* Early [[Wikipedia:2000s (decade)|'00s]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] retires from playing [[Quidditch]] for the [[Holyhead Harpies]] to have a family and work for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.
* Early [[Wikipedia:2000s (decade)|'00s]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] retires from playing [[Quidditch]] for the [[Holyhead Harpies]] to have a family and work for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.
* [[Wikipedia:2007|2007]]: [[Harry Potter]] becomes head of the [[Auror|Auror Office]].
* [[Wikipedia:2007|2007]]: [[Harry Potter]] becomes head of the [[Auror|Auror Office]].
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* [[Wikipedia:2008|2008]]: [[Hermione Granger]] translates the original runes of ''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' and [[J. K. Rowling (in-universe)|J. K. Rowling]] publishes the [[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)|translated copy]] as a children's storybook.
* [[1 September]], [[Wikipedia:2009|2009]]: [[Ted Lupin]] starts his education at Hogwarts.
* [[1 September]], [[Wikipedia:2009|2009]]: [[Ted Lupin]] starts his education at Hogwarts.
* [[Wikipedia:2000s (decade)|'00s]] or [[Wikipedia:2010s (decade)|'10s]]: [[Luna Lovegood]] and [[Rolf Scamander]] are married, "rather later" than her friends' marriages.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript 30 July 2007 Web Chat with J.K. Rowling]</ref>
* [[Wikipedia:2000s (decade)|'00s]] or [[Wikipedia:2010s (decade)|'10s]]: [[Luna Lovegood]] and [[Rolf Scamander]] are married, "rather later" than her friends' marriages.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript 30 July 2007 Web Chat with J.K. Rowling]</ref>
July2000: The novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is first published. Interest in the Harry Potter novels reaches a crescendo, particularly in North America, where overnight line-ups and near-instant sell-outs of the book receive wide media coverage, bringing Harry Potter to wide mainstream attention.
26 June2006: The Queen's Handbag, a specially filmed mini-adventure featuring the cast of the Harry Potter films, is shown as part of Children's Party at the Palace, a celebration of the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
The long-awaited final novel in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is first published. Joanne Rowling signed for eight hours books of 1500 people.
June2009: Michael Jackson (a.k.a. the King of Pop) dies. He is among the celebrities that became a fan of the Harry Potter series. He invited Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint on his last concerts tour in London, however the concerts didn't happen because of his death.
2009: Less than eight years after it began, the Harry Potter film series has now become the highest-grossing film series ever, surpassing the 45-year-old, 22-film James Bond series.