1991

Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in:Hogwarts Legacy &Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

The following events occurred in the year1991:

Events[]

Unknown[]

• AWizardry Budget is leaked and makesDaily Prophet headlines.^[1]

June[]

• 22 June:Battle on the Bridge.^[2][3]
• 23 June:Dudley Dursley's eleventh birthday; hisparents take him, along with his cousinHarry Potter and best friendPiers Polkiss to the zoo. Harry speaksParseltongue for the first time to aboa constrictor.^[4]

July[]

• Harry and Dudley finishSt. Grogory's Primary School.^[5]

  

• Jacob's sibling,Charlie Weasley andNymphadora Tonks graduate fromHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^[6]
• 24 July:Harry Potter receives hisletter, whichVernon andPetunia Dursley burn. Harry's bedroom is moved from theCupboard Under the Stairs toDudley's second bedroom.
• 30 July (Monday): The Dursley's and Harry row out and stay the night at theHut-on-the-Rock.^[7]
• 31 July (Tuesday):^[7]
  • Harry Potter's eleventh birthday; he is visited in the Hut-on-the-Rock byRubeus Hagrid, who tells Harry of his wizard heritage and takes him toDiagon Alley for the first time the next morning.^[8]
  • Jacob's sibling reunites withPenny Haywood in Diagon Alley, where she generously offers her support in finding them a place to live. While they chat and catch up, she helps Jacob's sibling choose betweenGodric's Hollow,Hogsmeade, andDiagon Alley as possible neighbourhoods to live in.^[9]
  • Quirinus Quirrellbreaks intoGringotts Wizarding Bank, but fails to steal thePhilosopher's Stone, which was already taken by Hagrid.

August[]

• 19 August:Porpentina Scamander turns 90 years old.

September[]

• 1 September: Harry and his classmates begin at Hogwarts.^[10]
• 12 September: Harry Potter becomes the youngestSeeker in a century for theGryffindor Quidditch team.

October[]

• 31 October: During theHallowe'en feast at Hogwarts, amountain troll is let loose byProfessor Quirrell, who looks for thePhilosopher's Stone.Harry Potter andRon Weasley saveHermione Granger from the troll, and the three become friends.^[11]

November[]

• 9 November: Harry plays his firstQuidditch match.^[12]

December[]

• 25 December: Harry receives hislate father'sInvisibility Cloak fromAlbus Dumbledore as aChristmas present. He also finds theMirror of Erised and sees hisfamily for the first time.^[13]

Individuals that started at Hogwarts[]

Gryffindor[]

• Lavender Brown^[13]
• Seamus Finnigan^[14]
• Hermione Granger^[14]
• Neville Longbottom^[14]
• Parvati Patil^[14]
• Harry Potter^[14]
• Dean Thomas^[14]
• Ronald Weasley^[14]
• Unidentified brown-haired Gryffindor girl
• Unidentified red-haired Gryffindor girl

Hufflepuff[]

• Hannah Abbott^[13]
• Susan Bones^[13]
• Justin Finch-Fletchley^[13]
• Wayne Hopkins^[13]
• Megan Jones^[13]
• Ernest Macmillan^[13]
• Leanne

Ravenclaw[]

• Terry Boot^[14]
• Mandy Brocklehurst^[13]
• Michael Corner^[13]
• Anthony Goldstein^[13]
• Sue Li^[13]
• Morag MacDougal^[14]
• Padma Patil^[13]
• Lisa Turpin^[13]

Slytherin[]

• Millicent Bulstrode^[13]
• Vincent Crabbe^[14]
• Tracey Davis^[13]
• Gregory Goyle^[14]
• Daphne Greengrass^[13]
• Draco Malfoy^[14]
• Theodore Nott^[13]
• Pansy Parkinson^[13]
• Blaise Zabini^[13]

Unknown[]

• Stephen Cornfoot (Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw)^[13]
• Kevin Entwhistle (Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw)^[13]
• Roger Malone (Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw)^[13]
• Lily Moon (Hufflepuff or Slytherin)^[13]
• Oliver Rivers (Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw)^[13]
• Sally-Anne Perks (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Slytherin)^[13]
• Sophie Roper (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Slytherin)^[13]
• Runcorn (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Slytherin)^[13]
• Sally Smith (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Slytherin)^[13]

Individuals that graduated from Hogwarts[]

Gryffindor[]

• Ben Copper^[15]
• Charles Weasley^[15]
• Corey Hayden^[15]
• Jae Kim^[15]
• Thorin (possibly)^[16]
• Wilfred Levi Kidd^[15][17]
• Unidentified Gryffindor Girl (possibly)^[18]

Hufflepuff[]

• Nymphadora Tonks^[15][19]
• Penny Haywood^[15]
• Diego Caplan^[15]
• Chiara Lobosca^[15]

Ravenclaw[]

• Tulip Karasu^[15]
• Andre Egwu^[15]
• Talbott Winger^[15]
• Badeea Ali^[15]
• Victor Ketsueki^[15]
• Unidentified Ravenclaw Boy (possibly)^[18]

Slytherin[]

• Merula Snyde^[15]
• Barnaby Lee^[15]
• Ismelda Murk^[15]
• Liz Tuttle^[15]
• Unidentified Slytherin Boy (possibly)^[18]

House unknown[]

• Jacob's sibling^[15]
• Marina Sanchez (possibly)^[18]

Deaths[]

• Arcturus Black (III)^[20]
• Magenta Comstock^[21]
• Perpetua Fancourt^[22]
• Tilly Toke^[22]
• Between13 February,1990, and12 February,1991:Pandora Lovegood^[23]

Behind the scenes[]

• 13 January:Genevieve Gaunt, the actress who playedPansy Parkinson in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is born.^[24]
• 31 January:Christopher Marsh, the actor who played a Banker in thefilm inspired byFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is born
• 17 February:Bonnie Wright, the actress who playedGinny Weasley in theHarry Potter films, is born.^[25]
• 20 March:Grace Bruce, who played aSnatcher, is born.
• 21 April:Frank Dillane, the actor who played youngTom Riddle in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.
• 14 May:Chessie Healy, who played aGryffindor student in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.
• 3 June:Jamie Marks, who playedErnie Macmillan, is born.^[26]
• 16 June:Ryan Nelson, who playedMichael Corner, is born.
• 16 August:Evanna Lynch, the actress who playedLuna Lovegood in theHarry Potter films, is born.^[27]
• 7 September:Jennifer Veal, voice actor forDaisy Rabe,Zenobia Noke, andSophronia Franklin inHogwarts Legacy, was born.
• 18 October:Toby Regbo, the actor who played a youngAlbus Dumbledore in theHarry Potter films andFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is born.^[28]

External links[]

• 1991 onWikipedia

See also[]

• Dating conventions

Notes and references[]