The First World War which lasted from 1914 to 1918
The following events occurred in the 1910s:
Events[]
- Between 1914 and 1918:
- The First World War is waged.
- America No-Maj Jacob Kowalski serves in the war with the Expeditionary Forces.[1]
- British wizard Newton Scamander serves on the Eastern Front in a confidential Ministry of Magic programme to wrangle Ukrainian Ironbellys. The programme is ultimately cancelled as the dragons only responded to Scamander and tried to eat everyone else.[2][3]
- British wizard Theseus Scamander serves in the war, and becomes known later as a "war hero".[4]
- Rolanda Hooch's broomstick is singed by an overzealous anti-aircraft device.[5]
- Minister Archer Evermonde passes emergency legislation preventing wizards from taking part in the Muggle World War, to prevent massive infractions of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy; large numbers of wizards are known to have ignored this, and discreetly helped where they could.[6]
- Henry Potter, in the Wizengamot, publicly condemns Minister Evermonde for this.[7]
- 1915–1916: Newton Scamander begins work at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the British Ministry of Magic. After two years at the Office for House-Elf Relocation, he is transferred to the Beast Division, where his knowledge of magical creatures ensures his rapid promotion.[8]
- c. 1918: Augustus Worme approaches Newton Scamander with the concept of researching for and writing a compendium on magical creatures.[9]
Births[]
- Cedrella Black was born some time between 1915 and 1919 to Arcturus Black (II) and Lysandra Yaxley.[10]
- Between 1910 and 1916: Felix, Billie Anderson, Laurel, Élodie, and more witches and wizards from Hufflepuff and/or Ilvermorny and/or Beauxbatons.[11]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 9
- ↑ The Beasts: Cinematic Guide (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) (see this image)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Newt Scamander: Cinematic Guide (see this image)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 60
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBA version
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Potter Family" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, About the Author
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Introduction
- ↑ Black Family Tapestry (see this image)
- ↑ All of these wizards and witches participated in an exchange programme in 1927, so they would have to be anywhere from eleven to seventeen in that year.
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