Lupin's age

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 16851

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Sarah Rose <counterfeitlove at y...> wrote:
> Hi.
> I was wondering if somebody could explain how Lupin is
> the wrong age (from the old crowd e-mails, that's
> stated in it.)

Lupin was in school with James, Sirius, and Peter. The same year. I 
think he was the same age as them, but it has been suggested that he 
was a little older and had not been allowed to enter Hogwarts at the 
usual age because of being a werewolf, but was allowed to enter 
later when Dumbledore worked out his arrangement.

Therefore, Lupin is not old enough ("the wrong age") to have been in 
school with Old People like Mrs. Figg ("a mad old lady") and Old 
Mundungus Fletcher. I can't think of any reason why he should have 
been in school with Mrs. Figg and Mr. Fletcher...