Why is GoF called "GoF"?

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 29848

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., fourgom at a... wrote:

> This is something that I wondered about right after I finished 
Goblet 
> of Fire.
> 
> Why is the book called "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?" The 
> Goblet of Fire appears in all of ONE chapter, and the role it plays 
> isn't that big, in the scheme of the book.
> 
> Is there a hidden meaning I overlooked? Some foreshadowing to one 
of 
> the later books? Any suggestions or ideas would be most welcome.

I don't think there is hidden meaning in the "Look closely and you 
can figure out something about future books" sense.  But the Goblet 
of Fire is hugely important in GoF.  After all, if Moody fails to 
confuse the Goblet and if Harry's name never comes out of it, 
Voldemort stays a slimy baby, doesn't he?  The whole plot rests ever-
so-gently upon the Goblet of Fire, so it makes sense to have it as 
part of the title.

Plus, GoF sounds much more cool than "Harry Potter and the Triwizard 
Tournament." ;-)

Cindy