The following events occurred in 1968:
Events[]
- Nobby Leach resigns from the office of Minister for Magic, following a mysterious illness (conspiracy theories abound; Abraxas Malfoy is believed to have led the shady plot to cause his resignation). Eugenia Jenkins becomes the new Minister.[1]
- Hamish MacFarlan becomes Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.[2]
- Sturgis Podmore starts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[3]
- Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Births[]
Behind the scenes[]
- Peter Goess, an illustrator of The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac, is born.
- 21 March: Greg Ellis, voice actor for various characters in Hogwarts Legacy, is born.
- 21 May: Tom Goodman-Hill, voice actor of Peter Pettigrew in the video game adaptations of Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire, is born.
- 17 August: Actress Helen McCrory, who played Narcissa Malfoy, is born.
- 30 October: Moira Quirk, voice actor in Hogwarts Legacy, is born.
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot) - "Sturgis Podmore, 38, of number two, Laburnum Gardens, Clapham, has appeared in front of the Wizengamot charged with trespass and attempted robbery at the Ministry of Magic on 31st August."
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