Antebellum
1996
June: Battle of the Department of Mysteries
1997
June: Massive break-out from Azkaban, Dementors disappear
August: Death Eaters attack a Muggle town in East Anglia, Fudge covers it up and pressures The Daily Prophet not to print an article
September: Harry begins his last year at Hogwarts
December: Death Eaters attack Hogsmeade, Hogwarts put under lockdown
First Onslaught: The first phase of the where the Death Eaters begin attacks throughout London and the Light Side is divided into those who follow Dumbledore, and those who follow Fudge.
1998
January: Death Eaters sightings more and more frequent
March: The Daily Prophet undergoes a change of staff, pro-Fudge propaganda
May: Knockturn Alley blockaded and invaded by Ministry personnel under Fudge's regulations
June: Harry graduates from Hogwarts
July: Fudge passes War Time Regulations stating anyone who has familial or friendly ties with any previous or current Death Eaters must report to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, file a complete history check, be available to Auror owls at all times, and cannot leave the country
August: Knockturn Alley burned to the ground under Fudge's orders after finding a passageway to Malfoy's Manor beneath an alchemy shop
September: Battle of Warwick, Head Auror Norrington Rockwell is killed, Fudge declares War has "officially" begun
October: The Aurors and Order of the Phoenix join forces despite Fudge's voiced displeasure, Dumbledore declares safe housing for all witches and wizards at Hogwarts
December: Hogwarts attacked (Slytherins aid in Death Eaters' infiltration), becomes a stronghold for the Dark Side, Flitwick, Filch, and several students are killed
1999
January: Battle of The Ministry of Magic, Fudge exiles families in league with Death Eaters from the country
March: Battle of Euston near King's Cross, Harry Potter is taken by Death Eaters and killed at the hands of Voldemort, Head Auror Adam Oates is killed
May: St. Mungo's is attacked but not taken
June: Battle of Diagon Alley, becomes a Dark Side stronghold, Gringotts overtaken and abandoned, fortunes lost when goblins flee
July: Flint's Keep is destroyed in an Auror Raid, Death Eater's move into Montague's Estate
August: Head Auror Walcott Bertrand killed in an ambush escorting Fudge to his personal fallout
September: St. Mungo's is attacked again, but remains untaken
2000
March: Battle of Hyde's Park, Hermione Granger killed
May: Head Auror Samuel Edderborg assassinated
June - December: Exodus of witches and wizards begin
December: Battle of Bayeux, Head Auror Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody killed, France, French Govern and Ministry agree to join forces
Second Onslaught: The second period of the war where Death Eaters mount massive strikes throughout the UK and select areas of France and the massive exodus of witches and wizards begin.
2001
March: Death Eaters mount massive attacks across Europe, Scotland, Ireland, and France are taken by force, Head Auror Nymphadora Tonks killed
- Battle for London
- Battle of Le Harve, France
- Battle of Boulogne, France
- Battle of Belfast, Ireland
- Battle of Dublin, Ireland
- Battle of Dumfries, Scotland
- Battle of Edinburgh, Scotland
2003 - London falls
Third Onslaught: Voldemort's ascension to power, the fall of the UK and Western France, the breaking of the Order, and the disbanding of the Aurors.
2004
January: Dumbledore killed when Order/Auror HQ attacked.
February: Fudge takes control of the Order, Head Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt killed
March: The Order splits into factions, one follows Fudge, the others don't.
April: Fudge killed by Auror turned Death Eater.
Reign of Terror: Voldemort's Reign stating purebloods who did not fight against him in the war are free to live under his strict rule alongside Muggles.
2005
February: Voldemort ascends to power and asserts that people will live under his rule with harsh restrictions. All Aurors are to report to previous Ministry HQ in London, receive an Auror mark, and are ordered to disband. Any Auror who disobeys is executed, many flee the country, others go into hiding
April: Selective school at Durmstrang begins under Voldemort's orders
2006
March: The Prophesy is made
2007
January: Terry Boot, Sally Ann Perks, meet Daphne Greengrass, The Resistance begins
