[HPforGrownups] Re: Birthdays and calendars

[Michelle Apostolides]

No: HPFGUIDX 23542

> If the cutoff date is Sept 30, it would still work.  Harry and
> Hermione would still go to school in the same calendar year.  They
> would still both be thirteen at the end of PoA term.
>
> Remember, there is nothing sacred about Sept 1 or Jan 1 for that
> matter.  I, myself, grew up where the cutoff date was Oct 31.  I was
> painfully aware of it since my birthday is Oct 27.
>
The Uk school system is pretty rigid. The admission date rune 1st
September to 31st August. I know because I knew of people who had
trouble when they changed schools. It's highly probable that this is the
system that JKR had in mind because this is the system that she has
experience of both as a pupil and a teacher.

Michelle