Theme

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I think there are two themes. First is, no matter what is thrown at you, and no matter how dark times look, just keep on fighting to stay alive. Second is, keep your friends close. This applies to the book because the Triwizard Tournament is for ages six-teen and up and he is only fourteen, but he gets put into the tournament anyway. Although the challenges could kill him, he goes through it anyway. He ends up beating the first task (first challenge) even though he knew what the challenge was. (It was to get past a fierce dragon, and grab her egg.) Not to mention that after the last task, he was teleported away with another champion (another challenger) to a graveyard were He Who Must Not Be Name, the Dark Lord, Voldemort, was resurrected, after Wormtail killed the other champion, in front of Harry’s eyes. This especially applies to the book, because Harry gets out alive, with the champions dead body, and just keeps on going. “Keep your friends close,” this theme pertains to this book also because after Harry was picked to be in the tournament, Ron, Harry’s best friend, was half jealous and half angry at harry because he wanted to be in the tournament too, but couldn’t, just like Harry, because he didn’t meet the age requirement. So when Harry’s name was picked by the Goblet of Fire, Ron wondered why Harry hadn’t told him how to break the age line. After the first task, which again was the dragon, he came to Harry, while Harry was in the hospital wing, and said, “Harry, whoever put your name in that goblet – I – I reckon they’re trying to do you in.” Harry and Ron were once again best friends.
I can relate to “keep your friends close,” because I try and make friends that become very close, “tight” on could say, to me. I can also relate to “no matter what is thrown at you, and no matter how dark the times look, just keep on fighting,” because when my mom died I was trying very hard to keep on fighting to try and be happy again.