1997

The following events occurred in the year 1997:

Events

 * March 1 — Ron Weasley accidentally consumes a love potion Romilda Vane intended for Harry Potter. He then drinks poisoned mead Draco Malfoy had intended for Albus Dumbledore, but Harry saves him with a bezoar.
 * April 20 — The acromantula Aragog passes away. Rubeus Hagrid removes his corpse from the Forbidden Forest to prevent the other acromantulas from cannibalizing it.
 * April 21:
 * Harry Potter and Horace Slughorn attend Aragog's funeral with Rubeus Hagrid.
 * Harry consumes Felix Felicis and successfully gets Professor Slughorn's memory of discussing Hocruxes with Tom Riddle.
 * April 22 — Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore view the memory recently procured from Horace Slughorn and discover the truth of Voldemort's multiple Horcruxes.
 * May:
 * Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley begin dating.
 * June:
 * Harry and Dumbledore retrieve the fake locket Horcrux from a cave and learn of the existence of "R.A.B.".
 * Draco Malfoy smuggles several Death Eaters into Hogwarts and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower ensues.
 * Severus Snape kills Albus Dumbledore and flees with the Death Eaters.
 * Dumbledore's funeral is held at Hogwarts. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger commit to the hunt for Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes with Harry. Harry breaks up with Ginny.
 * June or July — Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks marry.
 * July 27 — The Battle over Little Whinging occurs when Voldemort makes an attempt on Harry Potter's life; Alastor Moody is killed in battle as well as Harry's owl, Hedwig.
 * July 31 — Harry turns seventeen and a birthday party is held for him at the Burrow. Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour interrupts the celebration to discuss Dumbledore's will with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
 * August 1:
 * Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour marry at the Burrow.
 * The Ministry of Magic is taken over by Lord Voldemort; Scrimgeour is murdered and Pius Thicknesse is installed as puppet Minister under the Imperius Curse.
 * The Burrow and other residences affiliated with the Order of the Phoenix are attacked by Death Eaters.
 * Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are attacked by Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle on Tottenham Court Road, and escape to 12 Grimmauld Place.
 * September 2 — Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley infiltrate the Ministry of Magic in order to steal Salazar Slytherin's Locket from Dolores Umbridge, freeing several prosecuted Muggle-borns in the process.
 * October or November — After a row with Harry, Ron leaves Harry and Hermione and goes to stay at Shell Cottage.
 * December 24 — Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are attacked at Godric's Hollow by Nagini and narrowly escape Voldemort.
 * December 28 — Ron returns to his friends and destroys the locket Horcrux with Godric Gryffindor's Sword.
 * December 30 — There is an attempted ambush of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley at Xenophilius Lovegood's house.

Deaths

 * Alastor Moody
 * Albus Dumbledore
 * Aragog
 * Bathilda Bagshot
 * Cassandra Vablatsky
 * Charity Burbage
 * Gibbon
 * Hedwig
 * Montgomery boy
 * Rufus Scrimgeour

Muggle events

 * The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to China.
 * Princess Diana dies in road accident.
 * The film Titanic is released and becomes the highest grossing film in history.
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is first published.
 * Tony Blair became a Prime Minister.

Notes and References
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