382 B.C. Ollivanders opens for business, selling fine wands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 900s Beginning of the annual broom race in Sweden from Kopparberg to Arjeplog, a distance of about 300 miles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 962 A.D. Witches and wizards were using primitive broomsticks for transportation, but these broomsticks were far from perfect; a German illuminated manuscript shows wizards dismounting early flying broomsticks in pain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before 993 Hogwarts founded by Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1105 Famous painting Gunther der Gewlttatige is der Gewinner shows a game of Stichstock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1107 Guthrie Lochrin of Scotland wrote of the discomfort of riding broomsticks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1269 At a Quidditch match, Chief Barberus Bragge of the Wizard's Council released a Golden Snidget and offered 150 Galleons to which ever player caught it; this proved so popular that a new position was added to Quidditch teams, the "Hunter," whose sole task was to catch a Golden Snidget released onto the pitch during the game -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1289 International Warlock Convention (CS9) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1294 Triwizard Tournament established between Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang schools of wizardry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1296 A manticore savaged someone but was let off because no one dared go near it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1300s The German broom game Stichstock dies out (QA2) the population of Golden Snidgets in Britain is falling due to hunting and Quidditch. Elfrida Clagg becomes Chief of the Wizards Council; she declares the Golden Snidget to be an endangered species and forbids using it in Quidditch Bowman Wright invents the Golden Snitch as a replacement for the banned Golden Snidget in Quidditch. The Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation is established in Somerset. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1326 Nicolas Flamel born (SS13) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1333 Perenelle Flamel born (SS13) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1362 Wizards Council banned all Quidditch within 50 miles of a town or village -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1368 An irritated Wizards Coucil banned all Quidditch within 100 miles of a town or village -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1398 Zacharias Mumps wrote a description of Quidditch which closely matches the current form of the game -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1419 The Wizards Council declares that Quidditch should not be played "anywhere near anyplace where there is the slightest chance that a Muggle might be watching or we'll see how well you can play whilst chained to a dungeon wall." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1473 Quidditch World Cup Match game during which occurred every one of the seven hundred ways to commit a Quidditch foul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1492 October 31 - Sir Nicholas deMimsy-Porpington beheaded (nearly) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goblin Rebellion - the Inn at Hogsmeade served as headquarters (PA5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1637 The Werewolf Code of Conduct is written (SS16) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1692 International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy goes into effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1709 Warlock's Convention outlaws dragon breeding (SS14) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1750 Department of Magical Games and Sports established -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1762 The extremely dangerous Scottish game of Creaothceann is outlawed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1792 Triwizard Tournament - heads of the schools were injured when a cockatrice went on a rampage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1820 Elliot Smethwyk invents the Cushioning Charm for flying broomsticks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1840 Albus Dumbledore born. (Sch2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c.1920 Minerva McGonangall born. (Sch2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1927 Tom Riddle Jr. born to witch mother and Muggle father in Little Hangleton. His mother dies, living just long enough to name her son, and Tom is raised in an orphanage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 Rubeus Hagrid born of human father and giantess mother (Fridwulfa) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1932 Fridwulfa abandons her human family, Hagrid and his father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1935 First Atlantic broom crossing by Jacunda Sykes on an Oakshaft 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1938 Tom Riddle Jr. starts his first year at Hogwarts; he hears about the Chamber of Secrets and determines to find and open it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1939 Tom Riddle Jr. starts his second year at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c.1940-41 Frank Bryce returns from fighting in the War. He takes up as gardener for the Riddles and avoids people (GF1) Hagrid acquires an Acromantula egg and hatches it in a cupboard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 Tom Riddle Jr. starts his third year at Hogwarts Hagrid starts his first year at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1941 Tom Riddle Jr. starts his fourth year at Hogwarts Hagrid starts his second year at Hogwarts Hagrid's father dies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1942 Tom Riddle Jr. starts his fifth year at Hogwarts, as a prefect; he finally discovers how to open the Chamber of Secrets, and learns to control the Basilisk Hagrid starts his third year at Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore is Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 A student named Myrtle dies in a second floor bathroom after seeing the Basilisk June 13 - Hagrid expelled from Hogwarts after being accused falsely of opening the Chamber of Secrets Tom Riddle Jr. is given an Award for Service to the School Tom Riddle constructs his diary and begins placing his memories and some of his personality into it in an attempt to preserve what he learned about the Chamberf of Secrets Hagrid is made an assistant groundskeeper by Professor Dumbledore Tom Riddle Jr. begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. He is dabbling in the Dark Arts and some of his closest friends are starting to refer to him as Lord Voldemort; outwardly, however, he is a model student -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1944 Summer - Tom Riddle Jr. murders his father and grandparents in their mansion in Little Hangleton September - Tom Riddle Jr. begins his seventh year at Hogwarts; he is Head Boy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1945 Dumbledore defeats the dark wizard Grindelwald June - Tom Riddle Jr. leaves Hogwarts and begins his personal quest for immortality by means of the Dark Arts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After 1945 Tom Riddle disappears after leaving the school. He travels far and wide, sinking deeply into the Dark Arts, consorting with the very worst of wizard-kind. Riddle undergoes so many dangerous, magical transformations that when he resurfaces years later as Lord Voldemort, he was barely recognizable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 A blue roan Hippocampus is caught off the coast of Scotland by Merpeople and domesticated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 Rita Skeeter born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1958 Bertha Jorkins born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1960 Severus Snape born (CR) James Potter born Lily Evans born Sirius Black born Remus Lupin born Peter Pettigrew born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. 1962 Bartemius Crouch Jr. born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1967 Charlie Weasley born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 Voldemort begins his rise to power -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970s Remus Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew attend Hogwarts; also attending at that time were Severus Snape and Lily Evans, who would marry James Potter after they left school. The books leave ambiguous the exact years they attended Hogwarts. JKR did state that Severus Snape was "about 35 or 36" in an interview (CR). That would place his birthdate in 1960 and his first year at Hogwarts to be 1971-72. This timeline works from that assumption. All dates for the this group might be a year off one way or the other. The Voldemort Years During the 1970s, Voldemort began to gather followers who were eager for a share of his power. The closest followers of Voldemort were known as the Death Eaters. These years got progressively more dangerous and violent. As Voldemort's influence grew, some witches and wizards were controlled by the Imperius Curse and forced to commit atrocities, including the torture and murder of Muggles. Voldemort capitalized on the prejudice and distruest between the Giants and the Wizarding World; the Giants became Voldemort's followers and killed and tortured many people. The Dark Mark is used by Death Eaters to indicate a house where they have committed murders. No one dared to become friendly with strange witches and wizards, not knowing if they were Voldemort supporters. Hogwarts became one of the few safe places in the Wizarding World Bartemius Crouch is head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; he gives his Aurors the authority to use drastic methods not all the different from the tactics used by the Death Eaters they were fighting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1971 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their first year at Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore becomes headmaster of Hogwarts. The Whomping Willow is planted to protect the entrance to a secret passage to the Shrieking Shack. The folks of the village of Hogsmeade are startled to discover loud haunting noises coming from a small house on the outskirts of the town once a month; this house becomes known as the Shrieking Shack and gains the reputation for being the most haunted building in Briain. Remus Lupin is accepted as a first year student at Hogwarts; he goes to the Shrieking Shack every month when he transforms into a warewolf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their second year at Hogwarts. The reason for Lupin's monthly disappearances is discovered by Black, Potter, and Pettigrew. They resolve to learn how to become Animagi to help Remus out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their third year at Hogwarts. Sirius Black and James Potter gain a reputation as practical jokers and troublemakers, although everyone likes them. Sirius, James, and Peter are working on learning to become Animagi Sirius Black and James Potter first visit Hogsmeade. (assuming that the rules were the same in the 70s as they are in the 90s) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- < 1974 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their fourth year at Hogwarts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their fifth year at Hogwarts. James and Lily are made Prefects. Sirius, James, and Peter finally learn the complex spells necessary to become Animagi. They begin to accompany Remus when he transforms, affecting his ability to maintain some semblence of humanity as a werewolf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their sixth year at Hogwarts. Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin become the Marauders. They explore the castle and grounds in their animal forms and learn more about the secrets of the place than anyone, even Filch. They create the Marauders' Map, signing it with their nicknames: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Snape is intensely curious about where Lupin goes each month. Sirius jokingly suggests that Snape follow Lupin through the passage beneath the Whomping Willow. James Potter, realizing that Snape would encounter a full-blown and very dangerous werewolf at the end of the passage, stops Snape from going through, thereby saving his life. Snape, much to his disgust, is indebted to James Potter because of this. Oliver Wood, Percy Weasley born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 Cedric Diggory born James Potter, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape begin their seventh year at Hogwarts. James and Lily are Head Boy and Girl October: Angelina Johnson born -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 June: James, Lily, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Severus leave Hogwarts Charlie Weasley starts his first year at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1979 Cho Chang born Peter Pettigrew starts passing information to Voldemort; Dumbledore and his allies begin to realize that there is a spy in their midst. Charlie Weasley starts his second year at Hogwarts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 March 1 - Ron Weasley born Spring - Dudley Dursley born July 31 - Harry Potter born September 19 - Hermione Granger born Karkaroff and Dolohov captured and sent to Azkaban Rosier and Wilkes, both Death Eaters, killed by Aurors (GF27) Charlie Weasley starts his third year at Hogwarts Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy born. (and other students of Harry's year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 Charlie Weasley begins his fourth year at Hogwarts Ginny Weasley born c. October 24 - The Fidelius Charm is cast on the Potters with Peter Pettigrew as Secret Keeper. October 31 - Voldemort attempts to kill Harry Potter after murdering his parents, but his spell rebounds onto him. Voldemort, nearly dead and without physical form, retreats into the forests of Albania where he possess the bodies of various animals to survive for the next decade, waiting. November 1 - Peter Pettigrew fakes his own death, killing twelve Muggles in the process; Sirius Black is framed for the murders and sent by Bartemius Crouch, Sr. to Azkaban without a trial. November 1, late evening - Hagrid delivers baby Harry to Dumbledore, who is waiting in Privet Drive to leave the baby with the Dursleys. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After 1981 Bartemius Crouch Jr. is arrested along with three others for using the Cruciatus Curse on Frank Longbottom and his wife in an attempt to discover the whereabouts of Voldemort; all of the accused are sent to Azkaban Frank Longbottom and his wife are committed to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, driven insane from the Cruciatus Curse Bartemius Crouch Jr. is rescued from Azkaban by his mother, who uses Polyjuice Potion to take his place there, where she dies within a year. Bartemiums Crouch Jr. is kept a virtual prisoner in his father's home, tended by Winky, a loyal house-elf In disguise as a rat, Peter Pettigrew becomes a pet of Percy Weasley, a member of a solid wizarding family, in order to stay aware of what was going on in the magical world and perhaps hear word of his former master, Voldemort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984-1985 Charlie Weasley's last year at Hogwarts and the last time Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup before Slytherin won for seven years straight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 Spring - Aunt Marge comes to Dudley's fifth birthday party. She whacks Harry around the shins to keep him from beating Dudley at Musical Statues. June - Gryffindor wins the Quidditch Cup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1988 Neville Longbottom is dropped accidentally by his Great Uncle Algie from an upstairs window. Instead of falling to his death, he bounces, demonstrating his natural magical ability. His family is ecstatic. Spring - Aunt Marge comes to Dudley's brithday party, bringing a computerized robot for Dudley and a box of dog biscuits for Harry. Cedric Diggory begins his first year at Hogwarts Angelina Johnson begins her first year at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before 1991 Quirrell takes a year off from Hogwarts for some first hand experience fighting the Dark Arts. He encournters Voldemort in Albania and is controlled by the Dark Lord. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1991 Spring - Aunt Marge comes to Dudley's birthday party, bringing Ripper, her favorite bulldog. Harry accidentally steps on Ripper's tail and the dog "trees" him. Marge finally calls the dog off around midnight. DAY-BY-DAY CALENDAR FROM JULY 1991 THROUGH JULY 1992 July 24 - 30 - Letters begin arriving via owl post to invite Harry to Hogwarts. July 31, just after midnight - Hagrid rescues Harry from the Dursleys and from the Hut on the Rock July 31 - Harry and Hagid visit Diagon Alley; Quirrell attempts to steal the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts but fails. August - Percy Weasley gives his pet rat, Scabbers, to his younger brother Ron. Scabbers is really Peter Pettigrew in disguise. Sunday, September 1 - Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Draco Malfoy start their first year at Hogwarts Sunday, September 1 - Dudley Dursley undergoes surgery for the removal of a pig's tail from his rather large behind Thursday, September 12 - Gryffindors and Slytherins have their first flying lesson, Harry is made a Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team October 31 - Halloween Feast, interrupted by a Mountain Troll which almost kills Hermione Granger; she is saved by Harry and Ron, after which they become friends. December 25 - Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and sees his family for the first time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 c. May 8 - Norbert hatches c. May 16 - Charlie's friends take Norbert from Harry and Hermione on top of the tallest tower. June 4 - Harry, Hermione, and Ron follow Quirrell after the Sorcerer's Stone, overcome the various protections, and defeat Quirrell/Voldemort's attempt to steal the Stone June 8 - End of Term Feast - Gryffindor win House Cup (but not the Quidditch Cup) July 31 - Dobby the house elf visits Harry Potter in Privet Drive; the Dursleys hold a dinner party for the Masons which is disrupted by a falling violet pudding. DAY-BY-DAY CALENDAR FROM JULY 1992 THROUGH JULY 1993 Early August - Ron rescues Harry from the Dursleys in a flying car September 1 - Harry and Ron miss the Hogwarts Express and fly Mr. Weasley's bewitched car to Hogwarts. September 1 - Harry and his friends starts their second year at Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley and Colin Creevy start their first year September 1 - Gildroy Lockhart becomes the new Defense Against The Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, the Chamber of Secrets is reopened, this time by Ginny Weasley under the influence of Tom Riddle by means of his diary October 31 - 500th Deathday for Nearly Headless Nick October 31 - evening - the Basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets attacks its first victim: Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris November 8 - Colin Creevy Petrified by the Basilisk December 18 - Justin Finch-Fletchly and Nearly-Headless Nick petrified December 25 - Harry and Ron use Polyjuice Potion to "become" Crabbe and Goyle. They learn that Malfoy is NOT the heir of Slytherin. Hermione is victim of in incomplete transfiguration and goes to the Hospital Wing for the next month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After June, 1992 Nicolas and Perenelle Famel die after a long, long life . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 May 8 - Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater are Petrified; Hogwarts Quidditch Cup is cancelled May 8 - Hagrid is sent to Azkaban; Dumbledore is removed as headmaster of Hogwarts May 24 - Harry and Ron enter the Forbidden Forest and meet Aragog May 29 - the spirit-form of Voldemort is defeated by Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets May 30 - Lucius Malfoy is removed from the Board of Governors of Hogwarts, Hagrid and Dumbledore return to Hogwarts. Dobby the House-Elf is freed from service to the Malfoy family Summer - Granger family vacations in France Summer (July/August) - Arthur Weasley wins 700 Galleons in a Daily Prophet drawing. The Weasley family spends a month in Egypt, visiting Bill. July - Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban July 31 - Aunt Marge comes for a visit to the Dursley's. August 7 - On the last day of Aunt Marge's visit, Harry blows her up and runs away. The Knight Bus picks him up in Magnolia Crescent and drops him off at the Leaky Cauldron. August 7 - August 30 - Harry stays at the Leaky Cauldron and spends his days in Diagon Alley. Quality Quidditch Supplies displays the new Firebolt broomstick. August 31 - Harry meets Hermione and Ron in Diagon Alley. They are all staying at the Leaky Cauldron. Hermione buys Crookshanks. September 1 - Harry and his friends begin their third year at Hogwarts, which is now surrounded by Dementors September 1 - Lupin begins his professorship at Hogwarts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 April 20 - hearing - Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures considers the fate of the hippogriff Buckbeak. June 6 - Peter Pettigrew, disguised as Scabbers the rat, is cornered and revealed. He escapes and spends the next months searching for Voldemort in Albania. June 6 - at sundown, Buckbeak is scheduled to be executed; Sirius Black is captured that evening and narrowly escapes suffering the Dementor's Kiss by riding to freeedom on Buckbeak. Summer - International Confederation of Wizards Conference Summer - Bertha Jorkins takes her ill-fated vacation in Albania, where she encounters Pettigrew and Voldemort. She is killed. Early Saturday, August 20 - Voldemort and Wormtail take up residence in the old Riddle House; Frank Bryce is killed, shortly before his 77th birthday. Monday, August 22 - Final of the 422nd World Quidditch Cup, Ireland beats Bulgaria, 170 to 160 Tuesday, Aug 23 - Bartemius Crouch fires his house-elf, Winky, after she is found holding the wand which had cast a Dark Mark spell September 1 - Harry and his friends start their fourth year at Hogwarts October 30 - delegations from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons arrive at Hogwarts October 31 - Goblet of Fire selects of the champions for the Triwizard Tournament Saturday, November 21 - Hogsmeade weekend for Hogwarts students Tuesday, November 24 - First Task of the Triwizard Tournament December 25 - Yule Ball, 8 PM until midnight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 February 24, 9:30 AM - Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament June 24, at dusk - Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament June 24 - Voldemort kidnaps Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory. Cedric is killed by Wormtail using Voldemort's wand. Voldemort is restored to his body in an ancient ceremony. The Death Eaters are called back to him and they gather. Voldemort and Harry duel and Harry manages to escape with Cedric's body. June 24 - Cornelius Fudge and Dumbledore choose different paths. Fudge hides his head in the sand. Dumbledore begins to call together those he can trust to fight Voldemort."