Harry Potter Update Continued

Book 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry, now in his fourth year at Hogwarts, is selected to compete in the ancient and dangerous inter-school Triwizard Tournament, even though he is too young. Harry completes two tasks in the tournament alone, and the third -- a trip through a maze -- simultaneously with fellow Hogwartian, Cedric Diggory. The two winners touch the trophy together and are transported to a graveyard, where Peter Pettigrew kills Diggory on the spot and ties up Harry. Pettigrew then enacts a ritual that transfers some of Harry's blood to Voldemort, making him immune to the magic that protects Harry, as well as giving the Dark Lord a body. Voldemort and Harry enter a duel, but because their wands are "brothers," they connect (the Priori Incantatem effect if you really want to impress), causing spirit echoes of Voldemort's victims, including Harry's parents, to spill out from his wand. These odd ghost-like beings help Harry escape back to Hogwarts. Barely an hour later, Harry's life is again threatened, this time by a Death Eater masquerading as a teacher, but he is saved by Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall.

Book 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
After Dementors attack Harry and his bullying cousin Dudley during the summer, our hero is escorted to the secret headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, a secret group of wizards fighting the Dark Lord who is rallying his forces and trying to retrieve a secret weapon: a prophecy hidden in a glass sphere. Harry has a vision that Sirius Black is being held captive by Voldemort at the Department of Mysteries. Determined to retrieve Black, Harry, Ron and others are lured into a trap, but are saved from Death Eaters when Order members arrive. A battle ensues, the glass sphere is broken and the prophecy is lost. Black is killed by a Death Eater. Voldemort appears, fights Dumbledore, and then escapes. Dumbledore later reveals the prophecy: in effect, Harry must either destroy Voldemort or be killed by him. The movie version of this book is out now and getting good reviews. Tomorrow the Potter update will finish with Book 6, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.