Allmänt accepterat svar: Böckerna äger rum mellan 1991 och 1997
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Nästan Headless Nicks 500: e dödsfest i bok två har en tårta med orden:
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington died 31st October, 1492
(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 8) -
Harrys föräldrar dog 1981
JAMES POTTER
BORN 27 MARCH 1960
DIED 31 OCTOBER 1981LILLY POTTER
BORN 30 JANUARY 1960
DIED 31 OCTOBER 1981
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 16) -
J K Rowlings gamla webbplats
Harry Potter (1980 - )
The Boy Who Lived, only known survivor of the Avada Kedavra curse and conqueror of Lord Voldemort, also known as Tom Riddle. Harry Potter joined the reshuffled Auror Department under Kingsley Shacklebolt at age 17, rising to become Head of said department in 2007.
Albus Dumbledore 1881 - 1996
Brilliant and often controversial headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore is most famous for his 1945 defeat of Grindelwald and his steadfast championing of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived. Dumbledore's self-proclaimed proudest achievement, however, was featuring on a Famous Wizards Chocolate Frog Card.
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Potter
Possibly the most infamous World Cup Final of the last few centuries was the Ireland-Bulgaria match of 1994, which took place on Dartmoor, England. During the post-match celebrations of Ireland’s triumph there was an outbreak of unprecedented violence as supporters of Lord Voldemort attacked fellow wizards and captured and tortured local Muggles.
(Pottermore - History of the Quidditch World Cup)Cornelius Fudge 1990 - 1996
A career politician overly-fond of the old guard. Persistent denial of the continuing threat of Lord Voldemort ultimately cost him his job.
Rufus Scrimgeour 1996 - 1997
The third ex-Auror to gain office, Scrimgeour died in office at the hands of Lord Voldemort.
Pius Thicknesse 1997 - 1998
Omitted from most official records, as he was under the Imperius Curse for his entire term of office, and unconscious of anything that he was doing.
Kingsley Shacklebolt 1998 - present
Oversaw the capture of Death Eaters and Voldemort supporters following the death of Lord Voldemort. Initially named as ‘caretaker Minister’, Shacklebolt was subsequently elected to the office.
(Pottermore - Ministers of Magic)About to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old.
(Pottermore - Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at 2014 Quidditch World Cup Final)
Alternativ förklaring: Böckerna äger rum mellan 1997 och 2004
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Även om detta inte är det allmänt accepterade svaret (av många skäl) finns det andra (tidiga) kanonkällor som tycks indikera ett annat datum.
- Den första boken publicerades 1997
- Dudley har en PlayStation i bok 4 (de släpptes inte i Europa fram till 1995)
Dudley’s diet isn’t going too well. My aunt found him smuggling doughnuts into his room yesterday. They told him they’d have to cut his pocket money if he keeps doing it, so he got really angry and chucked his PlayStation out of the window. That’s a sort of computer thing you can play games on. Bit stupid really, now he hasn’t even got Mega-Mutilation Part Three to take his mind off things.
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 2) - Nyhetsbrevet Daily Prophet är daterat 1998-1999 och ligger i tidsramen för bok två och tre. (Fudge är minister, Dumbledore är rektor, etc.)
Det bör upprepas att detta sätt att beräkna datumen motsägs av praktiskt taget alla andra kanoner, och det är inte det allmänt accepterade svaret.
Visuell tidslinje med månader / dagar / år
Den första personen som gör det på stor skala är Steve Vander Ark, skapare av The Harry Potter Lexicon. Hans dating av händelser är allmänt accepterad, som förekommer i platser som sträcker sig från HP wikia till bonusfunktionerna i filmkammarens hemmaplan. Hans ursprungliga tidslinje finns här .