How Old Is Harry in Goblet of Fire? Ages of the Main Characters
Harry Potter is 14 in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He turns fourteen on July 31, 1994, just before the Quidditch World Cup, and spends his fourth year at Hogwarts, the 1994 to 1995 school year, at that age.
This is why Harry should never have been allowed into the Triwizard Tournament: champions had to be at least seventeen.
| Character | Age during the school year |
|---|---|
| Harry Potter | 14 |
| Ron Weasley | 14, turns 15 in March 1995 |
| Hermione Granger | 15, from September 1994 |
| Ginny Weasley | 13 |
| Fred and George Weasley | 16, turn 17 in April 1995 |
| Cedric Diggory | 17 |
| Fleur Delacour | 17 |
| Viktor Krum | 18 |
| Draco Malfoy | 14 |
| Voldemort | 68 |
How old is Harry in Goblet of Fire?
Harry was born on July 31, 1980. The book begins in the summer of 1994, around his fourteenth birthday, and covers his fourth year at Hogwarts. Ron, born on March 1, 1980, turns fifteen during the year, and Hermione, born on September 19, 1979, turns fifteen shortly after term starts.
↑ Back to the topWhy did the champions have to be 17?
Because the Triwizard Tournament was dangerous, the organizers ruled that only students who had reached the age of seventeen, the age of adulthood in the wizarding world, could enter. Dumbledore drew an Age Line around the Goblet. Fred and George, still sixteen, tried to cross it with an Ageing Potion and were thrown out with long white beards.
↑ Back to the topHow old are the champions?
Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour are seventeen, and Viktor Krum, already a professional Quidditch star, is eighteen. Harry, at fourteen, is three years younger than any of them, which makes his place in the tournament all the more shocking.
↑ Back to the topHow old were the actors in the film?
When Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released in November 2005, Daniel Radcliffe was 16, Rupert Grint 17 and Emma Watson 15. Robert Pattinson, who played Cedric, was 19.
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Written by Tori Books for readers and students.