Date Year Events

4 January 1995 Rita Skeeter's article stating that Rubeus Hagrid is a half-giant is published. Hagrid goes into hiding and is ashamed to be seen in public. This leads to the trio and Dumbledore trying to cheer him up and reminding that they are still his friends.

5 January 1992 The Hogwarts Express returns to Hogsmeade Station bringing back the students who went home for Christmas. This is the second term of the 1991-1992 school year.

1994 Harry has his first lesson with Remus Lupin on the Patronus Charm. He succeeds in conjuring a non-corporeal Patronus in the form of a shield, an impressive feat for a thirteen-year-old wizard and manages to hold the boggart Dementor at bay.