Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop

• Type: Tea Shop
• Location: Hogsmeade
• Owner/Residents: Madam Puddifoot
• Key Features: Small, cramped interior; overly frilly and romantic decor; popular with dating couples.

Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop is a small, popular establishment located on a side street off the main High Street in the village of Hogsmeade. Owned and operated by the stout, glossy-haired Madam Puddifoot, the shop is a favoured destination for Hogwarts students, particularly couples on dates. The exterior of the shop is often steamy, obscuring the view from outside. A bell jingles when customers enter. The interior is deliberately and excessively romantic, to a degree that Harry Potter found “nauseating.” The small space is filled with little circular tables designed for two, all draped in frilly, lacy tablecloths. The decor is overwhelmingly pink and features an abundance of bows and frills. On Valentine's Day, the decorations become even more elaborate, with golden cherubs floating near the ceiling, periodically throwing pink confetti over the patrons.

The tea shop is most notable as the setting for Harry Potter's first and only date with Cho Chang on Valentine's Day in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The date was a significant failure, influenced heavily by the shop's cloying atmosphere and the emotional tension between Harry and Cho. During their visit, Harry felt deeply uncomfortable with the saccharine environment. The conversation turned sour when Cho, still grieving for Cedric Diggory, became upset. She defended Marietta Edgecombe's loyalty to her mother and grew jealous when Harry mentioned he had to leave to meet Hermione Granger. The disastrous date, which ended with Cho in tears and Harry leaving in frustration, effectively terminated their romantic relationship. The shop is mentioned again in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Harry observes other couples, including Dean Thomas and Ginny Weasley, heading there. The sight prompts him to recall the unpleasant memory of his date with Cho.

The shop is a single, small tearoom and does not have any other distinct, named areas mentioned in the novels.

• The tea shop appears in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Its visual design closely follows the description in the novel, with a pink-dominated colour scheme and floating cherubs that drop confetti (film).
• The setting serves as a comedic and poignant backdrop, highlighting the awkwardness of teenage romance and the fundamental incompatibility between Harry, who is practical and emotionally reserved, and the more openly sentimental expectations represented by the shop and Cho's feelings at the time.