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Battle of Hogwarts

May 1-2, 1998 The climactic final showdown between the side of good and the side of evil. Hogwarts Castle was damaged in this battle and fifty people died defending it, including Fred Weasley, Tonks, Remus Lupin, and Colin Creevey. The Death Eaters enlisted giants, Dementors, and Acromantulas to fight for them, while the defenders of Hogwarts included centaurs, house-elves, students and their parents, shopkeepers from Hogsmeade, enchanted armour, statues and desks, and many others. In the end, Lord Voldemort was killed in the Great Hall when his Killing Curse rebounded and hit him (DH31, DH32, DH33, DH34, DH35, DH36).

Combatants

Loyal to Albus Dumbledore

  • Harry Potter
  • Ron Weasley
  • Hermione Granger
  • Aberforth Dumbledore
  • Neville Longbottom
  • Seamus Finnigan
  • Lavender Brown
  • Parvati Patil
  • Padma Patil
  • Terry Boot
  • Ernie Macmillan
  • Anthony Goldstein
  • Michael Corner
  • Luna Lovegood
  • Dean Thomas
  • Ginny Weasley
  • Fred Weasley (k)
  • George Weasley
  • Lee Jordan
  • Cho Chang
  • Minerva McGonagall
  • Severus Snape (k)
  • Filius Flitwick
  • Pomona Sprout
  • Horace Slughorn
  • Argus Filch
  • Peeves
  • Kingsley Shacklebolt
  • Remus Lupin (k)
  • Nymphadora Tonks (k)
  • Oliver Wood
  • Katie Bell
  • Angelina Johnson
  • Alicia Spinnet
  • Bill Weasley
  • Fleur Weasley
  • Arthur Weasley
  • Molly Weasley
  • Percy Weasley
  • Remaining teachers
  • Firenze
  • Rubeus Hagrid
  • Grawp
  • Fang
  • Hogwarts paintings
  • Hannah Abbott
  • Augusta Longbottom
  • Sybill Trelawney
  • Colin Creevey (k)
  • Centaurs
  • Charlie Weasley
  • Thestrals
  • Buckbeak
  • Bane
  • Ronan
  • Magorian
  • Hogwarts House-elves
  • Shopkeepers and other townspeople from Hogsmeade

losses: roughly 50 dead

Loyal to Lord Voldemort

  • Alecto Carrow
  • Amycus Carrow
  • Lord Voldemort (k)
  • Nagini
  • Giants (at least 2)
  • Vincent Crabbe (k)
  • Gregory Goyle
  • Pius Thicknesse
  • Acromantulas
  • Augustus Rookwood
  • most Slytherin students
  • Antonin Dolohov (k?)
  • Travers
  • Yaxley
  • Fenrir Greyback (k?)
  • Walden Macnair
  • Bellatrix Lestrange (k)
  • Thorfinn Rowle
  • Unknown number of Death Eaters and their supporters

Appeared to change loyalty

  • Draco Malfoy
  • Lucius Malfoy
  • Narcissa Malfoy

Timeline Notes

The date of the battle was provided by Rowling in a documentary (YL) and on Pottermore (Voldemort's death is listed as May 2, 1998) (Pm). The Battle didn't begin in earnest until midnight, but the hours before were filled with preparations and adventures. The battle ended with Voldemort's death just past 5:30 AM.

Table of Contents Battle of Hogwarts Date May 2nd, 1998 Certainty Stated in canon Location in Canon DH35: King’s Cross DH31: The Battle of Hogwarts DH32: The Elder Wand DH33: The Prince’s Tale DH34: The Forest Again DH36: The Flaw in the Plan Type of Event Wizarding world Related Entries Characters Antonin Dolohov Grawp Augustus Rookwood Alecto Carrow Black family Kreacher Bellatrix Lestrange Narcissa Malfoy Horace Slughorn Remus Lupin Lucius Malfoy Anthony Goldstein Colin Creevey Augusta “Gran” Longbottom Fenrir Greyback Lyall Lupin Amycus Carrow Walden Macnair Pansy Parkinson Rubeus Hagrid Filius Flitwick Lee Jordan Sybill Trelawney Lord Voldemort Terry Boot Nymphadora Tonks Jimmy Peakes Teddy Lupin Percy Weasley Kingsley Shacklebolt Parvati Patil Padma Patil Fleur Delacour R.A.B. Carrow family Rowle family Sorting Hat Silvanus Kettleburn Lupin family Katie Bell Arthur Weasley Thorfinn Rowle Ernie Macmillan Alicia Spinnet Oliver Wood Dean Thomas Neville Longbottom Locations Hogwarts Castle Forbidden Forest Aragog’s hollow Room of Requirement Great Hall Hogwarts grounds Hospital Wing Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Cokeworth playground Longbottom Home Magic Offensive/Defensive Magic Killing Curse Canon BLC: Bloomsbury Live Chat DH31: The Battle of Hogwarts DH32: The Elder Wand DH33: The Prince’s Tale DH34: The Forest Again DH35: King’s Cross DH36: The Flaw in the Plan Events Snape is killed by Nagini in the Shrieking Shack The trio arrive in Hogsmeade and meet Aberforth Fred Weasley is killed during the Battle of Hogwarts Lavender Brown is attacked by Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts Bellatrix Lestrange dies in a duel with Molly Weasley The Death of Voldemort Things Duel, Duelling Battles Fallen Fifty Creatures Acromantula Giants House-elves Essays The Battle of Hogwarts

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Related images:

  Professor McGonagall, Harry and Luna. Harry and friends producing patronuses.  Wizarding battle in Hogwarts entrance hall. Fred Weasley dies.    Harry with Fang, Hagrid and Grawp.

From the Web

MuggleNet:

  • Recapping the Battle of Hogwarts: 20 Years Later
  • MuggleCast Episode 147: Ben Ten (Chapter 31 of Deathly Hallows)
  • The Battle of the Women: A Critical Look at the Molly/Bellatrix Duel

The-Leaky-Cauldron: Remembering the Battle of Hogwarts 20 Years Later by Dawn Johnson

The Rowling Library, TRL Magazine Issue #44: Seven Year: Hogwarts without Harry Potter by Oliver Horton

Harry Potter Wiki:

  • Battle of Hogwarts
  • Fred Weasley

WizardingWorld (Pottermore) features:

  • The Battle of Hogwarts
  • The symbolism of Ravenclaw House
  • The characters that made us proud at the Battle of Hogwarts

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Timeline
  • May 2nd, 1998: The Diadem Horcrux is destroyed by Fiendfyre
  • May 2nd, 1998: The piece of Voldemort's soul in Harry is destroyed
  • May 2nd, 1998: Harry walks into the Forest to meet Voldemort
  • May 2nd, 1998: Nagini is killed
  • May 2nd, 1998: Bellatrix Lestrange dies in a duel with Molly Weasley
  • May 2nd, 1998: The Death of Voldemort
  • May 2nd, 1998: Battle of Hogwarts
  • May 2nd, 1998: Harry and Dumbledore Talk at King's Cross
  • May 2nd, 1998: Nymphadora Tonks is killed during the Battle of Hogwarts
  • May 2nd, 1998: Kingsley Shacklebolt becomes temporary Minister for Magic
  • 1998: Quidditch World Cup 1998
  • the 2000s: Kingsley Shacklebolt removes the Dementors from Azkaban
  • 2002: Quidditch World Cup 2002
  • 2006: Quidditch World Cup 2006
  • 2007: Harry Potter becomes Head of the Auror Department
  • Samuel G. Quahog is President of MACUSA
  • 2010: Quidditch World Cup 2010
Sources Deathly Hallows Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36

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