She also published several crime novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith and has written the screenplays for the films in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. In 2004 she became the first billionaire to make her fortune writing books, though her donations to charity mean that she's since lost her billionaire status. She also remarried in 2001 and had two more children. auction for the publishing rights allowed Rowling to buy a flat in Edinburgh and over the next ten years, Rowling wrote and published the next six books in the series. She finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995 and after its publication in 1997, Rowling began her rise to fame.

Over the next few years, Rowling married, had her first daughter, divorced, and signed up for welfare benefits. Rowling's mother died in December of that year, and Rowling channeled much of her grief into the novel. She conceived of the first Harry Potter book in 1990 and began to write immediately. She graduated from the University of Exeter in 1986 and then worked as a researcher and a secretary in London. She was the first of two children and has said that she was a very unhappy teen: her mother suffered from multiple sclerosis and her relationship with her father was strained. You could also talk about the use of violence as a means of solving conflict and about the values in this movie, including self-sacrifice, gender equality and courage. Also, be prepared for questions about what happens when good doesn’t appear to triumph over evil.Rowling's father was an aircraft mechanic and her mother was a science technician. You may want to discuss with your child a major moral dilemma in this movie: while Harry appears to have done the right thing sacrificing his win of the tournament to help his competitor, he in fact causes his competitor’s death by doing so. Because of its overall sense of brooding darkness and the very dramatic and dark climax, this movie is not recommended for young or sensitive children. Many adolescents will enjoy this movie, with the special effects, and deftly handled clumsy teenage romances. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a visually stunning and excellent story, full of witchcraft, wizardry and magic. This movie contains infrequent mild coarse language. Mad Eye Moody is constantly drinking from a hip flask. Voldemort and Harry duel with their wands.Voldemort presses on Harry’s scar, making Harry scream and writhe in pain.Wormtail then cuts Harry’s arm with a long knife, collects his blood and puts it into the cauldron. Wormtail cuts off his own hand and lowers it into a cauldron where Voldemort, a shrivelled baby-like creature, is waiting to be trasformed into human form.Diggory, the other Hogwarts competitor, is killed by Wormtail (Timothy Spall), a Voldemort supporter.

Harry is attacked by strange and vicious underwater creatures.Harry ends up with blood on his face and quite bruised. The dragon repeatedly breathes fire on Harry and attacks him. The scene between Harry and the dragon is very well done, but quite violent. Harry’s first task in the Triwizard Tournament is to collect a golden egg, which is being protected by a dragon.A caretaker is struck down by a flash of light.There are several violent scenes in this movie, mostly performed by magic. Moderate dark themes moderate fantasy violence Violence Harry has to compete against students much older than himself, fighting fire breathing dragons, rescuing his friends from the bottom of the Black Lake and finding his way through a maze, which is intent on strangling all contestants.Īs he defeats each obstacle, he unknowingly falls further into the trap set by Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), who plans to capture him and use his blood to be reborn in human form. On this occasion, the Goblet of Fire chooses an additional fourth contestant – Harry Potter. The three students are chosen by the Goblet of Fire, which spits out their names, with Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson) chosen to represent Hogwarts. The Tournament is a challenging and dangerous event, traditionally contested by three students, one representing each of the world’s wizarding schools – Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. When they return to their school Hogwarts, they are greeted with the news that the school is hosting the Triwizard Tournament, an event which hasn’t taken place in over 100 years.

Ron, Hermione (Emma Watson) and Harry are still trying to unravel the events when they return to school for the start of the new year. The match ends in chaos when dark wizards appear, destroying everything in sight and placing the ‘dark mark’ of Voldemort, a huge skull, high up in the sky. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) receives an invitation from his friend Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) to attend the Quidditch World Cup, which is being contested by Ireland and Bulgaria.

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