1979

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.

Lily James memory — The wedding of James and Lily Potter

The following events occurred in the year 1979:

Events[]

Regulus Black is killed by an Inferius after drinking the Drink of Despair while trying to destroy a Horcrux of Lord Voldemort.
The wedding of James Potter (I) and Lily Evans takes place, with Sirius Black as the best man. Around Hallowe'en, Lily becomes pregnant.
1 April: Caractacus Phelps explodes eight hundred Stink Pellets by dropping them en masse from the roof of the Daily Prophet building in Diagon Alley. The resultant gas cloud causes untold discomfort throughout London and approximately five hundred cases of 'Stinkitus' are reported. The non-magical authorities explain the stinking cloud as an unpleasant emission from a nearby factory.^[1]
Newt Scamander is awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class.^[2]

Individuals that started at Hogwarts[]

Gwenog Jones^[3]

Births[]

19 September: Hermione Granger

Deaths[]

Behind the scenes[]

1979: Sam Crane, actor for Harry Potter, is born
7 March: Erica Mabuchi, who portrays Ginny Potter, is born.
19 July: David Sakurai, actor for Krall, is born.
8 September: Miles Jupp, actor for a TV weatherman, is born.
16 December: Denis Khoroshko, who portrays Smirnoff, is born.

External links[]

1979 on Wikipedia

Notes and references[]

↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Chapter 1 (About the Author)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "A DRAGON'S QUEST" Achievement - She had already graduated in the 1986–1987 school year, the year in which this adventure takes place.
↑ Black Family Tree, as drawn by JK Rowling
↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black) - "Sirius jabbed a finger at the very bottom of the tree, at the name 'Regulus Black'. A date of death (some fifteen years previously) followed the date of birth."

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[COSG-1] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)

[2] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Chapter 1 (About the Author)

[Age-3] Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "A DRAGON'S QUEST" Achievement - She had already graduated in the 1986–1987 school year, the year in which this adventure takes place.

[:1-4] Black Family Tree, as drawn by JK Rowling

[5] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black) - "Sirius jabbed a finger at the very bottom of the tree, at the name 'Regulus Black'. A date of death (some fifteen years previously) followed the date of birth."

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