1990

File:Cornelius fudge hppoa.jpg  The following events occurred in the year **1990**.

## Events

* ***23 June***: ***Dudley Dursley's tenth birthday***. He laughs with his parents and ***Aunt Marge*** as Harry Potter accidentally steps on ***Ripper***'s paw and is thus chased by the enraged bulldog out into the garden and up a tree. To delight the Dursleys further, Marge refuses to call Ripper off until past midnight.
* Cornelius Fudge becomes ***Minister for Magic***.
* The ***Twigger 90*** is first produced by ***Flyte and Barker***.
* The ***421st Quidditch World Cup*** is held. After a five-day-long final, ***Canada*** defeats ***Scotland***. In a post-match interview, Scottish ***Seeker*** ***Hector Lamont*** famously blames his father, ***"Stubby" Lamont***, for not giving him longer fingers.
* ***Jacob's sibling***, ***Merula Snyde***, ***Ben Copper***, and ***Jacob*** ***break into*** the ***Sunken Vault***. They encounter ***Patricia Rakepick*** and have a fight outside the Vault.
* ***Arif Sikander*** replaces Quirinus Quirrell as the ***Muggle Studies*** professor.
* An ***unidentified Metamorphmagus*** ***infiltrates*** the ***British Ministry of Magic Headquarters***, ***curses*** the ***enchanted windows*** and steals a ***Portkey*** in the form of a ***sock***.

## Individuals that started at Hogwarts

#### Gryffindor

* ***Katie Bell***
* ***Cormac McLaggen***

#### Ravenclaw

* ***Marcus Belby***
* ***Eddie Carmichael***
* ***Cho Chang***
* ***Marietta Edgecombe***

## Deaths

* ***Pollux Black***
* Between ***13 February*** 1990 and ***12 February*** 1991: ***Pandora Lovegood***
* ***Rowan Khanna***

## Behind the scenes

* ***1 January***: ***Tom Ackerley***, who played a Slytherin ***student***, is born.
* ***6 January***: ***Will Howes***, who played a Hogwarts student, is born.
* ***13 February***: Actor ***Tom Moorcroft***, who played ***Regulus Black***, is born.
* ***19 February***: ***Luke Newberry***, who played ***Teddy Lupin***, is born.
* ***28 February***: Actress ***Georgina Leonidas***, who played ***Katie Bell***, is born.
* ***15 April***: Actress ***Emma Watson***, who played Hermione Granger, is born.
* ***1 July***: ***Rob Gunn***, who played an extra in the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix (film)*, is born.
* ***12 July***: ***Ekow Quartey***, who played ***Bem*** in the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and The Prisoner-Of Azkaban* (film), is born.
* ***2 September*** ***Sarah Harrison***, who played a Ravenclaw student, is born.
* ***6 October***: Actress ***Scarlett Byrne***, who played ***Pansy Parkinson*** in the film adaptation of *Harry-Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film), is born.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at *Wizarding World (website)*
2. ↑ ***Quidditch Through the Ages***, Chapter 9 (*The Development of the Racing Broom*)
3. ↑ *Pottermore* - ***Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014*** (Archived)
4. ↑ *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
5. ↑ *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
7. ↑ *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
8. ↑ *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
9. ↑ ***Black Family Tapestry***
10. ↑ In *Harry-Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film), Luna says she was nine when her mother died. J.K. Rowling later confirmed that Luna's birthday was February 13th, meaning Pandora died between Luna's 9th and 10th birthday.
11. ↑ *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
12. ↑  Tom Moorcroft on Wikipedia
13. ↑  Georgina Leonidas on Wikipedia
14. ↑  Emma Watson at the **Internet Movie Database**
15. ↑ http://dictionary.sensagent.com/ekow%20quartey/en-en/
16. ↑ Sarah Harrison on IMDb
17. ↑  Scarlett Byrne on Wikipedia