Anyway, I'm not sure if anyone has seen this yet (though you probably have,) but Scholastic made available a summary for GoF, complete with some lovely spoilery imformation. Most of it's stuff that we've already known, but there's some new information. It is absolutely real, as it was published in Scholastic's Fall 2003 catalog.
"I say to you all, once again - in the light of Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust."
So spoke Albus Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts. But as Harry enters his fifth year at wizard school, it seems those bonds have never been more sorely tested. Lord Voldemort's rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe it's all madness and lies - just more trouble from Harry Potter.
Add this to a host of other worries for Harry...
-A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey
-A venomous, disgruntled house-elf
-Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
-And of course, what every student dreads: end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams
...and you'd know what Harry faces during the day. But at night it's even worse, because then he dreams of a single door in a silent corridor. And this door is somehow more terrifying than every other nightmare combined.
In the richest installment yet of J.K. Rowling's seven-part story, Harry Potter confronts the unreliability of the very government of the magical world, and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it) Harry finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty, and unbearable sacrifice.
Though thick runs the plot (as well as the spine), readers will race through these pages, and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.
Anyway, the first part about the DADA teacher having "a personality like spoiled honey" made me think of the Malfoy's. I'm not sure why, but it did. It doesn't describe Fleur (or the Fleur we were introduced to in GoF, for that matter.) I'm thinking Narcissa Malfoy. I know it's a bit out there, but it seems to fit. Unless it's Ms. Figg, whom we still don't have a lot of information on.
For the House-elf part, I'm thinking Winky. She's been through a lot of despair so being disgruntled would be natural.
The door? Perhaps something to do with James or Lily or the secret to Harry's past.
And lastly, the unbearable sacrifice. It could either be on Harry's part or on someone elses. Seeing as it wouldn't be too great for the rest of the series if Harry were to die, that probably won't happen. But maybe a Weasley? Percy, perhaps?
Meh, was a very long post. I do apologize for that. Anyway, comments? Ideas? Input?
