Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Continuity mistake: When Moody has turned Draco into a ferret, McGonagall shows up asking what he is doing. Behind her Harry is holding onto his bag's strap. His hand's position on the strap changes in the next shot.

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Continuity mistake: When Voldemort says to Harry, "I'd introduce you, but rumor has it you're almost as famous as me these days," we see Harry resting his chin on the statue's sickle. When it cuts, he has his chin lifted from it.

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Continuity mistake: During the scene in which the Tri Wizard cup is brought into the Great Hall and then Harry's name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, pay attention to Hagrid. We first see him move behind Snape and Moody who are in front of the window and standing directly behind them. Then he is further over to the right of the screen in front of the wall, and then back to his original position.

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Continuity mistake: When Voldemort pushes Cedric's face with his foot, his foot's placement on Cedric's face change in the next shot.

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Continuity mistake: When Harry returns with Cedric's body he says "He's back. Voldemort is back". When it cuts Dumbledore suddenly has got his hand behind Harry's head. It wasn't there in the previous shot.

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Continuity mistake: When Harry wakes up after having his first nightmare the pillow under his head change position in the next shot.

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Continuity mistake: When Harry returns from the cemetery, there's a shot of him lying over Cedric's body. When Dumbledore reaches out to put his hands on Harry's face, Harry's left shoulder is higher while he rests his weight on his right arm. The scene cuts to a rear view, and his right shoulder is now higher. When it cuts back to a front view, his left shoulder is once again in the higher position.

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Hermione makes Harry stand up after his name has been retrieved from the Goblet of Fire, Ron continues to look straight ahead and has an emotionless expression for that shot. In the next shot when Harry is walking to Dumbledore, Ron's head is suddenly slightly down and moving up towards Harry, and a glare has appeared on his face.

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Continuity mistake: When Dumbledore rages on Harry and asks him if he put his name in the Goblet of Fire, he first only put his right hand on Harry's shoulder, but in the next shot his left hand also appears on the other shoulder.

Continuity mistake: During the first challenge, the arena/stadium is significantly smaller during the bird's eye view CGI scenes than the physical scene's interior shots.

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Continuity mistake: Straight after the second task Hermione wraps her own white towel round Harry, but between shots it jumps back to her shoulders, then back to Harry's several times. (01:35:05)

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Trivia: Tom Riddle's day of birth and death that is on the grave had to be digitally changed, after the director knew that "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" contains information about Riddle.

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Question: If I understand correctly, Lily Potter's "love" protection no longer keeps Harry safe after the graveyard ritual, due to Voldemort getting some of Harry's blood. Why, then, doesn't Voldemort attack Harry at the Dursleys' house in the summer?

Answer: Voldemort's spell undid the Sacrificial Protection that Lily bestowed on Harry, but the Bond of Blood is a separate protection bestowed if the person sacrificing their lives is a relative. THAT spell is still renewed as long as Harry keeps returning to the Dursleys until age seventeen. Voldemort has removed one protection, but a second is still in place.

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