Events
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Hagrid remains at Hogwarts and is trained as gamekeeper
Believing Hagrid innocent, Dumbledore convinces Headmaster Dippet to let the boy stay . Read More
Tom Marvolo Riddle turns the diary into a Horcrux
He uses murder of Myrtle in June (BLC) and the knowledge he gained from Slughorn to work the Dark Magic required to turn the diary into a Horcrux (HBP23). Read More
Grey Lady reveals her secret to Tom Riddle
c. 1944 – Tom Riddle, using his considerable charisma and charm, convinces the ghost of Ravenclaw House, Helena Ravenclaw, to reveal the secret hiding place of her mother’s long-lost diadem. Years later, she would confess to Harry that he seemed to understand her anguish and remorse (DH31). Read More
Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald
The threat posed by Grindelwald and his plans for world domination become so dire that the Wizarding world clamors for Dumbledore to intervene. It is only when he has no choice that Dumbledore finally confronts his old friend in an epic duel. In the end, Dumbledore wins the duel and takes… Read MoreTom Riddle finishes his seventh year and applies for a job teaching at Hogwarts
Headmaster Armando Dippet turns him down, saying that at eighteen he is too young. He then goes to work for Borgin and Burkes instead. Read More
Galatea Merrythought retires from Hogwarts
Merrythought has been the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for fifty years. Her impending retirement becomes known to Tom Riddle, who asks Headmaster Dippet for the position upon leaving school. Read More
Newt Scamander creates the Werewolf Register
Newt creates the Register while working for the Beast Division of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (FB). Read More
Darren O'Hare joins the Kenmare Kestrels
He would play Keeper for the Kestrels until 1960, by which time O’Hare was the team’s captain (QA7). Read More
Minerva McGonagall starts at Hogwarts
She is sorted into Gryffindor, although the Sorting Hat takes a long time to decide into which house, Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, she should be placed. After more than five minutes of deliberation, the Hat places her in Gryffindor (JKR, Pm). Read MoreLeonard Spencer-Moon steps down as Minister for Magic
He has worked closely with Winston Churchill over the preceding decade as Britain faced war and the rise of Grindelwald. He steps down as the world finds itself at peace again. Read MoreWilhemina Tuft becomes Minister for Magic
Tuft takes over in a period of domestic peace and prosperity, but also a time of uncertainty as the Cold War and the Korean War dominate the Muggle news. Read MoreSnallygaster Protection League founded
The Snallygaster Protection League is established in Maryland to obliviate No-Majs who encounter Snallygasters. Because the creatures do not shy away from Muggles, they tend to attract attention; the Snallygaster Protection League was created in response to multiple instances of Snallygaster sightings threatening to expose the magical world (FB). Read More
A blue roan hippocampus is caught by merpeople
Although the hippocampus is normally found in the Mediterraean Sea, the merpeople capture a blue roan hippocampus off the coast of Scotland and domesticate it. Read MoreAmelia Bones is born
Amelia is born into the prominent wizarding Bones family. She grows up to be head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and a powerful witch. Read More
Arthur Weasley is born
Arthur is a son (no daughters) born into a pure-blood wizarding family. Read More
Rita Skeeter is born
Rita grows up to become a prolific writer for the Daily Prophet and author of a number of books. Read More
Bellatrix Black is born
Bellatrix is the oldest daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black, members of an aristocratic family which placed a high value on blood status. Read More
Andromeda Black is born
Andromeda is sister to Narcissa and Bellatrix. Later in life she marries a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, and is disowned by her Pureblood family. Read More
Quidditch match: Holyhead Harpies vs. Heidelberg Harriers (1953)
The Holyhead Harpies defeat the Heidelberg Harriers in what is widely agreed to be one of the finest Quidditch games ever seen. The game lasted for seven days, at the end of which Harriers captain Rudolf Brand proposed marriage to the captain of the Harpies,… Read More