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Cornelius Fudge, who became Minister for Magic during this year
The following events occurred in the year 1990.
Events[]
- 23 June: Dudley Dursley's tenth birthday. He laughs with his parents and Aunt Marge as Harry Potter accidentally steps on Ripper's paw and is thus chased by the enraged bulldog out into the garden and up a tree. To delight the Dursleys further, Marge refuses to call Ripper off until past midnight.
- Cornelius Fudge becomes Minister for Magic.[1]
- The Twigger 90 is first produced by Flyte and Barker.[2]
- The 421st Quidditch World Cup is held. After a five-day-long final, Canada defeats Scotland. In a post-match interview, Scottish Seeker Hector Lamont famously blames his father, "Stubby" Lamont, for not giving him longer fingers.[3]
- Jacob's sibling, Merula Snyde, Ben Copper, and Jacob break into the Sunken Vault. They encounter Patricia Rakepick and have a fight outside the Vault.[4]
- Arif Sikander[5] replaces Quirinus Quirrell as the Muggle Studies professor.[6]
- An unidentified Metamorphmagus infiltrates the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters, curses the enchanted windows and steals a Portkey in the form of a sock.[7][8]
Individuals that started at Hogwarts[]
Gryffindor[]
Ravenclaw[]
Deaths[]
- Pollux Black[9]
- Between 13 February 1990 and 12 February 1991: Pandora Lovegood[10]
- Rowan Khanna[11]
Behind the scenes[]
- 1 January: Tom Ackerley, who played a Slytherin student, is born.
- 6 January: Will Howes, who played a Hogwarts student, is born.
- 13 February: Actor Tom Moorcroft, who played Regulus Black, is born.[12]
- 19 February: Luke Newberry, who played Teddy Lupin, is born.
- 28 February: Actress Georgina Leonidas, who played Katie Bell, is born.[13]
- 15 April: Actress Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, is born.[14]
- 1 July: Rob Gunn, who played an extra in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is born.
- 12 July: Ekow Quartey, who played Bem in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is born.[15]
- 2 September Sarah Harrison, who played a Ravenclaw student, is born.[16]
- 6 October: Actress Scarlett Byrne, who played Pansy Parkinson in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.[17]
External links[]
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)
- ↑ Pottermore - Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014 (Archived)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 42 (The Final Vault)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 3 (On the Case)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 7 (A New Curse)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 8 (Back to Hogwarts)
- ↑ Black Family Tapestry
- ↑ In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Luna says she was nine when her mother died. J.K. Rowling later confirmed that Luna's birthday was February 13th, meaning Pandora died between Luna's 9th and 10th birthday.
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 18 (Into the Forest)
- ↑
Tom Moorcroft on Wikipedia
- ↑ Georgina Leonidas on Wikipedia
- ↑
Emma Watson at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ http://dictionary.sensagent.com/ekow%20quartey/en-en/
- ↑ Sarah Harrison on IMDb
- ↑
Scarlett Byrne on Wikipedia
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