Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Chapter 18 Summary

Chapter Eighteen

The Weighing of the Wands

 

Harry immediately writes another letter through owl post to Sirius in regards to the strange happenings of the night before and how Harry’s name popped out of the Goblet of Fire. Harry and Ron both remain angry with each other: Harry still feeling betrayed and Ron still not believing that Harry is telling the truth. 

The rest of Hogwarts is as angry at Harry as Ron is. n fact, there is a group (headed by Malfoy of course) that wears an insulting button that reads “Potter Stinks.”  Rude comments simply do not subside and Harry is unable to find an escape from the mayhem. It makes things worse when Harry is whisked upstairs right during Snape’s Potions class for a photo shoot with the other champions by none other than the infamous Rita Skeeter

Skeeter immediately corners Harry and requires an interview. Rita Skeeter uses a “Quick Quotes Quill” that seems to write things that are not really happening. In fact, Skeeter’s quill does not tell the truth at all. Harry is rescued from Rita Skeeter by Dumbledore who asks for Harry’s wand in order to have it weighed and inspected for the tournament. Just like the night before, Harry is relieved to leave the Triwizard Tournament hoopla and simply go to dinner.  Back at the Griffindor Common Room, Harry is happy to see that Hedwig has already returned with a letter from Sirius. Among other things, Sirius asks Harry to meet him in the Griffindor Common Room in the early morning of November 22.