Chapter 16 - The Goblet of Fire Summary

A great banquet is held in honor of the visiting schools. Guests of Honor at this occasion are Mr. Bartemius Crouch, Head of the Department for International Magical Cooperation and Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports. These two gentlemen will accompany the whole Triwizard Tournament. Dumbledore, as headmaster of the hosting school and Master of Ceremony, announces the regulations and procedures of the contest.

The three school champions will be chosen by an impartial selector by the Goblet of Fire. Any student who wishes to take part in the competition must put their names on a parchment and place it in the Goblet. However, there is a spell on the goblet that will not allow any student under the age of seventeen to approach. The Goblet will...