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Minerva McGonagall (b. October 4, 1925) is the Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as well as member of the McGonagall family. She served as the Professor of Transfiguration and she was also the Head of Gryffindor House and the Deputy Headmistress of the school whilst it was held under Albus Dumbledore. Following the death of Dumbledore she was appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts, but was succeeded by Severus Snape after Lord Voldemort had taken over.

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• July 15, 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a film based on the novel of the same name, is released. Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger return to the familiar life of Hogwarts for their sixth year. The story focuses on Lord Voldemort's past, and Harry's preparations for the final battle amidst the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
• April 5, 2009: Several more actors have been confirmed for roles in the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows. [1]

Azkaban is a wizarding prison located on an island in the middle of the North Sea. Presumably, this prison is only used by magical Britain, as there are other wizarding prisons elsewhere such as Nurmengard. Using certain charms, the prison is hidden from the muggle world, and is unplottable. It is widely regarded as a horrible place, given that its guards, Dementors, cause great suffering to those in their proximity. Most prisoners eventually go insane, and slowly die away.

• ...that Dumbledore has a scar above his left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground?
• ...that in 1979, Caractacus Phelps exploded eight hundred Stink Pellets by dropping them from the roof of the Daily Prophet building into Diagon Alley below, as an April Fool's joke?
• ...that the name of the one-eyed witch whose statue hides a passageway to Hogsmeade is Gunhilda of Gorsemoor?
• ...that Hermione Granger was the only member of the trio who returned to Hogwarts to complete their seventh year?
• ...that "Erised" is "desire" spelled backwards because the mirror shows one what they want most in the world?

Events

• 1991 - The Gryffindor first years had an Astronomy Class at midnight, on the top of the Astronomy Tower.

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