Scholastic chat---more comments

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 3756

Simon wrote:
> I was quite impressed at some of the questions answered, JKR told 
us quite a
> bit - I expected to have been kept in the dark about Lily's house 
until the
> end.

Me too.  I was convinced that would be part of the big denouement of 
the series, or at least an important revelation.  She did give more 
info and comments than I expected.

And Martha-- I would love to beg someone for this (adult chat), but I 
wouldn't have any idea how to go about it.  Perhaps through her 
British publisher?  Anyone have any ideas?  Maybe just lots of snail 
mail pleading our case?  I'm willing.

I know I'm being a real post-er child today, but I also want to talk 
about one other topic in the chat:  wizard ages.  Since JKR confirmed 
theories of many folks here that they have longer lifespans, what 
does this do to our timelines and estimates of ages and so forth?  
The Marauders, Lily, Snape, Molly, Arthur, Charlie, Bill---heck every 
wizard adult, could be aged differently than we thought.  Vold and 
Hagrid seem to be the only ones we can be fairly sure of; plus, McG 
is not much older than Vold, would she maybe have known him in 
school?  And, does a longer lifespan mean longer fertility periods 
for withches?  Lily might've been 50 when she had Harry.  Hard to say 
now.  If Dumble is 150 and getting to look old and tired, then I 
guess a 70 yr. old McG is just middle-aged.  And a young-looking 
Lupin could be 40 or maybe more, right?  Molly and Arthur could be 60 
or so.  Anyone care to comment or theorize?  Steve, what will this do 
to your timeline?  In a roundabout way, does this confirm 
your 'different time for wizards' theory?

Kelley--giving you guys a break now