Appendix B: Timeline of the events of "The Way of the Ring"
1998
June
06 - Harold Everett Potter marries Camille Denuive.
September
01 - School Year begins
30 - Quidditch tryouts. Ronald Weasley and Dennis Creevey become Beaters for the Gryffindor team
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October
23 - Voldemort performs ritual of retrieval.
- Frodo Baggins appears at Hogwarts with the One Ring.
25 - Frodo Baggins meets Harry Potter.
- House Elves are revealed to be Elvish Children.
- Draco Malfoy attempts to murder Frodo Baggins.
26 - Cornelius Fudge comes to Hogwarts in an attempt to seize the Ring, to use against his enemies.
- Frodo Baggins flees to the Dark Forest. With him are Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, who accompany him to meet Radagast the Brown.
- Ronald Weasley and Dennis Creevey flee to the Dark Forest, and arrive outside Cambridge. They are placed (out of hours because of emotional trauma on the part of Dennis Creevey) in the home of William and Mary Oakley.
- Colin Creevey is taken into custody and disappears.
- Albus Dumbledore is arrested and sent to Azkaban.
- Aurors and Dementors engage in battle with the Centaurs. It is a standoff.
- Acromantula Spiders attack the Centaurs and are driven back. The Centaurs begin their efforts to destroy the colony, which has grown massive in number.
- Ginny Weasley and the elf Baralas flee Hogwarts and find refuge at the Grey Havens
- Cathal Shea is orphaned and taken to the Grey Havens.
- Arthur Weasley receives a warning, and flees to Calais with his remaining family.
- The Granger family receive a warning and flee to the United States.
27 - The Irish Parliament declares a halt to all magical cooperation between the Republic Of Ireland and Great Britain.
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November
01 - Ginny Weasley is given the gift of a wand.
03 - Frodo and his companions arrive at the Mark
- Harold Everett Potter, Junior is born.
08 - The Battle of Buckport Road. "The Lady Heals An Army."
10 - Faramir Took becomes "My Lady's Protector."
12 - Frodo Baggins leaves the Mark. With him are Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Faramir Took, Radagast and the Centaur, Bren.
16 - Council of Elves at the Grey Havens. Ginny Weasley attends.
17 - Voldemort attacks Frodo Baggins and his party in an attempt to seize the Ring.
- Draco Malfoy finds the Ring, and wears it, becoming a Ringbearer.
- Faramir Took takes the Ring and wears it, becoming a Ringbearer.
- Elves rescue Frodo Baggins and his party, bringing them to the place in memory of lost Rivendell.
- Ginny Weasley and Galdor go to Dublin.
- Eamon Finn, Republican Magical Liason, meets with Galdor.
- The elf child Henuin (Winky) comes to Dublin under covert circumstances.
18 - Henuin returns to Hogwarts.
19 - Ginny Weasley is given the legal protection of the Irish Government, and placed in the custody of the Telari Elves. She then returns, with Galdor, to the Grey Havens
21 - Draco Malfoy agrees to be friends with Harry Potter.
- Manchester plays Sheffield. Sheffield wins 3:1 but Manchaster goes on to win the FA Cup for the 98-99 season.
24 - Attack on Azkaban by Elves and Irish Wizards.
- Albus Dumbledore and Colin Creevey are freed. from Azkaban and taken to the Grey Havens.
- Prisoners at Azkaban are put in the custody of the elves.
- Galdor is mortally injured by dementors
- Dennis Creevey dyes his hair blond, as does his girlfriend, Jennifer Stillwell.
25 - Judge rules that Dennis Creevey should be placed permanently with the Oakley family. He is given their surname to use as he had never given one to the courts.
- Ginny Weasley performs a healing ritual and cures Galdor. She is transformed by this act, done in concert with many elves.
27 - Cathal Shea is placed in the care of Sean MacManus. He is renamed Cathal MacManus.
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December
01 - Hogwarts School is enfolded, and moved to Finian Square, Dublin Ireland.
03 - Council of the Ring at the place of memory
04 - Faramir Took leaves the place of memory.
05 - Faramir Took arrives in the Shire
08 - Draco Malfoy leaves the place of memory, as do Ginny Weasley and Galdor.
- Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins accompany Albus Dumbledore to Hogwarts.
09 - A hastily formed army leaves the Shire to the meeting point of the alliance armies.
- Grand, Faramir's pony, arrives in the Mark, with maps and plans in the saddlebag.
- Bren addresses the Centaur Council.
- Draco Malfoy arrives at the Grey Havens, as do Ginny Weasley and Galdor.
- Dumbledore receives intercepted message. He debates on sending Harry Potter to join the Alliance Army.
10 - Draco Malfoy and Sean MacManus (Little Sean), with several men of the village, join the elves as they leave the Grey Havens to travel to the meeting point of the Alliance army.
17 - Dennis Oakley (Creevey) confides his problem to Aaron Schmidt and Jennifer Stillwell.
18 - At 9:20 Icelandic Time, the Grimsvotn Volcano erupts, revealing the Cracks of Doom.
William Oakley notices anomalies, and convinces himself of the truth. He informs Mary Oakley, who in turn informs Dennis Oakley (Creevey)
- Death Eaters take over the monitor station in Iceland. William Oakley and Ronald Weasley escape and hide in a vent cave with a two week supply of food.
19 - Radagast visits Charlie Weasley
- Dennis Oakley (Creevey) visits Diagon Alley. He purchases an owl, Manchester, and sends it to Harry Potter with the location of the Cracks of Doom.
- Aaron Schmidt is informed of the fate of Dennis's family by the Weasley twins. He informs Mary Oakley.
20 - Charlie Weasley leaves with Radagast. Both are riding dragons.
21 - Battle of the Mage Orcs (The Mismatched War)
- The "Show Brigade" is slaughtered after offering stiff resistance.
- Sean MacManus (Little Sean) wields the sword, Andural, fulfilling the prophecy of the Heir of the King.
- The breeding pits of the Orc Mages are destroyed by dragon fire.
23 - Albus Dumbledore visits Mary Oakley.
- Colin Creevey and his brother Dennis are reunited.
25 - Christmas Day.
- Family Dinner at Hogwarts.
- Weasley family meets, and takes in, an orphaned boy, David.
- Draco Malfoy marries Fiona MacManus.
- Lord Voldemort gives Lucius Malfoy one of the nine rings made for man, and makes him Lord of the Nazgul,
26 - Boxing Day (UK, Canada)
- Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Faramir Took arrive in Iceland.
- The Death Eater, MacNair, attempts to murder Harry Potter but fails.
- The Four Companions are sequestered indefinitely.
27 - The Four Companions escape their confines through a ruse, and ride though the night to the Vatnajokull Ice Cap.
28 - Ronald Weasley takes the One Ring and wears it, becoming the last Ringbearer.
- Ronald Weasley plunges into the Cracks of Doom and destroys the One Ring.
- Charlie Weasley saves his brother, with the aid of the dragon, Norbert.
- Lucius Malfoy is arrested and deprived of his wand and his ring (which is destroyed).
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1999
January
01 - New Years Day
- Elves record this as the first day of the Seventh Age.
- Ron Weasley is interviewed by the wizard press.
16 - Celebration Ball at Hogwarts.
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February
21 - Quidditch Game, Hufflepuff v. Ravenclaw
- Lucius Malfoy, through the power of the elves, has all of his magical abilities removed, making him a muggle. These abilities are successfully transferred to Kyle Stillwell, age nine.
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April
21 - Adoption of Dennis (Creevey) by William and Mary Oakley is approved
28 - The goblin Grelchik becomes the Chairman of the Board for Gringotts Bank
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May
03 - Narcissa Malfoy is officially divorced. She remarries six months later.
05 - Various Dwarven Communities make trade agreements for sea food and import items with the village near the Grey Havens. Draco Malfoy acts as intermediary.
26 - Sirius Black is officially cleared of all charges against him concerning the deaths of James and Lily Potter.
- Sirius Black is made Deputy Minister in Charge of External Relations.
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June
21 - Hogwarts is restored to its original location.
30 - School Year ends
- Sirius Black accepts Harry Potter as his assistant for the summer break.
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September
01 -Harry Potter begins his final year at Hogwarts.
23 - Cathal Malfoy is born.
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2000
January
08 - Frodo Baggins marries Belinda Took
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June
30 - Harry Potter graduates from Hogwarts.
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September
01 -Ginny Weasley begins her last year at Hogwarts.
- Colin Creevey begins his last year at Hogwarts
- Kyle Stillwell begins his first year at Hogwarts. He is sorted into Hufflepuff.
15 - Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger are married.
17 - Virginia Malfoy is born.
- Draco Malfoy invites his father to visit. Lucius Malfoy is forced to accept because of dire circumstances.
20 - Lucius Malfoy and his son are reconciled.
25 - Lucius Malfoy stands as godfather for his granddaughter.
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2001
January
01 - Samwise Baggins is born.
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June
06 -Harold Everett Potter, Senior dies.
30 - Ginny Weasley graduates from Hogwarts.
- Colin Creevey graduates from Hogwarts.
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December
28 -Anniversary of the Destruction of the Ring.
- Hermione Granger is offered the position of Liaison Officer with the Ministry of Magic.
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2002
June
23 - Evelyn Malfoy is born.
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September
01 - Dennis Oakley (Creevey) begins his last year at Hogwarts
12 - Harry Potter sets himself up as a consultant for Wizarding companies that want to do business in the muggle world. Drey Mining and Drilling becomes his first client.
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2003
May
13 - Lucius Malfoy dies, asking forgiveness for his crimes. He is lamented as a pillar of the community, who did much in the short time he lived in the village.
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June
30 - Dennis Oakley (Creevey) graduates from Hogwarts
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July
06 - Hermione Baggins is born.
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2005
February
05 - Lucius Malfoy is born.
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July
23 - Camille Potter is offer a job by Draco Malfoy, who pays expenses for her and her son to travel to Ireland for the interview.
25 - Ronald and Hermione Weasley arrive at the Grey Havens.
- Harry Potter receives a message from Draco Malfoy.
26 - Draco Malfoy buys Ronald Weasley a . . . Guinness.
- Harry Potter hires Camille Potter as his executive assistant.
- Cathal Malfoy teaches Harry Potter how to throw darts.
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2006
March
01 - Molly Weasley is born.
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July
01 - Dennis Oakley marries Jennifer Stillwell.
31 - Meriadoc Baggins is born.
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2008
June
12 - Consulting firm of Harry Potter is renamed Potter and Potter.
30 - Kyle Stillwell graduates from Hogwarts.
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July
31 - Ronald Oakley is born.
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September
01 - The centaur Firenze becomes a Professor at Hogwarts (Defense Against the Dark Arts).
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December
12 - Charles Weasley is born.
20 - Harold James Potter marries Camille Denuive Potter.
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2009
September
01 - Harry Potter, Jr. begins first year at Hogwarts (Gryffindor).
27 - Lily Potter is born.
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2010 - Cathal Malfoy begins first year at Hogwarts (Gryffindor).
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2011 - Virginia Malfoy begins first year at Hogwarts (Ravenclaw).
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2013 - Evelyn Malfoy begins first year at Hogwarts (Hufflepuff).
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2014
September
15 - Faramir Took Marries Fedelia Underhill.
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2016
March
03 - Peregrine Took is born.
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September - Lucius Malfoy begins first year at Hogwarts (Slytherin).
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2017 - Molly Weasley begins first year at Hogwarts (Gryffindor).
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2018 - Cathal Malfoy graduates from Hogwarts.
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2019
June
30 - Virginia Malfoy graduates from Hogwarts.
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September
01 - Charles Weasley begins first year at Hogwarts (Gryffindor).
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2020 - Lily Potter begins first year at Hogwarts (Gryffindor).
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2021 - Evelyn Malfoy graduates from Hogwarts.
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2024 - Lucius Malfoy graduates from Hogwarts.
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2025 - Molly Weasley graduates from Hogwarts.
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2027 - Charles Weasley graduates from Hogwarts
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2028
June
30 - Lily Potter graduates from Hogwarts.
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September
15 - Charles Weasley marries Lily Potter.
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December
25 - Lucius Malfoy marries Molly Weasley.
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2030
May
02 - Albus Dumbledore dies.
- Minerva McGonagall becomes Headmistress of Hogwarts.
- Firenze becomes Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts.
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July
03 - Liam Malfoy is born.
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2041 - Liam Malfoy begins first year at Hogwarts (Ravenclaw).
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2049 - Liam Malfoy graduates from Hogwarts.
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2073
June
30 - Minerva McGonagall retires as Headmistress.
- Firenze becomes Headmaster of Hogwarts.
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2086
January
30 - Minerva McGonagall dies.
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June
08 - Harry and Camille Potter die, ironically, in an automobile accident.
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2103
June
03 - Fiona Malfoy dies at the age of 104.
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2148
March
12 - Ronald and Hermione Weasley sail the straight path to the undying lands.
- Draco Malfoy dies,