After having re-read the fourth novel in the series I am seriously considering re-evaluating the order in which I love and adore the books. I have not read the 4th installment in awhile, mainly because its quite long and very middle series-ish. But upon having completed it, I am quite confident in saying that it may be my new favourite.
JK provides us with constant action-packed adventure in this novel and despite its length there are not any parts of the novel that seem to drag or could be omitted. We meet a huge number of characters in this novel whom all seem to be central to the plot of the novel and aren't just written in for shits.
Each characters history is greatly tied to that of Harry's and the magical community and she develops rather extensive back stories for them. One such example, Ludo Bagman (who is not even included in the movie) a central role in the 4th novel, ultimately aids Harry in gaining a greater understanding of the magical world the last time ol' voldy reigned.
Hermione finds passion and involvement in her house elf movement with SPEW, which I find to be refreshing because up until this point in the novels we have only had access to the "brainy" side of her. We also are further pushed into Hagrid's past as it is revealed that he is in fact a half giant. Rita Skeeter (the Daily Prophet reporter) unlocks another element of the wizarding world that readers have yet to gain knowledge about. All these details help to push the quick plot forward and entice readers into a magical world that is now much more realized in this novel as we move from the exclusivity of life at Hogwarts to a more expanded wizarding experience, which is truly amazing on JK's part.
With regard to the movie, I am temped to not say anything at all as it is simply so abysmal in comparison to the novel. However, that's totally a cop-out. Firstly, the way that tasks are portrayed is pretty what the h-. The dragon task does not happen that way at all, and then in the third task, which I found to be most intriguing they leave everything out and make it seem as though the champions basically just have to find the cup, which completely contradicts what Dumbledore says before the contestants go in the maze. Also, not having read the books I feel there would be a great amount of confusion about why and how things happen, especially at the beginning of the movie. All of the sudden there are random people at Hogwarts with little explanation, whats the deal with Moody, why doesn't Sirius have any lines. Argh, this is just making me angry. The movie is terrible and the book is amazing. whhhy??
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