31 October

31 October is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years), known for being the date of Hallowe'en. There are 61 days remaining in the year.

Events

• 1492: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington is executed after accidentally growing a tusk on Lady Grieve.

The attack at Godric's Hollow

• 1981: Lord Voldemort murders James and Lily Potter at Godric's Hollow and is defeated for the first time when he fails to murder Harry Potter. The First Wizarding War ends. Delphini arrives from nearly 40 years in the future, having travelled back in time, and attempts to thwart Voldemort from his plans to murder the Potters. She is stopped by Albus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, all whom have also travelled back in time. The group then remained to witness the events, as Harry felt it was wrong to do nothing to prevent it and not watch.

• 1984: Fenrir Greyback and his werewolf army attack Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore is absent from the Hallowe'en Feast because of this. Jacob's sibling spots Greyback and two other werewolves attacking Chiara Lobosca and defeats one of the werewolves in a duel.

• 1985: Sir Nicholas' 493rd deathday party is held. Erling later joins to be a co-host as his deathday is also 31 October. Several ghosts, including the Fat Friar, the Grey Lady, the Bloody Baron, and Myrtle Warren, are invited.

• 1991: The first year Charms class topic is Wingardium Leviosa, the Levitation Charm. Later, the Hallowe'en feast is interrupted by the arrival of a Mountain Troll. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley save Hermione Granger from the Troll in the girls' bathroom. Professor Quirrell attempts to steal the Philosopher's Stone, but is thwarted by Severus Snape, who is attacked by Fluffy as a result. At some point during the day, a Slytherin student asks Harry if he has seen his magic hamster.

• 1992: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 500th Deathday Party takes place in one of the roomier dungeons at Hogwarts, and it is attended by many ghosts, Peeves the poltergeist, as well as the living humans Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Ginny Weasley, under the influence of Tom Riddle's Diary, opens the Chamber of Secrets for the first time in fifty years. The basilisk that is released from the Chamber petrifies Mrs Norris.

• 1993: Sirius Black enters Hogwarts Castle and attacks the Fat Lady when she refuses to give him passage to Gryffindor Tower. For security, all the students sleep in the Great Hall while the castle is being searched for any sign of Black.

• 1994: At breakfast time, Fred and George Weasley fail to pass Dumbledore's Age Line around the Goblet of Fire with an Ageing Potion. Later that day, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger visit Rubeus Hagrid and discover that he has a crush on Olympe Maxime. The Hallowe'en feast takes place at dinnertime and after it, the Goblet of Fire chooses the Triwizard champions — Viktor Krum for Durmstrang; Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons; Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts and an unexpected fourth champion — Harry Potter.

External links

• 31 October on Wikipedia