1997
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The following events occurred in the year 1997:
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[edit] Events
- March 1 — Ron Weasley accidentally consumes a love potion Romilda Vane intended for Harry Potter. He then drinks poisoned mead Draco Malfoy had intended for Albus Dumbledore, but Harry saves him with a bezoar.
- April 21:[citation needed]
- Harry Potter and Horace Slughorn attend Aragog's funeral with Rubeus Hagrid.
- Harry consumes Felix Felicis and successfully gets Professor Slughorn's memory of discussing Horcruxes with Tom Riddle. He views it with Albus Dumbledore in the Pensieve.
- June:
- Harry and Dumbledore retrieve the fake locket Horcrux from a cave and learn of the existence of "R.A.B.".
- Draco Malfoy smuggles several Death Eaters into Hogwarts and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower ensues.
- Severus Snape kills Albus Dumbledore and flees with the Death Eaters.
- Dumbledore's funeral is held at Hogwarts. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger commit to the hunt for Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes with Harry.
- June or July — Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks marry.
- July 27 — The Battle over Little Whinging occurs when Voldemort makes an attempt on Harry Potter's life; Alastor Moody is killed in battle as well as Harry's owl, Hedwig.
- July 31 — Harry turns seventeen and a birthday party is held for him at the Burrow. Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour interrupts the celebration to discuss Dumbledore's will with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
- August 1:
- Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour marry at the Burrow.
- The Ministry of Magic is taken over by Lord Voldemort; Scrimgeour is murdered and Pius Thicknesse is installed as puppet Minister under the Imperius Curse.
- The Burrow and other residences affiliated with the Order of the Phoenix are attacked by Death Eaters.
- Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are attacked by Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle on Tottenham Court Road, and escape to 12 Grimmauld Place.
- September 2 — Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley infiltrate the Ministry of Magic in order to steal Salazar Slytherin's Locket from Dolores Umbridge, freeing several prosecuted Muggle-borns in the process.
- October or November — After a row with Harry, Ron leaves Harry and Hermione and goes to stay at Shell Cottage.
- December 24 — Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are attacked at Godric's Hollow by Nagini and narrowly escape Voldemort.
- December 28 — Ron returns to his friends and destroys the locket Horcrux with Godric Gryffindor's Sword.
- December 30 — There is an attempted ambush of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley at Xenophilius Lovegood's house.
[edit] Deaths
- Albus Dumbledore
- Gibbon
- Alastor Moody
- Rufus Scrimgeour
- Cassandra Vablatsky
- Bathilda Bagshot
- Hedwig
- Montgomery boy
- Charity Burbage
[edit] Muggle events
- The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to China.
- Princess Diana dies in road accident.
- The film Titanic is released and becomes the highest grossing film in history.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is first published.
- Tony Blair became a Prime Minister.
[edit] See also
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