walking into the place. We don’t find out what they were referring to, but Ron reveals that the twins are planning on opening a legit joke shop after they graduate, something they’re obviously keeping from their parents.

I don’t know how to feel about this. Largely, I think I support it. It’s the best kind of job for the two, they’ll be happy, they’ll be in possession of money, and it suits them.

The whole sneaking around bit? I have a feeling it will come back to ultimately hurt them. We’ll see.

The trio also takes a brief trip to see Professor Moody to talk to him about the weird situation with Mr. Crouch. I found this statement, about Harry’s past, funny:

• “Should be right up your street, this one,” said Moody, looking up at Harry and scratching his scarred and stubbly chin. “From what Dumbledore’s said, you’ve managed to get through stuff like this plenty of times. Broke your way through a series of obstacles guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone in your first year, didn’t you?”

a;lskdfj;asfjafl;adjfadsl; THIS SEEMS LIKE 349 BILLION YEARS AGO. WHAT THE FUCK. Oh god we are so far away from that.

Sirius writes back the very next day and insists that Harry stop going off on his adventures because he might get killed. He asks Harry to write him back and promise he won’t stray off grounds again.

I thought it was kind of humorous how angry this makes Harry, who suddenly pretends like he knows better than Sirius about how dangerous this situation is. Dude hung out with Dementors for years, man. I think he knows a bit more than you.

What does this mean for the story? Well, now shit is going to get real and Harry is going to be unprepared. o noes 🙁

Let’s just get to it. The dream. During Professor Trelawney’s class, Harry, who was already tired due to being up late from the Crouch debacle the night before, accidentally dozes off while she’s droning on about Mars or something. And he has one of those “dreams” that allows him to see Voldemort.

Harry’s scar (and the magic imbued in it) allows this horrifying connection between the two. I actually don’t think this exists solely as a narrative technique to push the story to involve Voldemort more. I think we’ll learn more in the coming books as to exactly why Voldemort share this bond, besides Harry being the only person to survive Avada Kedavra.

And something is really fucked up:

• “You are in luck, Wormtail,” said a cold, high-pitched voice from the depths of the chair in which the owl had landed. “You are very fortunate indeed. Your blunder has not ruined everything. He is dead.”

wait. wait. WAIT. WAIT. Wormtail was the one who attacked Crouch and Krum? And CROUCH IS DEAD???

what

what

what

WHAT

And then Voldemort performs a Cruciatus curse on Wormtail, which causes him to scream so loudly that Harry wakes up, lying on the floor, clutching his scar.

By the way, he’s in the middle of Trelawney’s class still. WHAT THE GOD HELL SHIT FUCK

He bolts out of class, despite that Professor Trelawney correctly notes that this is some sort of sign or premonition of actual reality. He doesn’t go to the Nurses’s office, as he announces to the class, but goes straight to Dumbledore. Which…seriously, it is about fucking time. Bravo, Harry.

(Sidenote: I found it not-at-all-convenient and funny that Harry guessed Dumbledore’s new password and it’s “Cockroach Cluster.”)

Except…there are people in Dumbledore’s office. Moody and Cornelius Fudge. The three of them are discussing Crouch when Harry overhears this:

• “Or else–well…” Fudge sounded embarrassed. “Well, I’ll reserve judgment until after I’ve seen the place where he was found, but you say it was just apst the Beauxbatons carriage? Dumbledore, do you know what that woman is?”

OH FUCK. GIANTESS BIGOTRY.

And then Moody is a suave motherfucker.

• “Can we wrap up this discussion?” growled Moody.

  “Yes, yes, let’s go down to the grounds, then,” said Fudge impatiently.

  “No, it’s not that,” said Moody, “it’s just that Potter wants a word with you, Dumbledore. He’s just outside the door.”

END OF CHAPTER. Oh, Moody, you badass.

No time to chat. GOING TO KEEP READING, TYVM.