1986

The following events occured in the year 1985:

Events

 * Slytherin wins both the Quidditch and the House Cups.
 * Bill Weasley is made a prefect.

Real-world events

 * Space Shuttle Challenger explodes killing 7 astronauts.
 * The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union.

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