1997

This page lists events known to have occurred during the year **1997**, although the exact date may or may not be known.

See also the scholastic years 1996/97 and 1997/98. Events with more uncertain dates may be found in the decade 1990s or the century 1900s.

## Canonical plot

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* 1 March: Ron accidentally consumes a Love Potion that Romilda Vane intended for Harry, then drinks poisoned mead that Draco had intended for Dumbledore; Harry saves him with a bezoar.
* 8 March: Hufflepuff wins a Quidditch match against Gryffindor, 320 to 60.
* 20 April: The acromantula Aragog dies; Hagrid removes his corpse from the Forbidden Forest to prevent the other acromantulas from eating it.
* 21 April: Harry and Horace Slughorn attend Aragog's funeral; Harry drinks Felix Felicis and is able to get Slughorn's memory of discussing horcruxes with Tom Riddle.
* 22 April: Harry and Dumbledore view Slughorn's memory and discover the truth of Voldemort's multiple horcruxes. Katie Bell returns from St Mungo's.
* 10 May: Gryffindor wins a Quidditch match against Ravenclaw, 450 to 140. Harry and Ginny begin dating.
* 30 June: Harry is told by Sybill Trelawney that Snape overheard her giving the prophecy about Harry and Voldemort. Later that same day, Harry and Dumbledore retrieve the fake locket horcrux from a cave and learn of the existence of "R.A.B.". As they return to Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy smuggles several Death Eaters into the castle and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower ensues. Draco confronts Dumbledore, while Harry is hidden under his Invisibility Cloak. Draco disarms Dumbledore, unknowingly claiming possession of the Elder Wand's loyalty, but doesn't kill him, lowering his wand at the last moment. Severus Snape appears in the Astronomy Tower with several Death Eaters, kills Dumbledore and flees the school.
* Early July: Hermione discovers that Snape's mother was Eileen Prince. The next day, Dumbledore's funeral is held at Hogwarts, and the Elder Wand is buried with him. Ron and Hermione commit to the hunt for Voldemort's horcruxes. Harry breaks up with Ginny because he believes they are not safe together. Several Death Eaters escape from Azkaban.
* Mid-July: Charity Burbage is murdered at a Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor. After reading about increasing attacks against Muggle-borns, Hermione places a Memory Charm on her parents to remove their memories of her, gives them new identities and arranges for them to "retire" to Australia permanently. The Dursleys pack up their home at Privet Drive and leave it for parts unknown at Harry's urging.
* 27 July: The Battle of the Seven Potters.
* 1 August: Voldemort takes over the Ministry of Magic, installing Pius Thicknesse as puppet Minister under the Imperius Curse. The Burrow and other residences affiliated with the Order of the Phoenix are attacked by Death Eaters.
* 1 September: School starts. Snape's appointment as headmaster is announced.
* 2 September: Harry, Hermione and Ron infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.
* Early October: Ron goes to Shell Cottage. Neville, Luna and Ginny attempt to steal the Sword of Gryffindor.
* Start of Christmas holidays: Luna is captured by Death Eaters and locked up in Malfoy Manor.
* 24 December: Nagini attacks Harry and Hermione in Godric's Hollow.
* 28 December: Ron returns; Salazar Slytherin's locket is destroyed.
* 30 December: Ambush at the Lovegood house.

## Para-canonical plot

(Non-canonical events that do not contradict canon)

July: Voldemort attacks and "conscripts" the Greengrass family; Daphne Greengrass escapes but is mauled by Greyback and becomes a werewolf. (Date uncertain: during the July full moon of 1997, so properly 19 or 20 July, but the author did not check the phases (at least for 1997) and counting the days in the story gives rather around 7-9 July.)

## Contra-canonical plot

(Non-canonical events that *do* contradict canon)

## Deaths

* 20 April: **Aragog**
* 30 June: **Albus Dumbledore**, **Gibbon**
* 27 July: **Hedwig (owl)**, **Alastor Moody**
* 1 August: **Rufus Scrimgeour**
* 2 September: **Mykew Gregorovitch**

### Date unknown

* **Bathilda Bagshot**: between July and 24 December
* Mirabelle Bonnet: winter or early spring (contra-canonical)
* **Charity Burbage**: mid-July
* Maypenny: Late December ("a few weeks" before early-mid January)
* **Montgomery**: April
* **Julie Parkes**: before 24 December
* **Cassandra Vablatsky**

## Marriages

* 1 August: **Bill Weasley** and **Fleur Delacour** at the Burrow.

### Date unknown

* Early July: **Remus Lupin** and **Nymphadora Tonks**
* July-September: Annabelle Snowbloom and her unnamed husband ("less than six months" before January 1998)

## References

1. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 57
2. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 58
3. ↑ StarDate.org Moon Phase Calculator
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Code*, Chapter 20
5. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 1
6. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 2
7. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 10
8. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 21
9. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 39
10. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 46
11. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 51
12. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 53
13. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 54
14. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 58
15. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 64
16. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 65
17. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 66
18. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 68
19. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 69
20. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 70
21. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 71
22. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 72
23. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 73
24. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 74
25. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 75
26. ↑ *The Power of Seven, Chapter 76*
27. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 77
28. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 78
29. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 79
30. ↑ *The Prisoner*, Chapter 14
31. ↑ *The Prisoner*, Chapter 4
32. ↑ *Isolation*, Chapter 23