Oklart, men det verkar ha en viss intelligens
Brandbägaren beskrivs som en väljare, som ger intryck av byrå:
“As you know, three champions compete in the tournament,” Dumbledore
went on calmly, “one from each of the participating schools. They will
be marked on how well they perform each of the Tournament tasks and
the champion with the highest total after task three will win the
Triwizard Cup. The champions will be chosen by an impartial selector:
the Goblet of Fire.”
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Goblet bedömer också tydligt hur "värdig" en tävlande är:
Tomorrow night, Halloween, the goblet will return the names of the
three it has judged most worthy to represent their schools.
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Berättande beskriver Dumbledore den Bägaren som fatta beslut :
“Well, the goblet is almost ready to make its decision,” said
Dumbledore. “I estimate that it requires one more minute.
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Det här kan bara vara en fras, men det tycks tyda på att bägaren har intelligens.
Moody (verkligen Bartemius Crouch Junior i förklädnad), ger oss den största ledtråden:
“Because they hoodwinked a very powerful magical object!” said Moody.
“It would have needed an exceptionally strong Confundus Charm to
bamboozle that goblet into forgetting that only three schools compete
in the tournament. . . . I’m guessing they submitted Potter’s name
under a fourth school, to make sure he was the only one in his
category. . . .”
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Moody verkar beskriva bägaren som en medveten enhet, en som kan vara bamboozled och hoodwinked, och annars skulle "komma ihåg" att endast tre skolor tävlar. Dessutom, Confundus Charm har dessutom någonsin setts på andra ställen i serien, men inte på livliga föremål.
Det verkar troligt att bägaren har viss intelligens, men hur mycket är oklart.