1998

The year 1998 saw the climactic events in the struggle between Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army, and the end of the Second Wizarding War.

Events

 * The 423rd Quidditch World Cup is scheduled for this year.
 * March 7 – The Battle of Malfoy Manor occurs after Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are captured by Snatchers and Dobby comes to their rescue. Peter Pettigrew is killed in the skirmish and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ollivander, Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood, and Griphook arrive at Shell Cottage, where Dobby dies.
 * April 11 – Remus Lupin arrives at Shell Cottage to report that his son to Nymphadora Tonks has just been born.
 * May 1 – Harry, Hermione and Ron break into Gringotts and obtain Helga Hufflepuff's Cup
 * May 2 – The Battle of Hogwarts occurs:
 * Harry, Hermione, and Ron return to Hogwarts and Neville Longbottom calls Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix to arms.
 * Ron opens the Chamber of Secrets and Hermione destroys Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.
 * Harry, Ron, and Hermione locate Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement, and it is destroyed in a skirmish with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle by cursed fire. Crabbe is incinerated and dies when failing to control the cursed fire.
 * Lord Voldemort inadvertantly destroys the piece of his soul in Harry.
 * Neville kills Nagini, the last remaining Horcrux.
 * Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort once and for all.
 * The Second Wizarding War ends.
 * Kingsley Shacklebolt is named Acting Minister for Magic.

Births

 * April - Teddy Lupin
 * November 30 - Egmont Elvert Hobday
 * December 6 - Griselda Jorkins

Deaths

 * March 5:
 * Dirk Cresswell
 * Ted Tonks
 * Gornuk
 * March 7:
 * Peter Pettigrew
 * Gellert Grindelwald
 * Dobby
 * May 1:
 * Unnamed Goblin
 * May 2:
 * Vincent Crabbe
 * Fred Weasley
 * Remus Lupin
 * Nymphadora Tonks
 * Colin Creevey
 * Severus Snape
 * Nagini
 * Bellatrix Lestrange
 * Lord Voldemort
 * Several Death Eaters
 * Fifty others

Muggle Events

 * 1998 at Wikipedia
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is published (as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) in the United States.
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is first published.