1994

The following events occurred in the year 1994:

Events

The Goblet of Fire in 1994.

• 20 April: The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures sentences the Hippogriff Buckbeak to death.
• 6 June: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger discover Peter Pettigrew was responsible for the deaths of James and Lily Potter. Peter Pettigrew escapes, Sirius Black and Buckbeak are freed by Harry and Hermione, with the assistance of Hermione's Time-Turner.
• 7 June: Remus Lupin resigns as professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts after his werewolf status is exposed.
• 22 August: The 422nd Quidditch World Cup final 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. Afterward, 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 being mistreated by Barty Crouch Sr.
• 1 September: Dennis Creevey, Nigel Wespurt, and others are Sorted into Gryffindor House.
• 31 October: 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.
• 24 November: The First Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held.
• 25 December: The Yule Ball of the Triwizard Tournament is held.

Individuals who started at Hogwarts

Gryffindor

• Dennis Creevey
• Natalie McDonald
• Nigel Wespurt

Hufflepuff

• Eleanor Branstone
• Laura Madley
• Owen Cauldwell
• Kevin Whitby

Ravenclaw

• Stewart Ackerley
• Orla Quirke

Slytherin

• Malcom Baddock
• Graham Pritchard

Unknown house

• Emma Dobbs

Known Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts

• Percy Weasley
• Oliver Wood
• Penelope Clearwater

Deaths

• Bertha Jorkins
• Frank Bryce

External links

• 1994 at Wikipedia

See also

• Dating conventions