Harry Potter and the Wizarding World: an unofficial chronology

The wizarding world from the founding of Hogwarts to the Cursed Child: the seven novels, the Fantastic Beasts films, the play, the companion books and Wizarding World writing, and the games, in calendar dates. Moments are tagged and colored by the medium that tells them; eras are shown as spans. An unofficial fan chronology. Not affiliated with or endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. or Wizarding World Digital; summaries are our own.

29 moments · 0990-01-01T00:00:00Z CE – 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z CE · by @athan · @athan

Moments

1. Hogwarts is founded 0990-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
2. The Peverell brothers and the Hallows 1214-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
3. Beedle the Bard's tales 1450-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
4. Ilvermorny is founded 1627-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
5. The International Statute of Secrecy 1689-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
6. A fifth-year arrives late at Hogwarts 1890-09-01T00:00:00Z CE
7. Newt Scamander in New York 1926-12-01T00:00:00Z CE
8. Tom Marvolo Riddle is born 1926-12-31T00:00:00Z CE
9. Grindelwald's rally in Paris 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
10. The election of the Supreme Mugwump 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
11. Dumbledore visits the orphanage 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
12. The Chamber is opened, and Myrtle dies 1943-06-01T00:00:00Z CE
13. Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
14. The Marauders start at Hogwarts 1971-09-01T00:00:00Z CE
15. The prophecy 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z CE
16. Harry Potter is born 1980-07-31T00:00:00Z CE
17. The boy who lived 1981-10-31T00:00:00Z CE
18. A student searches for the Cursed Vaults 1984-09-01T00:00:00Z CE
19. Harry starts at Hogwarts 1991-09-01T00:00:00Z CE
20. The Chamber of Secrets 1993-05-01T00:00:00Z CE
21. Sirius Black, and a Time-Turner 1994-06-06T00:00:00Z CE
22. The Quidditch World Cup 1994-08-01T00:00:00Z CE
23. Voldemort returns 1995-06-24T00:00:00Z CE
24. The Battle of the Department of Mysteries 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z CE
25. Dumbledore dies 1997-06-30T00:00:00Z CE
26. The seven Potters 1997-07-27T00:00:00Z CE
27. The Battle of Hogwarts 1998-05-02T00:00:00Z CE
28. Nineteen years later 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z CE
29. Albus Potter and the Time-Turner 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z CE