1977

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The following events occurred in the year **1977**:

## Events

* James Potter and Lily Evans become Head Boy and Girl
* Sirius Black gets his own place (either in 1976 or 1977) with money he inherited from his uncle ***Alphard Black***.
* James Potter and Sirius Black are chased by two police men, ***Fisher*** and ***Anderson***, as well as three ***Death Eaters*** on broomsticks, while riding on Sirius's ***motorbike***. They escape, however, by using magic to lift the police car, causing the three Death Eaters to crash into it.
* ***Vernon*** and ***Petunia Dursley*** purchase and move in to ***4 Privet Drive***.

### Quidditch

* ***Regulus Black*** plays for the Slytherin Quidditch team during the **1977** to 1978 school year.

## Births

* c. 1977: ***Fleur Delacour*** to ***Monsieur Delacour*** and ***Apolline Delacour***
* ***September*** or October: ***Cedric Diggory*** to ***Amos Diggory*** and ***his wife***
* ***24*** – ***30 October***: Angelina Johnson
* c. 1977: ***Cassius Warrington***

## Deaths

* ***Dorea Potter née Black***
* ***Amarillo Lestoat***
* ***Alphard Black*** (possibly)

## Behind the scenes

* ***13 May***: Actress ***Samantha Morton***, who played ***Mary Lou Barebone***, is born.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 4 - "Head boy and girl in their day,"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 According to ***Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix***, chapter 6, Sirius Black's uncle *died when Sirius was 17, leaving him 'a decent bit of gold'*. Sirius turned 17 on 3 November 1976 and 18 on 3 November 1977; Alphard must have died at some point between these two dates.
3. ↑ ***Harry Potter Prequel***, Sirius and James appear to be in their late teens to the policemen. The story itself is undated with no direct reference to established events, but is said to take place about three years prior to the birth of Harry Potter, thus setting it in 1977.
4. ↑ "Divulgado roteiro COMPLETO de *Relíquias da Morte: Parte 1* - FULL *Deathly Hallows: Part 1* script released″ on Oclumencia.com.br. (translation here)
5. ↑ Fleur was able to put her name down for the Triwizard Tournament at the end of October 1994 for which she had to be seventeen. She left school in July 1995 since she acquired work at Gringotts that summer. This means she was born between September 1976 to August 1977.
6. ↑ Cedric was in his sixth year at Hogwarts during the 1994-1995 school year. This means that he started his first year there in the 1989-1990 school year. Since he entered the Triwizard Tournament by October 31 1994, Cedric must have been 17 or older by that date. Therefore, he was born in either September or October 1977.
7. ↑ , Chapter B, scene 16 It is mentioned, on Saturday 31st October (Hallowe'en) 1994 that her 17th birthday was the week before.
8. ↑ , Cassius was rumoured to have put his name in the Triwizard Tournament meaning he was at least 17 by October 31 1994. He was still attending Hogwarts the year after, meaning he was in his last year then. Cassius was therefore born between September 1977 and August 1978
9. ↑ The ***Black Family Tree*** shows that Dorea Potter, nee Black, died at the age of 57 in 1977.
10. ↑ His ***Famous Wizard Card*** confirms that he dies in 1977