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The following events occurred in the year '''1986''':

==Events==
*[[Jacob's sibling]], [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and another friend (either [[Rowan Khanna]], [[Penny Haywood]] or [[Ben Copper]]) [[Break-in of the Vault of Ice|enter]] the [[Vault of Ice]].<ref>{{HM|2|10}}</ref>
*[[Slytherin]] wins the [[House Cup]].<ref>According to {{PS|B|17}}, Slytherin would have won the House Cup for "the seventh year in a row". It was stated in the 1991-1992 school year, meaning they had won it every year since the 1985-1986 school year</ref>
*The [[1986 Quidditch World Cup|420th Quidditch World Cup]] takes place. The [[American National Quidditch team|American team]] qualifies for the World Cup, captained by [[Maximus Brankovitch III]].<ref name="QA8">{{QTA|R|8}}</ref>
*[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] is made a [[prefect]].<ref>According to {{OOTP|B|9}}, [[Molly Weasley]] noted when Ron became Prefect "That’s everyone in the family!" [[Prefect]]s at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] are chosen in their fifth year. Bill started attending Hogwarts in [[1982]] and would have started his fifth year in the 1986-[[1987]] school year. Therefore, he became Prefect in 1986</ref>
*[[19 May]]: The [[Appleby Arrows]] played a [[Quidditch]] match against the [[Wimbourne Wasps]] at [[Bodmin Moor]].<ref name="QTA">{{QTA|IE|10}} {{See image|File:Appleby Arrows vs Wimbourne Wasps ticket QTAIE.png}}</ref>

===Individuals that started at Hogwarts===
===[[Hufflepuff]]===
*[[Juniper Hunt]]

===[[Ravenclaw]]===
*[[Virgil Fowler]]

===[[Slytherin]]===
*[[Marcus Flint]]<ref>{{PS|B|11}} stated Flint was a sixth year. He should have left in 1993 except he appeared in {{POA|B}}. Rowling later stated on her website that Flint had to retake the exams he failed and so had to stay another year, graduating in 1994 instead</ref>
*[[Rhys Maybury]]

===Individuals that graduated from Hogwarts===
*[[Gwenog Jones]]<ref name="Age">{{HM|3|A DRAGON'S QUEST}} - She had already graduated in the [[1986–1987 school year]], the year in which this adventure takes place</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
*[[25 February]]: Actors [[James Phelps|James]] and [[Oliver Phelps]], who played [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]], are born.
*[[25 February]]: Voice actor [[Kaiser Johnson]] is born. 
*[[24 March]]: Actor [[Christopher Rithin]], who played a [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]]'s [[Dudley Dursley's gang|gang]] member, is born.
*[[7 May]]: Actor [[Robbie Jarvis]], who played a teenage [[James Potter (I)|James Potter]], is born.
*[[13 May]]: Actor [[Robert Pattinson]], who played [[Cedric Diggory]], is born.
*[[25 May]]: Actor [[Alec Hopkins]], who played Teenage [[Severus Snape]], is born.<ref name="ref1">[http://www.severussnape.free.fr/pages/alechopkins/interviewhopkinsss.htm Alec Hopkins Interview.] ''SeverusSnape.org''. September. Retrieved 29 May</ref>
*[[12 June]]: Actor [[Luke Youngblood]], who played [[Lee Jordan]], is born.
*[[1986]]: Actor [[Adam Sopp]], who voiced [[Marcus Flint]] in {{QWC}} and [[Harry Potter]] in the final four [[Harry Potter video games|video game adaptations]], is born.
*[[14 September]]: Actor [[Simpson McKendry]], who played a [[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic|Beauxbatons]] girl, is born.
*[[13 October]]: Actor [[Tom Attenborough]], who provided the voice for [[Harry Potter]] in the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', is born.
*[[18 November]]: Actress [[Poppy Corby-Tuech]], who portrayed [[Vinda Rosier]] in the second and third [[Fantastic Beasts (film series)|''Fantastic Beasts'' films]], is born.
*[[28 November]]: Actress [[Esther Smith]], who played [[Delphini]], is born.

==External links==
*{{Wikilink|1986}}

==See also==
*[[Dating conventions]]

==Notes and references==
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