1987

The following events occurred in the year **1987**:

## Events

### Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts:

The following individuals graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 20 June, 1987.

* Chester Davies, Head Boy
* Felix Rosier

### Individuals who Started at Hogwarts:

The following individuals started their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1987.

* Penelope Clearwater (Ravenclaw)
* Mary Doyle (Gryffindor)
* Marcus Flint (Slytherin)
* Brendan Kelly (Ravenclaw)
* Lewis Moore (Hufflepuff)
* Percival Weasley (Gryffindor)
* Oliver Wood (Gryffindor)

### Hogwarts:

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

### Other:

* **23 March:** *Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles* by Wilhelm Wigworthy, is published by Little Red Books.
* **13 May:** Maisie Cattermole, a six year old girl from Evesham, is bitten by a werewolf, and is treated by her father, Reginald Cattermole, for the bite at home. He neglects to report the attack to the proper authorities. Later it is discovered that the werewolf which had attacked the Cattermoles was indeed Fenrir Greyback, notorious for his crimes of biting and kidnapping young children.
* **11 August:** Ginny Weasley turns six years old in August and presumably starts to take each of her brothers Broomsticks out in turn and ride them secretly.

## Births

* **7 January:** Alexandra MacLeod is born to Victoria MacLeod (née Chamberlain) and James MacLeod in Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
* **19 January:** Alice Chamberlain is born to Susanna Chamberlain (née Coburn) and her husband Ernest Chamberlain in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
* **19 June:** John Marbury is born to Mr. and Mrs. Marbury in Paddington, London, England.
* **9 July:** Lydia Bruce to Mary Jane Bruce (née McKinnon) and Andrew Bruce in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
* **20 August:** Helena Fudge to Charis Fudge (née Goyle) and Cornelius Fudge in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

## Deaths

* **19 February: *"****Ignatius Greengrass passed away aged 58 at St. Mungo's Thursday evening... Survived by his wife, Odella, a sister, Antiope Moon, and two sons: Hon. Ignatius Greengrass II, member of the Wizenagmot, and Cyril Greengrass, as well as two daughters-in-law, Evaline and Winnifred... also survived by his five grandchildren and a niece, Pandora. He joins his two youngest children, Rosalind and Ambrose, in death... young Rosalind having passed on in 1968, and Ambrose in 1981, during the war. Services held..."*
* **24 February:** The widow Dulcibella Edgecombe passed away at the age of 71, joining her husband Philander, having predeceased her by two years. She is survived by her three children, and three grandchildren. Her maiden name was Goshawk.
* **27 February: "***Boudica Smethwyck (née Tremblay) passed away peacefully at her home in King's Lynn, Norfolk, Friday evening. She joins her husband Gauvain Smethwyck in death, aged 82.*"
* **3 May:** Septimus Weasley died Sunday at the age of 79 in Ottery, Devon. He is survived by three children, all sons, and thirteen grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Cedrella of 64 years. Septimus also joins his parents, Octavius and Hortensia, as well as a brother, Barnabas, and a nephew, Angus, in death.
* **10 June:** Barnaby Fawley passed away aged 77 in Derby, Derbyshire, this Wednesday. He was the younger son of former Minister for Magic Hector Fawley... survived by a brother, Clement, a sister-in-law, Enid, and a niece and a nephew, he joins his wife, Eudora, and daughter, Isobel Crouch, in death.
* **14 July: "***Silas Moon died on this day at the age of 54 in Primrose Hill, London, England. He was the husband of Antiope Moon (née Greengrass), who survives him. Also a survivor is his daughter, Mrs. Pandora Lovegood, of Ottery St Catchpole, Devon.*"