1995

The following events occurred in the year **1995**:

### January

* c. 4 January: Rita Skeeter's article exposing Rubeus Hagrid as a half-giant is published in *The Daily Prophet*.
* Saturday in mid-January: Hogsmeade visit where Ludovic Bagman offers to help Harry with the golden egg.
* 19 January or 26 January
* Friday in the second half of January: Harry recounts his nighttime excursion with Ron and Hermione during Charms as they practise the Banishing Charm.

### February

* 22 February (Monday): Harry was so so nervous about the impending second task, he stops eating again.

* 24 February (Wednesday):
	+ The Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held in the lake of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Cedric Diggory uses a Bubble-Head Charm to breathe underwater. He completes the task.

### March

* 5 March (Friday):
	+ Harry receives Sirius' reply with instructions on where to meet in Hogsmeade.
	+ Rita Skeeter's Witch Weekly story, *Harry Potter's Secret Heartache*, is published.
* 6 March (Saturday): The trio visit Hogsmeade and Sirius at his cave.
* 7 March (Sunday): The Trio sends a message with Hedwig to Percy Weasley asking of the whereabouts of Bartemius Crouch Senior.
* 8 March (Monday): Hermione receives hate mail due to Rita Skeeter's article.

### April

* April: Molly Weasley sends a package of Easter eggs with Percy Weasley's letter to Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger.

### May

* 27 May: Bartemius Crouch Snr is killed by his son. His body is transfigured into a bone and buried in Rubeus Hagrid's garden.
* 28 May: While sending a message to Sirius, Harry, Ron, and Hermione run into Fred and George in the Owlery in the early hours of the morning.
* Next few days: Ron and Hermione help Harry practise spells for the Third Task.
* Monday (31 May likely): Harry has his vision of Voldemort in Divination. Harry goes to Dumbledore's office, looks in Pensieve and witnesses three trials of Dumbledore's memories. Harry writes to Sirius.

### June

* 24 June:
	+ Last day of exams
	+ The Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament is held. Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory tie for first place, and upon seizing the Triwizard Cup, are both transported to the Little Hangleton graveyard.
	+ After Peter Pettigrew murders Cedric, he performs a ritual to return Lord Voldemort to physical form.
	+ Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort have their first duel, where Harry escapes the Killing Curse.
	+ Harry escapes and informs Albus Dumbledore, who reconstitutes the Order of the Phoenix.
	+ Igor Karkaroff fled when his Dark Mark burned.
	+ Barty Crouch Jnr is exposed as having posed as Alastor Moody, murdered his father, and tampered with the Triwizard Tournament. He is given the Dementor's Kiss.
	+ Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge refuses to believe that Voldemort has returned.
	+ The Second Wizarding War *unofficially* begins.
* Thursday before end of term: Harry, Ron, and Hermione use their free Defence Against the Dark Arts period to go down to Hagrid's.

### July

* 1 July: End of term.
	+ End-of-Term Feast held honouring Cedric Diggory.
* First week of July: Percy Weasley has a row with his father about being promoted as Junior Assistant to Cornelius Fudge. Percy severs all ties with his family, quits his job, and runs away with Oliver Wood.
* Late July: Albus Dumbledore asked to step down from the Wizengamot.

### August

* 2 August:
	+ At 9:23 p.m., Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley were attacked by Dementors sent by Dolores Umbridge. Harry drove them off with his Patronus and received a notice from the Improper Use of Magic Office for using underage magic.
	+ Harry sends letters via Hedwig to Sirius Black, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger.
* 3 August - 5 August: Hedwig didn't return; Harry spent the next three days in his room.
* c. 5 August: Two Regurgitating Toilets, setup by Anti-Muggle pranksters, reported in Wimbledon and Elephant and Castle.
* 6 August: At night, Harry Potter was escorted to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
* 7 August - 9 August: Harry, Hermione, and the Weaselys at 12 Grimmauld Place cleaned the Drawing Room.
* 10 August: Harry, Hermione, and the Weaselys at 12 Grimmauld Place cleaned the Drawing Room.
* 11 August (Wednesday): At dinner, Molly informs Harry that she's ironed his clothes for his hearing at the Ministry of Magic tomorrow.
* 12 August (Thursday): Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing was held at 8 a.m. in front of the entire Wizengamot in Courtroom Ten at the Ministry of Magic. He was acquitted.
* 30 August (Friday): The Ministry passed Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two, appointing Umbridge as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.
* 31 August (Saturday):
	+ Sturgis Podmore was arrested for trying to break into the Department of Mysteries while Imperiused by Death Eaters.
	+ Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley received notice that they are Prefects for Gryffindor house.
	+ Draco Malfoy and Nathara Prince-Slytherin received notice that they are Prefects for Slytherin House.
	+ Ernest Macmillan and Hannah Abbott received notice that they are Prefects for Hufflepuff House.
	+ Anthony Goldstein and Padma Patil received notice that they are Prefects for Ravenclaw House.

### September

* 1 September (Sunday):Students return on the Hogwarts Express; Harry meets Luna Lovegood and sees Thestrals for the first time. Snowbell Prince-Slytherin begins Hogwarts.
* 2 September (Monday): First day of classes - Ron and Harry have History of Magic, double Potions, Divination, and double Defence Against the Dark Arts.
* 3 September (Tuesday):
	+ Double Charms followed by double Transfiguration, lunch, and Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin, where they study Bowtruckles.
	+ Harry Potter serves detention with Umbridge at 5 o'clock.
* 4 September (Wednesday):Harry Potter serves detention with Umbridge at five o'clock.
* 5 September (Thursday): Harry Potter serves detention with Umbridge at five o'clock.
* 6 September (Friday):
	+ Gryffindors hold Keeper tryouts.
	+ Harry Potter serves detention with Umbridge at 5 o'clock.
* 7 September (Saturday):
	+ Harry sends a letter to Sirius Black.
	+ Cho Chang's mother's birthday.
	+ *Daily Prophet* reports on the marriage of Donaghan Tremlett.
	+ *Daily Prophet* reports on the trial of Sturgis Podmore for trespass at the British Ministry of Magic on 31 August.
	+ Gryffindor Quidditch practice at two o'clock.
* 8 September (Sunday):
	+ Harry and Ron spend the day in the Gyffindor common room catching up with homework.
	+ Ron receives a letter from his brother Percy, congratulating him on becoming a prefect.
	+ Ministry of Magic passes Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three.
* 9 September (Monday):
	+ Harry, Ron, and Hermione speak with Sirius shortly after midnight.
	+ *Daily Prophet* reports Dolores Umbridge appointed first ever Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
	+ Umbridge inspects Filius Flitwick during the seventh year Gryffindor Charms class the period before lunch.
	+ Umbridge inspects Sybill Trelawney during the fifth year Griffindor Divination class immediately after lunch.
	+ Harry serves the first of another week worth of detention with Umbridge.
	+ 10 September (Tuesday):
	+ McGonagall docks five points each at Breakfast from Angelina, for shouting, and Harry, for getting more detention.
	+ Umbridge inspects McGonagall during the morning double Transfiguration class.
	+ Umbridge inspects Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank during the afternoon Care of Magical Creatures lesson with the fifth year Gryffindors and Slytherins
	+ Harry earns an extra night of detention.
	+ Harry serves detention with Umbridge.
	+ Hermione suggests that Harry teach them Defence Against the Dark Arts.
* 11 September (Wednesday): Harry serves detention with Umbridge.
* 12 September (Thursday): Harry serves detention with Umbridge.
* 13 September (Friday): Harry serves detention with Umbridge.
* 14 September (Saturday) or 16 September (possibly): Harry serves his extra day of detention earned during Umbridge's inspection of Care of Magical Creatures.
* 20 September: McGonagall should receive the results of her inspection.
* 24 September (Tuesday): Ron and Hermione convince Harry to meet with those interested in learning defence against the Dark Arts

### October

* 5 October (Saturday):Aurora, Augustus, Hermione, and Harry form The Dominion along with twenty-five other students.
* 6 October (Sunday): Ron and Harry spent most of the day outside catching up with homework.
* 7 October (Monday):
	+ All Hogwarts student organisations, societies, teams, groups, and clubs are disbanded, and are only allowed to reform with permission in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four.
	+ While delivering Sirius Black's letter to Harry Potter, Hedwig arrived injured during morning History of Magic class and Harry takes her to Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank.
	+ Umbridge inspects Severus Prince-Slytherin and his daughters during the morning double Potions class for fifth year Gryffindors and Slytherins.
	+ Angelina Johnson appeals to Umbridge to reform the Gryffindor Quidditch team, but is denied; practice planned for the evening was cancelled.
* 8 October (Tuesday):
	+ Well past midnight, Harry, Ron and Hermione speak with Sirius again; he is almost caught by Umbridge.
	+ Angelina notifies Harry that she got permission to reform the Gryffindor Quidditch team by appealing to McGonagall; Quidditch practice takes place at seven o'clock that evening, but only last for about an hour due to heavy rain.
* 9 October (Wednesday):
	+ In the early hours after midnight, Dobby returned a healed Hedwig to Harry and tells him of the Room of Requirement when Harry asks for his assistance.
	+ Quidditch practice was cancelled at lunch due to weather.<
	+ The Dominion meets for the first time in the Room of Requirement practising the Disarming Charm from eight o’clock to ten minutes after 9 o'clock, the fifth years curfew.
* 16 October (Wednesday): Second D.A meeting scheduled for.
* Between 17 October and 30 October: D.A. held a third and fourth meeting.

### November

* Bright and cold Saturday:
	+ Gryffindor beats Slytherin in the first Quidditch match of the season.
	+ Harry and George earn a week's detention from McGonagall for fighting with Malfoy, earning the three of them a punch to the face from Nathara.
	+ Umbridge announces the passage of Educational Decree Number Twenty-Five, giving her the right to strip students of all privileges, and give Harry, George, and Fred a lifetime ban on playing Quidditch.
	+ Hagrid returns from his trip with Olympe Maxime to visit the Giants.
* Next day (Sunday): Hermione goes to speak with Hagrid about reasonable Care of Magical Creature lessons.\*Next day (Monday): Hagrid reappears at the Staff table.
* Next day (Tuesday):
	+ Hagrid held his class on Thestrals.
	+ Umbridge performs her inspection of Hagrid's class.

### December

* December: Postmortem analysis reveals that a series of notes Albus Dumbledore wrote before his death regarding Template:TBB were completed around this time, approximately eighteen months before his death in June of 1997.
* Last meeting of The Dominion before the holiday break.
	+ Harry Potter finally shares a kiss with his crush, Cho Chang.
	+ That night well after midnight, Arthur Weasley was attacked by Nagini in the Department of Mysteries.
	+ Fred, George, Ron, Ginny, and Harry are sent to 12 Grimmauld Place, where they spend the remainder of the night with Sirius. Molly arrives at ten past five and they all go with Tonks and Moody to visit Arthur at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries after lunch.
* Three week break for the holidays.
* 25 December: Neville and Augusta Longbottom visit Naomi and Jacob Longbottom in St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

## Quidditch

* The Tutshill Tornados led the British and Irish Quidditch League in the autumn of 1995. According to The Quibbler, the Tornados had used a combination of torture, blackmail, and illegal broom tampering to win their matches.

## Known individuals that graduated from Hogwarts

* Lucian Bole
* Peregrine Derrick

## Deaths

* 27 May: Bartemius Crouch Snr, onetime Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation
* 24 June: Cedric Diggory
* Karkus]], the Gurg of the last known remaining giant colony
* Between 7 August, 1995 and 18 June, 1996: Callidora Black died