
Rowling could come up with for the wizard equivalent of Nazis. The Goblet of Fire introduced a lot of new things to the Harry Potter universe-the Triwizard Tournament, the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang schools, the first appearance of the Death Eaters, which is the scariest name J.K. Let's start with the book (spoilers ahead!). Rowling play Mario Party 2 while writing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and incorporate it in the book? It raises important questions about the sources of its plot and themes-themes that still resonate with adolescents and young adults today. But returning to it with fresh eyes does more than merely contextualize it. Goblet of Fire was, in retrospect, a major turning point for the series-the book that took the series to new level of darkness and maturity. The first Harry Potter film was to start filming in a few months. Rowling herself called it "a central book" and "the heart of the series." Rumors were flying that a major character would be killed off. It was to be the first Harry Potter book released at the same time in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Rowling was about to release the fourth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In July of 2000, the world was at the height of Harry Potter mania.
