#84 Hearsay & Slander | GoF 24, Rita Skeeter's Scoop

Potter Revisited Episode #84 Hearsay & Slander AKA Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 "Rita Skeeter's Scoop" Just like in this chapter, we are over the Christmas holidays  Hermione used SleekEasy for her hair - which is where Harry's fortune comes from  Hermione is so unfazed by Hagrid being a half-giant  Hermione and Ron are acting overly polite to each other - definitely not discussing their fight  Harry is facing the consequences for his procrastination - the 2nd task is coming up Harry is so petty, not wanting to use Cedric's advice for the egg clue  We are introduced to Professor Grubbly-Plank  Malfoy saved this article just to ruin Harry's day - Malfoy is such a Twitter guy  The interview Hagrid gave to Rita is out - but it definitely isn't the interview he gave  This is 100% slander and Hagrid should sue  The Article reveals Hagrid as a Half-Giant and how he is a vicious, terrible person/teacher.  The article is really prejudice and reminds us of the terrible tabloid media in the 90s - especially in the UK  It is nice for the students to get an actual proper lesson for once  The trio see Viktor swimming in the lake - does he have the egg figured out and is scoping out the lake?  Hermione is trying to talk Krum up but Ron just wants him to be eaten by the Giant Squid  Bagman is hanging out at the Three Broomsticks - does he ever work?  We learn that Mr Crouch is ill and Percy is filling in - shouldn't this have been a red flag for the Ministry?  Bagman offers Harry help again and Harry brings up Cedric - we love Harry being so honest and a good sport  Interesting how Rita speaks with Harry despite him calling her out in front of the whole bar compared to how she speaks to Hermione - Harry is someone as note whereas Hermione isn't anyone important to her Rita should be more scared of Hermione Hermione is fired up and marches down to Hagrid's to get him to come back and ends up face to face with Dumbledore - this would have been such a great scene for the films  Dumbledore seems to be a good friend to Hagrid here Alberforth is mentioned by Dumbledore - does the way Dumbledore refers to him come off as elitist?  "I don't trust goats" - Tori  Its nice to see Hagrid voice the similarities between himself and Harry - they have a very weird relationship but it's very sweet at the same time Harry decides he has to figure out the egg clue because he can't let Hagrid down  Harry should be suing people all the time  If Hermione killed Rita as a bug would it be murder?  If you die in Anamagius form, would you stay like that? Let us know what you think!  Snape Sucks total for Chapter 24: 0 Email any thoughts, questions or feedback to [email protected] Music: Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow Us:  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/potterrevisited Twitter https://twitter.com/potterevisited Instagram https://www.instagram.com/potterrevisited_/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4v2Xt0OIQ8_LCVYhKf2S5A TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@potterrevisited