1989

The following events occurred in the year **1989**:

## Events

* **6 January:** A will reading is held for the last wishes of Wendellin Brown. Ophelia and Lavender’s father, Nigel, inherits a rather large trust fund from his grandfather.
* **6 February:** Maisie Cattermole turns eight years old.
* **1 March:** Ronald Weasley turns nine years old.
* **8 March:** Reginald Cattermole gets married to his second wife, Mary, in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
* **14 March:** Ophelia Brown celebrates her eighth birthday in Havana, Cuba.
* **31 July:** Harry Potter turns nine years old.
* **11 August:** Ginny Weasley turns eight years old.
* **19 September:** Hermione Granger turns ten years old.
* **4 November:** Aquila Black turns nine years old.
* **2 December:** Irma Black (née Crabbe), grandmother of Aquila and Altair Black and great-grandmother of Draco Malfoy, dies aged 88. A large tribute is published in the *Daily Prophet*.
* **10 December:** Aquila Black and her brother Altair are present at the funeral of their grandmother, Irma Black née Crabbe. Whilst there Draco attempts to avoid their grandfather Pollux as much as possible and all three children are scolded for their absence during the afterward reception.
* **29 December:** Abraxas Malfoy, grandfather of Draco Malfoy, dies aged 71 of Dragon Pox. Lucius Malfoy becomes Head of the House of Malfoy, and Draco becomes Heir.

## Hogwarts

### Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts:

The following individuals graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in June of 1989.

* William Weasley, Head Boy
* Steven Kropp
* Heather Kelly

### Individuals who Started at Hogwarts:

The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1989.

* Kevin Bletchley (Slytherin)
* Roger Davies (Ravenclaw)
* Cedric Diggory (Hufflepuff)
* Asha Eaton (Hufflepuff)
* Terence Higgs (Slytherin)
* Angelina Johnson (Gryffindor)
* Lee Jordan (Gryffindor)
* Albert Jorkins (Gryffindor)
* Michael McManus (Hufflepuff)
* Graham Montague (Slytherin)
* Nora O'Flaherty (Gryffindor)
* Adrian Pucey (Slytherin)
* Alicia Spinnet (Gryffindor)
* Patricia Stimpson (Hufflepuff)
* Cassius Warrington (Slytherin)
* Fred Weasley (Gryffindor)
* George Weasley (Gryffindor)

### Other:

* **19 June:** Slytherin wins the House Cup.

## Births

* **26 February:** Owen Fudge is born to Charis Fudge (née Goyle) and Cornelius Fudge in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
* **6 June:** Twins Eleanor and Michael Bruce are born to Mary Jane Bruce (née McKinnon) and Andrew Bruce in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
* **11 September:** Olivia Moore is born in Portsmouth, Lancashire, England.

## Deaths

* **2 January:** Mary Bulstrode (née Warrington) dies aged 68 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
* **28 February:** Odella Greengrass (née Burke) dies aged 63 in Bath, Somerset, England.
* **27 April:** Horace Liddell passes away aged 77 in Budleigh Babberton, Devon, England.
* **4 June: *"****Emil Weasley succumbed to an incurable illness at St. Mungo's Hospital, aged 46. He was the beloved husband of Penelope Abbott and the father to Flora and Evander Weasley. Survived by his father, Barnabas Weasley, he is predeceased by his mother, Flora Weasley (née Crabbe) and an uncle, Septimus Weasley."*
* **10 June:** Sabina Fenwick (née Goshawk) and her husband, Jeremy Fenwick were both murdered this past Saturday, with an arrest made. It is believed that their adult daughter, Lucia, who was previously found to be unwell, and who was living with them, bludgeoned her parents to death with a metal clock that she found in the house. Jeremy and Sabina Fenwick were both lifelong residents of Hadleigh Heath, Suffolk. The couple is survived by another son, Charles, and a grandson, Benjy.
* **9 August: *"****Enid Fawley (née Edgecombe), niece of couple Jeremy and Sabina Fenwick, who were murdered in June, passed away this Wednesday in Hadleigh Heath, Suffolk, aged 54. No foul play has been suspected. She was the beloved wife of Clement Fawley, and a grandmother of three. She is survived by a daughter, Evaline Greeengrass, and a son, Geoffrey Fawley."*
* **21 October:** Barnabas Weasley, father of the late Emil Weasley, passed on early Saturday morning in Ottery. He is united with his wife, Flora (d. 1959), and sons Emil and Angus in death. He leaves behind a daughter-in-law, Penelope, who is now in the care of his two other grandchildren, Malvina and Harvey, as well as two further grandchildren, Flora and Evander Weasley.
* **2 December:** *"Irma Black (née Crabbe), beloved wife of Pollux Black, departed from this life Saturday evening... She is survived by her two adult children, Cygnus Black IV, aged 58, and Walburga Black, wife of Orion Black, the Heir to the House of Black, as well as four grandchildren and a great-grandson. Among her four grandchildren are the lady Narcissa Malfoy (née Black), daughter of Cygnus, and her sister Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), who was imprisoned in Azkaban following the war... as well as Altair Black, heir apparent to the House of Black, and Aquila Black, both aged nine. Her great-grandson, Draco Malfoy, is heir to the House of Malfoy. She is reunited in death with her parents, Joseph and Antoinette Crabbe (née Greengrass), as well as her most-beloved grandson, Regulus Black, who was lost in the war... services will be held... (cont'd)"* (not mentioned: her disowned son, Alphard Black, her disowned grandson, Sirius Black, or her disowned granddaughter, Andromeda Tonks née Black).
* **24 December:** Harfang Longbottom succumbed to dragon pox on this day aged 74 in Somerset. He is survived by his grandson, Frank Longbottom, a resident of the Janus Thickey Ward, and a great-grandson, Neville.
* **29 December: *"****Abraxas Malfoy, Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Malfoy, died this evening aged 71 at Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire, of dragon pox. He is reunited with his late wife, Viola, in death. He is survived by his son, Lucius Malfoy, who will ascend to Head of the House of Malfoy, and a grandson, Draco, who will be elevated to the position of Heir..."*