February 5 is the 36th day of the year. There are 329 days remaining (330 in leap years).
- 1994 - Harry Potter notices Cho Chang for the first time, during the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Gryffindor win the match and go to bed on a high, but this is brought to an abrupt end by what everyone assumes is a murder attempt by Sirius Black on Ron Weasley. In fact, he was attempting to find Peter Pettigrew in the form of Scabbers.
- 1996 - Harry Potter has an Occlumency lesson in the Dungeons with Severus Snape.