1987

The following events occurred in the year 1987:

Events

 * Percy Weasley and Oliver Wood begin attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Both are sorted into Gryffindor.
 * Ginny Weasley turns six years old in August and presumably starts to take each of her brothers Broomsticks out in turn and ride them secretly.
 * Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy, is published by Little Red Books.

Individuals that started Hogwarts

 * Penelope Clearwater
 * Percy Weasley
 * Oliver Wood

Births

 * Gabrielle Delacour was born to French couple Apolline and Monsieur Delacour.

Deaths

 * Roderick Plumpton

Behind the scenes

 * Sam Creed, a British actor who portrayed a Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born on 11 January.
 * Jade Olivia, who portrayed Astoria Greengrass is born 24 April
 * Josh Herdman, who portrayed Gregory Goyle is born 9 September
 * Tom Felton, who portrayed Draco Malfoy, is born on 22 September
 * Freddie Stroma, who played Cormac McLaggen is born on 8 January
 * Jessie Cave, who played Lavender Brown is born on 5 May
 * Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang is born 8 August