Full Harry Potter timeline from 1880 - 2017
An approximate timeline for key events within the seven books. As references I used the ‘muggle’s guide to harry potter’ timeline and this tumblr post (hope I linked that right) along with my embarrassing amount of HP trivia.
This only uses the seven books and pre-Cursed Child and FBAWTFT Pottermore as canon
1880
Albus, Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore are born
Ariana is attacked
Kendra dies
Albus meets Gellert Grindlewald
Arriana dies
Grindlewald wins the Elder Wand
First World War occurs
1920
Bob Ogden visits the Gaunts
Morfin and Marvolo are arrested
Marvolo is released and dies
Tom Riddle Jr is born
Merope dies
Morfin is released
Tom starts Hogwarts
World War Two begins
Grindlewald takes power
The Riddles are murdered
Morfin is framed and arrested
Tom asks Horace Slughorn about horcruxes
The Chamber of Secrets is opened
Myrtle dies and Hagrid is expelled
Tom Riddle finishes Hogwarts
World War Two ends
Dumbledore defeats Grindlewald and wins the Elder Wand
Tom is rejected from DADA position
Hepzibah Smith dies
1950
Prewett era are born
Dumbledore becomes headmaster
Tom is rejected from DADA position again
DADA position is jinxed
Prewett era start and finish Hogwarts
Molly and Arthur marry
Marauders era are born
Voldemort begins to gain power
1970
Bill Weasley is born
Marauders era starts Hogwarts
Snape joins the Death Eaters
Marauders era finish Hogwarts
James and Lily marry and join Order of the Phoenix
Bill Weasley starts Hogwarts
Harry and Neville are born
Peter joins Voldemort
Sybil makes prophecy
Snape becomes a spy
James and Lily are murdered
Sirius goes to Azkaban
Frank and Alice are tortured
Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jr go to Azkaban
1990
Quirrel attempts to steal the Philosopher’s Stone from Gringotts
Trio era start Hogwarts
Quirrel and Nicholas Flamel die
The Chamber of Secrets is opened
1st horcrux (book) is destroyed
Dobby is freed
Sirius escapes Azkaban
Peter returns to Voldemort
Ireland wins Quidditch World Cup of 1994
Cedric dies
Voldemort returns to power
Death Eaters escape Azkaban
Dolores Umbridge becomes headmistress
Prophecy is smashed
Sirius dies
Dumbledore is re-instated as headmaster
2nd horcrux (ring) is destroyed
Death eaters breach Hogwarts
Draco wins Elder Wand
Dumbledore dies
Snape becomes headmaster
Voldemort steals the Elder Wand
3rd horcrux (locket) is destroyed
Harry wins the Elder Wand
Peter and Dobby die
Gringotts break-in
Teddy Lupin is born
Battle of Hogwarts starts
4th (diadem) and 5th (cup) horcruxes are destroyed
Snape dies
6th horcrux (Harry) is destroyed
7th horcrux (Nagini) is destroyed
Voldemort is defeated
Kingsley becomes Minister for Magic
2000
Hogwarts is rebuilt
Harry marries Ginny
Post war era are born
Neville begins teaching
Teddy starts Hogwarts
James Potter Jr starts Hogwarts
Epilogue occurs
Some clarification
‘Prewett Era’ Molly, Gideon and Fabian, as well as Andromeda Black, Arthur Weasley, Sybil Trelawney, Bellatrix Black, Ted Tonks and Rita Skeeter and others born in this 10 year or so set.
‘Lucius Malfoy Era’ Narcissa Black, Frank and Alice etc
‘Marauders era’ also includes Regulus Black and Gilderoy Lockheart as well as Evan Rosier, Davie Gudgeon, and Benjie Fenwick etc.
Some events happen almost on top of each other and I’m not sure of their exact order, for example the time between Lily and James marrying and the prophecy is really short and I’m not sure about when exactly Bill starts Hogwarts but it’s around that period some time.
Anyway hope this is useful
