Following the events of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Voldemort now has a loyal follower by his side and is making plans to become stronger and regain his body. Meanwhile, before school starts, Harry and the Weasleys attend the Quidditch World Cup. At school, Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament against two other schools of magic in Europe, and Harry discovers that he has been selected to compete, even though he is below the age restriction and, contrary to popular belief among his peers, did not apply as a candidate. He begins to fear that he's a pawn in someone else's plan, whilst becoming slowly more aware of the rising specter of Voldemort...