內容簡介
內容簡介 《哈利波特:火盃的考驗》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!Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious 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. Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in this case, different can be deadly.
作者介紹
作者介紹 J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry’s story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children’s care reform charity Lumos.For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.Mary GrandPréMary GrandPré has illustrated more than twenty beautiful books, including The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, which received a Caldecott Honor; Cleonardo, the Little Inventor, of which she is also the author; and the original American editions of all seven 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. GrandPré lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her family.