16 August is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years). There are 137 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 1993: Harry spends his days exploring Diagon Alley.^{[citation needed]}
• 1997: Harry, Ron and Hermione monitor the entrance to the Ministry of Magic^{[citation needed]}

Behind the scenes

• 1987: Elliot Francis, the actor who plays a Sixth year Slug Club member in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.^{[citation needed]}
• 1991: Evanna Lynch, who plays the trio's friend Luna Lovegood, is born.^[1]

External links

• 16 August on Wikipedia

Notes and references