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The House on the Hill is the first moment in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter One, The Riddle House.

Description[]

There was a flash of green light, a rushing sound, and Frank Bryce crumpled. He was dead before he hit the floor.

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Zoom levels[]

This moment has 2 zoom levels.

Zoom 1[]

Horned Slug
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  • There is a horned slug on the top of the left-hand pillar.
  • The cabin door in the bottom-left corner will open and close when you mouse over it.

Zoom 2[]

This picture is not quite right: the left-hand gatepost should not be there.
Rose Thorns
Dried Nettles
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  • The Rose Thorns are under the second window from the right on the front of the house.
  • The Dried Nettles are on the lawn, next to the left-hand small pillar.

Various things react when you mouse over them:

  • The fire in the window of the house will glow brighter then die away.
  • The shutters on the ground-floor windows at the front will rattle.
  • The second chimney from the left: bricks will fall the first time, then some tiles.
  • The third chimney from the left: birds fly out, calling loudly.
  • The middle window will break. 

Sounds[]

An excerpt from the audiobook plays when you first arrive in this moment.

You can hear birds calling eerily.

Related Moments[]

The Riddle Family:

See Also[]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Riddle House
The House on the Hill
The Scar
The Invitation
The Tiny Owl
Back to the Burrow
The Weasleys Arrive
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
Bill and Charlie Weasley
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