AUGUST
01: Bill & Fleur Weasley’s wedding. The Ministry of Magic falls to Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Rufus Scrimgeour is murdered, with an imperiused Pius Thicknesse replacing him as Minister for Magic.
16: Severus Snape is announced as the new Hogwarts headmaster for the 2022-2023 school year. Death Eaters Alecto and Amycus Carrow will be filling vacant teaching posts and serving as co-directors of disciplinary affairs.
22: Hermione Granger’s name appears in the Daily Prophet on a list of muggleborns wanted by the DMLE for interrogation.
SEPTEMBER
02: Harry, Hermione, & Ron infiltrate the Ministry of Magic to steal the horcruxed locket of Salazar Slytherin from Dolores Umbridge.
04: Students board the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9¾. Death Eaters halt the train mid-journey and board to search for Harry Potter.
05: Fall term classes begin. Alecto Carrow is teaching Cultural Studies, which has taken the place of Muggle Studies and has become mandatory for all students. Defense Magic is taught by Amycus Carrow and is also mandatory.
07: The first week of Cultural Studies is an overview of the Sacred 28 families and their greatest contributions to wizarding society. Michael Corner is given detention for an inappropriate comment about incest whilst discussing the Black family.
10-11: Quidditch team tryouts for each house. Results are posted in the common rooms by the following Wednesday.
17: Gryffindor v. Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw wins.
20: After two weeks of reviewing dueling basics, Amycus introduces Impedimenta, the Stinging Hex, and the Striking Hex in Defense Magic. Some of the 7th years jokingly start referring to the class as Dark Arts.
24: Hufflepuff v. Slytherin. Slytherin wins.
28: Alecto assigns an essay in Cultural Studies titled “Atrocities Committed by Muggles,” and requires students to give examples of how magic could have been used to prevent such events. Anyone who veers from the assignment is given detention.
OCTOBER
01: Gryffindor v. Slytherin. Gryffindor wins. A fight breaks out in the stands, and only one Slytherin is given detention compared to the six Gryffindors. Detention is spent scrubbing sinks & toilets in the castle’s several bathrooms, without magic.
03: Ron abandons Harry & Hermione on the road after a tense argument.
05: Amycus announces a rotating schedule of practice pairs for the remainder of fall term. Students will be practicing their wandwork on each other instead of on dummies. He then introduces the Slashing Hex. Anyone who refuses to participate is given detention.
07: Ginny, Neville & Luna attempt to steal the sword of Godric Gryffindor from Snape’s headmaster’s office. They narrowly avoid being caught by Filch.
08: Hogsmeade weekend. A brawl nearly erupts at the Three Broomsticks when Hannah Abbott, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil v. Daphne Greengrass + 1 IS MEMBER get into a heated debate about the Ministry stripping muggleborns of their wands and rights. Professor McGonagall is there to intervene.
10: Alecto proudly announces she is reinstating the Inquisitorial Squad. Prefects no longer have any disciplinary authority, but if an existing prefect wishes to keep a badge and inherit all the privileges of an IS member, they are encouraged to submit their name to Alecto to be considered for recruitment.
11: Nathan Rivers deducts an impressive total of 200 points and doles out 5 detentions during his first day wearing the IS badge.
14: Dumbledore’s Army has its first meeting to discuss the Carrows, the Inquisitorial Squad, and the changing tide at Hogwarts. The only person not in attendance is Zacharias Smith, and things turn into an argument about recruiting and how to handle Zach having DA knowledge.
15: Hufflepuff v. Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff wins.
18: The latest Cultural Studies lesson is about “Magical Inventions and Technology Stolen by Muggles.” When Terry Boot points out that wizard television was actually introduced almost 25 years after its muggle counterpart, he receives detention.
22: Ravenclaw v. Slytherin. Ravenclaw wins. The first DA graffiti appears in the main entrance hall while everyone is at the quidditch match. It reads DUMBLEDORE IS WATCHING.
29: Gryffindor v. Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff wins.
31: Halloween. Ginny, Neville, & Luna, along with Susan Bones & Lavender Brown make a second attempt to steal Gryffindor’s sword. Ginny and Neville are caught by Snape and given two weeks of detention.
NOVEMBER
05: Hogsmeade weekend. Dumbledore’s Army anonymously mass-distributes its first pamphlet, which covers several topics such as the Ministry’s treatment of muggleborns, an exposé of the Carrows criminal records and involvement in the first war, and a “List of Reasons You Should Still Support Harry Potter.” Any student caught with a copy is given a week of detention.
06: Alecto revives the use of the Blood Quill in detentions. Madam Pomfrey sees an increase of students coming to the infirmary with their fresh hand wounds, only to discover that her (and Slughorn’s) supply of murtlap essence has disappeared.
09: Amycus introduces the Reductor Curse in Defense Magic. Student practice on inanimate objects transfigured to look like adorable household pets, such as Millicent Bulstrode's beloved cat Smooch.
12: Gryffindor v. Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw wins.
15: A crude graffiti depiction of one Carrow being bent over by the other appears outside the Great Hall in the early morning hours, stamped with the DA symbol.
16: The Inquisitorial Squad conducts a raid on all dormitories in search of any graffiti supplies or DA propaganda. IS members are encouraged to confiscate whatever items they deem necessary, particularly if it’s muggle-related.
19: Hufflepuff v. Slytherin. Slytherin wins.
26: Ravenclaw v. Slytherin. Slytherin wins.
30: All Inquisitorial Squad members are required to submit two names of people they think might be part of Dumbledore’s Army. One by one, the submissions are pulled out of class and interrogated by both Carrows.
DECEMBER
03: Gryffindor v. Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff wins.
07: The latest curse in Defense Magic is the Conflagrate Curse, and anyone who refuses to practice on their partner is given detention. When Neville Longbottom & OPEN DA/NEUTRAL improvise a sit-in protest, Amycus unexpectedly performs the Cruciatus Curse on their friend, Sophie Roper, until they stand and resume their curse practice.
10: Hufflepuff v. Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff wins.
13: Alecto assigns a self-reflection essay to be completed before the end-of-term exam. The prompt is, “Describe a pureblood you admire, and discuss the changes you might make in your own life to become a more outstanding contributor to our society.”
17: Hogsmeade weekend. A new DA pamphlet begins circulating through the student body, highlighting the similarities between the Dark Lord’s regime and other historical totalitarian governments. It also lists resources and ways to aid muggleborns and families affected by the war.
18: Gryffindor v. Slytherin. Gryffindor wins, but not before the match is interrupted by the Carrows. They inexplicably drag Ginny Weasley off the pitch to interrogate her for a third time about Dumbledore’s Army.
21: Christmas festivities are held in the afternoon, including a Secret Santa exchange, cookie decorating, a gingerbread house competition, hot beverages, and ice-skating on the lake. Anyone who has had detention within the last two weeks is barred from participating.
22: Students board the Hogwarts Express to travel home for winter break.
24: Harry & Hermione are attacked by Nagini at Godric’s Hollow after discovering Voldemort has murdered Bathilda Bagshot.
28: Ron reunites with Harry & Hermione and destroys Slytherin’s locket with the sword of Godric Gryffindor.
30: The Trio visits the home of Xenophilius Lovegood. They discover Luna was kidnapped on her way home from Hogwarts and are ambushed by Death Eaters soon after.