[HPFGU-Movie] Pitch black at 7 pm? (Was: Re: Gleanings from 3rd Viewing)

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

The real reason it was dark at Hogwarts, in Scotland in September at 7:00
pm, is that it was magically-induced to increase the spooky atmosphere for
the arrival of the students.  If Hogwarts is invisible to non-magic people,
then surely a little artificial darkness would be child's play to
Dumbledore, just for the fun of it.

Besides, it's literarily atmospheric, and the author wants it that way.
Same reason that the full moons in Chamber of Secrets do not correspond with
the actual dates of the full moons in  1992 (or whenever).  You're dealing
with an artificial world created by Ms. Rowling, where things ARE AS THEY
ARE WRITTEN, because it's convenient to the plot!

SML