Timelines and Calendars
and related essays and information
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Ancient Egypt and Greece
This is an era of Muggle/Wizard cooperation; many political and religious leaders were witches and wizards.
Growing distrust and prejudice - 100 - 1692 AD
Muggles begin to fear wizards. Some try to manipulate their magical bretheren for their own gain. At the same time, the wizarding community persecutes and marginalizes the goblin and house-elf populations
Early years 100-1100
Founding of Hogwarts - late 900s
Invention of Quidditch - 1000s
Middle years 1100-1300
Crisis builds - 1300-1700
Establishment of the Leaky Cauldron - 1500s
Establishment of St Mungo's hospital - early 1600s
Witch burnings and goblin uprisings - 1600s
Statute of Secrecy - 1692
Founding of the Ministry of Magic - 1700
Beginning of the Saga - 1900 - 1959
Marauders and the Rise of the Dark Lord - 1960 - 1998The First Rise of the Dark Lord - 1970 - 1981
The Interim Years - 1981 - 1990
The Second Rise of the Dark Lord - 1990 - 19981991-1992 - including all of Harry's first year (PS)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone1992-1993 - including all of Harry's second year (CS)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets1993-1994 - including all of Harry's third year (PA)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban1994-1995 - including all of Harry's fourth year (GF)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire1995-1996 - including all of Harry's fifth year (OP)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix1996-1997 - including all of Harry's sixth year (HBP)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince1997-1998 - including all of Harry's seventh year (DH)
Day to day calendar of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Master Timeline - 1000 BC to 2017
Everything that's happened in the wizarding world, the Muggle world, and in Harry Potter fandom (quite a large file, give it time to open)
The Timeturner (Create Your Own Search)
We know the timeline is a huge page - so narrow it down yourself before you even begin
Essays (pre-book seven)
The Years in Which the Stories Take Place
How we know when this stuff happened
The Ages of Snape and the Marauders
The Lexicon's stance on one of the most controversial - and important - dates on the timeline
Designating Years
Explains all those little [Y11] things in brackets
The Lexicon Staff's Current Favorite Timeline Searches:
- A timeline of Quidditch, by Steve
- The history of www.jkrowling.com, by Belinda
Day-by-Day Calendars of the Stories:
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year calendar of important events in the world of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Other Time Lines:
- timeline of the end of
Prisoner of Azkaban
detailed analysis of the events of the evening of June 6, 1994
Essays On Time:
- The History of the Ministry of Magic by Steve Vander Ark
- Generations in the Wizarding World by AngieJ
- What Really Happened the Night James and Lily Were Killed? by Steve Vander Ark and Lisa Waite Bunker
