The following events occured in the year 1996:
Events
- Dolores Umbridge is attacked in the Forbidden Forest by centaurs when she calls them "filthy half-breeds."
- Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood thwart Lord Voldemort plans to steal the Prophecy at the Battle in the Department of Mysteries.
- Cornelius Fudge is forced to accept Voldemort has returned and Umbridge is removed from Hogwarts.
- Rufus Scrimgeour replaces Fudge as Minister of Magic.
- Draco Malfoy begins his duties as a Death Eater.
- Mr. Ollivander mysteriously disapeares.
Deaths
Real-world events
- Prince Charles and Princess Diana are divorced.
See also
1990s 1993 1994 1995 - 1996 - 1997 |