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The '''[[1996]]–[[1997]] school year''' corresponds to events happening at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] during the school year. This was [[Harry Potter]]'s sixth year at the school.
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This article lists the general events of the '''[[1996]]–[[1997]] school year''' at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], which have been witnessed by the majority of the students and teachers. It leaves out [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|those events]] which are only known to [[Harry Potter]] and the people close to him.
   
==Teachers==
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==Staff==
 
The staff at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] during the 1996–1997 school year were as follows:
 
The staff at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] during the 1996–1997 school year were as follows:
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*[[Headmaster]]/Headmistress: Professor [[Albus Dumbledore]], temporarily replaced by professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]
 
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[[File:Professor_Sprout.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pomona Sprout|Professor Sprout]].]]
 
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*[[Head of Slytherin House]] and [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher: Professor [[Severus Snape]].
 
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*[[Head of Ravenclaw House]] and [[Charms (class)|Charms]] teacher: Professor [[Filius Flitwick]].
 
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!width="35%" align="center"|Incumbent
*[[Head of Hufflepuff House]] and [[Herbology]] teacher: Professor [[Pomona Sprout]].
 
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*[[Head of Gryffindor House]] [[Headmaster|Deputy Headmistress]] and [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] teacher: Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]].
 
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*[[Divination]] teachers: Professor [[Sybill Trelawney]] and Professor [[Firenze]].
 
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|align="center"|'''[[Headmaster]]'''
*[[Muggle Studies]] teacher: Professor [[Charity Burbage]].
 
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*[[Potions master]]: Professor [[Horace Slughorn]].
 
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*Professor [[Albus Dumbledore]]<br /><small>([[1 September]], [[1995]] to [[30 June]], [[1996]])</small>
*[[Study of Ancient Runes|Ancient Runes]] teacher: Professor [[Bathsheda Babbling]].
 
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|align="center"|Professor Dumbledore was killed on the school grounds, at age 115, during the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]].
*[[Astronomy]] teacher: Professor [[Aurora Sinistra]].
 
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*[[Arithmancy]] teacher: Professor [[Septima Vector]]
 
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|align="center"|'''[[Headmaster#Deputy Headmasters|Deputy Head]]'''
*[[Care of Magical Creatures]] teacher: Professor [[Rubeus Hagrid]].
 
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|align="center"|Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]<br /><small>(Acting Head from [[30 June]], [[1996]])</small>
*[[History of Magic]] teacher: Professor [[Cuthbert Binns|Cuthbert Binns]].
 
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|align="center"|'''[[Head of Gryffindor House]]'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Head of Hufflepuff House]]'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Pomona Sprout]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Head of Ravenclaw House]]'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Filius Flitwick]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Head of Slytherin House]]'''
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*Professor [[Severus Snape]]<br /><small>([[1 September]], [[1995]] to [[30 June]], [[1996]])</small>
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*Professor [[Horace Slughorn]]<br /><small>(starting [[30 June]], [[1996]]) </small>
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|align="center"|Snape quit his post after having killed Professor Dumbledore atop the [[Astronomy Tower]]; on the run from the Ministry of Magic.
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|align="center"|'''[[Arithmancy (class)|Arithmancy]] teacher'''
 
|align="center"|Professor [[Septima Vector]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Astronomy]] teacher'''
 
|align="center"|Professor [[Aurora Sinistra]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Care of Magical Creatures]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|*Professor [[Rubeus Hagrid]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Charms Master|Master]]'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Filius Flitwick]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Severus Snape]]<br /><small>([[1 September]], [[1995]] to [[30 June]], [[1996]])</small>
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|align="center"|Snape quit his post after having killed Professor Dumbledore atop the [[Astronomy Tower]]; on the run from the Ministry of Magic.
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|align="center"|'''[[Divination]] teacher'''
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*Professor [[Sybill Trelawney]]
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*Professor [[Firenze]]
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|align="center"|[[Sybill Trelawney]] and [[Firenze]] share classes, much to dismay of the former.
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|align="center"|'''[[Flying (class)|Flying]] instructor'''
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|align="center"|Madam [[Rolanda Hooch]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Herbology]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Pomona Sprout]]
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|align="center"|'''[[History of Magic]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Cuthbert Binns]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Muggle Studies]] teacher'''
 
|align="center"|Professor [[Charity Burbage]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Potions Master|Master]]'''
 
|align="center"|Professor [[Horace Slughorn]]
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|align="center"|Out of a prolongued retirement, Slughorn had already been Potions Master at Hogwarts in the 1940s-1970s.
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|align="center"|'''[[Study of Ancient Runes]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Bathsheda Babbling]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Transfiguration]] teacher'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Matron]]'''
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|align="center"|Madam [[Poppy Pomfrey]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Hogwarts Library|Librarian]]'''
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|align="center"|Madam [[Irma Pince]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Keeper of Keys and Grounds|Gamekeeper]]'''
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|align="center"|Professor [[Rubeus Hagrid]]
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|align="center"|'''[[Caretaker]]'''
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|align="center"|Mr [[Argus Filch]]
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==Known graduates==
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==Known school leavers==
*[[Cho Chang]]
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*[[Cho Chang]]{{Fact}}
*[[Cormac McLaggen]]
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*[[Cormac McLaggen]]{{Fact}}
*[[Katie Bell]]
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*[[Katie Bell]]{{Fact}}
*[[Marietta Edgecombe]]
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*[[Marietta Edgecombe]]{{Fact}}
   
 
==Well-known events==
 
==Well-known events==
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===The cursing of Katie Bell===
 
===The cursing of Katie Bell===
[[File:Katie_Bell_in_terrible_pain_after_touching_a_cursed_necklace_.jpg|thumb|left|[[Katie Bell]]'s cursing being discovered.]]
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[[File:Katie Bell in terrible pain after touching a cursed necklace .jpg|thumb|left|[[Katie Bell]]'s cursing being discovered.]]
Whilst on a [[Hogsmeade weekend trips|trip to Hogsmeade]], [[Katie Bell]] accidentally touched a cursed [[opal necklace]] and became very ill. <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 12, ''Silver and Opals''. </ref> She was sent away from school for a while to be cured at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
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Whilst on a [[Hogsmeade weekend trips|trip to Hogsmeade]], [[Katie Bell]] accidentally touched a cursed [[opal necklace]] and became very ill.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 12, ''Silver and Opals''.</ref> She was sent away from school for a while to be cured at [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
   
It was known by a few that Katie was actually put under the [[Imperius Curse]], by [[Madam Rosmerta]], innkeeper of the [[Three Broomsticks Inn|Three Broomsticks]], who had also been put under the [[Imperius Curse]]. She was ordered to give the then-packaged necklace to [[Albus Dumbledore]], but in an argument with her friend [[Leanne]] the package tore open and Katie was cursed.
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It was known by a few that Katie was actually put under the [[Imperius Curse]], by [[Rosmerta|Madam Rosmerta]], innkeeper of the [[Three Broomsticks Inn|Three Broomsticks]], who had also been put under the [[Imperius Curse]]. She was ordered to give the then-packaged necklace to [[Albus Dumbledore]], but in an argument with her friend [[Leanne]] the package tore open and Katie was cursed.{{Fact}}
   
 
===The Slug Club===
 
===The Slug Club===
[[Horace Slughorn]] created a group of his favourite students to get together during this year. They were informally known as the [[Slug Club]].
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[[Horace Slughorn]] created a group of his favourite students to get together during this year. They were informally known as the [[Slug Club]].{{Fact}}
   
 
====First meeting at Hogwarts Express====
 
====First meeting at Hogwarts Express====
On the train from [[King's Cross Station|Platform Nine and Three Quarters]], some students were invited to join the [[Slug Club]] for the first time in [[Horace Slughorn]]'s compartment. They were all chosen due to impressive family connections, except for [[Harry Potter]] and Ginny Weasly, who got in on their own merits. Food and drink was provided for the club on the train, and it was there that Slughorn decided who was good enough to remain in the club. [[Marcus Belby]] and [[Neville Longbottom]] were deemed unworthy.
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On the train from [[King's Cross Station|Platform Nine and Three Quarters]], some students were invited to join the [[Slug Club]] for the first time in [[Horace Slughorn]]'s compartment. They were all chosen due to impressive family connections, except for [[Harry Potter]] and Ginny Weasley, who got in on their own merits. Food and drink was provided for the club on the train, and it was there that Slughorn decided who was good enough to remain in the club. [[Marcus Belby]] and [[Neville Longbottom]] were deemed unworthy.{{Fact}}
   
 
====Regular meetings====
 
====Regular meetings====
 
[[File:Slug.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Slug Club]] meeting at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
 
[[File:Slug.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Slug Club]] meeting at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
Throughout the term, many club meetings were held. These mainly consisted of the so-called "lucky" students sitting around and eating [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]]'s expensive food and drink. [[Harry Potter]] never attended these meetings, due to a combination of detentions, lessons with [[Albus Dumbledore]], and a lack of interest.
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Throughout the term, many club meetings were held. These mainly consisted of the so-called "lucky" students sitting around and eating [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]]'s expensive food and drink. [[Harry Potter]] never attended these meetings, due to a combination of detentions, lessons with [[Albus Dumbledore]], and a lack of interest.{{Fact}}
   
 
====Christmas Party====
 
====Christmas Party====
[[File:Slug_Party.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Slug Club]] [[1996]] [[Slug Club Christmas party|Christmas Party]].]]
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[[File:Slug Party.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Slug Club]] [[1996]] [[Slug Club Christmas party|Christmas Party]].]]
 
In [[1996]], the [[Slug Club]] hosted a [[Slug Club Christmas party|Christmas Party]]. Members were allowed to invite a guest of their choice. [[Horace Slughorn]] also invited other well-known members of the wizarding community who were also once members of the club. These included a pair of vampires.
 
In [[1996]], the [[Slug Club]] hosted a [[Slug Club Christmas party|Christmas Party]]. Members were allowed to invite a guest of their choice. [[Horace Slughorn]] also invited other well-known members of the wizarding community who were also once members of the club. These included a pair of vampires.
*Note: This was the only [[Slug Club]] meeting [[Harry Potter|Harry]] attended, albeit because [[Horace Slughorn|Professor Slughorn]] told Hermione to check [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s schedule to assure he could attend.
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*Note: This was the only [[Slug Club]] meeting [[Harry Potter|Harry]] attended, albeit because [[Horace Slughorn|Professor Slughorn]] told Hermione to check [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s schedule to assure he could attend.{{Fact}}
   
 
====Members====
 
====Members====
The following is a list of known members of the 1996–1997 [[Slug Club]] and the reason for their having gained entry. <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 7, ''The Slug Club''. </ref>
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The following is a list of known members of the 1996–1997 [[Slug Club]] and the reason for their having gained entry.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 7, ''The Slug Club''.</ref>
*[[Blaise Zabini]] — His [[Blaise Zabini's mother|mother]] is a beautiful [[Wizards|witch]] who has been married and widowed at least seven times and has thus inherited a great deal of gold from her former husbands.
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*[[Blaise Zabini]] — His [[Blaise Zabini's mother|mother]] is a beautiful [[Wizards|witch]] who has been married and widowed at least seven times and has thus inherited a great deal of gold from her former husbands.{{Fact}}
*[[Cormac McLaggen]] — Uncle [[Tiberius]] is well connected within the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
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*[[Cormac McLaggen]] — Uncle [[Tiberius]] is well connected within the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].{{Fact}}
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*[[Flora Carrow|Flora]] and [[Hestia Carrow]] — unknown.{{Fact}}
*[[Flora and Hestia Carrow]] — unknown, possible relation to well-known [[Death Eaters]], [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]].
 
*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] — talented in casting the [[Bat-Bogey Hex]].
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] — talented in casting the [[Bat-Bogey Hex]].{{Fact}}
*[[Harry Potter]] — the 'Chosen One'.
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*[[Harry Potter]] — the 'Chosen One'.{{Fact}}
*[[Hermione Granger]] — the top student in her class.
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*[[Hermione Granger]] — the top student in her class.{{Fact}}
*[[Melinda Bobbin]] — family owns a large chain of apothecaries.
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*[[Melinda Bobbin]] — family owns a large chain of apothecaries.{{Fact}}
   
 
===Quidditch Cup===
 
===Quidditch Cup===
The [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], captained by [[Harry Potter]] won the house Quidditch Cup this year. A lot of this was due to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]'s extraordinary performance as [[Keeper]]—albeit because he thought Harry had slipped some [[Felix Felicis]] into his pumpkin juice at breakfast that day—and the return of [[Katie Bell]] as [[Chaser]]. Gryffindor won the last match against Ravenclaw 450–140. [[Ginny Weasley]] played seeker in this match because Harry was in detention.
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The [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], captained by [[Harry Potter]] won the house Quidditch Cup this year. A lot of this was due to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]'s extraordinary performance as [[Keeper]]—albeit because he thought Harry had slipped some [[Felix Felicis]] into his pumpkin juice at breakfast that day—and the return of [[Katie Bell]] as [[Chaser]]. Gryffindor won the last match against Ravenclaw 450–140. [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] played seeker in this match because Harry was in detention.{{Fact}}
   
====Final standings:====
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====Final standings====
#[[Gryffindor]]
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#[[Gryffindor]]{{Fact}}
#[[Ravenclaw]] (-20)
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#[[Ravenclaw]] (-20){{Fact}}
#[[Hufflepuff]] (-400)
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#[[Hufflepuff]] (-400){{Fact}}
#[[Slytherin]] (-410)
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#[[Slytherin]] (-410){{Fact}}
   
 
===The Death Eaters' attack===
 
===The Death Eaters' attack===
[[File:Dark_Mark_Over_Hogwarts.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Dark Mark]] cast over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] by [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]].]]
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[[File:Dark Mark Over Hogwarts.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Dark Mark]] cast over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] by [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]].]]
Some [[Death Eaters]], including [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]] and the [[werewolf]] known as [[Fenrir Greyback]] stole into the school using a [[Vanishing Cabinet]] set up in the [[Room of Requirement]] by [[Draco Malfoy]]. They promptly set the [[Dark Mark]] over the school, and began defending themselves against members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and of [[Dumbledore's Army]].
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Some [[Death Eaters]], including [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]] and the [[werewolf]] known as [[Fenrir Greyback]] stole into the school using a [[Vanishing Cabinet]] set up in the [[Room of Requirement]] by [[Draco Malfoy]]. They promptly set the [[Dark Mark]] over the school, and began defending themselves against members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and of [[Dumbledore's Army]].{{Fact}}
   
 
====Dumbledore's death====
 
====Dumbledore's death====
Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] died upon being struck by [[Severus Snape]]'s [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]] curse. <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 27, ''The Lightning Struck Tower''. </ref> His body is jetted off into the air and lands on the grass near the castle, where students were able to see it.
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Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] died upon being struck by [[Severus Snape]]'s [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]] curse.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Chapter 27, ''The Lightning Struck Tower''.</ref> His body is jetted off into the air and lands on the grass near the castle, where students were able to see it.{{Fact}}
   
 
====Snape's flight====
 
====Snape's flight====
[[Severus Snape]], along with [[Draco Malfoy]] and the other [[Death Eaters]] fled the school after fighting against members of [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. They did not gain control over the school, and it was soon revealed that Snape was (seemingly) a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] and that he was the one responsible for the killing of [[Albus Dumbledore]]. He performed the [[Killing Curse]] curse that killed him.
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[[Severus Snape]], along with [[Draco Malfoy]] and the other [[Death Eaters]] fled the school after fighting against members of [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. They did not gain control over the school, and it was soon revealed that Snape was (seemingly) a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] and that he was the one responsible for the killing of [[Albus Dumbledore]]. He performed the [[Killing Curse]] curse that killed him.{{Fact}}
 
[[File:Fenrir.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fenrir Greyback]], responsible for [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]'s injuries.]]
 
[[File:Fenrir.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fenrir Greyback]], responsible for [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]'s injuries.]]
   
 
====Battles and injuries====
 
====Battles and injuries====
Due to the [[Order of the Phoenix]]'s good defence of the school, and the contribution of [[Dumbledore's Army]], not a single [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] student sustained injury. One [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] died however, and [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] was bitten by [[Fenrir Greyback]], who was not in [[werewolf]] form at the time. So, Bill never became a werewolf. He instead sustained some horrible scars on his face.
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Due to the [[Order of the Phoenix]]'s good defence of the school, and the contribution of [[Dumbledore's Army]], not a single [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] student sustained serious injury. Neville Longbottom and Charms Professor Filius Flitwick sustained minor injuries in the battle. One [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] died however, and [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] was bitten by [[Fenrir Greyback]], who was not in [[werewolf]] form at the time. So, Bill never became a werewolf. He instead sustained some horrible scars on his face.{{Fact}}
   
 
===Dumbledore's funeral===
 
===Dumbledore's funeral===
On the last day of the school year, all [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students attended [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s burial and funeral. Many other guests were there, mainly witches and wizards from [[Hogsmeade]] and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. All students were sad on this grave day.
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On the last day of the school year, all [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students attended [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|burial and funeral]]. Many other guests were there, mainly witches and wizards from [[Hogsmeade]] and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. All students were sad on this grave day.{{Fact}}
   
 
==Amorous relationships==
 
==Amorous relationships==
[[File:Ron_Weasley_and_Lavender_Brown_KISS2.gif|thumb|right|[[Lavender Brown]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] kissing after the first [[Quidditch]] match.]]
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[[File:Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown KISS2.gif|thumb|right|[[Lavender Brown]] about to kiss [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] after the first [[Quidditch]] match.]]
 
Many "boyfriend/girlfriend" relationships occurred during the 1996–1997 school year. The known ones were as follows:
 
Many "boyfriend/girlfriend" relationships occurred during the 1996–1997 school year. The known ones were as follows:
*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Dean Thomas]]: this relationship failed due to Dean's supposed overprotectiveness of Ginny.
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Dean Thomas]]: this relationship failed due to Dean's supposed overprotectiveness of Ginny.{{Fact}}
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Lavender Brown]]: this relationship started when Ron helped Gryffindor to win the Quidditch match against Slytherin, it also jeopardised Ron's friendship with [[Hermione Granger]].
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*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Lavender Brown]]: this relationship started when Ron helped Gryffindor to win the Quidditch match against Slytherin, it also jeopardised Ron's friendship with [[Hermione Granger]].{{Fact}}
*[[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]: these two had liked each other for a long time before going out. However, Harry ended the relationship shortly after Dumbledore's funeral because he wanted to protect Ginny.
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*[[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]: these two had liked each other for a long time before going out. However, Harry ended the relationship shortly after Dumbledore's funeral because he wanted to protect Ginny.{{Fact}}
   
==See Also==
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==See also==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
*[[1996]]
 
*[[1996]]
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*[[1995–1996 school year]]
 
*[[1995–1996 school year]]
 
*[[1997–1998 school year]]
 
*[[1997–1998 school year]]
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Succession box
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[[es:Año escolar 1996-1997]]
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[[pt:Ano letivo de 1996 a 1997]]
 
[[Category:Hogwarts terms|97]]
 
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Revision as of 21:19, 4 October 2014

This article lists the general events of the 19961997 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which have been witnessed by the majority of the students and teachers. It leaves out those events which are only known to Harry Potter and the people close to him.

Staff

The staff at Hogwarts during the 1996–1997 school year were as follows:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry faculty and staff during the 1996–1997 school year
Post Incumbent Notes
Headmaster Professor Dumbledore was killed on the school grounds, at age 115, during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.
Deputy Head Professor Minerva McGonagall
(Acting Head from 30 June, 1996)
Head of Gryffindor House Professor Minerva McGonagall
Head of Hufflepuff House Professor Pomona Sprout
Head of Ravenclaw House Professor Filius Flitwick
Head of Slytherin House Snape quit his post after having killed Professor Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower; on the run from the Ministry of Magic.
Arithmancy teacher Professor Septima Vector
Astronomy teacher Professor Aurora Sinistra
Care of Magical Creatures teacher *Professor Rubeus Hagrid
Charms Master Professor Filius Flitwick
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Severus Snape
(1 September, 1995 to 30 June, 1996)
Snape quit his post after having killed Professor Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower; on the run from the Ministry of Magic.
Divination teacher Sybill Trelawney and Firenze share classes, much to dismay of the former.
Flying instructor Madam Rolanda Hooch
Herbology teacher Professor Pomona Sprout
History of Magic teacher Professor Cuthbert Binns
Muggle Studies teacher Professor Charity Burbage
Potions Master Professor Horace Slughorn Out of a prolongued retirement, Slughorn had already been Potions Master at Hogwarts in the 1940s-1970s.
Study of Ancient Runes teacher Professor Bathsheda Babbling
Transfiguration teacher Professor Minerva McGonagall
Matron Madam Poppy Pomfrey
Librarian Madam Irma Pince
Gamekeeper Professor Rubeus Hagrid
Caretaker Mr Argus Filch

Known school leavers

Well-known events

The following are events which occurred at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during this school year, that the average Hogwarts student knew about.

The cursing of Katie Bell

Katie Bell in terrible pain after touching a cursed necklace

Katie Bell's cursing being discovered.

Whilst on a trip to Hogsmeade, Katie Bell accidentally touched a cursed opal necklace and became very ill.[1] She was sent away from school for a while to be cured at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

It was known by a few that Katie was actually put under the Imperius Curse, by Madam Rosmerta, innkeeper of the Three Broomsticks, who had also been put under the Imperius Curse. She was ordered to give the then-packaged necklace to Albus Dumbledore, but in an argument with her friend Leanne the package tore open and Katie was cursed.[citation needed]

The Slug Club

Horace Slughorn created a group of his favourite students to get together during this year. They were informally known as the Slug Club.[citation needed]

First meeting at Hogwarts Express

On the train from Platform Nine and Three Quarters, some students were invited to join the Slug Club for the first time in Horace Slughorn's compartment. They were all chosen due to impressive family connections, except for Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, who got in on their own merits. Food and drink was provided for the club on the train, and it was there that Slughorn decided who was good enough to remain in the club. Marcus Belby and Neville Longbottom were deemed unworthy.[citation needed]

Regular meetings

Slug

A Slug Club meeting at Hogwarts.

Throughout the term, many club meetings were held. These mainly consisted of the so-called "lucky" students sitting around and eating Slughorn's expensive food and drink. Harry Potter never attended these meetings, due to a combination of detentions, lessons with Albus Dumbledore, and a lack of interest.[citation needed]

Christmas Party

Slug Party

The Slug Club 1996 Christmas Party.

In 1996, the Slug Club hosted a Christmas Party. Members were allowed to invite a guest of their choice. Horace Slughorn also invited other well-known members of the wizarding community who were also once members of the club. These included a pair of vampires.

Members

The following is a list of known members of the 1996–1997 Slug Club and the reason for their having gained entry.[2]

Quidditch Cup

The Gryffindor Quidditch team, captained by Harry Potter won the house Quidditch Cup this year. A lot of this was due to Ron Weasley's extraordinary performance as Keeper—albeit because he thought Harry had slipped some Felix Felicis into his pumpkin juice at breakfast that day—and the return of Katie Bell as Chaser. Gryffindor won the last match against Ravenclaw 450–140. Ginny Weasley played seeker in this match because Harry was in detention.[citation needed]

Final standings

  1. Gryffindor[citation needed]
  2. Ravenclaw (-20)[citation needed]
  3. Hufflepuff (-400)[citation needed]
  4. Slytherin (-410)[citation needed]

The Death Eaters' attack

Dark Mark Over Hogwarts

The Dark Mark cast over Hogwarts by Death Eaters in 1997.

Some Death Eaters, including Alecto and Amycus Carrow and the werewolf known as Fenrir Greyback stole into the school using a Vanishing Cabinet set up in the Room of Requirement by Draco Malfoy. They promptly set the Dark Mark over the school, and began defending themselves against members of the Order of the Phoenix and of Dumbledore's Army.[citation needed]

Dumbledore's death

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore died upon being struck by Severus Snape's Avada Kedavra curse.[3] His body is jetted off into the air and lands on the grass near the castle, where students were able to see it.[citation needed]

Snape's flight

Severus Snape, along with Draco Malfoy and the other Death Eaters fled the school after fighting against members of Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix. They did not gain control over the school, and it was soon revealed that Snape was (seemingly) a Death Eater and that he was the one responsible for the killing of Albus Dumbledore. He performed the Killing Curse curse that killed him.[citation needed]

Fenrir

Fenrir Greyback, responsible for Bill Weasley's injuries.

Battles and injuries

Due to the Order of the Phoenix's good defence of the school, and the contribution of Dumbledore's Army, not a single Hogwarts student sustained serious injury. Neville Longbottom and Charms Professor Filius Flitwick sustained minor injuries in the battle. One Death Eater died however, and Bill Weasley was bitten by Fenrir Greyback, who was not in werewolf form at the time. So, Bill never became a werewolf. He instead sustained some horrible scars on his face.[citation needed]

Dumbledore's funeral

On the last day of the school year, all Hogwarts students attended Albus Dumbledore's burial and funeral. Many other guests were there, mainly witches and wizards from Hogsmeade and the Ministry of Magic. All students were sad on this grave day.[citation needed]

Amorous relationships

Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown KISS2

Lavender Brown about to kiss Ron Weasley after the first Quidditch match.

Many "boyfriend/girlfriend" relationships occurred during the 1996–1997 school year. The known ones were as follows:

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12, Silver and Opals.
  2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7, The Slug Club.
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 27, The Lightning Struck Tower.