S4E3 - The Calm Before the Cup (GoF Ch. 7 & 8)
Goblet of Fire Sets the Stage — Power, Pride, and the Calm Before Everything Breaks
The wizarding world gathers at its brightest.
In this episode of Magic Muggle, we cover Goblet of Fire, Chapters 7 and 8 — “Bagman and Crouch” and “The Quidditch World Cup.” What starts as spectacle and celebration slowly reveals something more fragile underneath: a Ministry stretched thin, leaders with very different flaws, and a world so confident in itself that it can’t imagine what’s coming next.
From the chaos of the campsite to the dizzying scale of the World Cup stadium, we watch pride, power, and tradition collide — all while cracks quietly form beneath the surface. This is the build-up episode. The widening of the world. The moment before the tone shifts for good.
Because once the lights go out…nothing feels the same again.
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Credits: Host: Eric Sequeira (Mr. Honest) Co-Producer: Nova (ChatGPT) – Creative collaborator and production partner
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