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Character Development: Ron Weasley is showing signs of growing up. He is accepting of Harry and his peers. Ron Weasley was also quite supportive when Harry won the Goblet of Fire. This shows that Harry and Ron are becoming better friends than they already were.

In the book, Harry Potter the goblet of fire, the protagonist, Harry, is the hero. He could also be "the chosen one". Ron, Harry's best friend, is the clown or the character that usually begins comedic relief. Hermoine is the smart, proper character. Professor Dumbledore is the teacher, or the caretaker. He is very wise and cares a lot about Harry.

The main setting of the book is at Hogwarts school of magic. The book takes place most likely in the future or during modern day. There is a diverse community of wizards and withers taking courses in the Hogwarts school of magic. Some people come from a muggle family, or a non magic family, like Hermoine. Others, like Harry Potter, come from a magic family.

I think that in the Harry Potter series, the overall archetype is Heaven vs. Hell, or good vs. evil. Harry from our point of view is the good guy and Voldemort is the bad guy. This could also be fire vs. ice. Fire represents knowledge and life. Harry lived Voldemorts attack. Voldemort was weak after that, showing that ice means "can't sustain life".

The Harry Potter series is Overcoming the Monster. The monster is Voldemort, but there are also a lot more. In the goblet of fire, the monster is his fears. He overcomes his fears of dragons, mermaids, etc. This book is also a quest. It is a quest because he is searching for the answers as to why he survived voldermort's attacks.

This is a character driven book. It is character driven because it shows Harry slowly maturing as he participates in the Goblet of Fire games. The goblet of fire games are basically the olympics of magic. Also, this shows Ron and Hermoine's maturity. They become more smarter and are making more adult like decisions.

This is the 4th book of the Harry Potter series. Harry is now 4 years older, making him more mature. He is old enough to now compete in the "Olympic games" of wizardry and witchcraft. Harry has to complete many tasks and obstacles to be crowned the victor of the games. He represents Hogwarts, while some competitors from other places represent their schools.

Neville Longbottom is a static character. He stays as the same awkward, clumsy kid in Hogwarts. Harry Potter, on the other hand, is very dynamic. We can see he is maturing after he starts to experience things that young adults normally would; love, hatred, and violence. Harry is just growing and changing which proves that he is a dynamic character.

Coming of age, Science Fiction, mystery. I feel that this is mystery because I do not know what will happen until the games happen from the goblet of fire. This is Sci Fi because there is magic, and obviously the magic in Harry Potter is not used in real life. This is also coming of age because Harry, Ron, Hermoine, and other characters are children who are becoming young adults.