Well, here we are, three movies into Rowling’s convoluted big-screen prequel saga, and the series once again feels like work, only this time, the resulting pleasures will strike audiences quite differently, depending on your level of dedication to the franchise. Getting through it took effort, albeit the kind that brought deep and immediate rewards to those bewitched by the parallel reality Rowling had invented, one where wizards existed alongside the rest of us unfortunate, non-magic folk. At 734 pages, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was a monster - the biggest book many young fans had ever contemplated reading. ![]() ![]() Rowling’s bestselling YA series inspired fans to line up at bookstores around the country days in advance. Remember way back in the year 2000, before even the first “ Harry Potter” movie had been released? Big as a cinder block and nearly as heavy, the fourth novel in J.K.
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