Harry Potter · Character

Cho Chang

Minor
First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 12

Cho Chang is a minor character in Harry Potter (Book 3).

Gender: female
Age: 14
First appears: Book 3 · Ch. 12
Books: 2

Cho Chang enters the series as Ravenclaw's Seeker, a skilled and fiercely competitive rival who faces Harry Potter on the Quidditch pitch. By the Triwizard Tournament year she has become the object of Harry's affections, but she turns down his invitation to the Yule Ball because she has already accepted Cedric Diggory's. Her arc thus moves from sporting opponent to romantic focal point, with her relationship with Cedric setting the stage for a painful triangle in Harry's emotional life.

Description

Extremely pretty with long black hair framing a delighted, grinning face. Slender and shorter than peers by a head, agile on her Comet 260 broom. Ravenclaw Quidditch robes hug her lithe form. Presence vibrant and exhilarated, eyes sparkling with competitive fire. Cho is described as very pretty, though the text provides no specific details about her face, hair, eyes, coloring, or build. She wears Hogwarts robes at school and dress robes for the Yule Ball. She is often seen among friends, with a poised, friendly presence that can soften into a blush when attention turns her way.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Cedric Diggorydate
Cho accepts Cedric's invitation to the Yule Ball, attends as his date, waits for him while he speaks with Harry, and leaves with him afterward, establishing them as a couple.
Harry Potterlove interest
First met as a Quidditch rival when Ravenclaw plays Gryffindor, Cho becomes Harry's crush. In Book 4 he works up the courage to ask her to the Yule Ball, but she gently declines, already committed to Cedric, leaving Harry pained to see them together.

Story so far

BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Debuts as Ravenclaw's Seeker in the Quidditch match against Gryffindor
- Flies a Comet 260 and proves a formidable opponent to Harry
- Grins fiercely while competing, catching Harry's attention
BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Appears around Hogwarts as a pretty Ravenclaw, often surrounded by friends
- Blushes and accepts Cedric Diggory's invitation to the Yule Ball
- Declines Harry's invitation because she is already going with Cedric
- Attends the Yule Ball in dress robes and leaves with Cedric, to Harry's dismay