1985

The following events occured in the year 1985:

Events

 * Slytherin wins the Quidditch Cup but not the House Cup.
 * Fred and George Weasley are punished by Arthur Weasley for almost forcing Ron to make the Unbreakable Vow

Deaths

 * Sirius Black's mother Walburga Black.

Real-world events

 * Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev becomes general secretary of the Communist party in the Soviet Union.