SOURCE: A review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in Orlando Sentinel, July 10, 2000, p. K42.

In the following review, Pate affirms that what is rumored about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is true, but chooses not to give any of its secrets away.

Dragons and giants and mazes, oh my! Death Eaters and Dark Marks and curses, gee whiz! And let's not forget You-Know-Who..

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire offers all of the above and more—much more— in its 734 deftly plotted, thrill-packed pages. The pivotal fourth book in the phenomenally popular series about a fledgling wizard is too long to be quite the midnight oil-burner of its predecessor, The Prisoner of Azkaban, but many of its pages fly by as fast as Harry's Firebolt racing broom. And even the saggier of the 37 chapters will please Potter fans with...