1992

The following events occurred in the year 1992:

Events

 * April 24 – Norbert hatches.
 * May 26 – Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Draco Malfoy serve detention in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. They spot a dead unicorn and Harry encounters Lord Voldemort for the first time since his infancy.
 * June – Harry, Ron, and Hermione keep the Philosopher's Stone from Professor Quirrell.
 * July 31 – Harry, on his twelfth birthday, is visited by Dobby. He receives a warning from the Improper Use of Magic Office.
 * August:
 * Harry is rescued from 4 Privet Drive by Ron, George, and Fred Weasley, and they go to the Burrow.
 * Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys shop in Diagon Alley. In Flourish and Blotts, they meet Gilderoy Lockhart and Lucius Malfoy. The latter slips an old school diary of Tom Riddle’s to Ginny Weasley.
 * September 1 – Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Colin Creevey begin at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry and Ron miss the Hogwarts Express and fly a car to school.
 * September 8 – The Chamber of Secrets is opened by Ginny Weasley, under the influence of Tom Riddle’s diary.
 * October 31 – The Chamber of Secrets is opened again and the basilisk petrifies Mrs. Norris.
 * November 8 – Colin Creevey is petrified by the basilisk.
 * December 17 – At the first meeting of the Dueling Club, Harry Potter speaks Parseltongue and many suspect that he is the Heir of Salazar Slytherin.
 * December 18 – Justin Finch-Fletchley is petrified by the basilisk.
 * December 25 – Hermione Granger finishes brewing Polyjuice Potion. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley use it to take on the appearances of Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe, respectively, while Hermione accidentally turns partially into a cat.

Births

 * Kevin
 * Montgomery

Deaths

 * Cassiopeia Black
 * Nicolas Flamel
 * Perenelle Flamel
 * Lucretia Prewett née Black
 * Professor Quirrell

Muggle events

 * Bosnian War begins, siege of Sarajevo.
 * J. K. Rowling is married to Jorge Arantes.