Corrected entry: Harry summons his Firebolt when facing the dragon; He specifies "Accio Firebolt". But the broom that comes is a dirty old thing that looks like a small tree branch with some straw attached - Definitely not the sleek, highly polished racing broom that everyone was drooling over in the third film. This is most clear when Harry tries to unhook the broom from the tower window as the dragon stalks him.
Twotall
20th Apr 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
27th Dec 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Corrected entry: At the end of the film, Dumbledore announces to the school that Cedric Diggory was murdered by Voldemort. He wasn't, he was murdered by Wormtail, and Harry (who presumably gave them that information) knew that.
Correction: But since Voldemort ordered the killing of Cedric (and most likely would have killed Wormtail had he refused), he is ultimately responsible for Cedric's death. Besides, the workings of a group, such as the Death Eaters or the Nazis during WW2, are often attributed to its leader, even if they do not contribute actively themselves.
10th Dec 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Corrected entry: The dragon that Harry fights for the first round of the Triwizard Tournament is called a Hungarian Horntail, which is the same species of dragon that Hagrid tried to raise in "The Sorceror's Stone." Even allowing for differences in age and gender, there is no resemblance between Hagrid's pet Norbert and the Hungarian Horntail in this movie.
Correction: Incorrect. Norbert was a Norwegian Ridgeback, so the differences between him and this dragon are perfectly understandable.
19th Nov 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Corrected entry: When Harry is reading the 'Daily Prophet', one of the headlines is "Tragic Teenager", even though in the news story itself Harry is quoted as being "Twelve years old".
Correction: But remember, this is Rita Skeeter's article. She does not care very much about actual facts, and constantly makes things up about Harry to capture the attention of the reader. The headline would sound better with the alliteration of "Tragic teenager", but in the "story" itself it would be so much more dramatic and tragic the younger Harry was portrayed.
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Correction: That's due to the films being made/directed by different people - they had different ideas about how things like the Firebolt, Hogwarts, the teachers etc. should look. Artistic license, not a mistake.
Twotall
The broom has aged by a year. So it has been used to the point where its won't look brand new. Look at the broom he got in Philosopher's Stone. It looked sleek as well but by Prisoner of Azkaban, it didn't look as good.