August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years). There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 1997
- Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour marry at the Burrow.
- The Ministry of Magic is taken over by Death Eaters.
- Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour is killed and Imperius-cursed Pius Thicknesse is installed in his place as a puppet of Lord Voldemort.
- Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley are attacked on Tottenham Court Road by Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle, but manage to escape to Number 12 Grimmauld Place.