Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

 
　　直到成為巫師之後，哈利才明白自己額頭上那個閃電形傷疤的意義。
 
　　在他還只有一歲時，「那個人」用邪惡的咒語殘殺了他的父母，但同樣的咒語卻沒有傷到哈利分毫，還反彈到施術者身上。拜這個「奇蹟」所賜，魔法界終於擺脫長久以來的恐怖統治，但這也注定了他終生都得面對黑暗勢力的追殺……
 
　　而就在他即將重返霍格華茲，邁入四年級之際，夢魘卻開始糾纏上他。在夜半驚醒之前，他能隱約看到那個恐怖的身影、聽到那個冰冷高亢的嗓音，每當他試圖看得更清楚，就會立刻被恐懼的戰慄所喚醒，額頭上的傷疤宛如被炙熱的鐵線烙過一般，陣陣刺痛。
 
　　哈利從未跟任何人說過自己的「煩惱」，因為暌違一百多年，即將在霍格華茲舉辦的「三巫鬥法大賽」，就足以讓他把一切拋諸腦後。這是歐洲三大魔法學校共襄盛舉的盛事，三名由火盃遴選出來的鬥士，將各自代表自己的學校挑戰三項嚴酷考驗，獲勝者不只能夠得到高額獎金，還將成為全校矚目的英雄。如果可以，哈利希望自己是得到冠軍的那個人，在「她」的見證下……
 
　　終於到了萬聖節，在萬眾期待中，火盃依序選出了三位參賽者，正當所有人都在歡呼慶賀時，火盃卻突然選出了史無前例的第四位參賽者——哈利波特！

----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《哈利波特(4)：火盃的考驗》，皇冠出版

　　Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.

作者簡介

J.K.羅琳 J.K. Rowling

　　《哈利波特》系列的作者，七集小說陸續在一九九七至二○○七年間出版，在全球創下四億五千萬部的暢銷紀錄，並被翻譯成七十四種語言，在超過兩百個國家出版，也被改編拍成八部電影，二○一六年推出的第八個故事則是以原創劇本形式發表的《哈利波特：被詛咒的孩子》。

　　J. K.羅琳曾榮獲眾多獎項，包含表揚她對兒童文學貢獻的大英帝國勳章、西班牙的國際阿斯圖里亞斯王子和平獎、法國的榮譽軍團勳章以及國際安徒生大獎。她以個人名義創辦的慈善信託基金「Volant」支援許多慈善行動，而她擔任創辦人的「Lumos」亦致力於改變弱勢兒童的生活。

　　另著有《臨時空缺》，以及以「羅勃‧蓋布瑞斯」為化名所撰寫的「私探史崔克」犯罪小說系列。

　　她也首度擔任電影《怪獸與他們的產地》的編劇，這部羅琳魔法世界的延伸作品已於二○一六年十一月上映。

　　J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, which have sold over 450 million copies, been translated into 79 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts Parts One and Two, which opens in London’s West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

　　Kazu Kibuishi is the creator of the "New York Times" bestselling "Amulet "series and "Copper," a collection of his popular webcomic. He is also the founder and editor of the acclaimed Flight anthologies. "Daisy Kutter: The Last Train," his first graphic novel, was listed as one of the Best Books for Young Adults by YALSA, and "Amulet, Book One: The Stonekeeper" was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Children's Choice Book Award finalist. Kazu lives and works in Alhambra, California, with his wife and fellow comics artist, Amy Kim Kibuishi, and their two children. Visit Kazu online at www.boltcity.com.

　　Mary GrandPre has illustrated more than twenty beautiful books for children, including the American editions of the Harry Potter novels. Her work has also appeared in the "New Yorker," the "Atlantic Monthly," and the "Wall Street Journal," and her paintings and pastels have been shown in galleries across the United States. Ms. GrandPre lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her family."