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A reader’s chronicle of the wizarding world, from Platform 9¾.

9¾ Wiki is an unofficial reader’s guide to the seven-book wizarding chronicle: the novels, the people in them, and a sourced timeline that flags uncertain dates.

Three ways in

The seven books

  1. I

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

  2. II

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  3. III

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  4. IV

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  5. V

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  6. VI

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  7. VII

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dates that hold the story

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  1. c. 10th century

    Hogwarts is founded

    Hostility in Europe pushes Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin to found a school and four houses.Uncertain
  2. 1689

    The International Statute of Secrecy

    Wizarding governments agree to hide from Muggles. The signature year is 1689. The statute is commonly treated as fully in force from 1692.
  3. 1945

    Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald

    In 1945 Dumbledore wins the duel and the Elder Wand. It is the most famous thing he has done, and it is not the same event as becoming headmaster.
  4. 1981-10-31

    James and Lily die; Voldemort falls

    Pettigrew has betrayed the secret. James dies in the hall. Lily refuses to stand aside, and the curse rebounds. Voldemort is torn from his body. A piece of soul attaches itself to Harry.
  5. 1998-05-02

    The Battle of Hogwarts

    The trio breaks into Gringotts for the cup. At the castle the diadem is destroyed, Neville kills Nagini, and fifty-odd defenders die, among them Fred, Lupin, Tonks, and Colin. Harry walks into the Forest and comes back. Voldemort dies in the Great Hall on 2 May 1998.