Harry Potter, #4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
Contents
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
Overview
Harry and Cedric arrive via Portkey in a graveyard, where a cloaked figure kills Cedric on Voldemort’s command. Wormtail binds Harry to Tom Riddle’s grave and prepares a cauldron ritual. Using bone of Voldemort’s father, his own flesh, and Harry’s blood, Wormtail restores Voldemort to full form.
Summary
Harry and Cedric land in a dark graveyard via the Triwizard Cup Portkey. Unsure if this is part of the task, they draw wands as a short, hooded figure approaches carrying a small bundle. Harry’s scar erupts in pain, and a cold voice orders, “Kill the spare.” Wormtail casts Avada Kedavra, murdering Cedric.
Wormtail binds Harry tightly to a headstone marked TOM RIDDLE and gags him. Harry recognizes Wormtail by his missing finger. Nearby lie Cedric’s body, Harry’s wand, the Cup, and the unsettling bundled creature. A huge snake circles the grave as Wormtail drags a massive cauldron to the site and kindles a fierce fire beneath it.
At the creature’s command, Wormtail opens the bundle, revealing a small, scaly, snakelike infant form with red eyes. He lowers it into the boiling potion. Wormtail begins the ritual: “Bone of the father, unknowingly given,” drawing dust from the grave; the potion turns poisonous blue.
He then cuts off his own hand—“Flesh of the servant, willingly given”—screaming as it falls into the cauldron and the potion blazes red. Finally, he slashes Harry’s arm—“Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken”—collecting a vial of blood and adding it. The potion flashes blinding white, then steams thickly.
From the steam, a tall, skeletal figure rises. Wormtail, sobbing and cradling his stump, robes his master. Harry stares into the white, skull-like face with scarlet eyes and slit-like nostrils. The ritual succeeds: Lord Voldemort has returned in full form.
Who Appears
- Harry PotterTransported by Portkey to a graveyard, disarmed, bound to Tom Riddle’s grave, and forced to give blood for Voldemort’s resurrection.
- undefinedMurders Cedric, binds Harry, conducts the resurrection ritual, sacrifices his hand, and collects Harry’s blood to restore Voldemort.
- Lord VoldemortCommands Cedric’s death; his infant-like form is placed in a cauldron and restored to full body through dark magic.
- Cedric DiggoryArrives with Harry via Portkey and is instantly killed on Voldemort’s order—“the spare.”
- NaginiVoldemort’s giant snake, circling the grave as the ritual begins, signaling Voldemort’s presence and menace.