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Warning!
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. As such, spoilers will be present within the article. |
The following events occurred in 2009:
Events
- 1 September: Ted Lupin starts his education at Hogwarts.
- September: Jakub Gorski comes to Hogwarts as the visiting History of Magic professor with Bly.[1]
- The eighty-seventh Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[2]
Behind the scenes
- 7 April: Jamie Waylett gets arrested.
- June: Michael Jackson (a.k.a. "The King of Pop") dies. He is among the celebrities that became a fan of the Harry Potter series. He invited Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint on his last concerts tour in London, however the concerts did not take place because of his death.
- July: The the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is released.
- The video game adaptation of the film and book is launched thereafter.
- 16 September: Timothy Bateson, who voiced Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, dies.
- Less than eight years after it began, the Harry Potter film series becomes the highest-grossing film series ever, surpassing the 45-year-old, 22-film James Bond series.
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Notes and references
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