The following events occurred in 1945:
Events[]
- Tom Riddle (Lord Voldemort) graduates from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and starts working at Borgin and Burkes.[1][2]
Dumbledore's and Grindelwald's epic duel in 1945
- On 2 November, Albus Dumbledore defeats Gellert Grindelwald,[3] who is subsequently incarcerated in Nurmengard.[4]
- The Second World War ends.
- The Global Wizarding War ends.
Quidditch[]
- Neil Lament captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.[5]
Births[]
- Devlin Whitehorn, founder of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- 8 February: Miquel Brown, who plays Bernadette, in the film inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is born.
- 23 May: Andrew Burt, a British actor who provided voices in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, was born.[7]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Tom was born on 31 December 1926 and therefore started Hogwarts in September 1938. He would have left seven years later in June 1945.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
- ↑ Su Best Movie è tempo di magia: da Animali Fantastici – I Segreti di Silente a Doctor Strange, tutte le novità di aprile - "The film is set in the 30s, so we will have to wait a little longer before we witness the legendary final one between the two, which took place at dawn on November 2 1945, and concluded with the end of the global magical war and with the victory, by Dumbledore's Elder Wand." - David Yates
- ↑ Harry Potter: The Exhibition (see this image)
- ↑ J. K. Rowling's official site - Wizard of the Month
- ↑
Andrew Burt on Wikipedia
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