Battle of Hogwarts (Wizarding World)

Battle of Hogwarts
Part of the Second Wizarding War
Date:	2 May, 1998
Location:	Hogwarts Castle and grounds, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland, British Empire
Cause:	Voldemort's army lays siege to Hogwarts in order to capture Harry Potter
Result:	Decisive victory for the Order of the Phoenix and the Defense Association. End of the Second Wizarding War. Dissolution of the Death Eaters, collapse of Voldemort's control over the Ministry of Magic and the final defeat of Lord Voldemort.
Commanders:
Supreme Commander-in-Chief Harry Potter Seven Knights of Medhir Professor Minerva McGonagall Head of the DMLE Amelia Bones Head Auror Alastor Moody † Senior Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt Hit Wizard Remus Lupin † Aberforth Dumbledore Kreacher	Lord Voldemort † Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange † Death Eater Fenrir Greyback † Death Eater Lucius Malfoy † Minister of Magic Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused)
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The Battle of Hogwarts was the final conflict of the Second Wizarding War. It took place in the early hours of 2 May, 1998, within the castle and on the grounds of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry in the mountainous region of Scotland.

When the Dark Wizard Lord Voldemort learned that his archenemy Harry Potter had secretly ventured into the castle to locate and destroy one of his final Horcruxes, he ordered every single Death Eater and dark creature that had ever pledged loyalty to him to launch a massive attack on the school. Dumbledore's Army then communicated the need to fight to the Order of the Phoenix and their other allies within the British Ministry Of Magic, leading to a large-scale battle. Voldemort led his forces from the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade; while Harry Potter, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Minerva McGonagall led the defenders of Hogwarts. Voldemort also announced that he wanted Harry Potter to surrender himself by midnight.

The battle ended with a decisive victory for the Order and the D.A., with many Death Eaters and Voldemort himself dead. It was the most devastating battle of the war, with casualties including: Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Severus Snape, Arthur Weasley, Colin Creevey, and at least fifty more who fought against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It is also assumed to be the final conflict in which the Elder Wand took part, due to it being resealed in Albus Dumbledore's tomb after the battle.