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The sorting ceremony in 2008
The following events occurred in 2008:
Events[]
- Hermione Granger translates the original runes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard and J. K. Rowling publishes the translated copy as a children's storybook.
- 21 April: Jeremiah Muldoon pled guilty to a charge of violation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in which he made an attempt to influence a group of Muggle campers by circling them on a broom at extremely low altitude while repeatedly proclaiming 'I'm a wizard! Magic is real!'
- 22 April: Jeremiah Muldoon was sentenced to four months in Azkaban
Individuals that started at Hogwarts[]
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- The film Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey, is released to theatres. Produced by David Heyman (producer of the Potter film series), the movie contains several references to the franchise, includes footage from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and a scene in which Carrey and Zooey Deschanel dress up as Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, respectively.
- 26 May: Robert Knox, who plays Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dies of stabbing. He wanted to protect his little brother from an aggressor.
- June: A short story by J. K. Rowling, dubbed the "Harry Potter Prequel" is first published online.
- 2 July: Elizabeth Spriggs, who plays The Fat Lady in the the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, died age 78.
- December: A mass-market edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is released to the general public.
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