Chronology

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Chronology
Date: 8/7/00 10:07 pm  (ET)

Hi:

<<<>>>I have been asked to explain what in the JKR gives me the belief
that James and Lily had Harry pretty young, probably only 19 or 20 years
old (like my goddaughter's parents had her), and I can't explain it. Can
you explain it for me?<<<<<>>>

<<<In Chapter 4 of PS/SS, Aunt Petunia says of Lily, "Then she met that
Potter at school and they left and got married and had you..." Which
almost makes it sound as if they got married when they were just 17 or 18,
straight out of school. That was my impression, anyway. I almost might
believe that they didn't even finish school, from the way Petunia speaks,
but since they were
Head Boy and Head Girl, they must at least have been seniors/7th Year
students.>>>

Well, I'm not as convinced of this chronology as others. Or, I should
say I'm not terribly convinced that the Potters had Harry early
in their marriage. I suspect that even if they did marry straight
away after leaving Hogwarts or soon thereafter, they probably were
doing *whatever* it is that they were doing that seems to have been
dangerous, mysterious, etc. for at least a few yrs before Harry came
along. Whew! Long sentence. My own feeling (based solely on intuition &
despite Aunt Petunia's relation of events) is that James & Lily married
a year or 2 after leaving Hogwarts & were involved in their careers for
a few (3-4) yrs before Harry came along. Just a guess though.

Penny