| Many of dates are guesswork based on clues in the book, logic and this calendar for 1991-1992 (note that link leads to another website). Whether or not J.K. actually checked to make sure her days and dates are the real days and dates of that year is debatable. Her dates for September seem to be plausible, as September 1st was a Sunday, meaning that the first day of classes (September 2nd) was a Monday. However, she said that Harry's birthday was a Tuesday when it was actually a Wednesday. I have to assume, in order to get these dates, that she made a mistake there. Oct. 31st 1981 - Voldemort kills Lily and James Potter at Godric's Hollow, tries to kill Harry too and fails. Voldemort loses his powers and disappears. Nov. 1st 1981 - Hagrid brings Harry to Privet Drive June 23rd 1991 - Dudley's 11th birthday. Harry sets the snake loose at the zoo July 24th 1991 - The first letter arrives, followed by more each day for exactly one week July 31st 1991 - Harry's 11th birthday. Hagrid tells him he's a wizard and about Voldemort killing his parents. Harry and Hagrid go to Diagon Alley and Hagrid takes the Philosopher's Stone out of the vault. They meet Professor Quirrell at The Leaky Cauldron. Sept. 1st 1991 - Harry travels to school via the Hogwarts Express and meets Ron and Hermione, and also the other Weasleys (minus Bill and Charlie), Neville, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape and many others. He also hears about the Gringotts break in. Sept. 6th 1991 - Harry learns that the Gringotts break in happened on his birthday and has his first lesson with Snape. Sept. 12th 1991 - The Gryffindor and Slytherin first years have their first flying lesson. Harry makes the Gryffindor Quiddich team and Malfoy challenges him to a Wizard's Duel. Midnight (approx) Sept. 13th 1991 - Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville encounter Fluffy. Harry realises where the package Hagrid took from Gringotts is. Sept. 13th 1991 - Harry receives his Nimbus 2000 and has his first training lesson with Wood. Oct. 31st 1991 - Ron upsets Hermione who shuts herself in the girls bathroom. Quirrell lets the troll in and Harry and Ron save Hermione from it. Hermione becomes friends with Harry and Ron. Fluffy bites Snape and Harry starts to suspect Snape as the person who is trying to get the package. Nov. 2nd 1991 - Harry's first Quiddich match against Slytherin, where Quirrell tries to shake him off his broom. Hagrid lets slip to the trio that someone called Nicolas Flamel is involved with the package. Dec. 25th 1991 - Harry receives the Invisibility Cloak and uses it to look in the Restricted Section of the library for information on Nicolas Flamel. He also finds the Mirror of Erised. Dec. 27th 1991 - Harry goes back to the mirror for the third time and speaks to Dumbledore Jan. 1992 - Harry finds Nicholas Flamel on a chocolate frog card and figures out that the package is the Philosopher's Stone. Approx. Jan-Feb 1992 - Gryffindor's Quidditch match against Hufflepuff. Harry overhears Snape threatening Quirrell. April 1992 - Hagrid wins Norbert. Ron writes to Charlie to ask him to take the dragon and Charlie agrees. Norbert is sent off and Harry and Hermione, along with Neville and Malfoy get detention. April-May 1992 - Harry, Hermione, Neville and Malfoy have detention in the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Malfoy encounter a creature drinking unicorn blood and Harry meets Ronan, Bane and Firenze. Harry realises that Snape wants the Stone for Voldemort. June 1992 - Harry and the others have their exams. They go through the trapdoor to get the Stone and Harry confronts Quirrell and Voldemort. The Stone is destroyed. July 1992 - Harry attends the end of term feast and Gryffindor win the house championship. Harry goes back to the Dursleys. |
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