The following events happened in the 1710s:
Events
- 1711: Quaffles are first coloured red to make them distinguishable during a muddy winter.[1]
- 1714: The 1714 Edict is issued by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]
- 1715: The forty-fifth Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[3]
- 1717: The Killing, Cruciatus and Imperius Curses are first considered Unforgivable by the Ministry of Magic.[4]
- 1718: Damocles Rowle is elected Minister for Magic on a platform of being "tough on Muggles".[5]
Births
- 1715: Flavius Belby.[6]
- Between 1715 and 1719: Vicky Bishopper,Quidditch Captain.[7]
- Between 1711 and 1715: Katie Rayknolls,Quidditch Captain.[7]
Deaths
Notes and references
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - see this image.
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Albus Dumbledore on "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump".
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Pottermore
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling
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