Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I am now one third done with the entire series of Harry Potter, which puts me about 40% into the fourth book. I tend to like the parts where Harry, Ron, and Hermione are at Hogwarts best, so for me this one had a bit of a slow start too (as in, it took them 160 pages to get onto the Hogwarts Express, but definitely not that long for some action to start). Even though things were happening I wanted the meat of the story to start. That just happened where I left off. I ended just after the Goblet of Fire spits out Harry's name on page two hundred seventy something.

I'm starting to get into some of the events that were cut out of the movie (as so much was in this book because it's so much longer and more complicated than the others). I remember some of the action but not the character development or subtle plot points. There is also a lot of foreshadowing that I've picked up on now going through the books for the second time. (While it is my second time reading this book, and will be my second time for books 5 and 7, it will be my third time through 6 and my umpteenth through books 1-3). I also had read somewhere a long time ago that all the things that Harry and Ron make up when they're doing their Divination homework actually come true, so I'm on the lookout for that as well.

While this project is starting to become more and more daunting even as I get closer to the end, I'm still enjoying it. I think the thing that has changed is the amount of other things I have to do besides read Harry Potter. Therefore, I'm trying to get ahead in case this week decimates me. There are just so many things to do that getting Harry potter finished before the movie comes out is just one more thing that has to get done this fall. Add it to the list. There are like 100 things already on it.

At least I'm determined and interested in finishing this project, unlike my homework.