4 December

4 December is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years). There are 27 days remaining.

Events

 * 1991: The Gryffindor first-years have an Astronomy Class at midnight, on the top of the Astronomy Tower.
 * 1992: Hermione Granger continues brewing Polyjuice Potion in the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
 * 1995: Ron Weasley and Hermione's Prefect duties become more onerous: they must supervise castle decoration, patrol the corridors at night and supervise First and Second years on their breaks.

Behind the scenes

 * 1942: Gemma Jones, who plays Hogwarts' Nurse Poppy Pomfrey, is born.
 * 2012: The Harry Potter Limited Edition box set is set to release.