A Ravenclaw who believes odd things and notices true ones. She fights at the Department of Mysteries, is kidnapped to pressure her father, and stands with Harry in the Room of Requirement. Later she becomes a naturalist.
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- 1981
Snape joins the staff
Snape becomes Potions master and Head of Slytherin while still Dumbledore’s man. Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Colin Creevey are born this year. - October 1995
Dumbledore’s Army
Hermione proposes a student group. They meet in the Room of Requirement and learn actual Defence from Harry. The name is her joke and their banner. - 1996-06-18
The Department of Mysteries; Sirius dies
A false vision draws Harry and five friends into the Department. The prophecy sphere breaks. Bellatrix kills Sirius. Dumbledore and Voldemort duel in the atrium. The Ministry can no longer deny the return. - 1997-12
Godric’s Hollow, the sword, and the locket
A trap at the cottage breaks Harry’s wand. Nagini is waiting in Bathilda’s body. Later Snape’s doe leads Harry to the sword in a frozen pool. Ron returns and destroys the locket. Luna is taken from the train to pressure her father. - 1998-03
Malfoy Manor; Dobby dies
The taboo on Voldemort’s name gets them caught. Dobby rescues them and dies on the beach. In the same stretch of weeks Voldemort opens Dumbledore’s tomb and takes the Elder Wand. Xenophilius Lovegood has already tried to trade them for Luna. - 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. - 2017-09-01
Nineteen years later
On 1 September 2017 Harry and Ginny send James, Albus, and Lily to the train. Ron and Hermione send Rose and Hugo. Draco sees Scorpius off. Neville teaches. Luna is off studying creatures. The platform is busy and ordinary.