1975–1976 school year

Severus Snape and the Marauders in 1976

This article lists the general events of the 1975–1976 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which had been witnessed by the majority of the students and teachers.

Staff

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry faculty and staff during the 1975–1976 school year

Post	Incumbent	Notes
Headmaster	Professor Albus Dumbledore
Deputy Headmistress	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Head of Gryffindor House	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Head of Slytherin House	Professor Horace Slughorn
Flying teacher	Madam Rolanda Hooch
History of Magic teacher	Professor Cuthbert Binns
Potions Master	Professor Horace Slughorn
Transfiguration teacher	Professor Minerva McGonagall
Matron	Madam Poppy Pomfrey
Gamekeeper	Rubeus Hagrid
Caretaker	Mr Argus Filch

Students

Hogwarts students during the 1975–1976 school year

Year	Students
First-years	Ravenclaws	Gilderoy Lockhart
Second-years	Ravenclaws	Olivia Green
	Slytherins	Duncan Ashe
	Unknown	Jacob
Third-years	Unknown	Bartemius Crouch Junior
Fourth-years	Slytherins	Regulus Black
	Unknown	Dirk Cresswell
Fifth-years	Gryffindors	Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter (I), Lily J. Potter
	Slytherins	Severus Snape
	Unknown	Adrian, Stebbins
Sixth-years	Unknown	Sturgis Podmore (possibly)
Seventh-years	Gryffindors	Patricia Rakepick

Events

• 1 September 1975: Gilderoy Lockhart was Sorted into Ravenclaw
• June 1976: James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans, Severus Snape, and Stebbins sat their O.W.L. examinations.
• Lily Evans dissolves her friendship with Severus Snape after he calls her a "Mudblood".

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in flashback(s))