1994

The following events occurred in the year 1994:

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April 20 – The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures sentences the Hippogriff Buckbeak to death.
June 6 – Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger discover Peter Pettigrew was responsible for the deaths of James and Lily Potter. Peter Pettigrew escapes, but Harry and Hermione help Sirius Black and Buckbeak to freedom with a Time-Turner.
June 7 – Remus Lupin resigns as professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts after his werewolf status is exposed.
August 22 – The 422nd Quidditch World Cup is held in England, between Ireland and Bulgaria. The Irish National Quidditch team defeats the Bulgarian National Quidditch team 170 to 160, though Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum captures the Golden Snitch. Afterwards, a Death Eater riot breaks out and the Dark Mark is cast into the sky by Barty Crouch Jr.
Hermione Granger founds the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare (S.P.E.W.) after witnessing the house-elf Winky be mistreated by Bartemius Crouch Sr.
October 31 – The Goblet of Fire selects the champions for the Triwizard Tournament, held for the first time in centuries at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Due to the scheming of Barty Crouch Jr, posing as Alastor Moody, Harry Potter is unexpectedly chosen as a fourth champion.
November 24 – The First Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held.
December 25 – The Yule Ball of the Triwizard Tournament is held.

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