1992-1993 school year

1992-1993 school year
House Cup winner	Gryffindor
Quidditch Cup winner	Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw
Former	1991-1992 school year
Next	1993-1994 school year
Book information
Appears in	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets takes place during the 1992-1993 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. That year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened for the second time since the 1942-1943 school year.

Events

In September, Gilderoy Lockhart, a famed author, began teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts. Dobby blocked the way to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters to stop Harry Potter getting to school. Harry and Ronald Weasley take a flying Ford Anglia and drive to school. Seven Muggles saw them. They then crashed the car into the Whomping Willow.

Ginevra Weasley was given a book which turned out to be Tom Riddle's Diary. She bought the book to school and it possessed her into opening the Chamber of Secrets. Sir Nick held a 500th Deathday Party on Hallowe'en. Mrs Norris was Petrified by the Basilisk. Harry found the cat by writing on a wall saying that the Chamber was opened and warning for "Enemies of the Heir". Because Harry was found at the scene, people begin to think Harry was the Heir of Slytherin.

In Gryffindor and Slytherin's first Quidditch match, Dobby caused a Bludger to go rogue and attack Harry. Harry got the Golden Snitch anyway but he then fell off the broom, breaking his arm. Professor Lockhart attempted to heal Harry's broken bone using a spell which renders it boneless. In Duelling Club, Harry convinced people he was in fact the Heir of Slytherin when he attempted to save Justin Finch-Fletchley from a snake and found out he was able to speak Parseltongue. He later found Justin Finch-Fletchley and Sir Nick Petrified.

Professor Sprout began growing Mandrakes to full-size in order to bring Petrified people back using a Mandrake Restorative Draught. By April, the whole school began to think that the problem was over because the last petrification was in December. But soon, they found Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater Petrified in the Hogwarts library. The whole school was given a curfew.

Hagrid was blamed for being the Heir based on what happened in the 1942-1943 school year, and he was sent to Azkaban. Head of Hogwarts Professor Dumbledore was sacked by the Board of Governors, leaving Professor McGonagall temporary Head. Teachers began taking students around the school.

Ginny was locked in the Chamber and Tom Riddle's Diary was siphoning her life force. Harry and Ron worked out the location of the Chamber and made Professor Lockhart go with them. Lockhart was struck by a Memory Charm and had no idea who he was. Harry faced the Basilisk and Tom Riddle, who Harry found out was Voldemort. Harry killed the Basilisk and destroyed Tom Riddle's Diary. He saved Ginny and he and Ron would be awarded 400 points each for bravery.

Hagrid came back from Azkaban and anyone Petrified got bought back in time for a celebratory feast. Every examination was cancelled.

Students and staff

Teachers

Name	Job
Albus Dumbledore	Head of Hogwarts
Minerva McGonagall	Deputy Head of Hogwarts, Transfiguration Professor and Head of Gryffindor
Pomona Sprout	Head of Hufflepuff and Herbology Professor
Filius Flitwick	Head of Ravenclaw and Charms Professor
Severus Snape	Head of Slytherin and Potions Professor
Aurora Sinistra	Astronomy Professor
Probably Septima Vector	Arithmancy Professor
	Care of Magical Creatures Professor
Gilderoy Lockhart	Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor
Probably Sybill Trelawney	Divination Professor
Probably Rolanda Hooch	Flying Professor
Cuthbert Binns	History of Magic Professor
Unknown (may be Charity Burbage)	Muggle Studies Professor
Probably Bathsheba Babbling	Study of Ancient Runes Professor

Non-teaching staff

Name	Job
Argus Filch	Caretaker
Rubeus Hagrid	Keeper of Keys and Grounds
Irma Pince	Librarian
Poppy Pomfrey	Matron

Students

• Ginny Weasley, Colin Creevey and Luna Lovegood's year began attending.
• Harry Potter's year attended their second-year.

Known schedules

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
First					Charms
Second
Third			Potions
Lunch
Fourth			History of Magic	Double Potions
Fifth

• Based on the orders in which subjects above and those taking place on unknown dates,it appears they had 3 periods in the morning, then lunch followed by two other periods.
• The following subjects happened in these orders on an unknown day:
  • Double Herbology in the morning, then Transfiguration followed by lunch and then Defence Against the Dark Arts.
  • Potions, Herbology and Defence Against the Darks (which probably happened in one morning because they happened one after the other without lunch).
  • Charms was held one late afternoon.
  • Transfiguration was the first subject of one morning.
  • One morning, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and then mid-morning History of Magic.
• Fourth-year Care of Magical Creatures may have took place at one point on Friday.