1977

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

## Events

### Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts:

The following individuals graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 20 June, 1977.

* Frank Longbottom
* Patricia McKinnon
* Lucinda Talkalot
* Bertram Aubrey Sr.
* John Bell
* Euan Evermonde
* Alban Seward
* James MacLeod
* Godiva Fowler
* Molly Cartwright
* Sybill Trelawney

### Individuals who Started at Hogwarts:

The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1977.

* Gwenog Jones (Gryffindor)
* Amelia Symons (Hufflepuff)

### Other:

* **8 June**: The Gryffindor Quidditch Team, newly captained by James Potter, won the Inter-House Tournament as they beat Slytherin by 530 points, in perhaps the most grueling game ever witnessed by Hogwarts Students in a decade. The team members consisted of Sirius Black, the Keeper, Arthur Browne and John Bell, Beaters, Captain James Potter, Chaser, Geoffrey Fawley and Marlene McKinnon, Chasers, and Phoebe Dawson, Seeker.
* **2 July**: Cornelius Bulstrode and Geneviève Delacour celebrated their marriage in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
* **31 July**: James Potter and Lily Evans are chosen by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore as Head Boy and Girl. They receive the notification by post.
* **28 August:** Sirius Black inherits a large sum of money from the will of his uncle, Alphard Black, after Alphard passes away in hospital, on 28 August, 1977.
* **18 October**: Cornelius Hargrave and Floriane Aubrey celebrate their marriage on 18 October, 1977, in Truro, Cornwall, England.
* **10 December:** James Potter's mother, Dorea Potter, passes away unexpectedly on 10 December, 1977. He and Sirius Black travel to Godric's Hollow to attend the funeral.

## Births

* **2 January**: Claude Urquhart to Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart in Mallaig, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.
* **7 February**: Hortense Gambol to Mr. and Mrs. Gambol in Barnton, Cheshire, England.
* **17 March**: Peregrine Derrick to Mr. and Mrs. Derrick in Denholme, West Yorkshire, England.
* **18 March**: Miles Bletchley to Mr. and Mrs. Bletchley in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
* **20 March**: Beatrice Haywood to Mr. and Mrs. Haywood in London, Middlesex, England.
* **9 May**: Lucian Bole to Mr. Bole and Edna Bole in Colne, Lancashire, England.
* **11 May**: Amata Baudin to Mr. and Mrs. Baudin in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
* **18 August**: Fleur Delacour to Monsieur Delacour and his wife Apolline in Lyon, Marseilles, France.
* **10 September**: Cedric Diggory to Amos Diggory and Mrs. Diggory in Ottery St Catchpole, Devon, England.
* **17 October**: Cassius Warrington to Mr. and Mrs. Warrington in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
* **25 October**: Angelina Johnson to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson in Halewood, Merseyside, England.

## Deaths

* **23 April**: Neville Longbottom I dies aged 86 in York, Yorkshire, England.
* **28 August**: Alphard Black passes away aged 48 from complications of Haemophilia at St. Mungo's Hospital in London, England.
* **10 December**: Dorea Potter (née Black) dies unexpectedly of Dragon Pox, aged 57, in Godric's Hollow, Somerset, England.
* **24 December**: Hugh Marchbanks dies aged 76 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
* **25 December**: Beatrix Gershwin (née Davies) passes away in Glassonby, Cumberland, England, aged 75.