Age question

[ravenclawlady]

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From: ravenclawlady
Subject: Re: Age question
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7293] Age question
Date: 8/21/00 2:09 am  (ET)

> I just flipped thru the beginnings
> of PoA again, and noted (or was
> reminded) that Hermione's birthday
> is in September - which left me with
> a question - is she 10 months older
> than, or 2 months younger than, Harry?


The cutoff date (which I understand to be September 1) would make her
a year older.

However, toward the end of PoA, Harry and Hermione try to tell Dumbledore
all about the Black/Pettigrew "mixup," to prevent the Dementors from
"kissing" Black. Dumbledore points out that it's Snape's word against
that of "two thirteen year olds". If she's thirteen at that point,
she'd be younger than Harry and most of her classmates.

Maybe someone pulled strings to let her start school early. Or maybe
Hogwarts has a slightly different cutoff date than Muggle schools. Not
too far off though, as Angelina Johnson and Cedric Diggory were both 17
(old enough to enter the Tournament) by Halloween in their sixth year.

On the other hand, Dumbledore may have misspoken. He did have a few
things on his mind other than two students' birthdates and exact ages.

Melanie