6 December

6 December is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years). There are 25 days remaining.

Events

• 1926: Newton Scamander visited New York. An Obscurus attacked the fund-raising dinner for the re-election of Senator Henry Shaw Jr, injuring several attendees and killing the senator.
• 1984: Rubeus Hagrid's birthday celebration was held.
• 1992: Hermione Granger continued brewing Polyjuice Potion in Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom. The potion is half-finished by now.
• 1993: Professor Minerva McGonagall took the names of those staying at Hogwarts during the Christmas holidays.
• 1994: In the evening, Sybill Trelawney interrupted her needlework to gaze into her crystal ball and sees death hovering above the castle.
• 1995: Ron Weasley and Hermione's Prefect duties became more onerous: they had to supervise castle decoration, patrol the corridors at night, and supervise first and second years on their breaks.

Births

Rubeus Hagrid born on this day in 1928

• 1421: Henry VI, King of England from 1422 to 1461, is born.
• 1928: Rubeus Hagrid was born to Mr Hagrid and Fridwulfa.
• 1998: Griselda Jorkins was born.

Deaths

• 1926: Henry Shaw Junior

Behind the scenes

• 1955: Edward Tudor-Pole, who played Mr Borgin in a deleted scene in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is born.
• 1982: Daniel Rigby, who portrays Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter television series, is born.