The following events occurred in the year 1995:

Events

• 24 February: The Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held in the lake of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^{[citation needed]}
• April: Molly Weasley sends a package of Easter eggs with Percy Weasley's letter to Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger.^{[citation needed]}
• 24 May: Bartemius Crouch Sr. is killed by his son. His body is transfigured into a bone and buried in Rubeus Hagrid's garden.
• 24 June
  • The Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held. Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory tie for first place, and upon seizing the Triwizard Cup, are both transported to the Little Hangleton graveyard.^{[citation needed]}
  • After Peter Pettigrew murders Cedric, he performs a ritual to return Lord Voldemort to physical form.
  • Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort have their first duel, where Harry escapes the Killing Curse.^{[citation needed]}
  • Harry escapes and informs Albus Dumbledore, who reconstitutes the Order of the Phoenix.^{[citation needed]}
  • Barty Crouch Jr. is exposed as having posed as Alastor Moody, murdered his father, and tampered with the Triwizard Tournament. He is given the Dementor's Kiss.^{[citation needed]}
  • Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge refuses to believe that Voldemort has returned.
  • The Second Wizarding War unofficially begins.^{[citation needed]}
• Between 24 June and 31 July: Percy Weasley has a row with his father about being promoted as Junior Assistant to Cornelius Fudge. Percy severes all ties with his family.
• 2 August: Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley are attacked by Dementors sent by Dolores Umbridge. Harry drives them off with his Patronus and receives a notice from the Improper Use of Magic Office for using underage magic.^{[citation needed]}
• 12 August: Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing is held in front of the entire Wizengamot in Courtroom Ten at the Ministry of Magic. He is acquitted.^{[citation needed]}
• 30 August: The Ministry passes Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two, appointing Umbridge as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.^{[citation needed]}
• 31 August: Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley receive notice that they are Prefects for Gryffindor house.^{[citation needed]}
• 8 September: The Ministry passes Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, giving Umbridge the position of Hogwarts High Inquisitor.^{[citation needed]}
• October: Dumbledore's Army is founded by Harry, Hermione, and Ron.^{[citation needed]}
• 18 December: Harry Potter finally shares a kiss with his crush, Cho Chang.^{[citation needed]}
• Arthur Weasley is attacked by Nagini in the Department of Mysteries.^{[citation needed]}
• 25 December: Neville and Augusta Longbottom visit Alice and Frank Longbottom in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.^{[citation needed]}

Known individuals that graduated from Hogwarts

• Peregrine Derrick^{[citation needed]}
• Lucian Bole^{[citation needed]}

Deaths

• Barty Crouch Sr^{[citation needed]}
• Cedric Diggory^{[citation needed]}
• Karkus^{[citation needed]}

Behind the scenes

• Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson divorce.

External links

• 1995 on Wikipedia

See also

• Dating conventions