The excitement of the impending holidays during December gives way in January to the dull routine of the beginning of the winter term at Hogwarts. The students return, typically aboard the Hogwarts Express, the first weekend of the month. Quidditch practices begin again and the first match of the new term is played mid-month.
During Harry’s time at Hogwarts, a few major events happened in January to break the routine:
1994
Jan 6, 1994: Lupin starts teaching Harry the Patronus Charm
Jan 15, 1994: Slytherin narrowly defeats Ravenclaw in the first Quidditch match of the term
1995
Jan 4, 1995: Rita Skeeter’s article about Hagrid appears in the Daily Prophet
Jan 21, 1995: Harry takes the egg he recovered during the First Task for a bath and learns that he must find a way to explore the Lake
1996
Jan 11, 1996: Sirius and Snape argue at Grimmauld Place
Jan 12, 1996: In a break with the normal routine, the Trio return to Hogwarts via Knight Bus, escorted by Tonks and Lupin
Jan 13, 1996 First Occlumency lesson with Snape doesn’t go well. Also that day, ten Death Eaters escape from Azkaban.
Jan 14, 1996: The death of Broderick Bode
Jan 15, 1996: Educational Decree 26 Teachers are not allowed to give information to students beyond their lessons
1997
Jan 6. 1997: In his third lesson with Dumbledore, Harry enters a memory to see Morfin tell teenage Voldemort that his father was a Muggle. Then Harry watches a flawed memory from Slughorn and Dumbledore gives Harry the task of getting the real memory
Jan 7, 1997: The next day, Harry asks Slughorn about the memory after Potions class
January Birthdays
January 6, 1903: Queenie Goldstein
January 9, 1960: Severus Snape
January 26, 1964: Gilderoy Lockhart
January 30, 1960: Lily Potter
Featured entries
Here’s the full list of events, characters, artwork, and other Lexicon entries I’ve chosen for the home page scroller for January. As always, feel free to suggest additions in the comments.