'''24 October''' is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years). There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year.
'''24 October''' is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years). There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year.
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==Events==
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*[[1992]]: [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] has Quidditch practice under heavy rain. [[Harry Potter]] is caught by [[Argus Filch]] "befouling the castle" — leaving muddy footprints on the Castle's floors — but is rescued from punishment by [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]], who persuades [[Peeves]] to crash a valuable [[Vanishing Cabinet]] on the classroom above [[Room 234-00|Filch's office]], as a distraction. Nick invites Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] to his [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|five-hundredth Deathday Party]], which took place a week later, on [[31 October]].