2016/Slytherin Harry Potter

*"Slytherin!"*
―Sorting Hat
The following events occurred in the year **2016**:

#### 31st

* On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he is visited in the Hut-on-the-Rock by Rubeus Hagrid, who tells Harry of his wizard heritage and takes him to Diagon Alley for the first time the next morning.
* Harry gets fitted for his robes at Madam Malkin's by himself.
* Quirinus Quirrell breaks into Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but fails to steal the Philosopher's Stone, which was already taken by Hagrid.

### September

#### 1st

* The Dursleys abandon Harry at King's Cross station. He stands between Platforms Nine and Ten, wondering how to find Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. He is stumped for a while until he overhears Molly Weasley use the word "muggles," and he asks her for help. She tells him to run through the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten, which he does, and he is astonished to find the train to Hogwarts on the other side of the station. Mrs. Weasley's twin sons, third-years Fred and George Weasley, help him lift his trunk onto the train before recognising him as Harry Potter, and their younger brother Ron, a first-year, asks to sit with him.
* Harry and Ron bond over their anxiety about Hogwarts (particularly Ron's successful older brothers and his sad rat Scabbers), and Harry buys a lot of sweets for them to share. Ron introduces Harry to elements of the wizarding world like Quidditch, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, and Famous Witches and Wizards cards. One of Harry's cards bears the picture of Albus Dumbledore.
* Harry meets Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, his toad Trevor, Draco Malfoy, and Crabbe and Goyle. Harry is offended by Draco's bigotry and rudeness, especially when it is directed at Ron, and he rejects his offer of friendship and advice. The five boys almost get into a fight, but Scabbers bites Goyle and drives them off.
* The Hogwarts Express arrives at Hogsmeade Station, and Hagrid escorts the first-years across the Lake in boats where they catch their first glimpse of Hogwarts.
* The new students are greeted at the castle door by Professor Minerva McGonagall, who tells them they will soon be sorted into their houses. All Hogwarts students live in one of four residences: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin, with each house having its own team for Quidditch. The houses are in a yearlong competition with one another to acquire the most points, which are earned by success in Quidditch games and given by teachers for academic achievement and lost for student infractions, in order to win the House Cup awarded at the end of the year. The first-years wait in an antechamber while McGonagall checks to see whether it is time yet. The Hogwarts ghosts glide into the room by mistake while debating whether to offer Peeves another chance.
* The students are led to the Great Hall, where the entire school and a battered old hat on a stool are waiting for them. When the students try on the Sorting Hat, it announces the house in which they are placed. Hermione is Sorted into Gryffindor, much to Ron's displeasure. On Harry's turn to wear the hat, it places Harry in Slytherin. Harry is shocked to find that Draco joins in Slytherin with him.

#### 9th

* Harry gets on the bad side of Argus Filch on his very first morning, when he finds him trying to force his way through a door which turns out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds Third-floor corridor. Filch threatens to lock him in the dungeons, but Harry is luckily rescued by Quirrell, who is passing by.

#### 13th

* During breakfast, Hedwig arrives with a tea invitation from Hagrid.
* Harry discovers that Professor Snape likes him, but Ron does not.
* At Hagrid's Hut, Harry is disconcerted by Hagrid's huge and fierce-looking dog, Fang, but discover that he is gentle. Harry happens to notice an article from the wizard newspaper, the Daily Prophet, detailing a break-in that occurred at Gringotts bank in a vault that had been emptied earlier in the day. He realises that it happened on his birthday, the day he and Hagrid went to Gringotts. Furthermore, he remembers that Hagrid emptied vault seven hundred and thirteen, taking a small package with him as he left.

#### 19th

* Harry finds out that the Gryffindors will have flying lessons with the Slytherins, much to his discomfort, as Ron and the others don't like him. However, Harry finds that he is quite a natural at flying. Madam Hooch leads the class, gently sending the new fliers off the ground.
* Neville has an accident when his broom runs amok and breaks his wrist. Madam Hooch takes him to the Hospital Wing telling everyone to stay on the ground while she is away. Malfoy notices a Remembrall belonging to Neville, picks it up, and begins to fly around with it. Harry goes after Malfoy, who throws the ball in the air. Harry catches it spectacularly and lands safely back on the ground.
* Just then, Professor Snape arrives, reprimanding Harry and ordering him to follow him. But instead of punishing him, Snape introduces him to Marcus Flint, captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team, and makes him the Slytherin team's new Seeker.
* At dinner, Harry is excited about joining the Quidditch team. Malfoy comes over with Crabbe and Goyle and teases Harry about getting in trouble earlier. The tension grows and Malfoy challenges Harry to a wizard's duel. Harry accepts, with Ron stepping up as his second. After Malfoy leaves, Harry thanks Ron, who says he is a good person, which Ron did not expect from a Slytherin.
* As Harry and Ron sneak out later that night, Hermione tries to stop Ron but gets locked out of the dorm and must tag along. Neville also joins them, as he has forgotten the password to the common room and ended up sleeping on the floor outside.
* They arrive at the Trophy Room, the site of the duel, but Malfoy is nowhere to be found. They hear Argus Filch and his cat, Mrs Norris, enter the room. With it obvious that Malfoy tricked them, they begin to hide and then run away. Not sure where they are going, they accidentally end up in the forbidden area on the third floor, staring at a large and scary three-headed dog. The children manage to get out safely, though they are terrified. Hermione reprimands Harry and Ron, but stirs Harry's curiosity by pointing out that the dog was standing on a trapdoor.

#### 27th

* Snape anonymously gifts Harry with a Nimbus 2000. Malfoy tells Harry that first-year students are not allowed broomsticks. Malfoy then tries to report Harry to Professor Flitwick who just expresses admiration for Harry's talent having heard from Snape.
* Harry later meets Marcus Flint to learn the basics of Quidditch, including the various positions on a standard Quidditch team and the implements used in the game. Flint explains Harry's role as a Seeker: his job is to avoid other players and catch the Golden Snitch. A Quidditch game cannot end until the Snitch is caught, making the Seeker the most important player on a team.

### October

#### 31st

* Flitwick begins teaching his students how to make things fly, using the *Wingardium Leviosa* spell. Only Hermione succeeds; Ron, offended by her air of superiority, utters a nasty comment that Hermione overhears. Harry notices her running off in tears.
* During the feast, Professor Quirrell, bursts in and gives a terrifying announcement about a twelve-foot troll in the building. As the prefects lead the students back to their dorms, the teachers defeat the troll.

### November

#### 11th

* Ron and Hermione's suspicions of Snape continue to grow as Harry starts to notice that Snape is limping. Going off to retrieve the book from Snape, Harry overhears Snape talking to Argus Filch about the fact that the three-headed dog has attacked him, leaving a cut on his leg, which makes Harry suspicious.

#### 12th

* Harry plays his first Quidditch match. Harry spots the Golden Snitch early in the game and is flying toward it when the Gryffindor bludger is sent toward him.
* Sabotage of Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000: Later in the game, Quirrell tries to curse Harry and knock him off his broom. Harry's broom begins jerking uncontrollably. Hagrid comments that only Dark magic could make a broomstick so hard to manage. Hermione notices that Snape is staring at Harry and muttering to himself, signs of casting a curse. As two of Harry's teammates, the Weasley twins, try to rescue Harry in the air, Hermione rushes over to Snape in such a hurry that she knocks Quirrell over, sneaks behind Snape, and sets his robe on fire. The spell on Harry's broom is broken and Harry is once again in control. He starts speeding toward the ground and lands, catching the Snitch.
* After the match, Harry thanks Hermione, who befriends him.
* Hagrid takes Harry back to his hut with Hermione and Ron, who tells Harry that Snape was putting a curse on his broomstick. Hagrid does not believe this, asking why Snape would try to kill Harry. Harry tells Hagrid about Snape getting injured by the dog in the third-floor corridor. Hagrid involuntarily reveals that the three-headed dog, Fluffy, is his, and that what the dog is guarding is a secret known only to Albus Dumbledore and a man named Nicolas Flamel.

### December

#### 5th

* McGonagall takes names of those staying at Hogwarts over Christmas

#### 19th

* Hogwarts students return home for the holidays.

#### 22nd

* Harry and Ron spend their time toasting things on the fire and playing wizard chess.

#### 25th

* On Christmas Day, Harry awakens to presents: a flute from Hagrid, a 50 pence coin from the Dursleys, some fudge and Chocolate Frogs from Hermione, and a knitted jumper from Ron's mother. He also receives an Invisibility Cloak accompanied only by an anonymous note telling him that the cloak once belonged to Harry's father and to "use it well."
* That night, after a satisfying Christmas dinner and after everyone has fallen asleep, Harry tries on his Invisibility Cloak. Unseen, he is able to go to the library's restricted-books section, but one of the books starts screaming when he opens it, so he quickly leaves.
* He passes Filch and hides in an old classroom as Filch is getting Snape to help him search the corridors. Inside stands an old mirror in a gold frame with the inscription *"Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi"* ("I show not your face, but your heart's desire"). Harry looks in the mirror and sees many people standing behind him, but when he turns around in the room, he sees no one. Suddenly, he recognises that two of the people in the mirror are his dead mother and father. He tries to speak to them, but they can only communicate by waving. Harry lingers there a while but eventually returns to his room.

#### 26th

* Harry brings Ron with him to the mirror room. Ron does not see Harry's parents in the mirror but instead sees himself holding the Quidditch Cup. Mrs Norris, Filch's prowling cat, notices them, so they flee

#### 27th

* Ron is afraid of being caught and does not want to go back, as he does not trust the mirror, so Harry returns alone. There he finds Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore explains to Harry that the mirror, which is known as the Mirror of Erised, displays the deepest desires of whoever looks into it. Harry is relieved to find that Dumbledore is not angry. However, he warns Harry that men have wasted away and been driven mad before the mirror and informs Harry that the mirror will be moved to a new location and tells him not to go looking for it. When Harry asks what Dumbledore sees in the mirror, his answer is "himself holding a pair of socks."

#### 30th

* Harry begins having nightmares about his parents’ death.