Plot Summary

The Riddle family is killed at supper one night and their groundsman, Frank Bryce, later on wakes to see a light on in the house. He goes to look and he overhears Voldemort and Wormtail talking about killing a boy whose name was Harry Potter. Frank is later killed by Voldermort for listening in on his conversation. Voldermort gave Harry Potter a scar on his head and one night wakes up in pain from it.
The next day Harry recieved a letter from the Weasley's who are asking for him to join them in the Quidditch World Cup. The day after Harry recieved this letter, the Weasleys arrive to pick up Harry through the fireplace. Harry, Hermione and the Weasleys leave for the Quidditch World Cup. They arrive at the World Cup campground where they set up their tent. Harry, Ron, and Hermione soon find their seats. The game begins and later ends with Ireland winning but Viktor Krum who is the Bulgarian Seeker catches the Snitch.
The next night a crowd of Death Eaters who are followers of Voldemort and escaped punishment, torture four muggles by raising them into the air. Later Harry realizes that his wand is missing. Someone soon fires the Dark Mark which is the sign of Voldemort using a wand and Winky the house-elf is found holding a wand at the scene.
Harry, Hermione and the Weasley board the train to Hogwarts. When they arrive, they go to the sorting ceremony in the Great Hall. Dumbledore announces that the Triwizard Tournament between schools is going to take place for the first time. He also annouces that there will be a new teacher, Mad-Eye Moody, for defense against the dark arts. He teaches Gryffindor the three unforgivable curses, Imperius, Cruciatus, and Avada Kedavra. As the class progresses, Harry learns how to successfully ward off the Imperius Curse.
In October, delegates from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive. On the night of halloween, the Goblet of fire calls out the names of the champions who will compete in the Triwizard Tournament with Viktor Krum, Cedric Diggory, and Fleur Delacour, Harry is selected. Harry is too young but since the Goblet's decision is final, Harry is allowed to compete. Ron gets angry with Harry about this and doesn't speak to him for a while.
Hagrid talks to Harry about his first task: dragons. Harry warns Cedric of the first task and Moody overhears everything and hints that Harry should use his broomstick to get past the dragon. The day of the first task, Harry flies on his broomstick past the dragon and captures the golden egg and recieves high marks. Ron and Harry are later reunited.
The Yule ball is coming up and they have to find partners. Harry and Ron finally ask the Patil twins to go with them while Hermione goes with Viktor Krum.
The day of the second task, Dobby wakes him and gives him a ball of gillyweed which helps him to breathe underwater. His task is to find Hermione, Ron, Cho, and Fleur's sister asleep and tied up. Harry makes sure every champion comes up but Fleur never comes. He comes up last but gains high marks. Harry scars hurts more and more and they feel that Voldemort is growing stronger.
The evening of the third task, the four champions enter the maze. Both Fleur and Krum are out of the running. In the end, Harry and Cedric arrive at the trophy at the same time and agree to touch it together. The trophy turns out to be a portkey and take them both to a graveyard. Here a man kills Cedric and ties Harry up. The Death Eaters soon arrive in a circle around him. Voldemort tells Harry about his rise back to power and then challenges Harry to a duel. Harry manages to use a disarming spell on Voldemort right as Voldermort yells at Harry "Avada Kedavra!" which is the killing curse. The light from the wands connect. Soon he is able to leave and grab Cedric's body so he can touch the trophy and return to Hogwarts. Harry returns very weak and scared. Moody tells Harry that he is a Death Eater and that he placed his name into the Goblet and also made the trophy into a portkey. Moody almost kills Harry until Dumbledore stops him. Harry soon explains to Dumbledore what he had seen in the graveyard.
Harry later goes to bed but is awaken by an argument between Cornelius Fudge and Dumbledore. He gives Harry the tournament prize money. Dumbledore, at the last dinner, tells everyone that Cedric was murdered by Voldemort. As they returned to London, Harry gave the Weasley's some gold and he later returned to the Dursley's for the summer.