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

[John Walton]

joanne0012 wrote:

> But perhaps this whole conversation is made moot by the fact that we don't
> know how long it takes the Hogwarts Express to cover this (also unknown!)
> distance.  Whatever, those kids are having a really late supper!

We do know roughly how long it takes -- it definitely leaves at 11am. If it
gets there after dark (if sunset is just after 8, dark will be 8:45 or so)
it will have taken the poor bairns about 10 hours on the train. Actually,
considering the current state of the British railway system, that ain't
bad...they MUST be using magic!
 
>> If they get to Hogsmeade at around 8:30pm (well after
>> dark no matter what time of the year),
> 
> On June 21 in Edinburgh, the sun sets at 10:05 PM.

*gritted teeth* And, in winter, it gets dark at about 3.30. No wonder people
have S.A.D....

--John

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