The following events occurred in the year 1993:
A wanted poster for escaped convict Sirius Black.
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- Dolores Umbridge designs anti-werewolf legislation that makes it nearly impossible for those infected with lycanthropy to get jobs.[citation needed]
- The Sweetwater All-Stars beat the Quiberon Quafflepunchers after a five-day match.[citation needed]
- Hermione is granted a Time-Turner by the Ministry of Magic in order to take extra classes.[citation needed]
February[]
- 14 February: Gilderoy Lockhart holds a Valentine's Day celebration. Harry Potter receives an anonymous singing valentine (sent by Ginny Weasley). He then begins to use the old diary of Tom Riddle.[citation needed]
May[]
- 8 May: The basilisk petrifies Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater, removing Harry as a suspect behind the attacks. Rubeus Hagrid is sent to Azkaban and Albus Dumbledore is removed as headmaster of Hogwarts.[citation needed]
- 24 May: Harry and Ron Weasley enter the Forbidden Forest and meet Aragog.[citation needed]
- 29 May: Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets, where he kills the basilisk and stabs Tom Riddle's diary with a fang, destroying it and saving Ginny Weasley’s life. When Professor Lockhart attempts to Obliviate Harry and Ron and take credit for the rescue, the spell backfires, wiping his memory.[citation needed]
- 30 May: Dobby the house-elf is freed from service to the Malfoy family after Harry tricks Lucius Malfoy into throwing a sock at him. Malfoy is removed from the school’s Board of Governors and Hagrid and Dumbledore return to Hogwarts.[citation needed]
July[]
- July: The Granger family vacations in France, and the Weasley family in Egypt. Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban.[citation needed]
August[]
- 7 August: Harry Potter, angered by Marge Dursley insulting his late parents, magically inflates her, and then runs away to stay at the Leaky Cauldron.[citation needed]
- 31 August: Harry meets Ron Weasley,Hermione’s Little Sister and Hermione Granger in Diagon Alley. Hermione purchases her pet Crookshanks.[citation needed]
October[]
- 31 October: Sirius Black breaks into Hogwarts and slashes the Fat Lady’s portrait while searching for Peter Pettigrew. The Fat Lady is succeeded by Sir Cadogan.[citation needed]
December[]
- Late December: Fred and George Weasley give Harry the Marauder's Map so that he can sneak into Hogsmeade.[citation needed]
- 25 December: Harry receives a Firebolt anonymously. Hermione, fearing that it was sent by Sirius Black and jinxed, turns it into Professor McGonagall, angering Harry and Ron.[citation needed]
Individuals starting at Hogwarts[]
Gryffindor[]
- Romilda Vane[citation needed]
- Gwen Granger (Hermione Granger’s Little Sister)
- Jacob Hornby
- Oliver Kevin
Slytherin[]
- Astoria Greengrass (possibly)
Deaths[]
Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk (presumed)[citation needed]
Behind the scenes[]
- Hebe Beardsall, who played Ariana Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was born in July of this year to Jonny and Janie Beardsall.[1]
Notes and references[]
See also[]
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