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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
Revision as of 03:57, 29 January 2012
The following events occured in the 1950s:
Events
- 1952: The first version of Quidditch Through the Ages is published.[1]
- 1952: The Swiftstick racing broom is released.[2]
- 1954: Minerva McGonagall graduates from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with top grades on her N.E.W.T.s. During the summer months she becomes briefly engaged to Muggle Dougal McGregor, but later turns him down and departs for London to start working for the Ministry of Magic under Elphinstone Urquart.[3]
- 1955: The Shooting Star broom is introduced.[4]
- 1956: The Caerphilly Catapults defeat the Karasjok Kites to win the European Cup.[5]
- 1956: Minerva McGonagall is offered a prestigious promotion at the Ministry of Magic but, dissatisfied with her job, quits and sends a letter to Hogwarts School to apply for a teaching position.[3] She becomes part of the school faculty on December of this year.[6]
- 1956: Armando Dippet's tenure as Headmaster of Hogwarts ends and Albus Dumbledore becomes the new Headmaster.[citation needed]
- 1956: Tom Riddle, now known as Lord Voldemort, travels to Hogwarts Castle to appeal to Albus Dumbledore for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.
- 1956: Hamish MacFarlan becomes captain of Montrose Magpies.[citation needed]
Births
- 1950: Arthur Weasley to Cedrella Black and Septimus Weasley[7]
- c. 1950: Igor Karkaroff[citation needed]
- 1951: Rita Skeeter[citation needed]
- 1951: Bellatrix Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- Between 1952 and 1954: Andromeda Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- 1954: Lucius Malfoy to Abraxas Malfoy and his wife.[citation needed]
- Mid-1950s: Bertha Jorkins[citation needed]
- 1955: Narcissa Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- 1955: Tarquin McTavish[citation needed]
- 1957: Sturgis Podmore[citation needed]
- 1959: Gaspard Shingleton[citation needed]
- 1959: Sirius Black to Orion and Walburga Black.[citation needed]
- 1959: Peter Pettigrew[citation needed]
Deaths
- 1952: Sirius Black II[8]
- 1953: Justus Pilliwickle[citation needed]
- 1957: Norvel Twonk[citation needed]
- 1959: Regulus Black I[citation needed]
- 1959: Arcturus Black II[citation needed]
- 1955: Druella Rosier[citation needed]
Behind the scenes
- 1952: Carolyn Pickles, who portrays Charity Burbage, is born.[9]
- 1956: Kathryn Hunter, who portrays Arabella Figg, is born.[citation needed]
- 1956: Struan Rodger, who voices a Wizard in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born.[citation needed]
- 1957: Bruno Delbonnel, the French cinematographer who worked on the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.[citation needed]
- 1958: Klaus Fritz, the German translator of the series, is born.[citation needed]
- 1958: Fiona Shaw, who portrays Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia, is born.[citation needed]
See also
External links
Notes and references
- ↑ It's in Fantastic Beasts, in one of the footnotes: "Anyone interested in the role played by the Golden Snidget in the development of the game of Quidditch is advised to consult Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)."
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pottermore biography of Minerva McGonagall (transcription available here)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
- ↑ J.K. Rowling Official Site: Birthday Section
- ↑ Black family tree
- ↑ Internet Movie Database biography page
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