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January 13, 2012
This date is the assumption, based on the date of birth of Bonnie and Stefan statement that Katherine had possessed the body of Elena for 3 weeks and Rebekah statement that she saw Matt 3 months ago (supposing she considers only full months).
 * Klaus and Rebekah visit Mystic Falls.
 * Tyler returns.
 * Katherine possesses Elena's body.

January 14, 2012
It's the next day.
 * Katherine compels Matt with help from Nadia.
 * Matt host a party to celebrate Tyler's return.
 * Mia performs a spell to make Katherine's control in Elena's body permanent.
 * Katherine takes over Elena's body.
 * Katherine as Elena breaks up with Damon.
 * Damon kills Aaron, Elena's friend and join to his old friend, Enzo.

January 21, 2012
This date is speculation (supposing Saturday's party time).
 * Katherine writes in Elena's diary, telling that she loved her new body.
 * Stefan threatens Enzo to leave Damon alone.
 * Sloan offers her help to Wes and tell him Aaron's dead.
 * Tyler and Matt drink with Nadia and Tyler discovers Nadia compells him.
 * The Bitter Ball occurs.
 * Damon and Enzo kidnap Jeremy and threaten to kill him if Bonnie doesn't locate Wes.
 * Bonnie finds a witch, Liv, who accept to help her.
 * Nadia snaps Tyler's neck after he trying to tell the truth to Matt.
 * Damon becomes an Augustine Vampire after attacking Wes.

January 29, 2012
This date is the assumption, based on the duration of dying from the werewolf bite (supposing about 72 hours).
 * Nadia gets bitten by Tyler at the Lockwood Mansion.

February 1, 2012
There is a 2-day time jump before this episode.
 * Damon kills Wes.
 * Nadia dies.
 * Elena returns to her body. She finds out that she is infected with a virus.
 * Katherine gets sucked into Oblivion.

February 2, 2012
It's the next day.
 * Enzo brings the antidote.
 * Damon and Elena recover from the virus, and by mutual agreement break up.

February 3, 2012
The next day (supposing a parent teacher conference does not occur in the excluded days).
 * Damon and Elena attend parent teacher conference.
 * Enzo kills Tom.

March 15, 2012
''This date is speculation, some random Thursday. There has been a time warp.''
 * Vicki gets sucked into Oblivion.
 * Markos undoes the spell he placed on the doppelgängers to bring them together.

April 25, 2012
''This date is an assumption, based on the date in. There has been a time warp.''
 * Enzo commits suicide using Stefan.

April 26, 2012
It's the next day.
 * Markos kidnaps Stefan and Elena.

May 1, 2012
There is a 4-day time jump before this episode.
 * Markos performs the anti-witch magic spell over Mystic Falls.
 * Stefan dies.

May 2, 2012
It's the next day.
 * Tyler, Luke, Elena and Damon die.
 * The Mystic Grill and Damon's car are destroyed.
 * Markos gets sucked into Oblivion.
 * Lexi, Sheila find peace.
 * Damon and Alaric as ghost's save Liz.
 * Enzo, Tyler, Stefan, Luke, Elena and Alaric are resurrected.
 * Damon and Bonnie die with the Other Side's destruction.
 * The Other Side is destroyed.


 * Hope is born as the first hybrid or pure blood hybrid.
 * Hayley transitions into a hybrid.
 * Mikael is revived.

September 2, 2012
There is a 4-month time jump before this episode.
 * Outside the border of Mystic Falls, a young couple is laying inside of a tent, making out, when they hear noises. They are busted by sheriff Elizabeth Forbes and shortly after leaving to there car are killed by an unknown person.


 * Rebekah tells Baby Hope a bedtime story about her family.

September 3, 2012

 * Another school year begins. After spending the past four months coping with the loss of Damon in an unconventional and potentially dangerous way, Elena has returned to Whitmore College for the start of sophomore year.
 * Unable to move on and having dropped out of college, Caroline is desperate to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell the Travelers have put over Mystic Falls and grows frustrated when her calls to Stefan go unanswered.
 * Tyler, who is human once again, has a run-in at a football tailgate that tests his ability to control his anger.
 * Matt worries that Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in a self-destructive way.
 * Alaric is struggling to adjust to his new life as a vampire, finds himself in an awkward situation when he meets Jo, a beautiful doctor at the university hospital.
 * Stefan is off tracking a lead to get Damon and Bonnie back, Elena is shocked when she learns the truth of what he has really been up to.

November 22, 2012
''They celebrate Friendsgiving. Thanksgiving was on November 22 in 2012.''
 * Elena breaks up with Liam.

December 6, 2012
''It's the day of the Mystic Falls tree decorating ceremony, in December, near Christmas time. National Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes place on the first Thursday in December. It was on December 6 in 2012.''
 * Kai absorbs all the traveler magic from Mystic Falls.
 * Vampires can now enter Mystic Falls.
 * Elena tells Damon that she doesn't know what they were, or are, or are supposed to be, but she had a horrible day and she wants to see him, also she has something to tell him.
 * Elena knocks on Damon's door but Kai has put a cloaking spell on her, and Damon can't see them.
 * Elena gets kidnapped.

December 7, 2012
It's the next day.
 * Elena calls Damon to help her as Kai has her captive at her old high school.