Yule Ball

The Yule Ball is a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament. The Yule Ball is held on Christmas day during a tournament year. The Triwizard champions open the ball. It is only open to students of fourth year or above. However, younger students may be invited if a fourth year student (or above) asks them to accompany them. The ball takes place from 8pm on the 25th December and finishes at midnight.

Yule Ball 1994
1994 was the first time in a very long while that the Triwizard Tournament (and thus the ball) was held. Students in the fourth year and above were allowed to attend, meaning Harry, Ron, and Hermione were of the right ages to go. Ginny Weasley was able to attend, as she was asked by a fouth year student, Neville Longbottom. All tournament champions were required to attend.

Known Yule Ball Partners:

Harry Potter (champion) / Parvati Patil

Cedric Diggory (champion) / Cho Chang

Viktor Krum (champion) / Hermione Granger

Roger Davies / Fleur Delacour (champion)

Ron Weasley / Padma Patil

Neville Longbottom / Ginny Weasley

Seamus Finnigan / Lavender Brown

Draco Malfoy / Pansy Parkinson

Fred Weasley / Angelina Johnson

Ludo Bagman / Minerva McGonagall

Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody) / Aurora Sinistra

Rubeus Hagrid / Madame Maxime

Argus Filch / Mrs. Norris

The wizarding band The Weird Sisters played at the event, and for many it was a great success. Harry and Ron, however, ended up partnerless at the end of the ball and spent most of the time staring at Cho and Hermione, respectively. In the movie Jarvis Cocker played at the Yule Ball. During the ball, Harry and Ron overheard a conversation between Hagrid and Madame Maxime where Hagrid admitted to being half-giant. This conversation was unfortunately overheard by Rita Skeeter, who published the information in the Daily Prophet.