24 May is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years). There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events[]
Harry Potter and Ron Weasley meeting Aragog on this day in 1993
- 1993: Harry Potter and Ron Weasley "follow the spiders" into the Forbidden Forest, and meet Aragog.[1]
- 1995: That night Ludo Bagman explains to the Triwizard Tournament champions on what the third task will involve which is to take place one month later. Shortly afterwards Bartemius Crouch Snr is murdered by his son, Barty Crouch Jnr, transfigured into a bone, and buried in Rubeus Hagrid's garden.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- 1949: Jim Broadbent, the actor who portrays Horace Slughorn, is born.
- 2008: Robert Knox, who plays Marcus Belby, is tragically stabbed to death in a barfight while protecting his brother.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 15 (Aragog) - Happened "about two weeks" after Hermione was Petrified, determined to be on 8 May.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop) - The third task took place on 24 June, so a month earlier would be 24 May.
