8 September

September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). There are 114 days remaining.

1995 - Percy Weasley sends Ron Weasley a letter advising him to distance himself from Harry Potter, and Sirius Black appears in the Gryffindor common room fireplace to discuss the pain in Harry’s scar and Dolores Umbridge. The Ministry of Magic passes the Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, appointing Dolores Umbridge as the Hogwarts High Inquisitor.