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The year 1998 saw the climactic events in the struggle between Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army, and the end of the Second Wizarding War.
Events
March
- Early March: Delphini is born to Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange.[1]
- Late March: The Skirmish at Malfoy Manor occurs after Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are captured by Snatchers and Dobby comes to their rescue. Peter Pettigrew is killed in the skirmish and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Garrick Ollivander, Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood, and Griphook arrive at Shell Cottage, where Dobby dies.[2]
April
- April: Remus Lupin arrives at Shell Cottage to report that his son to Nymphadora Tonks has just been born.[3]
May
- 1 May: Harry, Hermione, and Ron break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank with the help of Griphook and obtain Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.[4]
- 2 May: The Battle of Hogwarts occurs:
- Harry, Hermione, and Ron return to Hogwarts and Neville Longbottom calls Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix to arms.[5]
- Ron opens the Chamber of Secrets, and Hermione destroys Helga Hufflepuff's Cup.[6]
- Harry, Ron, and Hermione locate Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement, and it is destroyed in a skirmish with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle by cursed fire. Crabbe is incinerated and dies when failing to control the cursed fire.
- Lord Voldemort kills Severus Snape[citation needed]
- Lord Voldemort inadvertently destroys the piece of his soul in Harry.
- Neville kills Nagini, the last remaining Horcrux.[citation needed]
- Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort once and for all.[citation needed]
- The Second Wizarding War ends.[citation needed]
- Minerva McGonagall is appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[citation needed]
- Kingsley Shacklebolt is named Acting Minister for Magic.[citation needed]
- Ron goes back into his relationship with Padma Patil.
Quidditch
- The 423rd Quidditch World Cup takes place. Malawi wins the Cup after defeating Senegal in the second-ever all-African final. In response to the riots that took place on the night of the 1994 final, security at this World Cup was tighter than ever before, and the Senegalese team mascots, Yumboes, ended up being arrested outside the stadium. The Yumboes responded to the arrest by stealing every bit of food within a ten-mile radius in revenge and vanishing into the night.[7]
- Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch was destroyed by Lord Voldemort's followers during the Battle of Hogwarts. The stands were burned down and Giants used the goal hoops as weapons.
Births
- Early March: Delphi Riddle born to Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange.
- April: Teddy Lupin born to Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks.[citation needed]
- 30 November: Egmont Elvert Hobday[citation needed]
- 6 December: Griselda Jorkins to Albert Jorkins and Primrose Jorkins.[citation needed]
Deaths
- Before April:
- Easter:
- 1 May:
- 2 May:
- Vincent Crabbe[citation needed]
- Fred Weasley[citation needed]
- Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher[citation needed]
- Nymphadora Tonks[citation needed]
- Remus Lupin[citation needed]
- Lavender Brown [8]
- Colin Creevey[citation needed]
- Severus Snape[citation needed]
- Nagini[citation needed]
- Bellatrix Lestrange[citation needed]
- Tom Marvolo Riddle (a.k.a. Lord Voldemort)[citation needed]
- Fifty-some others; unnamed[citation needed]
- Unnamed Death Eaters[citation needed]
- 27 November
Behind the scenes
- 5 September: Helena Barlow, who played Rose Weasley, born.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is published (as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) in the United States.[citation needed]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is first published.[citation needed]
- Arthur Bowen, who played Albus Potter, was born.
External links
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 25 (Shell Cottage)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen) which happens the day before the Battle of Hogwarts
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "History of the Quidditch World Cup"
- ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey
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