Where could a more magical Christmas take place than at the wizarding school Hogwarts? In the fourth installment of Harry Potter, a particularly large celebration occurs as part of the Triwizard Tournament, the Yule Ball. In the ranking, we will look at which couple can best warm our hearts during the cold season.
What is the Yule Ball?
- To help students from the participating wizard schools – Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang – get to know each other better, the grand Yule Ball is held.
- The ball is open to students from the fourth year onwards. Younger classmates may only attend if invited by an older dance partner.
- After the feast, the dance floor is opened with a dance by the tournament participants with their partners, including Harry.
Fun fact: The original term “Yule Ball” comes from the pagan Yule festival, which celebrates the winter solstice with joyful bonfires.
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What was the ranking based on? The ranking focuses on the well-known couples who had a date at the Yule Ball. Films and books were considered, and they were primarily rated based on the following points:
- How compatible is the couple?
- How sweet do they look together?
- How enjoyable was the ball evening for both?
Spoiler alert: Spoilers for all “Harry Potter” parts follow.
10. Ron Weasley and Padma Patil
The meeting between Ron and Ravenclaw student Padma Patil is truly uncomfortable to watch and exudes about as much charm as a sulking toad.
Ron essentially sulks the whole evening because he is jealous of Hermione’s date with Viktor Krum. And he has no interest in dancing at all.
Padma also only agreed to have Ron as her dance partner because she was more or less persuaded to do so. By the time she notices her partner’s disinterest, she is visibly annoyed.
There are also no signs that the two would match in any way. As a result, they land at the bottom of this list.
9. Harry Potter and Parvati Patil
Similar to her twin sister Padma, Parvati Patil also does not have much joy with her ball partner. He is none other than Harry Potter, with whom she proudly gets to partake in the opening dance.
However, Harry would much rather have gone to the ball with Cho Chang. Since she is already dating Cedric Diggory, she declines the offer.
Harry also makes it clear to his substitute partner how little enthusiasm he has for spending the evening together. This disastrous date therefore ranks at number 9.
8. Seamus Finnigan and Lavender Brown
The Irish wizard Seamus Finnigan and the somewhat naive Lavender Brown are both Gryffindors from Harry’s year. Not much is known about their date at the Yule Ball. However, the evening doesn’t seem to have been outstanding for the two. At least we don’t hear that they met again afterwards.
By the time Lavender gets together with Ron in the sixth year, she has no more eyes for her former ball companion.
So the date between Seamus and Lavender was most likely just average, placing them at number 8.
