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Filius Flitwick born Professor Filius Flitwick Born - JKR 0 0
-382 Ollivanders Opens Ollivanders begins selling wands in Diagon Alley in 382 BC (computer doesn't handle BC dates!) 1 0
0 Barnabus tried to teach trolls to dance ballet Barnabus foolishly attempted to train trolls to dance the ballet and was clubbed. He became known as Barnabus the Barmey. A Tapestry was made depicting the event and hangs in Hogwarts Castle. 5 390
993 Hogwarts Founded Hogwarts was founded "over 1000 years ago" (from the sorting hat in year 1) by Godric Gryffendor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Huffelpuff and Salazar Slytherin 1 0
1289 International Warlock Convention A tangential reference was made to the convention 2 0
1400 Witch Burnings of the 14th Century During the wizard hysteria of the 14th century witches and wizards were burned. This was largely ineffective as a simple freezing charm could counteract the flames. Wendolin the Weird was burned 47 times in various disguises. 3 2
1473 World Cup Quidditch Match The World Cup Quidditch match during which all of the 700 types of fouls were actually committed during the game. 1 181
1492 Nearly-Headless Nick beheading Sir Nicholas was beheaded. The date was given on his 500th death day party cake. He was hit nearly 45 times w/ a blunt axe. 1 123
1560 Mungo Bonham born (per JKRs web) He became a famous wizard healer having founded St. Mungo's Hospital 0 0
1612 Goblin Rebellion This was described in Binn's class, History of Magic, The goblin headquarters was at the Hogshead Inn in Hogsmead. 3 0
1612 Urquhart Rackharrow appointed healer at St Mungo's A vicious looking wizard, Urquhart became healer and invented the entrail-expelling curse. His portrait is hanging in St Mungo's during HPs time. 5 487
1637 Werewolf code of conduct The werewolf code of conduct was established 1 263
1692 Gryffendors suffer massive quidditch defeat The Gryffendor Quidditch team suffered defeat so badly it wouldn't be matched for 300 years (in HPs 2 year) 2 109
1709 Dragon breeding outlawed Dragon breeding outlawed by the warlocks convention. 1 230
1722 Dilys Derwent appointed St Mungo's Healer Was healer at St Mungo's from 1722 - 1741 when she became a headmistress at Hogwarts. One of her portraits hangs in the Headmasters office another in St Mungo's 5 483
1741 Dilys Derwent appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts Famous healer appointed headmistress of Hogwarts from 1741 to 1768 5 483
1750 Dept of Magical Games and Sports established

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1844 AD born JKR AD ~ 150 from book 5 5 0
1855 AD enters hogwarts - Gryffendor calc from other probable dates 5 0
1862 AD sits NEWTS w/ Grizelda Marchbanks Calc from other probabl dates 5 0
1875 Decree - Underage Sorcery Decree for Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery established 5 140
1931 Giantess Fridwulfa abandoned family Giants aren't the motherly type. She left when Hagrid was about 3 years old. 2 0
1941 RHs father died Before he died he requested that AD look after him. Hagrid was grateful that he "never saw me expelled." 2 0
6/15/1862 1862 AD graduated from Hogwarts Calc from other probable dates 5 0
7/15/1925 1925 Mrofin Gaunt hexed Tom Riddle with hives In the early hours of the morning when Tom Riddle was out for a ride on the mountainside around his Little Hangelton home Morfin's sister Merope "made eyes" at Muggle Tom so "pure-blood" Morfin hexed him. 6 200
1925 Bob Ogden arrested Marvolo and Morfin Gaunt (the same day in bright Summer sun) The head of magical law enforcement arrested Marvolo and Morfin Gaunt after being attacked when trying to serve a summons on Morfin. Marvolo got 6 months in Azkaban; Morfin (with previous record) got 3 years. 6 213
10/4/1925 1925 MM Born Minerva McGonagall born; JKR MM ~ 70 y/o from book 5
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12/31/1925 1925 Merope Gaunt bewitched Tom Riddle with love potion Being left alone Merope's magical abilities improved. Pining for the handsome Tom Riddle she used a love potion to win him away from Cecelia his girlfriend. They eloped, probably to London, before Marvolo returned from Azkaban & 1yr before son born. 6 200
4/9/1926 1926 Tom Riddle still under bewitchment & conceives son (calc EDC of 12/31) Merope maintained the "captivity" of Tom for several months until becoming pregnant caused her great introspection and possibly remorse. In love with him she probably decided that she would renounce "witchhood" to keep him. 6 200
6/1/1926 1926 Tom Riddle abandoned Merope Realizing she was pregnant Merope stopped using magic on Tom - possibly thinking he would have fallen in love with her by then, or honor familial obligations. He became angry and left back to his parents claiming to have been "hoodwinked." 6 199
12/20/1926 1926 Merope Sold Locket to Caractacus Burke (before Christmas) Being destitute, alone and in rags - and apparantly either lost or not using her magical abilities - she sold a last remaining possesson Slytherin's heavy gold locket. Burke "stole" if from her for $10 Galleons condemning her to death. 6 261
12/31/1926 1926 Merope went into labor & went to an orphanage In labor alone and feeling desperately ill Merope went for help at an orphanage on New Years eve. Attendant Cole helped her deliver within 1 hour. She died within another hour hoping baby had his fathers looks. Named Tom for father, Marvolo for her father 6 263
1/1/1927 1927 Tom Marvolo Riddle Born (He talked to Dippet in June and chamber opened in his 5th year) (mother came in "new years eve, delivered w/in the hour and died in another hour) 6 263
12/12/1928 1928 Rubeus Hagrid Born In 3rd year when chamber opened and expelled 2 0
9/1/1935 1935 AD became Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts He was established at Hogwarts before Tom Riddle was 11 and entered. 0 0
9/1/1936 1936 MM enters Hogwarts - Gryffendor Calc from other probable dates 2 0
9/1/1938 1938 TR Enters Hogwarts TR (LV) enters hogwarts; age 11; calculated from other dates 2 0
1938 1938 - 39 School Year Begins The Hogwarts school year always begins on Sept 1st - and in the books its always a Monday.
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10/1/1938 1938 Riddle's Gang formed Tom Riddle gathered a mottley group of students wanting: protection, glory or cruelty. During his seven years "nasty incidents" occurred without satisfactory linkage to this group. Eventually became the Death Eaters. 6 362
9/1/1939 1939 RH enters Hogwarts RH enters hogwarts- age 11- (calculated from other dates) and begins learning to perform magic. 2 0
1939 1939 - 40 School Year begins Hogwarts school year always begins on Sept 1st and it seems to always be a Monday. 0 0
9/1/1940 1940 1940- 41 School Year Begins Hogwarts school year begins on sept 1st
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9/1/1941 1941 1941 - 42 School year begins Hoqwarts school year begins Sept 1st - no matter what day of the week
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9/1/1942 1942 1942 - 43 School Year begins Hogwarts school year begins on Sept 1st, and its always a Monday
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1942 TR made prefect TMR was made prefect at the beginning of the year the chamber of secrets was opened 2 0
10/1/1942 1942 Tom Riddle abandon's search for father After exhaustive search of old school records Riddle accepted his father not a wizard, dropped his name forever and assumed moniker "Lord Voldemort." He began investigating his mothers line & found Salazar Slytherin's line in an old book. 6 362
10/31/1942 1942 Chamber of Secrets opened "Opened 50 years ago -(from Y11). The chamber, built by Salazar Slytherin, was opened by Tom Riddle, his last living heir, using Parseltongue after a 5 year search for it's whereabouts. 2 0
6/12/1943 1943 MM Graduates from Hogwarts calc from other probable dates 2 0
6/13/1943 1943 RH expelled Hagrid was expelled in his 3rd year. His wand was broken and he is not supposed to do magic "strictly speaking." TR was in his 5th year. (Chamber opened "50 years ago - in hYr 11") 1 59
9/1/1943 1943 1943 - 44 School Year begins Hogwarts school year begins on Sept 1st - a "Monday"
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7/1/1944 1944 Tom M Riddle kills his father & grandparents Tom M Riddle used Morfin's wand to kill his father and grandparents then modify Morfin's memory into confessing the killings. Riddle then stole Morfin's ring and wore it his final year at Hogwarts. 6 367
1944 Tom M Riddle met Morfin Gaunt In the summer after his sixth year Tom traced his lineage through Slytherin to the Gaunts. He went to the Gaunt Cabin, met Morfin and learned about his mother and that his father had abandoned her to live down in the valley. 6 367
1944 Morfin Gaunt confesses killilngs Morfin's memory was modified so he confessed to killing the Riddle's when the ministry questioned him. He knew details and his wand had performed the killing curses. He was sent again to Azkaban and died before Dumbledore could get him freed. 6 368
9/1/1944 1944 TR made head boy Tom Riddle made Head Boy 2 234
1997 1944 - 45 School Year begins Hogwarts school year begins on Sept 1st - a "Monday"
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1/1/1945 1945 AD Defeats Grindelwald AD defeats dark wizard Grindelwald- per chocolate frog card 1 0
6/1/1945 1945 TR sits NEWTS and Graduates Calculated from other dates 2 0
6/23/1945 1945 LV graduated from Hogwarts Tom graduated along with his "followers" including Lestrange and Avery 1 0
7/2/1945 1945 Riddle begins working at Borgin and Burkes After being turned down by Headmaster Dippet for the DADA position at Hogwarts, Riddle began working at Borgin and Burkes where he displayed an extraordinary talent for getting people to part with their dark object.s 6 431
8/15/1945 1997 Riddle visits Hepzibah Smith and Hokey On behalf of mr Borgin, Riddle visited a spinster descendant of Helga Hufflepuff, Hepzibah Smith, who had become so enamoured with him that she showed him her locket of Slytherin's and cup of Hufflepuff's. 6 431
8/17/1945 1997 Hokey admits to poisoning Hepzibah Smith Two days after Riddles visit Hepzibah was poisoned. Hokey admitted to the ministry that she had put "something" in her drink and was convicted. It was months before the relatives found that the cup and locket had been stolen and Riddle gone. 6 439
9/1/1945 1945 1945 - 46 School year begins Hogwarts school year begins on Sept 1st - a "Monday"
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1/1/1946 1946 Broderick Bode born 49 years old at death by devils snare plant 5 543
10/30/1950 1950 Molly Weasley Born
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1/1/1954 1954 Lucius malfoy born (41 y/o in book 5) 5 0
9/1/1956 1956 AD Became Headmaster AD replaced Dippet as Headmaster. McGonagall replaced him as transfiguration teacher 0 0
12/1/1956 1956 MG appointed professor of transfiguration. MG appointed as professor of transfiguration at Hogwarts 5 0
1/1/1959 1959 LP JP SS PP SB RL Born Lilly James Severous Peter Serious all same age and born this year; info JKR "Serius about 22 when went to Azkaban" 2 0
9/1/1965 1965 LM enters hogwarts Calculated from other dates; entered at age 11

6/30/1970 1970 Fenrir Greyback bit Remus Lupin Sometime before entering Hogwarts, Remus Lupin was bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback who his father had offended. 6 335
7/1/1970 1970 Whomping Willow planted Whomping willow planted at hogwarts - it agressively defends it's territory; planted in summer before RL entered Hogwarts 2 0
9/1/1970 1970 LM 6th year Calculated from other dates
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1970 JP LP SS SB PP RL 11 Y/O begin Hogwarts Entered age 11 - calculated from JKR information see note 2 0
11/29/1970 1970 Bill Weasley born Info from JKR bill two years ahead of charlie 2 0
1/1/1971 1971 LV begins looking for followers Begins looking for followers ("about 20 years ago" from Hagrids explanations to HP) 1 54
9/1/1971 1971 LM 7th year at hogwarts calculated from other dates
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1/1/1973 1973 Charlie Weasley born Info from JKR charlie 3 years ahead of percy 2 0
8/22/1976 1976 Percy Weasley Born Info from JKR; percy 2 years ahead of fred and george; JRK date 2 0
9/1/1977 1977 Lily Evans and James Potter head boy and girl Made head boy and girl in their Sr year; was probably when they stopped disliking each other; Calculated from JKR info see memo 1 55
4/1/1978 1978 Fred and George Weasley Born Info from JKR; F and G 2 years ahead of Ron 2 0
6/17/1978 1978 JP LP SB PP SS 18 y/o graduate from Hogwarts Enter school sept of age 11; enter graduating year when 18; graduate in next chronological year. Info from JKR 2 0
1978 Damocles Belby invented Wolfsbane Potion Damocles Belby (Marcus' uncle) invented Wolfsbane Potion which is now used in ameliorating the monthly symptoms of Werewolfs. [sometime between when Lupin left school and began teaching] 6 144
9/19/1979 1979 HG born Info from JKR; year calculated from age of Harry 1 0
3/1/1980 1980 RW born Year calculated for HPs birth; RW same age 1 0
6/1/1980 1980 Sybill Trelawney hired as Divination teacher Interviewed at the Hogshead and hired after giving AD a prophecy about the Dark Lord's defeat. Would have been interviewing for the following years classes but prophecy occurred before July. 0 0
1980 Snape overheard a portion of Trelawneys prophecy SS was caught by the barman listening at the keyhole to an interview between AD and Sybil Trelawney. He only heard a portion of the prophecy she gave about LV & HP 2 0
1980 Prophecy about Harry and Voldemort Sybil Trelawney gave a prophecy that 'the one who could conquer the Dark Lord would be born at the end of July, to parents who had previously eluded him, and "neither could live while the other survives" in a job interview with Albus Dumbledore. 2 0
6/22/1980 1980 DD born JKR dob= June 22; same age as HP 2 0
7/30/1980 1980 NL born Neville Longbottom Born JKR 1 0
7/31/1980 1980 Harry James Potter Born During the height of LV's reign. Knew they would likely have to go into hiding soon. Only close friends attended christening namely Sirrius Black JKR 1 233
7/31/1981 1981 HP one year old
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8/11/1981 1981 Ginevera (ginny) Weasley born Ginny one year behind ron; calculated from age of ron and harry; JKR date 1 0
10/24/1981 1981 Fidelius Charm performed on Potters by Dumbledore Calculated from information given in book 5 0
10/30/1981 1981 Marlene McKinnon killed by Death Eaters She was killed by Death Eaters, along with her whole family, two weeks after the founding member OOP photo was taken before LV disappeared 5 173
1981 Benjy Fenwick killed by Death Eaters Killed by Death Eaters in a fight before LV disappeared - only bits of him were ever found. 5 174
1981 Regulus Black leaves Death Eaters and is killed Before LV killed Regulus Black left the Death Eaters and was killed within a "few days." 5 174
1981 Dorcas Meadowes killed by LV personally Dorcas was killed by Voldemort personally before he disappeared. 5 174
1981 Edgar Bones killed by Death Eaters Edgar Bones was killed by Death Eaters along with his whole family before LV disappeared. He was a great wizard, brother of Amelia Bones. 5 174
1981 Caradoc Dearborn killed by Death Eaters Caradoc Dearborn disappeared and was never seen again, presumed killed by Death Eaters before LV disappeared. 5 174
1981 Dolohov killed Gideon and Fabian Prewett Convicted of killing Gideon and Fabian Prewett (related to Molly Prewett Weasley) and sent to Azkaban (sometime before LV disappeared) It took FIVE Death Eaters to kill them, they fought like heroes. 5 543
1981 Agustus Rockwood leaked secret's to LV convicted of leaking ministry secrets to LV before he disappeared. 5 544
1981 Bellatrix Lestrange tortured the Longbottom's Bellatrix Lestrange tortured Alice and Frank Longbottom into dementia before LV disappeared. She was sent to Azkaban. 5 544
1981 R A B stole Slytherin's Locket and left note The Horcrux locket was stolen by R A B sometime before LV disappeared. He was someone who INTENDED to destroy it when he could but knew he was facing death (conjecture - possibly for leaving or crossing the Death Eaters?) 6 609
10/31/1981 1981 LV kills James Potter* LV kills James while trying to protect his wife and son; using Killing curse 1 10
1981 LV kills Lilly Potter* LV kills Lilly trying to protect Harry; LV said "she didn't need to die"; Gave HP lasting protection 1 11
1981 Voldemort tries to kill Harry Potter* "On halloween"; Lilly and James Potter killed by Voldemort but his spell backfired on himself when he tried to kill Harry. "By Tues AM" wizarding world sending messages. (given DOW doesn't agree w/ actual) 1 12
11/1/1981 1981 Odd events in Muggle World* "By Tues am"; Odd events in Muggle world: cat reading map; strangely dressed people; owls swooping; shooting stars etc. VD hugged by stranger calling him a "Muggle" saying "You-know-who has gone at last" 1 2
11/2/1981 1981 Hagrid brings HP to Dursleys* RH got HP from his destroyed house; took to AD on Sirrius Black's flying motorcycle. RH emotional over leaving him. AD said "it's best place for him. Growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it." 1 14
1981 Petunia Dursley finds Harry Potter on Porch* Petunia found HP and letter on doorstep when she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles. She let out a scream. 1 17
6/1/1982 1982 SS became Potions teacher at Hogwarts Hired after LV acted on the prophecy and he "repented" of being a Death Eater. 6 0
3/1/1985 1996 Fred & George punished for unbreakable vow on Ron Fred's left buttock's never been the same since he angered his father by trying to perform an unbreakable vow on Ron when he was "about five." Mr Weasly caught them holding hands and everything and "went mental." Never seen "as angry as Mum before" 6 326
6/22/1985 1985 HP Jealous of DDs new birthday bike DD got a new bike for birthday; HP jealous; memory seen by snape in Occlumancy lessons. 5 553
1/1/1990 1990 Fudge became minister after AD refused Extrapolated from information in books 0 0
7/31/1990 1991 HP 10 years old He received a coat hanger and old pair of VDs socks for birthday present from the Dursleys 1 43
6/22/1991 1991 HP spoke with snake After being teased by DD the snake winked and spoke with HP. Piers saw him talking. On dudleys birthday 1 28
7/31/1991 1991 RH arrives to rescue for birthday* "At midnight"; jul 31st (HPs birthday) RH arrived at hut, inocked door down, delivered letter personally. 31st was response deadline for application to Hogwarts; Harry got a coat hanger from aunt petunia and some old socks from uncle Vernon 1 46
1991 RH bought Hedwig for HP* RH bought HP Hedwig a pet snowy owl for birthday present. "all kids want owls, you'd be laughed at with a toad, cats make me sneeze" 1 81
1991 HPs wand associated w/ LV* HP purchased wand w/ phoenix tail feather core from same bird that was core of LV wand; paid 7 galleons; "we expect great things from you mr. Potter" 1 85
9/1/1991 1991 Year 1 (Form "G") begins School years seem to begin on Sep 1'st; The class beginning this year arbitrarily labeled "G"- the year HP HG RW NL all begin first year. 1 0
1991 HP sorted into Gryffindor After a dialog with Harry into his mind the hat said he would do well in Slytherin but Harry disagreed so hat put him, loudly, in Gryffindor 1 119
9/12/1991 1991 HP the youngest seeker FW and GW also on Quidditch team- beaters; HP youngest seeker in about a century; Gryffendor hasn't won quidditch cup since CW left 1 152
10/31/1991 1991 HP RW fight mountain troll HP jumped on trolls back to save RW and HG wand went into trolls nose; RW levitated club and knocked troll out. 1 176
11/2/1991 1991 HP broom bewitched HP broom bewitched. SS seen to be muttering and making eye contact. MF makes 5 goals while no one else watching or playing. 1 190
12/25/1991 1991 HPs fathers old invisibility cloak receives invisibility cloak from AD, it was fathers 1 201
1991 Lilly and James in Mirror of Erised HP saw his mo and fa and other relatives in mirror; saw: he had mo's eyes; fa's unruly hair; old mans knobbly knees 1 209
12/28/1991 1991 Mirror moved to secure chamber "moved tomorrow"; AD advises that mirror will be moved, if you DO see it again you will be prepared, "does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" 1 214
12/31/1991 1992 Fudge introduces him self to new Prime Minister On his first evening as Prime Minister the painting in his office spoke and Cornelius Fudge appeared in the fireplace. He was told of the magical community & had his teacup turned into a gerbil. He later found that the portrait couldn't be removed. 6 6
1/11/1992 1992 HP catches snitch in 5 minutes HP dives and catches snitch to set record for shortest game (5 min). 1 224
5/1/1992 1992 Dragon egg hatches - Norbert they watch egg hatch; saw DM watching through window 1 235
6/4/1992 1992 Quirrell admits trying to kill HP Q is trying to steal the sorcers stone; admits he tried to kill HP at quidditch match. SS tried to save him. 1 288
1992 LV possessing Quirrell Q says LV is with him whereever he goes. They met in world travels; there's no good or evil, only power and those to weak to seek it. 1 291
1992 LV speaks face to face with HP LV demanded to speak face-2-face; he was possessing back of Qs skull; Chalk white terrible face, glaring red eyes w/ snakelike slits for nostrils 1 293
1992 Quirrel can not touch Harry Q tried to seize HP but couldn’t, touching HP burned him; raised his hand to perform a deadly curse; HP grabbed him and held on. 1 295
1992 HP attacked by LV; AD rescues hp passed out; awakened much later in hosp wing w/ AD who saved him from Q an LV 1 295
6/6/1992 1992 Ravenclaw beat Gryffendor Ravenclaw beat Gryffendor at quidditch w/o HPs help who ws unconscious; worst defeat in 300 years 1 302
6/7/1992 1992 Sorcers stone destroyed AD says stone has been destroyed; "to nicholas and Perenelle (death) is like going to bed after a very, very long day; to a well organized mind death is but the next great adventure" 1 297
1992 LV not gone LV hasn't gone; not being truly alive he cannot be killed; shows no mercy to followers or enemies; left q to die 1 298
1992 Love leaves mark AD counsels: "Love as powerful as HPs mother leaves its own mark; to have been loved so deeply, even though person is gone, will give us some protection forever; it is in your skin" 1 299
1992 Why did LV want to kill HP HP asked AD why LV wanted to kill him in 1st place - that his mother needed to protect him; AD said he wouldn't answer "until you are ready." 1 299
6/8/1992 1992 RH gives HP a scrapbook RH gave HP a scrapbook that he had made for him of wizard photographs of his parents 1 306
6/12/1992 1992 1st YEAR ENDS - Train back home Year was over; took train back to Platform 9.75; Dursleys onery as ever but don't know about ban on magic! (would go home to families when classes/tests over) 1 310
7/31/1992 1992 HPs 12th birthday, VDs Dinner party Birthday, VD dinner party; worked all day; fed bread and cheese, banished to bedroom 2 10
1992 Dobby warns not to go back to Hogwarts Warns that HP must not go back to school because of plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts. When HP asked he winked and said that it WASN'T about "he-who-must-not-be-named." but kept winking 2 17
1992 HP recieves warning letter from Ministry received a warning letter form Malfinda Hopkirk by owl refrencing underage wizards etc; made to read it aloud to dursleys 2 21
8/19/1992 1992 HP in Knockturn Alley used floo powder to travel to diagon alley; mis-spoke and fell out in dark arts store in Knockturn Alley; broke glasses on a stone fireplace 2 49
1992 DM wants dark present DM begs for present; dark hand of glory; LM berated him about his grades and a "muggle" HG beating him in every subject 2 52
1992 HP embarassed over wealth HP embarassed for the weasleys to see the money in his vault when theirs only contained 1 galleon and small pile of silver sickles 2 57
9/1/1992 1992 Year 2 (Form "H") begins
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1992 HP and RW flew to Hogwarts HP and RW flew to Hogwarts in fathers flying ford anglia following the train north. 2 69
10/31/1992 1992 NHN Deathday Party Cold dark dungeons, black candles giving blue flames; 30 saw orchestra; rotten food ghosts walk through table and can "almost" taste food; many in attendance; cake gave death day date 500 years earlier. 2 131
1992 Chamber of Secrets open again Found message on wall "the chamber of secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir beware" 2 138
12/17/1992 1992 HP speaks parceltongue DM produced snake w/ surpensortia; GL antagonized it w/ defective spell; HP told it to leave Justing alone; it obeyed; SS removed it. 2 194
1/15/1993 1993 Tom Riddles diary found "new term started"; Someone tried to flush diary down the toilet through moaning myrtle "several weeks" after christmas. 2 0
2/14/1993 1993 HP drawn into the memory of the diary HP "shown" TRs "capture" of Hagrid and Aragog in the memories of the diary. 2 243
5/8/1993 1993 HG and PC petrified HG and Penelope Clearwater, both muggle borns were petrified near library with handmirror near bodies. 2 254
1993 RH arrested by CF H and R under invisibility cloak see RH arrested by cornelius fudge (on suspicion). RH Advised them to "follow spiders" 2 260
1993 AD suspended by LM AD suspended by Lucius Malfoy (school governors) HP under invisibility cloak; AD advised that "Those LOYAL to him could always ask for help." 2 265
5/24/1993 1993 Meet Aragog Hoard of acromantula spiders capture them and take to meet Aragog their leader. He explaned being raised by Hagrid who found him a Mate, Mosag 2 276
5/29/1993 1993 Mandrake potion is ready "3 days before 1st exam"; tonight persons will be unpetrified. GW tried to tell them something before Percy interrupted 2 285
1993 Memory charm backfires on GL GL stole RWs wand; obliviate memory spell backfired on GL; lost memory; tunnel collapsed 2 303
6/12/1993 1993 Hogwarts Express home Students have normally awaited the results of their finals which come out a week after they are over - although cancelled students may have waited to leave with those students taking their OWL exams. 2 343
7/30/1993 1993 Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban Sirius Black - in prison for killing muggles and Peter Pettigrew - escaped from Azkaban. It was the first known escape. 3 0
1993 Cornelius Fudge informs Prime Minister of Sirius Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic, called on the Prime minister to tell him about Azkaban, Dementors, Sirius Black, Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. 6 8
7/31/1993 1993 HP 13 years old "1 am on birthday" Hedwig absent for 2 days Errol Hedwig and Tawny Hogwarts owl brought HPs 1st ever birthday cards and packages. 3 7
8/6/1993 1993 Marge blows up and floats away "final evening of Marges week stay"; When marge was maligning and embarassing HP and his parents - she "blew up" and floated away 3 29
1993 HP ran away from privit drive When Aunt Marge blew up HP packed his things and ran away from Privet drive thinking that he would be expelled from Hogwarts having done magic illegally 3 30
9/1/1993 1993 Year 3 (form "I") begins
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7/1/1994 1994 Scrimgeour, Higgs and McLaggen hunt together Rufus Scrimgeour (before he was Minister), Bertie Higgs (poss father to Slytherin Terrance) and Cormac and Tiberius McLaggen went hunting nogtails together in Norfolk. [Tiberius showed Slughorn a photo before he went incognitio after LV returned.] 6 144
7/15/1994 1994 Quidditch World Cup held The quidditch world cup, held every 4 years, was held in England the 3rd week in July. Ireland won but there was Death Eater activity afterwards. 4 0
1994 Fudge told Prime Minister of Quiddittch world cup Fudge visited the Prime Minister to inform him of the problems with the Quidditch World Cup - and that they were importing 3 dragons and a sphinx for the Tri-Wizard tournament. 6 9
7/31/1994 1994 HP 14 years old
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9/1/1994 1994 Year 4 (form "J") begins
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6/1/1995 1995 DU campaigned for Merpeople tagging DU campaigned (unsucessfully) to have merpeople rounded up and tagged. 5 0
7/31/1995 1995 HP 15 years old
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8/12/1995 1995 Fudge & 5 others vote against HP AD called for vote in Fudge's trumped up trial. 6 voted to expell w/ him, umbridge, fuzzy haired witch, dumpy wizard and 2 others 5 142
9/1/1995 1995 Willy Widdersham arrested for regurgitating toilet Willy was arrested after a regurgitating toilet he was setting up accidentally blew up. He was found unconscious - "apparantly some $ changed hands" as he got off. 5 0
1995 Year 5 (form "K") begins
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12/22/1995 1995 Willy Widdersham arrested for muggle baiting During christmas holiday, Daily Prophet carried article about Willy being arrested again for selling biting doorknobs to muggles. Two muggles lost fingers and were in St Mungo's for regrowth and memory modification. 5 0
1/7/1996 1996 Fudge tells Prime Minister of breakout Fudge visited the PM and prefunctorily told him of a mass breakout at Azkaban. He didn't want to talk and kept one foot in the fireplace disappearing before the PM could shout "wait." 6 9
1/8/1996 1996 Mass breakout from Azkaban First day of term the Daily Prophet reported the mass breakout of NINE death eaters from Azkaban (JKR only listed 3) 5 544
6/29/1996 1996 Dumbledore used Legilimancy on Morfin in Azkaban In his quest for Horcrux's Dumbledore visited Morfin Gaunt in Azkaban and used Legilimancy to obtain his memory of a visit with Tom M Riddle. Unfortunately he died before his release from prison could be secured. 6 366
1996 AD found Hokey and obtained memory engram Before this school year began AD had tracked down the elderly Hokey and used ligillimancy to obtain her memory engram of Riddles visit to Hepzibah Smith. 6 438
7/5/1996 1996 Sirius' will found Sirius gave everything to Harry in his will. But it's uncertain if Kreachur & the house may have a "Black family spell" on them so they would only pass to full blooded Black family member - ie Bellatrix Lestrange. 6 0
7/7/1996 1996 LV kills Amelia Bones LV may have murdered her in person because she was a very gifted witch and put up a real fight. Killed in a room locked from the inside. She was head of Magical Law Enforcement. 6 13
1996 Dementors attacking and breeding Dementors are working for LV and attacking people around the country. They are breeding which is what is causing all the mist. 6 14
1996 Emmeline Vance killed by Death Eaters Killed just around the corner from the PMs office. 6 14
7/9/1996 1996 Fudge sacked as Minister, Scrimgeour appointed 3 days before his visit to the PM Fudge was sacked and Rufus Scrimgeour was appointed after the whole wizarding community screamed for his resignation for 2 weeks. Dumbledore refused to get Harry to vouch for him. 6 9
1996 AD retrieves the Gaunt/Voldemort ring (few days b4 retrieving Harry) AD visited the old Gaunt home looking for Horcrux's and found Morfin's ring. His "wand hand" was blackened and injured trying to retrieve it as it was magically protected by Voldemort. 6 216
7/12/1996 1996 Fudge told Prime Minister of "Terrible Week" Fudge climed out of the fireplace to inform the PM of recent magical events. The latest in a series of visits all with increasingly bad news. A bridge collapse, hurricane, murders were the latest after Voldemorts return, Azakaban breakouts etc. 6 4
1996 Fudge introduced Scrimgeour After giving him all the bad news Fudge introduced the new Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. Kingsley Shacklebolt is the PMs new secretary for security reasons. Herbert Chorley had failed Imperious curse and will be taken to St Mungo's. 6 15
1996 SS makes Unbreakable Vow LV means SS to do "it" in the end but Draco must try first so SS might remain as "spy." He offered to help. Bellatrix goaded him into making unbreakable vow to: watch over, protect him and do "it" if looks like he might fail. Bellatrix was "bonder." 6 36
1996 AD visits Privet Drive AD arrived unexpectedly, to the Dursleys, to retrieve Harry. He re-explained the commitment to keep Harry until "of age" which is 17 in wizards (18 in muggles). Harry will return next summer until his birthday. AD took the Dursleys rudeness in stride. 6 45
1996 AD materialized Kreachur to Dursleys AD transported Kreachur to the Dursleys. Harry gave him an order to see if the will was valid and Harry did own Sirius' house (the elf magically went with the house). Kreachur was told to go to Hogwarts to work, and he did. 6 52
1996 AD explained termination of "blood protection" AD explained that the protection invoked by Petunia accepting Harry will cease to operate the moment that Harry turns seventeen. 6 56
7/13/1996 1996 Slughorn told Harry of his fondness for Lilly Slughorn was head of Slytherin House, Lilly was muggleborn and was his favorite student, "Harry has his mothers eye's." He has been out of touch with all his Protégé's for over a year. Harry convinced him he'd be safer from LV at Hogwarts with AD. 6 70
1996 They apparated to the Burrow & talked In the Weasly's shed AD finally had a chance to empathize with Harry about Sirius. Told him he could tell Ron and Hermione about the prophecy but noone else. Will give him "private lessons" this year. Agreed his lessons w/ Snape were a fiasco. 6 76
1996 Harry told them about the prophecy Per Dumbledore's permission Harry told Ron and Hermione about his private lessons and the contents of the prophecy including that "neither of us could live while the other survives." Harry felt greatly relieved at their companionship 6 98
7/31/1996 1996 Florean Fortescue missing presumed dead Owner of the ice cream parlor in Diagon Alley. He must have been "dragged off" from the looks of his place. 6 106
1996 Harry's 16th birthday party The Weasley's, where he was staying, gave him a birthday party marred by news about more dementor attacks from Lupin. Booklists came and he had been made Quidditch Captain for Gryffendor. 6 106
1996 Ollivander missing, shop closed Ollivander's shop is empty. No sign of a struggle. No one knows if he left voluntarily or was kidnapped. 6 106
1996 Igor Karkaroff's body found Killed by the Death Eaters, Karkaroff's body was found in a shack up north with the Dark Mark over it. He lasted almost a year after deserting them. Regulus Black only lasted a few days when he left. 6 106
8/3/1996 1996 Draco threatened Borgin Draco showed Borgin something to "make him more confident" but he just looked more frightened. He threatened him with Fenrir Greyback - an old family friend. He didn't want to take his purchase with him, it being too big, and swore him to secrecy. 6 124
9/1/1996 1996 Year 6 (form "L") begins Harry missed the carriage ride to the castle and the sorting ceremony having been "rescued" by Tonks from Malfoy's spell and walking under the invisibility cloak all the way there. 6 133
1996 Malfoy Petrified Harry After others had left Draco petrified Harry. He said that Harry hadn't heard anything that he cared about and stomped on his face breaking his nose "for my father." He hid Harry under the invibility cloak then stepped on his fingers while leaving. 6 152
9/2/1996 1996 Harry "borrows" the Half-Blood Prince's used book Slughorn gave Ron and Harry used copies of Advanced Potion Making from the cupboard. Harry's was copiously annotated with modification which enabled him to surpass even Hermione. Signed as property of the Half-Blood Prince. 6 182
1996 Harry wins bottle of Felix Felicis for best potion Harry followed the Half-Blood prince's annotations and produced the best Draught of Living death winning a small 24-hour vial of Felix Felicis - MUCH to Hermione's consternation over "not having done his own work." 6 192
9/7/1996 1996 Dumbledore confesses he CAN make mistakes Told Harry that he can make mistakes "like the next man" in fact his mistakes "tend to be correspondingly huger." What I tell you has a great deal to do with the prophecy and I certainly hope it will help you survive." 6 197
1996 HP observe's Bob Ogden's memory of the Gaunts The pensieve showed harry Bob Ogden trying to serve warrant on Morfin Gaunt for hexing a muggle Tom Riddle with hives and who, with his father Marvolo was arrested. They are pure blood descendants of Slytherin & have his ring and heavy gold locket. 6 200
9/13/1996 1996 Hanna Abbots mother killed Hanna was taken out of Herbology to be told her mother had been found dead. She left the school. 6 222
10/19/1996 1996 Harry finds Mundungus stealing from Black home Harry found Mundungus talking to the Hogs Head barman. Nervous Mundungus dropped his suitcase to show stolen articles from Black house. Harry pinned him against the wall by the throat. Tonks intervened & Mundungus apparated. 6 245
1996 Katie Bell cursed by necklace Going back to Hogwarts Katie was arguing with her friend Leanne over a package which fell to the ground. Katie reached for it then rose into the air as about to fly, empty expression, then screamed and fell writhing to the ground. Hagrid took to hospital. 6 248
10/21/1996 1996 Showed memory of collecting Tom Riddle for school Riddle in orphanage, deliberately controls and frightens other children with magic - can make them hurt if I want to. Steals and collects objects from intimidated children. Could speak to snakes. AD demonstrated magic, made him take back stolen objects. 6 262
12/20/1996 1996 Snape claims he's been "acting" When Draco claimed that DADA was all an "act" Snape claimed "it's an act crucial to success, where would I have been all these years, if I had not known how to act?" Draco said he was trying to steal his glory and walked out on him. 6 324
12/24/1996 1996 Lupin living with werewolves as a spy Lupin said he'd been "living among my equals," underground, spying for Dumbledore. Nearly all are on LVs side. Fenrir greyback bites people, especially children, to "make" converts in order to overcome the wizards. He was the one who bit Lupin as a child. 6 334
12/25/1996 1996 Percy came with Scrimgeour to visit Scrimgeour used a visit from Percy as a subterfuge so he could talk with Harry and try and get him to be a "poster boy" for his ministry. Harry saw through it, calmly challanging him back, and was extremly loyal to Dumbledore. 6 340
1996 Harry rebuffs and warns Scrimgeour Knowing that Scrimgeour wanted to use him as a "poster boy" just as he was using Shunpike as a "scapegoat," he held up his Umbrige-inflicted scarred hand and advised him to be smarter than Fudge and leave Dumbledore alone. 6 346
1/5/1997 1997 Students return to Hogwarts by Floo Network In a one-off connection to McGonagall's office students returned to Hogwarts, Harry saying goodbye to a tearful Molly Weasley claim he "liked a quiet life." 6 349
1/6/1997 1997 Dumbledore shows Morfin's memory Dumbledore showed memory from Morfin Gaunt. During summer before his 7th year Tom Riddle tracked him down. Morfin told of the Riddle's across the valley before he was stupefied and memory modified. 6 363
3/1/1997 1997 Ron poisoned by mead meant for Dumbledore To celebrate reversal of the Love Potion, Slughorn gave them some oak-matured mead that he got from Rosemurta and meant to give to Dumbledore for Christmas but didn't. It poisoned Ron but Harry, thinking clearly, found a Bezoar and save him. 6 397
4/21/1997 1997 Montgomery boy bitten by Fenrir Greyback The Montgomery sisters looked very sad. Hermione said that it was because their little brother had been bitten by Fenrir Greyback and killed because their mother had refused to help the Death Eaters. 6 473
1997 Harry shamed Slughorn with memory of Lilly They talked about the "good dying young" & Hagrid passed out. Harry spoke of his mother's sacrifice to Slughorn's shame. His mother didn't need to die but chose to. Be brave like her to help get rid of Voldemort. It will cancel out any bad you've done. 6 488
1997 Lilly's eyes make's Slughorn give memory to Harry "Felix" assuring that Slughorn wouldn’t remember anything in the morning, Harry confessed he was the "chosen one" who needed the memory to kill Voldemort. Slughorn relented, produced memory, and asked not to think badily of him. Harry has Lilly's eyes. 6 490
4/22/1997 1997 LVs soul mutiliated beyond "usual evil" LV grew less human with the passing years as his soul was mutilated beyond "usual evil" making Horcruxes. Elixir from Philosophers Stone less appealing desiring to avoid "dependency." 6 302
1997 LV "further than anybody" with multiple Horcruxes Being so careless with one Horcrux, AD surmised that LV had made several. It was confirmed when Harry related that LV had said he'd "gone further than anybody along path to immortality." Riddle wanted the diary's "soul" portion to inhabit somebody else. 6 302
1997 Harry and Dumbledore view Slughorns memory They both entered the Pensieve to view Slughorn's memory of a converstation with Tom Riddle where he explained a Horcrux and heard Riddle suggest making seven as "a more powerfully magic number." 6 499
7/31/1997 1997 HP 17 years old
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6/27/1998 1998 Year 7 Ends; Form "G" graduates
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