To Peter Rowling, In Memory of Mr. Ridley And to Susan Sladden, Who helped Harry Out of his cupboard Text copyright © 2000 by J.K. Rowling Illustrations by Mary GrandPre copyright © 2000 Warner Bros. All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Press, a division of Scholastic Inc., Publishers since 1920. SCHOLASTIC, SCHOLASTIC PRESS, and the LANTERN LOGO are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. HARRY POTTER and all related characters and elements are trademarks of Warner Bros. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available Library of Congress catalog card number: 00-131084 ISBN 0-439-13959-7 Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Summary: Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger. 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Printed in the U.S.A. 55 First American edition, July 2000