1981

The following events occured in the year 1981:

Events

 * October 31:
 * Lord Voldemort kills James and Lily Potter, but his Killing Curse rebounds off infant Harry Potter, causing him to lose physical form and Harry to gain a lightning-shaped scar later discovered to be a Horcrux.
 * The First Wizarding War ends.
 * Horace Slughorn's fish dies.
 * November 1 — Sirius Black is arrested for the murder of Peter Pettigrew and twelve Muggles. In reality, Pettigrew faked his death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to Azkaban, without a trial.
 * Vernon Dursley and Petunia Dursley (nee Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians.
 * Horace Slughorn retires from his post at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
 * Severus Snape is appointed the new Potions Master at Hogwarts.
 * Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr are arrested for the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom. The Longbottoms are committed to St. Mungo's and their infant son Neville is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.

Births

 * Colin Creevey to Muggle parents Mr. and Mrs. Creevey (presumed).
 * July 28 — Luna Lovegood to Xenophilius Lovegood and Mrs. Lovegood.
 * August 11 — Ginny Weasley to Arthur and Molly Weasley.

Deaths

 * July - Marlene McKinnon and her family
 * October 31 — James and Lily Potter.
 * Edgar Bones, his wife, and their children
 * Dorcas Meadowes
 * Gideon and Fabian Prewett
 * Adalbert Waffling

Muggle events

 * Martial law is declared in Poland.
 * Prince Charles and Lady Diana are married.
 * First launch of the space shuttle.
 * Australian Heavy Rock Band AC/DC release album Back in Black

Notes and references
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