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The following events occurred in the year 1981:

Events

31 October:
- Lord Voldemort kills James and Lily Potter, but his Killing Curse rebounds off infant Harry Potter, causing the Dark Lord to lose physical form and Harry to gain a lightning-shaped scar and become a Horcrux.^{[citation needed]}
- The First Wizarding War ends.^{[citation needed]}
- Horace Slughorn's fish dies.^{[citation needed]}
1 November:
- Sirius Black is arrested for the murder of Peter Pettigrew and twelve Muggles. In reality, Pettigrew killed the muggles, faked his own death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to Azkaban, without a trial.^{[citation needed]}
- Vernon and Petunia Dursley (née Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians when he is brought to 4 Privet Drive by Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Minerva McGonagall.^{[citation needed]}
Horace Slughorn retires from his post at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^{[citation needed]}
Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. are arrested for the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom. The Longbottoms are committed to St. Mungo's and their infant son Neville is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.^{[citation needed]}

Births

13 February: Luna Lovegood to Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood.^[1]
11 August: Ginny Weasley to Arthur and Molly Weasley.^{[citation needed]}
Colin Creevey to Muggle parents Mr. and Mrs. Creevey
Zacharias Smith (uncertain)^[2]

Deaths

July - Marlene McKinnon and her family^[3]
31 October: James and Lily Potter, Francis the fish.^{[citation needed]}
Edgar Bones, his wife, and their children^[3]
Dorcas Meadowes^[3]
Caradoc Dearborn^[3]
Fabian and Gideon Prewett^[3]
Adalbert Waffling^{[citation needed]}
Twelve Muggles, murdered by Peter Pettigrew^{[citation needed]}
Benjy Fenwick

Behind the scenes

Paul Davies, a British actor who portrayed a Death Eater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born on July 4^{[citation needed]}

External links

1981 on Wikipedia

Notes and references

↑ I never get fed up with readers' questions! Luna's birthday is the 13th February. posted by JKR on Twitter on 17 July 2015
↑ It is never stated what year Smith is in, but the fact that he was still attending Hogwarts for the 1997–1998 school year means that he could not have been above Harry Potter. Smith fleeing from the Battle of Hogwarts also suggests that he was probably not under-age at the time, since under-age wizards and witches were instructed to leave. However, Smith's fleeing could simply be indicative of his fear at the time, and some under-age students did participate in the battle, such as Colin Creevey.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.

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[JKR-twitter-birthday-1] I never get fed up with readers' questions! Luna's birthday is the 13th February. posted by JKR on Twitter on 17 July 2015

[2] It is never stated what year Smith is in, but the fact that he was still attending Hogwarts for the 1997–1998 school year means that he could not have been above Harry Potter. Smith fleeing from the Battle of Hogwarts also suggests that he was probably not under-age at the time, since under-age wizards and witches were instructed to leave. However, Smith's fleeing could simply be indicative of his fear at the time, and some under-age students did participate in the battle, such as Colin Creevey.

[Timeline-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.

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+[[File:0lily-protecting-harry-harry-potter-19487114-240-175.gif|thumb|240x240px|[[Voldemort]] attacks the [[Potters]] in their home in [[Godric's Hollow]], [[31 October]]]]
-The following events occured in the year '''1981''':
+The following events occurred in the year '''1981''':
 ==Events==
+* [[31 October]]:
-[[File:VoldemortmurdersLily.JPG|thumb|[[Lily Evans]], [[Killing Curse|killed]] on [[31 October]] 1981.]]
+** [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] kills [[James and Lily Potter]], but his [[Killing Curse]] rebounds off infant [[Harry Potter]], causing the Dark Lord to lose physical form and Harry to gain a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-shaped scar]] and become a [[Horcrux]].{{Fact}}
-*[[31 October]]:
+** The [[First Wizarding War]] ends.{{Fact}}
-**[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] kills [[James and Lily Potter]], but his [[Killing Curse]] rebounds off infant [[Harry Potter]], causing the Dark Lord to lose physical form and Harry to gain a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-shaped scar]], later discovered to be a [[Horcrux]].
+** [[Horace Slughorn]]'s [[Francis|fish]] dies.{{Fact}}
-**The [[First Wizarding War]] ends.
+* [[1 November]]:
-**[[Horace Slughorn]]'s [[Francis|fish]] dies.
+** [[Sirius Black]] is arrested for the murder of [[Peter Pettigrew]] and twelve [[Muggle]]s. In reality, Pettigrew killed the muggles, faked his own death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to [[Azkaban]], without a trial.{{Fact}}
-*[[1 November]]:
+** [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]] (née Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians when he is brought to [[4 Privet Drive]] by [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]], and [[Minerva McGonagall]].{{Fact}}
-**[[Sirius Black]] is arrested for the murder of [[Peter Pettigrew]] and twelve [[Muggle]]s. In reality, Pettigrew faked his death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to [[Azkaban]], without a trial.
+* [[Horace Slughorn]] retires from his post at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].{{Fact}}
-**[[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]] (nee Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians.
+* [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], and [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] are arrested for the [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] of [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]]. The Longbottoms are committed to [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St. Mungo's]] and their infant son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, [[Augusta Longbottom]].{{Fact}}
-*[[Horace Slughorn]] retires from his post at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
-*[[Severus Snape]] is appointed the new [[Potion|Potions]] Master at Hogwarts.
-*[[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], and [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] are arrested for the [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] of [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]]. The Longbottoms are committed to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St. Mungo's]] and their infant son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, [[Augusta Longbottom]].
 ==Births==
+* [[13 February]]: [[Luna Lovegood]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood|Xenophilius]] and [[Pandora Lovegood]].<ref name="JKR-twitter-birthday">[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/622008983000363008 I never get fed up with readers' questions!  Luna's birthday is the 13th February.] posted by JKR on Twitter on 17 July 2015</ref>
-*[[Colin Creevey]] to [[Muggle]] parents [[Colin Creevey's father|Mr.]] and and Mrs. Creevey (presumably)
+* [[11 August]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] to [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and [[Molly Weasley]].{{Fact}}
-*[[Luna Lovegood]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] and [[Luna Lovegood's mother|Mrs. Lovegood]] (presumably)
+* [[Colin Creevey]] to [[Muggle]] parents [[Colin Creevey's father|Mr.]] and Mrs. Creevey
-*[[11 August]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] to [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and [[Molly Weasley]].
+* [[Zacharias Smith]] (uncertain)<ref>It is never stated what year Smith is in, but the fact that he was still attending Hogwarts for the [[1997–1998 school year]] means that he could not have been above [[Harry Potter]]. Smith fleeing from the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] also suggests that he was probably not under-age at the time, since under-age wizards and witches were instructed to leave. However, Smith's fleeing could simply be indicative of his fear at the time, and some under-age students did participate in the battle, such as [[Colin Creevey]].</ref>
 ==Deaths==
-*[[July]] - [[Marlene McKinnon]] and her [[McKinnon family|family]]<ref name="Timeline">In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnon died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.</ref>
+* [[July]] - [[Marlene McKinnon]] and her [[McKinnon family|family]]<ref name="Timeline">In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.</ref>
-*[[31 October]]: [[James and Lily Potter]], [[Francis]] the fish.
+* [[31 October]]: [[James and Lily Potter]], [[Francis]] the fish.{{Fact}}
-*[[Edgar Bones]], his [[Edgar Bones' wife|wife]], and their children<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Edgar Bones]], his [[Edgar Bones's wife|wife]], and their children<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Dorcas Meadowes]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Dorcas Meadowes]]<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Caradoc Dearborn]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Caradoc Dearborn]]<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]]<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Adalbert Waffling]]
+* [[Adalbert Waffling]]{{Fact}}
-*[[Peter Pettigrew's victims|Twelve Muggles]], murdered by [[Peter Pettigrew]]
+* [[Peter Pettigrew's unidentified victims|Twelve Muggles]], murdered by [[Peter Pettigrew]]{{Fact}}
+* [[Benjy Fenwick]]
-==Muggle events==
+==Behind the scenes==
+* [[Paul Davies]], a [[Great Britain|British]] actor who portrayed a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', and in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', is born on [[4 July|July 4]]{{Fact}}
-*[[Wikipedia:1981|1981 at Wikipedia]]
 ==See also==
-*[[Dating conventions]]
+* [[Dating conventions]]
+==External links==
+* {{Wikilink|1981}}
 ==Notes and references==
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