1987 - 1988 school year

This article lists the general events of the 1987 - 1988 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which have been witnessed by the majority of the students and teachers.

Staff
The staff at Hogwarts during the 1987 - 1988 school year were as follows:

Events

 * Albus Dumbledore welcomed Patricia Rakepick to Hogwarts in order to deal with the dangers inside the castle due to someone tampering with the Cursed Vaults.
 * Several students were affected by the Sleepwalking curse, which caused them to wander off into the Forbidden Forest. Some of the students were rescued and sent to the Hospital Wing.
 * Madam Rakepick eventually resorted to go behind the back of the faculty at the school by training and grooming some of the students to become her assistant in her own search for the vaults behind their back. And this despite the Headmaster's prohibition of students getting involved in anything having to do with the vaults.
 * The Black Lake incident happened that term, prompting Professor Dumbledore to take affair. As a result, no student was allowed to make use of the old school brooms outside of class.
 * A chimaera got loose and Professor Silvanus Kettleburn tried to find it.
 * At the beginning of December, Julian Long was found dead in the Forbidden Forest due to the sleepwalking curse, after having been killed by an Acromantula. The school is then temporarily closed to keep the students safe.
 * On February 5th, Nora Long, the twin sister of the deceased Julian Long, killed herself out of pain in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Athena Lockhart tried to rescue her but it was too late. The case was kept quiet to not bring any more attention to the school, leading Mr. and Mrs. Long to threaten to expose the Wizarding World because of the school's incompetence. The matter was eventually resolved after obliviating both of them.

Appearances

 * Hogwarts Mystery  (First appearance)