Plot post
I almost wanted to put something on the 12th to reflect the UK has a general election this week, but a train crash due to a signalling problem seems a pretty good analogy, to be fair.
1988
Muggle news: On Thursday 12th December The Clapham Junction rail crash in London kills 35 and injures 132.
Friday is Friday the 13th - unlucky for some!
Friday 13th is the last day of term at Hogwarts. Saturday 14th is the Christmas Feast at Hogwarts. On Sunday 15th the Hogwarts Express arrives to take students back to London.
Sunday 15th is Dorcas’ birthday.
2009
Muggle news: December 7–18 – The UNFCCC's 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Copenhagen, Denmark. On Sunday 8th December, a series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 127 people and injure at least 448 more
Friday is Friday the 13th - unlucky for some!
Friday 13th is the last day of term at Hogwarts. Saturday 14th is the Christmas Feast at Hogwarts. On Sunday 15th the Hogwarts Express arrives to take students back to London.
Friday 13th is also the last day of term at The Phoenix school of Magic.