7 February is the 38th day of the year. There are 327 days remaining (328 in leap years) until the end of the year.
Events[]
- 1994: Neville Longbottom receives a Howler from his grandmother for writing down all the Gryffindor Tower passwords, thus allowing Sirius Black a way inside.[1]
- 1999: An inquiry is launched at the Improper Use of Magic Office, concerning the mysterious disappearance of a Muggle 'tube train' on the evening of the previous Friday. Rufus Fudge, who did it as a bet, is suspended from his work in the Office.[2]
Births[]
- 1812: Charles Dickens, the Muggle author of David Copperfield, is born.[3]
Deaths[]
- 1999: Barnabus Blenkinsop dies; all that is found in his bed is a tin of anchovies.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- 1962: Eddie Izzard, who voiced Lord Voldemort in The LEGO Batman Movie, is born.
- 1981: James Snyder, the actor and singer who portrayed Harry Potter in the Broadway Lyric Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is born.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The evening of the Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw match, determined to be around 5 February, Gryffindor have a party according to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 13 (Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw). That night, in the early hours of the morning on 6 February, Sirius gets into the castle. Neville was revealed to be the one who left the password lying around and the next day, on 7 February, he receives the Howler according to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 14 (Snape's Grudge).
- ↑ The Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑
Charles Dickens on Wikipedia
- ↑ The Daily Prophet Newsletters features Blenkinsop's obituary on 8 February. It is most likely he died the day before in order to be featured in time