The following events happened in the 1710s:
Events[]
- 1711: Quaffles are first coloured red to make them distinguishable during a muddy winter.[1]
- 1714: The 1714 Edict is issued by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]
- 1715: The forty-fifth Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[3]
- 1717: The Killing, Cruciatus and Imperius Curses are first considered Unforgivable by the Ministry of Magic.[4]
- 1718: Damocles Rowle is elected Minister for Magic on a platform of being "tough on Muggles".[5]
Births[]
- 1715: Flavius Belby.[6]
- Between September 1713 and August 1716: Vicky Bishopper, Quidditch Captain 1728-1732.[7]
- Between September 1717 and August 1721: Robin Higgy, Quidditch Captain 1732-1736.[7]
- Between September 1709 and August 1712: Katie Rayknolls, Quidditch Captain 1724-1728.[7]
Deaths[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - see this image.
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Albus Dumbledore on "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump".
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 349 (see this image)
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