[HPforGrownups] Re: The gap in the Weasley family

[Ellimist15 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 1696

There's always the possibility that one (or more) of the Weasley children could have been killed in Voldie's previous reign of terror. That could account for the gap of ages.

Ellie

In a message dated Mon, 18 Sep 2000  8:39:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "milz " <absinthe at mad.scientist.com> writes:

<< Harry being the youngest Quiddtich player in the last 100 years is 
very important because first years aren't generally allowed to be on 
the Quidditch teams. So, Charlie HAD to have been at least a second 
year when he began playing on the team.

Bill is the eldest Weasley son. Charlie is the second eldest. So if 
the last time Bill was at Hogwarts was when he was a student (17-18 
years old) and if that was "five years ago", then Bill would be 22-23 
in Book 4.

In Book 3, Bill would have been 21-22 years old AND the last time 
Gryffindor won the House Quidditch Cup was 7 years ago. So Bill would 
have been 14 to 15 years old when the Quidditch Cup was won (21-22 - 
7 years = 14-15 years). Since Charlie had to be at least in his 
second year to be eligible to play on the Quidditch Team, Charlie HAS 
to be at the most 2 years younger than Bill.

But you're right it is very confusing. I guess in the non-Muggle 
world after going through a school like Hogwarts, one is prepared for 
the job world.

Milz
 
--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<linsenma at h...> wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> milz wrote:
> 
> > In Book 4, Bill says it's been 5 years since he was at Hogwarts. 
So
> > in Book 4, Bill was at least 23 years old (IF the last time he 
was at
> > Hogwarts was when he was a student)
> 
> I think he's been there since he was a student because I think he's 
more
> like 25-27 in GoF.
> 
> > In Book 3, it was the first time in 7 years that Gryffindor won 
the
> > House Quidditch Cup.
> 
> This then means Charlie has been gone 4 yrs by the start of SS at a
> minimum.  So, he's 5 yrs out of Hogwarts in GoF, which makes him at
> least 22, maybe 23 (if he left Hogwarts when 17 or 18).  That makes 
Bill
> 24-25 & possibly a bit older even.
> 
> > Since Harry is the youngest Quidditch player in 100 years 
(according
> > to book 1), Charlie Weasley had to be at the very least a 2nd year
> > when they won the Quidditch Cup.
> 
> I'm not sure if that matters -- his winning it as a 2nd year that 
is.  I
> have the impression that Charlie gave Gryffindor the Quidditch Cup
> several years running, and the *last* time they won it before PoA 
was
> Charlie's final year at Hogwarts.
> 
> > Therefore, Charlie Weasley is at least 2 years younger than Bill.
> 
> I wasn't sure how you got there logically.  Oh, you're basing that 
on
> the fact that Bill said he hadn't been at Hogwarts in 5 yrs.  I 
still
> think he came to some alumni event most likely.
> 
> The Weasley ages are puzzling though.  I do think there's a fairly
> sizeable gap between Charlie & Percy, when you consider how the 
younger
> 5 children are spaced.
> 
> Penny
> 
> 
> >>