The year 1998 saw the climactic events in the struggle between Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army, and the end of the Second Wizarding War.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Behind the scenes 5 External links 6 See also 7 Notes and references

Events

• Late March: The Skirmish at Malfoy Manor occurs after Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are captured by Snatchers and Dobby comes to their rescue. Peter Pettigrew is killed in the skirmish and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Garrick Ollivander, Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood, and Griphook arrive at Shell Cottage, where Dobby dies.^{[citation needed]}
• April: Remus Lupin arrives at Shell Cottage to report that his son to Nymphadora Tonks has just been born.^{[citation needed]}
• 1 May: Harry, Hermione, and Ron break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank with the help of Griphook and obtain Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.^{[citation needed]}
• 2 May: The Battle of Hogwarts occurs:
  • Harry, Hermione, and Ron return to Hogwarts and Neville Longbottom calls Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix to arms.^{[citation needed]}
  • Ron opens the Chamber of Secrets, and Hermione destroys Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.^{[citation needed]}
  • Harry, Ron, and Hermione locate Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement, and it is destroyed in a skirmish with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle by cursed fire. Crabbe is incinerated and dies when failing to control the cursed fire.^{[citation needed]}
  • Lord Voldemort kills Severus Snape^{[citation needed]}
  • Lord Voldemort inadvertently destroys the piece of his soul in Harry.
  • Neville kills Nagini, the last remaining Horcrux.^{[citation needed]}

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    Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort once and for all.^{[citation needed]}
  • The Second Wizarding War ends.^{[citation needed]}
• Minerva McGonagall is appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^{[citation needed]}
• Kingsley Shacklebolt is named Acting Minister for Magic.^{[citation needed]}
• The 423rd Quidditch World Cup is scheduled for this year. However, the Death Eater regime over Britain reportedly cancelled the World Cup.^[1] It's unknown if after the Battle of Hogwarts, the de-corrupted Ministry (now led by Kingsley Shacklebolt) still managed to organise the World Cup in time. However there is the possibility that the rest of the world continued without Britain, as they did not host it this year.^{[citation needed]}

  

Births

• April: Teddy Lupin^{[citation needed]}
• 30 November: Egmont Elvert Hobday^{[citation needed]}
• 6 December: Griselda Jorkins^{[citation needed]}

Deaths

• Before April:
  • Ted Tonks^{[citation needed]}
  • Dirk Cresswell^{[citation needed]}
  • Gornuk^{[citation needed]}
• Easter:
  • Peter Pettigrew^{[citation needed]}
  • Dobby^{[citation needed]}
  • Gellert Grindelwald^{[citation needed]}
• 1 May:
  • Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher^{[citation needed]}
  • Bogrod
  • Unnamed goblin^{[citation needed]}
  • Several Death Eaters^{[citation needed]}
• 2 May:
  • Vincent Crabbe^{[citation needed]}
  • Fred Weasley^{[citation needed]}
  • Nymphadora Tonks^{[citation needed]}
  • Remus Lupin^{[citation needed]}
  • Lavender Brown ^[2]
  • Colin Creevey^{[citation needed]}
  • Severus Snape^{[citation needed]}
  • Nagini^{[citation needed]}
  • Bellatrix Lestrange^{[citation needed]}
  • Tom Marvolo Riddle (a.k.a. Lord Voldemort)^{[citation needed]}
  • Fifty-some others; unnamed^{[citation needed]}
  • Unnamed Death Eaters^{[citation needed]}
• 27 November
  • Demetrius Prod^{[citation needed]}
  • Acromantula^{[citation needed]}

Behind the scenes

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is published (as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) in the United States.^{[citation needed]}
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is first published.^{[citation needed]}
• Arthur Bowen, who played Albus Potter was born.
• Helena Barlow, who played Rose Weasley, was born.

External links

• 1998 on Wikipedia

See also

• Dating conventions

Notes and references

20th century : 1990s
1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999