Showing posts with label J K Rowling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J K Rowling. Show all posts

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Mark the Calendar February 24

February 24:

1995. The second task of the Triwizard Tournament. JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire.

1999. Mulder and Scully pose as a married couple moving into The Falls at Arcadia, a planned community where couples have a habit of disappearing. Chris Carter: The X-Files.

Pete Martell finds a body wrapped in plastic on the river bank. David Lynch, Mark Frost: Twin Peaks.

Susan Wheeler, medical student, tells Dr Nelson, Chief of Medicine, of her interest in examining unexplained coma. He does not think this is a good idea. Robin Cook: Coma

Friday, December 31, 2010

Mark the Calendar: December 31

Mark the Calendar: December 31

1926. Tom Marvolo Riddle (Lord Voldemort) is born. JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince.

1997. Mulder testifies for Scully before an adoption judge when she attempts to adopt Emily. Chris Carter: The X-Files.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Mark the Calendar: December 26

Mark the Calendar: December 26

1997. Ron Weasley destroys Slytherin's locket with Gryffindor's sword. JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

December 12 Mark the Calendar

December 12 Mark the Calendar

1972. Charlie Weasley born. JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

November 24 Mark the Calendar

November 24 Mark the Calendar

1994. The first task of the Triwizard Tournament. JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire.

1996. Mulder finds the body of Addie Sparks based on evidence of his dreams. Chris Carter: The X-Files.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

October 5 Mark the Calendar

October 5 Mark the Calendar

1995. Dumbledore's Army is created by Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

September 19 Mark the Calendar

September 19 Mark the Calendar

1933. Illya Nickovetch Kuryakin is born in the Ukraine, USSR.
--Sam Rolfe: The Man from UNCLE.

1979. Hermione Jean Granger born.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.

1997. Spike destroys the "Annoying One" so he and Drusilla can enjoy the telly.
--Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

September 4 Mark the Calendar

September 4 Mark the Calendar

1954 - "Comedy Cavalcade" does a Boss Hijack sketch on live television.
--Dennis Palumbo: My Favorite Year.

1997. Hermione Granger obtains Slytherin's locket.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

September 2 Mark the Calendar

September 2 Mark the Calendar

1997. Gregorovitch the wandmaker is killed by Voldemort in his quest to locate the Elder Wand.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

August 31 Mark the Calendar

August 31 Mark the Calendar

1812 - Lydia & Wickham marry
-- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

1997. Severus Snape appointed Headmaster of Hogwarts under Voldemort's orders.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

August 12 Mark the Calendar

August 12 Mark the Calendar

1995. Harry is put on trial for breaching the "Decree for Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery." JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.

Darcy calls at Grace Church Street. Jane Austen: Pride & Prejudice.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

August 11 Mark the Calendar

August 11 Mark the Calendar

1981. Ginevra Molly Weasley born. JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.

Monday, August 2, 2010

August 2 Mark the Calendar

1894 The periodical "Nature" reports the appearance of unusual lights on Mars.
--HG Wells: The War of the Worlds.

1914. Holmes takes one last case on behalf of the British government.
--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow.

1995. Harry saves his cousin Dudley from two Dementors.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

August 1 Mark the Calendar

1812 Lydia and Wickham elope.
--Jane Austen: Pride & Prejudice.

1997. Voldemort begins a new regime of masked terror.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

July 31 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1980. Harry Potter born.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

The Doctor & Leela deposit the skull of the Fendahl into the heart of a supernova.
--Chris Boucher: Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl.

Friday, July 30, 2010

July 30 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1980. Neville Longbottom born.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

July 27 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1794: The Doctor rescues his granddaughter from the Guillotine.
--Dennis Spooner: Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror.

1997. Harry's pet owl Hedwig is killed.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

June 24 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1889. Birth of Norbert Keene.
--Stephen King: It.

1995. The third task of the Triwizard Tournament.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

June 13 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1943. Moaning Myrtle died.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.

1985 - The virus gets out.
--Stephen King: The Stand.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

June 9 - Mark the Calendar

Mark the Calendar:

1947. A fashion designer consults Wolfe when she sees her long-deceased uncle very much alive and in disguise.
--Rex Stout: Nero Wolfe: Man Alive.

1997. Gibbon and Albus Dumbledore die.
--JK Rowling: Harry Potter Lexicon.