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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Calendar of Events
"You did do the thing properly, didn't you?"
-- Albus Dumbledore
The calendars which follow were carefully researched and are based on various references in the canon. Harry Potter was born on July 31, 1980. Therefore the events of the first chapter of this book take place on November 1, 1981, the day after Harry's parents were killed. The second chapter takes place on a Saturday, approximately one month and one week before Harry's 11th birthday, which is June 22, 1991. The events of chapter three take place in the week leading up to Harry's eleventh birthday, which we know is July 31, 1991.
Unfortunately, the information in the books does not match the calendar of 1991 exactly. The book says that Harry's birthday is on a Tuesday, while July 31, 1991, is actually on a Wednesday. To stay true to the books, we will remove a day before Harry's birthday, place the events on the days listed, then adjust the calendar by adding a day to get things back on track.
The Official Timeline of Hogwarts (CS/dvd) was derived from this timeline. September 7 is listed on the Official Timeline as being when Harry and Ron visit Hagrid in his hut. This was an error which also appeared on this calendar until I caught the error and corrected it. The DVD timeline reproduced this error from the Lexicon timeline. However, the 7th is a Saturday, while the book states that they visited Hagrid on the afternoon of the Friday of their first week. This calendar now places that visit on Friday, September 6, which is correct. Events which are actually listed on the official timeline are indicated on this calendar in red.
The dates given on this calendar are either stated specifically in the books or can be deduced with a fair degree of certainty. Some events, such as Norbert's arrival, are given approximately and are therefore written in blue.
July 1991 - July 1992
SEP - OCT - NOV - DEC - JAN - FEB - MAR - APR - MAY - JUN - JUL
SEP - OCT - NOV - DEC - JAN - FEB - MAR - APR - MAY - JUN - JUL
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | references |
| Jun 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Dudley's 11th birthday the trip to the zoo Harry is locked in his cupboard |
PS2 |
| Jun 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | PS2 Harry locked in his cupboard |
| Jul 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | PS2 Harry locked in his cupboard |
| Jul 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Harry locked in his cupboard |
| Jul 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Harry locked in his cupboard Mrs. Figg has broken her leg, but she comes to Privet Drive on crutches, only to be knocked over by Dudley |
| Jul 22 | 23 | 24 a letter arrives for Harry Potter Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia burn it but move Harry from the cupboard to Dudley's second bedroom |
25 another letter arrives for Harry but Uncle Vernon gets it first and destroys it |
26 Harry gets up at 6 to get the mail but steps on Uncle Vernon who is sleeping in the hall to catch him three letters arrive |
27 12 letters arrive Uncle Vernon boards up every crack around every door and window |
28 24 letters arrive, rolled up inside eggs delivered to the house Aunt Petunia shreds the letters in her food processor |
PS3 |
| Jul 29 30 or 40 letters come pouring out of the kitchen chimney Uncle Vernon packs everyone into the car and drives around a lot they stay overnight in the Railview Hotel, Cokeworth |
30 about a hundred letters arrive for Harry at the front desk of the hotel Uncle Vernon drives them around again and finally discovers the Hut On The Rock a tremendous storm blows up but at midnight, Hagrid appears at the door |
31 Harry's 11th birthday Hagrid gives Harry his letter from Hogwarts Hagrid takes Harry to Diagon Alley to buy his things for Hogwarts |
EXTRA DAY ADDED IN TO MAKE CALENDAR AGREE WITH ACTUAL DATES | Aug 1 | 2 | 3 | PS3, PS4, PS5 |
| Aug 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PS6 the Dursleys pretend that Harry doesn't exist |
| Aug 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | PS6 |
| Aug 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | PS6 |
| Aug 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | PS6 |
| Sep 1 Harry travels to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express Harry sorted into Gryffindor Dudley in London having his tail removed |
2 first day of term Harry and Ron get into trouble with Filch, who thinks they're trying to break into the forbidden third floor corridor |
3 | 4 midnight: astronomy class |
5 Transfiguration class |
6 Hedwig delivers her first message to Harry: an invitation to visit Hagrid that afternoon; he responds "Yes, please!" morning: first potions class: double Potions wth Slytherin, Harry gets on Snape's bad side and loses five points afternoon off, tea with Hagrid at 3 o'clock |
7 (afternoon tea with Hagrid, according to the official timeline, although this is a Saturday and the book says that they visit Hagrid on the Friday at the end of their first week of classes) |
PS7, PS8 |
| Sept 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 midnight: astronomy class |
12 3:30 pm: first flying lesson Neville breaks his wrist Harry is made Seeker Malfoy challenges Harry to a duel at midnight, they discover Fluffy |
13 | 14 | PS9 Quidditch trials this week |
| Sept 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 midnight: astronomy class |
19 Hermione's 12th birthday |
20 Harry receives his Nimbus 2000 7 pm first Quidditch practice |
21 | PS10 |
| Sept 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 midnight: astronomy class |
26 | 27 | 28 | PS10 Quidditch practice three times per week from here on |
| Sept 29 | 30 | Oct 1 | 2 midnight: astronomy class |
3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Oct 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 midnight: astronomy class |
10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Oct 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 midnight: astronomy class |
17 | 18 | 19 | |
| Oct 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 midnight: astronomy class |
24 | 25 | 26 | C |
| Oct 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 midnight: astronomy class |
31 HALLOWE'EN Charms class: Wingardium Leviosa Feast interrupted by the arrival of a Mountain Troll Harry and Ron rescue Hermione from the troll |
Nov 1 | 2 | PS10 weather turned very cold |
| Nov 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 midnight: astronomy class |
7 | 8 Snape takes Harry's copy of Quidditch Through The Ages Harry sees that Snape has been bitten in the leg by Fluffy |
9 Quidditch: Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, 11am Gryffindor wins when Harry catches the Snitch in his mouth Snape counters Quirrell's jinxes and saves Harry's life |
PS11 |
| Nov 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 midnight: astronomy class |
14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Nov 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 midnight: astronomy class |
21 | 22 | 23 | |
| Nov 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 midnight: astronomy class |
28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Dec 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 midnight: astronomy class |
5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Dec 8 | 9 McGonagall takes names of those staying at Hogwarts over Christmas |
10 | 11 midnight: astronomy class |
12 | 13 | 14 | PS12 Hogwarts is covered by several feet of snow |
| Dec 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 midnight: astronomy class |
19 | 20 | 21 morning: Hagrid is setting up the twelve Christmas trees in the Great Hall |
PS12 |
| Dec 22 | 23 end of term Hogwarts Express back to London |
24 | 25 CHRISTMAS Harry receives his father's Invisibility Cloak for a present Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised |
26 Harry returns to the Mirror with Ron |
27 Harry goes to the Mirror and encounters Dumbledore |
28 | PS12 Harry and Ron, pretty much the only ones in Gryffindor Tower, spend their time toasting things on the fire and playing wizard chess |
| Dec 29 | 30 | 31 | Jan 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | PS13 Harry begins having nightmares about his parents' death |
| Jan 5 Hogwarts Express back to school |
6 start of term |
7 | 8 midnight: astronomy class |
9 | 10 | 11 | PS13 weather turns rainy, wet and cold |
| Jan 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 midnight: astronomy class |
16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Jan 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 midnight: astronomy class |
23 | 24 | 25 | |
| Jan 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 midnight: astronomy class |
30 | 31 | Feb 1 | |
| Feb 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 midnight: astronomy class |
6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Feb 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 midnight: astronomy class |
13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Feb 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 midnight: astronomy class |
20 | 21 | 22 Quidditch match between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor which Snape referees |
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| Feb 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 midnight: astronomy class |
27 | 28 | 29 | |
| Mar 1 Ron's 12th birthday |
2 | 3 | 4 midnight: astronomy class |
5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Mar 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 midnight: astronomy class |
12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Mar 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 midnight: astronomy class |
19 | 20 | 21 | |
| Mar 22 | 23 Hermione begins prepping for exams |
24 | 25 midnight: astronomy class |
26 | 27 | 28 | PS14 |
| Mar 29 | 30 | 31 | Apr 1 midnight: astronomy class |
2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Apr 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 midnight: astronomy class |
9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Apr 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 midnight: astronomy class |
16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Apr 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 midnight: astronomy class |
23 | 24 Norbert hatches |
25 | |
| Apr 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 midnight: astronomy class |
30 | May 1 | 2 | |
| May 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Ron is bitten by Norbert midnight: astronomy class |
7 Ron goes to the hospital wing with his hand badly infected and poisoned |
8 Ron in hospital |
9 Ron in hospital midnight: Charlie's friends take Norbert |
PS14 |
| May 10 1 am: Harry, Neville, and Hermione lose 150 points for Gryffindor |
11 | 12 | 13 midnight: astronomy class |
14 | 15 | 16 | PS14, PS15 |
| May 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 midnight: astronomy class |
21 | 22 | 23 | Harry, Neville, and Hermione are shunned and insulted for losing all those points |
| May 24 | 25 Harry overhears Quirrell talking to someone whom he assumes is Snape |
26 11 pm: detentions in the Forbidden Forest |
27 midnight: astronomy class |
28 | 29 | 30 | PS15 |
| May 31 | Jun 1 exams |
2 exams |
3 exams |
4 exams last one: History of Magic evening: Harry, Ron, and Hermione follow Quirrell into the trap door after the Stone |
5 Harry unconscious in hospital |
6 Harry unconscious in hospital Quidditch match: Gryffindor loses to Ravenclaw because Harry is in hospital |
PS16, PS17 |
| June 7 Harry unconscious in hospital |
8 Harry released from hospital end-of-year feast at which Gryffindor wins the house cup |
9 | 10 | 11 exam results come out |
12 | 13 | PS17 |
| June 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Hogwarts Express back to London Uncle Vernon locks up Harry's spell books and broomstick and padlocks Hedwig's cage |
PS17, CS1 |
| June 21 | 22 | 23 Dudley's 12th birthday |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| June 28 | 29 | 30 | Jul 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| July 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| July 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| July 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| July 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Harry's 12th birthday |
Aug 1 |
